Iraqi drone 'could drop chemicals on troops' (See Para #2 of story -- MUST READ)

London Times ^ | 8 March 2003 | James Bone

[Mo1]

SNL is doing a skit on Clinton and Dole night now

[Howlin]

I will say this again: I do NOT think the drone mentioned in this article is the same one that Powell showed picturs of on February 5th.


The drone in this article has a 25 foot wingspan and is capable of going to other countries near Iraq.

[Miss Marple]

Nope. She thinks she will get them all out on a limb and saw it off. Then she can get the nomination.

[Howlin]

Did we not know it was coming.

[marajade]

She's dreaming... Can you imagine voting for her?

[Miss Marple]

Voting for her? Heck, I don't even want to have her campaign within 50 miles of me! I don't have enough garlic and silver crosses!

[Howlin]

Post 8. It's been removed by the moderator.

You'll have to find something else to reference.

Lighten up.

[marajade]

"Show us where President Bush knew of the drone that was just found by the inspectors but buried within the report and also not in the Powell draft..."

In his 2/5 speech to the UN... He didn't mention these drones but smaller ones... A drone is a drone to me... A bigger one is even more a threat...

Have you read all the threads pertaining to this subject tonight?

[wendellscout]

Thanks for another welcoming post! I have quickly picked up on the quality of people here. A wealth of knowledge indeed. I can finally voice my opinion and get educated at the same time!

[PhiKapMom]

I am going to try to explain this one more time! See if you and the other guy can comprehend!

Our intelligence people had discovered the existence of the drones and Powell briefed the intelligence report at the UN on 5 February. The Intelligence people turned all the information over to Blix and heard nothing back about finding the drones.

In fact in Blix's second presentation and in this last one, Blix dissed all of our Intelligence reports. Surprise, surprise -- the inspectors had found the drones that we had told them about, but Blix not only did not report on the finding but left it out of his draft report.

When the people were leaving the UN on Friday afternoon they were handed a report with 173 pages in it which was six pages more than the draft report. Buried in that 173 page report was the discussion of finding the drones and their capability to carry chemical weapons.

Now for the last time -- our intelligence said they had drones, the inspectors dissed our intelligence, but then found the drones and didn't tell us or the world about it during Blix's report to the Security Countil on Friday.

Now is that clear?

[Calpernia]

What was post #8?

[Mo1]

true..

[deport]

Do you have to know what you are talking about to post here? Damn site would be nearly empty if that was the case.....

Now did they know about the drone that was found by the inspectors? How do you know that. It wasn't in the draft version that Powell had....

What #8, the one that got pulled?

Now you have a nice one Ethyl.

[PhiKapMom]

How long as Free Republic been in existence?

[Howlin]

Hold up......I think you're right about the drones Powell talked about on the 5th, but I still think this new drone is yet another one that we REALLY didn't know about.

I could be wrong, but I don't think so.

[deport]

How long as Free Republic been in existence?

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Not as long as Ms. Ethyl has been lurking....

Actually the Number One Man, signed up on 11-28-97

[Miss Marple]

Hey, deport! About those drones...they don't have to get them INTO the US. I think they could launch them from ships at sea. Not a big danger for me here in Indy, but coastal cities would be sitting ducks.

[Calpernia]

It is to me. And I totally agree with you.

[marajade]

Too didn't someone say they could dismantle them and them reassemble them and that they were easy to transport disassembled?

[Miss Marple]

I think you are correct.