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the precursors for chemical weapons are called dual use material

JV,

I believe I read in one of your translated Iraqi documents that chemical suits and handling equipment were purchased or moved from a unit to another.

Phosgene is one of these precursors. This gas is so lethal that makes handling it in process plants a nightmare. I remember in the 80s, a leak of MIC (Methyl Isocyanate) in a Union Carbide Plant, killed thousands and injured tens of thousands in Bopal, India. A few years later, I recommended to a client who managed an organic synthesis plant producing intermediates for the pharmaceutical industry, to upgrade their phosgene handling. That included, negative-pressure reactor room, with its vent system and safety relief valves tied up to a 24/7 running scrubber (tower) to protect against any leaks and/or large releases, UPS (uninterrupted Power Supply), etc. The design was too expensive for the client that made them decide to stop using phosgene and to use another route all together.

This can give people an idea how lethal phosgene is as a WMD and was found in Iraq contrary to the no-WMDs-found-in-Iraq MSM songs.

Here is an interesting link about what was officially found in Iraq :

On August 24th, 2007, vials of purported phosgene were found near the United Nations headquarters in New York City, where the sample had been forgotten after being retrieved from Iraq in 1996. The FBI helped remove the chemicals and there was no danger. Preliminary sampling indicates a non-threatening agent (industrial solvent) as first reported by The Daily News (NYTimes.com, September 5, 2007).

Excellent post. All the precursors required for chemical weapons were under a program the Iraq “The Pharmaceutical and Pesticides Project” so they can hide their real intention. Saddam regime never called WMD with their real name but they always gave them fake industrial name. For example their ex-nuclear project before the 1991 Gulf War was called the Petrochemical III project. Even if their top secret document they did call chemical weapons as “chemical weapons” but they called it “special ammunitions”.