I think everyone should read the source and also what the source points to in the relevant location. I realize it’s a bit difficult to find what’s refrenced in the headline but it’s there, you just have to scroll down.
When you do, and get to the time stamp 17.09, this is where the relevant portion starts. It begins,
Chemical weapons produced at the Al Muthanna facility, which Isis today seized, are believed to have included mustard gas, Sarin, Tabun, and VX.
This is a bit misleading because the “CIA File” (linked right below this) states, (here: https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/general-reports-1/iraq_wmd_2004/chap5_annxB.html )
Stockpiles of chemical munitions are still stored there. The most dangerous ones have been declared to the UN and are sealed in bunkers.
Although declared, the bunkers contents have yet to be confirmed.
These areas of the compound pose a hazard to civilians and potential blackmarketers.
Numerous bunkers, including eleven cruciform shaped bunkers were exploited. Some of the bunkers were empty. Some of the bunkers contained large quantitiesof unfilled chemical munitions, conventional munitions, one-ton shipping containers, old disabled production equipment (presumed disabled under UNSCOM supervision), and other hazardous industrial chemicals.”
Now one must realize that this CIA file is from 2007. So this isn’t information from today, it’s 2007. Who knows what happened between now and then.
I’m not saying there isn’t cause for concern, but essentially this is old news. It may not have even been reported back in 2007, probably was under reported, but again, this is not news (that there were stockpiles of chemical weapons discovered in 2007, by the CIA).
So this doesn’t show anything new for those who have been really paying attention.
Now, again there’s cause for concern because we have no idea what happened at this plant since 2007. And indeed how much more dangerous the stockpile may be now. However it is unlikely that ISIS will be able to do anything (but kill themselves) with these weapons given their likely degraded state.
Or maybe they were actually destroyed.
The media should report this though since it was obviously under reported when initially discovered (back in 2007) which was of course when this nation was at the height of bash Bush mode. I wouldn’t be surprised if the few outlets that did report this back then reported it as something like “Bush’s CIA discovers weapons cache...” The implication being of course they made it up to make Bush look good.