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UN Inspectors Find 12 Empty Chemical Warheads -- Fox News Alert
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Posted on 01/16/2003 9:57:01 AM PST by nwctwx

Breaking on FOX News, more Information soon...


TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: chemicalweapons; iraq; un; wmd
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To: Dog
They just said on Fox that the last two days the inspectors have been working with US intelligence sources to make their inspections. Looks like our intelligence was correct and they haven't even given them everything we have.
41 posted on 01/16/2003 10:06:35 AM PST by PhiKapMom (Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: Grampa Dave
OK have it your way!
42 posted on 01/16/2003 10:06:46 AM PST by krodriguesdc
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To: xzins
This means war.
43 posted on 01/16/2003 10:06:55 AM PST by rumrunner
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To: PhiKapMom
The warheads are now empty but no one knows what happened to the chemicals.

IIRC, chemical shells are usually binary -- they're relatively inert until two different chemicals are mixed together at the time the shell explodes.

In that case, the binary "innards" might be stored apart from the shells themselves. The existence of these shells implies that Iraq may (and probably does) have the rest of the chemicals in storage someplace else.

44 posted on 01/16/2003 10:06:57 AM PST by r9etb
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To: brewcrew
Aw shucks, out there the daytime is pretty cheap, too!
45 posted on 01/16/2003 10:07:33 AM PST by Frank_Discussion
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To: Dog Gone
That is why I think that the US has been slow to provide intelligence until we are ready which is right around the corner IMO.
46 posted on 01/16/2003 10:07:46 AM PST by PhiKapMom (Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: nwctwx
"Gentleman, I think war has just been declared."
47 posted on 01/16/2003 10:07:50 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: PhiKapMom
Brit guy on MSNBC
48 posted on 01/16/2003 10:08:17 AM PST by Dog
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To: All
This can't be true....Ritter said that Iraq doesn't have anything to hide.
50 posted on 01/16/2003 10:08:30 AM PST by mystery-ak (Democrats...Ihr seid verfluchte hunde!)
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To: MJY1288
Bingo. It will interesting to see what spin the left puts out. My bet is it will be along the lines of, " we destroyed the chemicals and forgot about the warheads." The whole charade reminds me of Jon Lovitz's character on Sat. Night Live a few years ago that was a pathological liar. He would say, " Yea, that's the ticket...." as he spun greater and greater lies to cover the last one.

51 posted on 01/16/2003 10:08:39 AM PST by JeeperFreeper
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To: rumrunner
It could mean the overthrow of Saddam by his military.

They know the strike's coming. Their lives depend on their getting rid of him.

Saddam just might flee to exile....hoping for a return some day.
52 posted on 01/16/2003 10:09:06 AM PST by xzins (Bengals.....Big Ten Now - Nah...the Bucks would've embarrassed 'em this year!)
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To: r9etb
They are checking one of the warheads for traces of chemicals so something must have alerted them. They have reported the warheads are in excellent condition.

Guess Annan should have kept his mouth shut about the Iraqi's cooperating. I detest the UN and their spokesman who is now on Fox weasel wording!

53 posted on 01/16/2003 10:09:31 AM PST by PhiKapMom (Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: r9etb
That UN spokesman was the British Ambassador -- not impressed!
54 posted on 01/16/2003 10:10:24 AM PST by PhiKapMom (Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: mystery-ak
I think this would be a good time to post Ritter having a good smoke... Anybody got that pic handy?
55 posted on 01/16/2003 10:10:39 AM PST by Frank_Discussion
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To: PhiKapMom
I suppose we don't have to wait for the ground troops to fully arrive. The initial phase of the war will be a monstrous air assault, and we may be ready for that today. I don't know.
56 posted on 01/16/2003 10:10:42 AM PST by Dog Gone
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To: quack
As per SOP you don't load the warhead contents until you are ready to launch, especially chemical.
57 posted on 01/16/2003 10:10:42 AM PST by boomop1
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To: nwctwx
UN spokesman saying he'll await word from Blix before speaking to the issue.

Says "tension in the air"

Nervous about "timelines." Says that's a call for the inspectors.

No one is asking inspectors to slow down. They are to get more experienced as time goes on and to then report.
58 posted on 01/16/2003 10:10:46 AM PST by xzins (Bengals.....Big Ten Now - Nah...the Bucks would've embarrassed 'em this year!)
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To: nwctwx

59 posted on 01/16/2003 10:10:50 AM PST by FBD (Democrat free since 1991; feels real good!)
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To: krodriguesdc
calm down, calm down, american friends - theez were just missed in our accounting - computers damaged during U.S. aggression in 91, 98, etc... (and the weenies will believe it - deperately)
60 posted on 01/16/2003 10:10:52 AM PST by epluribus_2
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