Iraqi Document: Highly Radioactive Atomic Neutron Device (Translation)

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[jveritas]

Document CMPC-2003-000537 is a secret and personal memo written in November 1999 by the director of the Iraqi National Monitoring Department (NMD) and addressed to the Minister of the Iraqi Military Industrialization Commission (MIC). The memo talks about a Neutron Source Device with High Radioactive Activity that was found in one Iraqi University and the NMD is asking that it should be returned to the Iraqi Atomic Energy Organization. The Neutron Source Device can be also called Neutron Generator or Neutron Initiator. This Neutron Generator device was not declared to the UN inspectors all the time they were in Iraq from 1991 to late 1998 when they were kicked out of Iraq. In fact Neutron generators were prohibited to be used by the Iraqis according to this UN document ( http://www.un.org/Depts/unmovic/documents/S-2002-515.pdf page 133 of this UN document pdf, an * next to an item means it is porhibited).

Beginning of the Translation of page 1 and 2 of document CMPC-2003-000537

In the Name of God the Most Compassionate The Most Merciful

The Republic of Iraq

The Presidency of the Republic

The Military Industrialization Commission

The National Monitoring Department

Number 12/M/3/94

Date 18/11/1999

Secret and Personal

The Respected Minister of Military Industrialization

Subject: Neutron Source

The University of Al Mustansirya/Science Faculty informed us in its letter No. 2369 on 24/10/1999 of the existence of a Neutron Source (Am-Be) in one of its laboratories and was previously brought by Dr. Midhat Al Zubaidi one of the ex-researchers (currently retired) of Firnas Center and we did the following:

1. Send a team from the department to investigate this Source where it was revealed it a Source (P-Be) with a high radiation activity (Aciory) brought in the year 1996.

2. A meeting was held in our department on Sunday 14/11/1999 with all the people concerned from the Atomic Energy Agency and the Firnas company and the Science Faculty/Al Mustansirya University and the following was revealed:

A. The Atomic Energy Organization clarified that this Source was not documented in their archives because it was previously shrouded by secrecy and it was delivered to Dr. Midhat Al Zubaidi at the end of year 1989.

B. Dr. Midhat clarified that he received the Source from the Organization in 1993 during the period where the equipment from the previous program were returned to the Al Tuwaitha site and he transferred to the Engineering Faculty/Baghdad University and then it was returned to its current location in Al Mustansirya University in the year 1996.

3. Dr. Khaled Ibrahim Said clarified that it is possible that this Source can be used by the Fourth Group where Dr. Midhat Al Zubaidi was one of its members in the year 1989 and for the purpose of doing some experimentations.

4. Information about this Source was previously requested by the Agency because it was imported to the Iraqi Atomic Energy Organization under the name of Al Basra University. And the Organization sent a team to Al Basra University to investigate or try to find it without any results.

In light of these infractions we suggest the return of the Source to the Iraqi Atomic Energy Organization and including and declaring it among the Radioactive Sources that it possesses.

With regards… Sir

General Engineer

Hussam Ahmad Amin

18/11/1999

End of the Translation.

I also found in my reading of document ISGQ-2003-00000813.pdf which is a 2002 document that the Iraqi were working to produce TANTALUM COATED GRAPHITE as part of research activities for the year 2002. This very special coating of Graphite with Tantalum to create a highly corrosion resistant surface for graphite. The document by itself does not say what is the use for this but for sure one of the few applications is that this Tantalum coated graphite can be used with the highly corrosive UF6 or Uranium Hexafluoride which is the basic component for ENRICHED URANIUM. In fact A Tantalum coated Graphite was totally prohibited for use in Iraq since it falls under the prohibited nuclear activities per this UN document ( http://www.un.org/Depts/unmovic/documents/S-2002-515.pdf pages 84 and 133 of this UN document pdf, an * next to an item means it is prohibited).

[jveritas]

So, if they were lying to Saddam, how can WE outside spy agencies, get the real information? Ignore the physical documents and reports and try to infiltrate unknown weapons sites to prove the documents are false?

Great post.

[gondramB]

>>The Public Support, as in general population of adults means absolutely nothing on how we conduct this war. President Bush is going to fight this war even if he is the only person left to support it.<<

Its important for midterms. Yes the President is staying the course but we need to elect congressfolk that won't do something stupid.


>> Please accustom yourself to 40% of or so of "adults" supporting the war (which is a slim majority of "real voters") and 60% of "adults" not supporting it (which is a minority of "real voters"). I hope you are one of the 40%.<<

"Supporting the war" is actually several different categories. The important number isn't the portion who think invading was a good idea. The important number is the percent who want to cut and run. That percent is thankfully less than 50% even for Democrats.

[gondramB]

BTW, I'm watching Fox news. They just said Kerry has revamped his cut and run strategy to "cut and jog" to attract more than the 6 votes he got last time.

[U S Army EOD]

I voted for, before I voted against, before I voted to modify what I voted for, I mean against, or something like that.

[driftless]

"national media"

I have been scrupulously scanning a number of major rags and of course the telly for ANY!!! mention much less discussion of these Saddam papers. It's a national disgrace, but obviously Big Lib Media is scared to death of the implications of these revelations. Printing or airing them for public discussion would cause Bush's poll ratings to jump ten to twenty points overnight. ( ( I laugh at the thought of a NY Slimes headline "Bush right about Saddam; Hussein hip deep in terrorist activities"....I can dream can't I?) Americans are still remarkably ignorant about Saddam's terrorist activities. And Big Lib Media wants to keep it that way...their survival depends on it.

[jveritas]

The important number is the percent who want to cut and run. That percent is thankfully less than 50% even for Democrats.

Amen to that.

[jveritas]

Isn't he the most pathetic fool in politics?!

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

"RandallFlagg: WMDs = Cheese ^"

Your theory is pretty close to mine.

[massgopguy]

"I told you Saddam Hussein was a Nuclear menace. We should have invaded sooner." - John F. Kerry.......next week.

[bc4gwb]

ping!

Just found the link to this in the comments at Captain's Quarters. I haven't slept all night and NOW I find this? (Arrghhh!) Will return after some sleep to read everything/see if anyone's picked up on this.
(I did just add this to my Saddam/WMD post at my site, but I'm no Captain Ed.) ;-)

[piasa]

Apparently Iran and Venezuela and Bolivia have been working on procuring some of these materials too