"From the CNN article: Jordanian security last week intercepted three trucks, believed to be
traveling from the northern border with Syria, that were packed with explosives intended for
government buildings, the U.S. Embassy and a number of hotels. From the Telegraph article:
An official close to the investigation said three vehicles had been found, each filled with
explosives, detonators and "primary materials" for making a chemical bomb. Had this device
exploded, the official said, an area exceeding half a square mile would have been contaminated.
Notice the difference?" I've heard both of these stories on the news.
One says a "truck" with "17 tons" of explosives was was to be used to attack the US Embassy in
Amman, Jordan and to attack the building used by the Jordanian Intelligence services.
The other story mentions an attempted chemical attack the could leave up to twenty thousand
dead. The type chemical is never mentioned. The news readers at CNNABCNBCMSNBCCBS etc.
don't show the slightest curiosity about what sort of chemical this could be. Wonder why?
And the Jordanian government isn't offering to tell either. This is one strange story.
What do you think it all means?
I find it remarkable that this story isn't getting wider attention. Was it chem or not? If so, was it VX? what is really going on here?
Seems like media interest should be high in this sort of thing.