IRAQI SOLDIER CAPTURED WITH ANTHRAX & INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO KILL COALITION SOLDIERS

MSNBC | 3/2203 | Bob Arnot

[Steven W.]

Breaking: Bob Arnot of NBC News reports coalition forces have captured an Iraqi soldier who was found to have an envelope with a suspicious powder, presumably anthrax, and instructions on how to kill coalition soldiers using it. Arnot is stationed with the medivac units supporting coalition forces.

[ez]

why could it not have been planted though?

Do you also think someone took the time to create instructions on how to kill Coalition forces in Arabic?

[laz17]

How in the hell are we going to handle such finds in a way that convinces fair-minded people that we didn't plant or fake this

The fact that embedded journalists are seeing these things, and reporting about them, will help.

[Salvation]

Supposedly anthrax-------


Confirmation -- second source?


Also -- does it match the anthrax found in the U. S.?


I have always believed that alQaeda operatives in NJ did the anthrax thing in the U. S.

[EllaMinnow]

Very possibly.
And I wouldn't be a bit surprised to not hear any more about this for weeks.

[BRL]

I apologize to you.

[FreeReign]

If it turns out to have all been the work of a "right-wing rogue US defense scientist," then I'll retire my screen name and come back as "Nick Kristof Wins." And that's a promise.

If it turns out to be a right wing rogue, then most of us here at FR will have to retire our screen names.

[Salvation]

**FNC reports France is now sending 35 WMD specialists to Qatar.**

Send them back; we don't need their help.

[HardStarboard]

>>>FNC reports France is now sending 35 WMD specialists to Qatar.<<<

Would you please clarify this claim: is it because the French are at war with Qatar, or is Qatar developing WMD for its own use.

{/TongueInCheek}

[aristeides]

You're assuming this was meant seriously as an attack, rather than as a threat.

[Kevin Curry]

UH OH! If this pans out, . . .

The Iraqis and their comforters will merely claim the envelope was planted on the soldier by US forces.

[what's up]

I believe I heard Tommy Franks on Fox about 15 minutes ago saying there is NO DOUBT that Iraq has WMD and they will find them and those who are guarding them.

He was very strong in saying there was NO Doubt. This must be an issue in many quarters today.

[concerned about politics]

It won't surprise me if we hear nothing further about this report. And that won't necessarily be because the report is false.

Yep. If the military feels it shouldn't be reported right now, I'll support them.
If it's not real anthrax, that's even better.

[gabby hayes]

Is it too much to wait for confirmation of test results?

[Peach]

Harder for the appeasers to be believed we planted anything when embedded journalists are swarming around. They'll claim it but only the far left Hate America First crowd will believe it - because they want to believe it.

[EllaMinnow]

I accept your apology. We are all on edge right now.

[Carry_Okie]

i dont know who planted it, i just think a package is a crummy way to distribute anthrax in the middle of a war.

Burning oil to obscure bombing targets with smoke when we have JDAMS is equally stupid. Don't give them too much credit if it isn't deserved.

We'll just have to wait for the verification or possibly an associated replicant. If there was one guy like this, there should be more.

[Sofa King]

"and wouldn't the instructions be likely to say "destroy these instructions after you read them" saddam doesn't want people to know he has WMD"

First off, everyone who is actually in a position to know already knows (excluding Hans Blix, because having your head up your as does not qualify as a 'position to know'). Secondly, if our troops are attacked with antrax, we'll know who was responsible anyway.