U.N. Spy Photos Show New Building at Iraqi Nuclear Sites

New York Times ^ | 9/06/02 | JULIA PRESTON

[finnman69]

BUT BUT BUT, Semenstain said we need to get Osama first before we can prevent nuclear terroism. ``Saddam Hussein didn't kill 3,100 people on Sept. 11,'' he said. ``Osama bin Laden did, and as far as we know he's still alive.''

SCUMBAG

[sheik yerbouty]

"I am Beelzebubba, the ;man of sin', the false prophet, and the chief resident of the lake of fire! Give your soul to me, and I will grant your wishes!"

[Black Agnes]

Darnit, you beat me to it! *I* was gonna say baby milk factory for all the nice nuclear weapons engineers kids!

[Vidalia]

Ritter is dead meat politically.

As so many "friends" of the Clintons found out so it goes with the Democrats, he is a piece of trash walking...

[Vidalia]

I would lay odds on that Ritter was either set up with a prosti or was caught boinking someone else's wife.

After being shown the audio/video evidence of his dalliance, "POOF!", he became an instant Dem puppet...

[L,TOWM]

LOL

[andy_card]

Russia and China have already announced they intend to veto.

Really? I hadn't heard that. Even if true, I still hold by my original analysis. Vetoing a Security Council Resolution in favor of US military action would run counter to their strategic interests. China, especially, is dependent on goodwill in the US Congress. Were they to exercise their veto, that goodwill would vanish and they'd be screwed. Russia, conceivably, could veto the effort, especially given their current relations with Saddam, but Pooty-Poot's relationship with Bush would be shot, and I imagine the favor of the United States is a little more important to them than the favor of Baghdad.

[FreeTheHostages]

I hope you're right.

[mikhailovich]

Perhaps, but 8 billion ain't nothing to sneeze over.

[andy_card]

Perhaps, but 8 billion ain't nothing to sneeze over.

According to the latest US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics, Russia has an annual $3.6-5.6 billion (over-the-counter) trade surplus with the US. In addition, we give them billions more in aid, and bail them out whenever they suffer major fiscal crises. That's a lot more than Iraq can offer them.

[mikhailovich]

What did we bail them out of?

[knak]

I just don't think bin laden could've kept his trap shut for this long. With all that's going on now? No way is he alive.

[bert]

...I imagine the favor of the United States is a little more important to them than the favor of Baghdad....

I think there is money involved. I think Putin will agree to everything with the condition that the new Iraq must pay the zillions it owes Russian companies for weapons provided decades ago. The Soviets sold, but didn't know how to collect. Iraq is rich and there will be plunder to dole out for years in the future. Putin wants what he is owed. it's iccredible to believe but the Soviets just couldn't get the hang of foreign trade, especially the part about collecting the receivable.

Plain old precinct politics. Back scratching and money.

[Carry_Okie]

What the heck is this story doing coming from the UN?

Where did they get these photos? The UN doesn't have satellites.

Can't we study our own photos and show them to the world?

[Catspaw]

I wonder whether Scott Ritter is back with the program (literally and figuratively).

I heard this at the end of one of the cable shows last night (don't ask me which one)--Ritter is going back to Iraq and will be speaking to the Iraqi Congress (or whatever it's called). I do hope that we don't admit him back into the country after his visit.

[RightWhale]

"We want to open any door we want to open,"

A graduate of the Yogi Berra Academy of Rhetoric.

[USA21]

U.N. Spy Photos Show New Building at Iraqi Nuclear Sites

U.S satellite that they U.N have

[PoisedWoman]

condos!

Right. They're called the Nuclear Arms.

[VaBthang4]

"United Nations inspectors are equipped, trained and ready to go to Iraq and could begin their work within weeks if Baghdad gave permission."

Read between the lines...

Saddam here is your free pass. Just permit inspectors in and you have another year to figure out how to Nuke New York City or DC.