Posted on 09/09/2002 2:01:56 PM PDT by finnman69
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:01:11 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
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PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: The report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies confirming Saddam's enduring interest in developing weapons of mass destruction, that comes a day after former United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter insisted Iraq is not a threat to the U.S. He told the Iraqi parliament the country is on the verge of making an historical mistake by trying to remove Saddam Hussein. But in 1998, when Ritter resigned his U.N. post, he criticized the international community for being too easy when Iraq violated Security Council resolutions.
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Those gyroscopes Iraq was trying to smuggle were for civilian use too...
That VX nerve gas that couldn't be accounted for, and that VX residue on those missiles was for civilian use, too...
Those drones fitted with spraying equipemt are for civilian use, too...
Those dried anthrax spores that cannot be accounted for were for civilian use, too
Those dump trucks refitted to hold guns were for civilian use, too
Those Japanese trucks mounted with guns are for civilian use, too
Yeah, sure, those specially made and very expensive aluminum pipes were for civilian use too...
That mockup of a US warship in that lake is for civilian use, too
Those training camps over there next to our military facilities are for civilian use too
Those paychecks are for suicide bombers are for civilian use, too...
Iraq just hasn't figured out what those Iraqi 'civilians' intend to do with all that stuff, that's all.
(The sound of crickets singing )
Really.
(The sound of crickets singing)
Yeah, that's the ticket.
(The sound of crickets singing )
It all depends on what the meaning of 'civilian' is.
(the sound of crickets singing )
Uh... those are civilian kneepads.
And no, that's not a stain on that marine uniform.
Yeah, cause he got paid! $$$
My own (fourth) possible explanation was that the Iraqis set him up with a nice boy during his last visit, and filmed it.
When you want to get on his six, let me know. I'll be at your 3.
No, that's our service members Scott.
Jeesh, he talks like he's already an Iraqi citizen.
If that's what passes for 'competently and eloquently' in Australia, well, it explains a lot ...
To those of us who hail from somewhat, ahem, less intense places, he came aross as a unhinged nutter.
Notforprophet
I'd hate to contradict an expert like Mr. Ritter, but a obscure little organization in Atlanta seems to think differently .
Anthrax is caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis, a gram-positive spore-forming rod. The spore form of this organism can survive in the environment for many decades. Certain environmental conditions appear to produce "anthrax zones," areas wherein the soil is heavily contaminated with anthrax spores. Such conditions include soil rich in organic matter (pH <6.0) and dramatic changes in climate, such as abundant rainfall following a prolonged drought. Partly because of its persistence in soil, anthrax is a rather important veterinary disease, especially of domestic herbivores. In addition to encountering anthrax while grazing in areas of high soil contamination, these herbivores may also acquire the disease from the bite of certain flies (8). Vultures may mechanically spread the organism in the environment (9). Anthrax zones in the United States closely parallel the cattle drive trails of the 1800s (10).
Ritter says three years, the CDC says at least a century. Hmmm, who to believe...?
You get what you pay for.
You hit the nail right on the head. Or did Scotty boy hit it for us?
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