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Excellent article. Saddam regime never stopped working on WMD programs in particular the Chemical Weapon program. They opted to make the precursors required for the Chemical weapons rather than produce the final product. First because they can always claim that the precursors are used for civilian industries since most of the precursors for chemical weapons are called dual use material i.e. it can be used in both civilian industries and chemical weapons. Second the shelf life of the individual precursors is longer than the assembled final chemical weapon. It would have only took them few weeks to build the final chemical weapon product once they have all the precursors ready.

PS: The Iranian terrorist regime is using similar tactics in their nuclear weapon program, i.e. build all the required enriched uranium to make the nuclear bomb and wait for the opportune moment to make the nukes.

Since we chased Russian advisers out of Iraq and it was Russia that delivered the nuclear product to Iran, I suspect this is more about a global conspiracy.

I also recall on the day Blitz was to deliver his ‘final’ inspection report to the UN what Saddam had, old Bill Clinton told US we should follow Blitz, and didn’t Blitz tell the world Saddam had nothing???

As I read this post I found NO mention in Saddam’s secret papers revealing his out of country help. Throw in the attempt by the Wilson’s to cover up for Saddam and I doubt we will have an accurate report ever as to what was really going on, meaning naming names of all global collaborators. I do know that our liberal mooooolahs were all about protecting Saddam’s backside.

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).