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Saddam WMD: Findings and Analysis Based on Captured Iraqi Documents (Part I)
April 23 2007 | jveritas

Posted on 04/23/2007 11:00:26 AM PDT by jveritas

“It was clear that there is another branch committee from the Industrial Committee headed by Dr. Mahdi Shakr Ghali that currently evaluates the Researches That Cannot Be Declared, Researches with relation to the previous Prohibited Programs... This is an important subject and it is dangerous in case this information is leaked one way or another.”. That was a quote General Housam Ahmad Amin, one of Saddam regime top officials on September/16/1998 talking about secret programs related to WMD according to Iraqi document CMPC-2003-002284.

Below is part I of my findings and analysis based on the captured Iraqi documents that I read. This part deals with Saddam regime programs related to Chemical Weapons. The documents that I read regarding this issue were written by high ranking officials in Saddam regime in particular “Iraq Military Industrialization Committee (MIC)” as well as top officials in Saddam Presidential circles. Based on the content, format, style, signatures, and seals, there is no doubt that these documents are authentic.

After December 1998 when the UN weapons inspector had been kicked out of Iraq, there is no doubt that Saddam regime began actively working on WMD programs and in particular producing the chemical materials called “Chemical Weapons Precursors” required to build their arsenal of “Chemical Weapons”. Once the “Chemical Precursors” are available, then Saddam regime can build the final product of “Chemical Weapons” in a very short period of time and when it is required to do so. It was better for Saddam to build the “Chemical Weapons Precursors” and hide them rather than build the “Final Chemical Weapon Products” and hide them. That is because the “Chemical Precursors” fall under the category of “Dual Use Material”, i.e. materials that can be used in both the civilian industry and to make “Chemical Weapons”. Therefore Saddam regime can always camouflage their “Chemical Weapons program” under the cover of civilian industrial usage. Moreover it was better to store the “Chemical Precursors” since it has a much longer shelf life than the final “Chemical Weapon Product”.

Based on many Iraqi documents that I have read; it is my opinion that Saddam regime produced the “Chemical Weapons Precursors” for the “Chemical Weapons” under the cover of a project the Iraqis called “The Pharmaceutical and Pesticides Project” that effectively started somewhere in the year 1999. The Iraqis always gave industrial names as a deceptive mean to cover their WMD projects. For example their previous Nuclear Weapons Program prior to the 1991 Gulf War was called “Petrochemical 3 Project”. The Iraqis were very careful in camouflaging their WMD programs and productions even prior to the 1991 Gulf War. They rarely used the expression “Chemical Weapons” and even when they were using Chemical Weapons against the Iranians and the Kurds in the 1980’s and they called it “Special Ammunition”.

There are many documents pertaining to “The Pharmaceutical and Pesticides Projects” and in these documents we find the plans, and the production projects for the “Chemical Precursors” to build “Chemical Weapons”. Under the United Nations sanctions, the Iraqi were totally prohibited to locally produce these “Chemical Precursors” but rather they may import it in very limited quantities and under strict UN importing regulations.

Under “The Pharmaceutical and Pesticides Projects” are the productions and research of materials like Potassium Cyanide and Sodium Cyanide which is used to make TABUN Nerve Gas. Also DICYLOHEXYLDIACARBODIIMIDE and Phosphorus Pentasulfide which are used to make VX Nerve Gas. Other materials in this project include Phosphorus oxychloride, Thiophosphoryl Chloride and Thionyl Chloride that are used to make different types of Chemical Weapons. These Chemical Weapons precursors are listed in Iraqi documents ISGQ-2003-00044424, CMPC-2003-013956, ISGQ-2005-00023243.

From 1998 to 2001 Saddam regime produced a lot of prohibited “Chemical Defensive Equipments” such as devices to “Detect Nerve Gas” and “Chemical Decontamination Vehicles” as per Iraqi documents CMPC-2003-016083 and ISGQ-2004-00220151. Though these equipments sound defensive in nature, the UN did not allow Saddam regime to produce it because they are also required when conducting a Chemical Weapon attack or transferring Chemical Weapons. Moreover a large number of documents talks in details about the extensive Chemical Warfare exercises that the Iraqi conducted for different branches of their military, these exercises increased in frequency and scale in the years 1999-2002 to the point of obsession. In addition according to the documents the Iraqis were always looking to purchase and store tens of thousands of Chemical protection gears and anti-Chemical Weapons medicine such Atropine injections.

Where are the “Chemical Weapons Precursors” located?

In my opinion Saddam regime buried the “Chemical Weapons Precursors” in the Western Desert, in particular in the Anbar province. I doubt very much that Saddam moved those materials outside Iraq to a different country for fear that this country can turn against him and bargain a deal on their expense with the US. I have read some Iraqis documents that give a strong hint about the possible locations where these “Chemical Weapons Precursors” can be buried and all these locations are in one particular district in the remote area of the Anbar province. According to the documents that were written in 1999-2003 Saddam regime was looking for location in the Western desert to bury what they call “Chemical Materials” and in some instances they call it “Chemical Waste Materials”. Saddam himself was directly involved in this issue according to the documents and he gave high priority orders for his top officials to come up with these burial sites. Some may say that these were only “chemical waste burial sites” however I find it is very odd that the Iraqis never thought about locations to bury their chemical waste until the year 1999! Why suddenly the Iraqis were so interested in finding burial sites for their chemical products and why Saddam himself was giving high priority orders for such a trivial matter if in fact the sites were only to bury Chemical Waste. The oddity of the issue leads to believe that these were no Chemical Waste burial sites but rather the burial sites of much more important materials such as “Chemical Weapons Precursors” and other equipments related to the production of “Chemical Weapons”.

Many of us remember the reporting about satellite pictures prior to the Iraq war that showed a convoy of suspect trucks that can be carrying Chemical Weapons moving toward the West and it was thought by many analysits that they were going to Syria. However in my opinion these trucks were going to the remote areas of the Anbar province in Western Iraq to bury the “Chemical Weapons Precursors” and the equipments required to make it.

The documents mention by name the few towns and one district in the Anbar province where Saddam regime wanted the Chemical materials burial sites. Because these towns are located in the Anbar province the heart of the terrorist insurgency in Iraq I will not mention these documents in a public forum for security concerns.

It is very important to understand the paranoid nature of Saddam regime and why it was extremely important for them to possess the ability to produce “Chemical Weapons” very quickly. It was the “Chemical Weapons” that saved Saddam regime during the Iraq-Iran war from 1980-1988. It was the “Chemical Weapons” that crushed the Kurds rebellion in 1987-1988 when Saddam savagely massacred tens of thousands of Kurdish civilians. Saddam regime was totally paranoid that Iran will attack them at anytime and the only way for them to resist and stop the Iranians who are superior in numbers is to use “Chemical Weapons” against them, therefore the Baghdad regime cannot afford not to have the capability of producing these weapons. They simply cannot be in “defensive mode” against a Chemical attack from Iran but they need to have the capability of attacking back and decisively with Chemical Weapons of their own.

That concludes part I of my findings and analysis about Saddam WMD. I will post in the next few days other threads that further discuss the WMD and Saddam strong relations to terrorism.


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To: jveritas; eyespysomething; Peach

eyespysomething is tied up at work ... she said it may be a couple of hours but she will ping the list.


61 posted on 04/23/2007 1:44:44 PM PDT by SittinYonder (Ic þæt gehate, þæt ic heonon nelle fleon fotes trym, ac wille furðor gan)
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To: jveritas

I always enjoy your posts and the time you dedicate to translation, but at the end of the day, does this do any good?

Why doesn’t a politician pick up on this? What’s wrong with the Bush White House? (Rhetorical question). Why not the media? Why isn’t someone with a real following banging the drum with this info? How can this information be ignored?

If I’m frustrated, I hate to imagine what you’re going through.


62 posted on 04/23/2007 1:54:14 PM PDT by toddlintown (Six bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
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To: jveritas; ASA Vet; BIGLOOK

FYI and possible ping for the list.


63 posted on 04/23/2007 1:56:30 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (GW has more Honor and Integrity in his little finger than ALL of the losers on the "hate Bush" band)
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To: toddlintown
I am very frustrated as well. I think the President decided four years ago to fight and win the war in the field rather than argue with the traitors and their media about WMD and other pre-war issues.
64 posted on 04/23/2007 2:06:11 PM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: SittinYonder

Thank you SY.


65 posted on 04/23/2007 2:06:35 PM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: jveritas

Thank you for your continued perseverance.


66 posted on 04/23/2007 2:10:41 PM PDT by SouthTexas (Man made global warming is a man made LIE!)
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To: jveritas

Excellent, keep up the good work.


67 posted on 04/23/2007 2:11:06 PM PDT by highlander_UW (I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
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To: jveritas

Precursors, accelerants and dual use materials are harder to say than WMD’s.

Will await you findings and analysis. Thank you.


68 posted on 04/23/2007 2:11:11 PM PDT by griswold3 (Don't 'Bob Dole' me in 2008!!)
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To: jveritas

great work!


69 posted on 04/23/2007 2:13:05 PM PDT by petercooper ("Daisy-cutters trump a wiretap anytime." - Nicole Gelinas - 02-10-04)
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To: TDCAnalyst

ping


70 posted on 04/23/2007 2:19:00 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: jveritas

Bump!


71 posted on 04/23/2007 2:30:59 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: jveritas

Thank you. Well done.


72 posted on 04/23/2007 2:31:29 PM PDT by pissant
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To: jveritas

How do we get this information out to the people?? This board is lucky to reach 1/2 of 1 percent. Can anyone send this to Rush or Fox? Now we see what the President is up against.

Pray for W and Our Troops


73 posted on 04/23/2007 2:33:42 PM PDT by bray (The Surge is Working against both Enemies of America)
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To: jveritas

Bump. Keep up the great work.
The truth will win in the end.


74 posted on 04/23/2007 2:36:52 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Liberty Valance

“The truth will win in the end.”

Do you really believe that? I think we could find a 25 megaton hydrogen bomb in Sadaams underwear drawer, and it wouldn’t change the “conventional wisdom” a bit. 30% see the truth as an inconvenience (ah, the algore irony), and another 30% are just indifferent to the truth.

Forgive me, I in no way, wish to take anything away from the valiant effort.


75 posted on 04/23/2007 2:47:27 PM PDT by Harrius Magnus (Pucker up Mo, and your dhimmi Leftist freaks, here comes your Jizya!)
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To: jveritas
the Baghdad regime cannot afford not to have the capability of producing these weapons. They simply cannot be in “defensive mode” against a Chemical attack from Iran but they need to have the capability of attacking back and decisively with Chemical Weapons of their own.

Are you suggesting this is why we haven't "found" them, that we are leaving them in Iraq for the current government to retain as a deterrant?

76 posted on 04/23/2007 3:10:48 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (There are people in power who are truly evil.)
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To: jveritas

Very Interesting report, Joseph. I am very much awaiting to here more in the next little while.


77 posted on 04/23/2007 3:14:00 PM PDT by Albertafriend
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To: ex-Texan; jveritas
...and will 'shake the Roman throne'.

Any thoughts on the meaning??? The Vatican, London, D.C.???

I kind of think that the Vatican is the obvious target, but does A.Q. consider the US the New Roman Empire?

78 posted on 04/23/2007 3:15:32 PM PDT by txroadkill
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To: jveritas

It took a while to find, but I posted this back on 03/04/2004. It appears to be the same conclusions.
Regards.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1090507/posts?page=4#4


79 posted on 04/23/2007 3:21:06 PM PDT by azhenfud (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: jveritas

jveritas: When are you going to produce a book?


80 posted on 04/23/2007 3:37:18 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Our first responsibility is to keep the power of the Presidency out of the hands of the Clintons.)
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