Powell Speech to UN Live Thread

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Might as well start up the live thread. Speech starts at 10:30 EST (scheduled), which is within the hour.

[Kip Lange]

"We get signal. Main screen turn on."

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

One commander giving an intercept to the other, repeats:

"Write this down...Remove ..the epression...Nerve Agents...whenever it comes up."

[Molly Pitcher]

It's made from the castor bean, I think...

[aristeides]

Ricin is derived from castor beans.

[tang-soo]

This is shaping up to be the Adelai Stevenson moment I was waiting for.

Several posters have made similar comments. Could you explain for those of us who don;t understand the reference? thanks.

[glory]

Seeing as many hollywood maroons have not even read the original resolution, I kind of doubt they'll even pull themselves away from their daily facial to watch the evidence.

[IoCaster]

[Terriergal]

>I'd look for Daschel and Hillary to be on the evening news demanding that we remove Saddam

Well, better late than never I guess.. :-\

[prairiebreeze]

More interception tapes:

2 officers talking to each other over radio

"remove the expression "Nerve agents: wherever it comes up in wireless instructions."

why is he so forceful in making this understood? 'Cus senior officer concerned someone might be listening

[Slip18]

I'm watching the markets like a hawk.

Whatever Colin Powell has done, he has done it with pizazzzzzzz! You've gotta love this guy.

Perhaps, the markets will be normal again.

[John H K]

but you remember all those stories of the bio-scienctist that died since 9/11

Only a couple of those people even had the slightest connection with useful bioweapon knowledge; the foil-hat brigade fudged the rest together with them...there are a LOT of people who research genetics and biology in the world, and a few off them will die strange deaths in any given year.

[republicanwizard]

Adlai Stevenson showed pictures of Cuban Missiles.

[katnip]

ANYONE that wants the DU thread freepmail me for it.

Wow, you're good! I can barely keep up with reading this thread.

[marktuoni]

Yeah saw it on CSI...Castor Beans

[Maigrey]

For those of us out there, what are castor beans?

[twyn1]

Oh Lord ! remove the expression "nerve agents" -- anyone else get ta sick in the stomach feeling at that one ?

[dennisw]

Colin Powell needs less tapes and more visuals (photos). So far the balance is good.

UH....OH.... Iraqis yakking about concealing nerve agents. Done by "wireless" so no one can intercept.

[concerned about politics]

OMG -To officer from Senior officer - "Remove expression of neve agents in wreless instructions."
They figured out we wee recording ther comm.

[goldylight]

I wonder how the France will try and spin this.