JORDAN FOILS HUGE CHEMICAL ATTACK!

Sky News ^ | 4/26/04

[areafiftyone]

Jordan has foiled a chemical attack, linked to al Qaeda, involving trucks loaded with 20 tons of explosives that could have killed 80,000 people, according to security officials.

More to follow...

[prairiebreeze]

ping

[blackie]

They're moving old Saddam's chemical weapons around.

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[Cap Huff]

Man, what an encyclopaedic mind!

[Eurotwit]

I guess I don't, but it doesn't exactly qualify as an outlawed WMD either.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

See link at #90 for thread on the announcement.

[HitmanLV]

Not only that but the destructive force grew from 20,000 to 80,000 in about 10 days. In a month, it will be up to 800,000!

[Cap Huff]

I promise it shouldn't happen again (pun intended).

[stlnative]

If I remember correctly they had not caught all of them and they were looking for more chemicals and preps (other terrorist set-ups at different locations). This is probably the second group that was set up for another terrorist attack that was suppose to go off at about the same time as the first. Chances are there are more out there that were set-up to go along with the 2 that have been already caught.

[Dog]

Cap if I see it.....I remember it.

[CyberAnt]

Yes .. actively!

[Mitchell]

Ping.

[q_an_a]

oh yes, Tome will say, "In other world news, Jordon foiled an attack thought to be planned by Al Qeaqda. After the break we have a story about pigs that fly."

[Tarantulas]

The CNN article is here:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/26/jordan.terror/index.html

"The aim, Azmi told me, was to execute an operation to strike Jordan and the Hashemite Royal family, a war against the crusaders and infidels," Sharif said. "Azmi told me that this will be the first chemical attack that al Qaeda will execute."

Jordanian authorities said the attack would have mixed a combination of 71 lethal chemicals, which they said has never been done before, including blistering agents to cause third-degree burns, nerve gas and choking agents.

A Jordanian government scientist said the plot had been carefully worked out, with just the right amount of explosives to spread the deadly cloud without diminishing the effects of the chemicals. The blast would not burn up the poisonous chemicals but instead produce a toxic cloud, the scientist said, possibly spreading for a mile, maybe more.

The Jordanian intelligence buildings are within a mile of a large medical center, a shopping mall and a residential area.

"And there is no one combination of antidote to treat nerve agent, choking agent and blistering agent," the scientist said.

[Peach]

I was on another thread about this an hour or so ago.

I want to know where they got their WMD. And if we have been allowed to look at them.

[Keith]

unless we are talking US Military casualties...in which case 700 is a quagmire...

[Dog]

Azmi told me that this will be the first chemical attack that al Qaeda will execute."

Jordanian authorities said the attack would have mixed a combination of 71 lethal chemicals, which they said has never been done before, including blistering agents to cause third-degree burns, nerve gas and choking agents.

A Jordanian government scientist said the plot had been carefully worked out, with just the right amount of explosives to spread the deadly cloud without diminishing the effects of the chemicals. The blast would not burn up the poisonous chemicals but instead produce a toxic cloud, the scientist said, possibly spreading for a mile, maybe more.

HOLY MOLY!!!!!!!!

[CyberAnt]

I've already heard that it is possible to trace the chemicals.

If so .. this looks like the WMD Saddam sent to Syria, which Syria then gave to Al Quaeda - has finally surfaced.

I'm guessing, of course, but I don't think I'm that far off.

If there is a link with this stuff - and the other stuff a couple of weeks ago .. the dems are done for.

[Peach]

It was going to be big. Very big.

But today Vice President Cheney in a speech said that recently Kerry was asked if he thought this was a real war and Kerry said he would not characterize it as such.

[Dog]

They have the chemicals...so it won't be hard to trace where they came from. If I'm not mistaken ....this stuff has its own signature..

[Dog]

71 different chemicals mixed to perfection to be as lethal as can be....this game just went up a couple of notches.