Missiles find in chemical plant

The Scotsman ^ | March 25, 2003 | GETHIN CHAMBERLAIN AND PAUL GALLAGHER

[TheLooseThread]

Or the missle the reporter identified as 23 ft was not 23 ft.

[A Vast RightWing Conspirator]

Yes, it does. A SCUD should be about 40 ft. long. The reporter was probably ignorant, drunk, on drugs or any combination of the above. It's one of the incredible amount of BS put up by incompetent reporters who are probably paid by the word or need to justify their allowance by producing this BS.

[MinuteGal]

I got the distinct impression that General Tommy was backing off a little on the subject of WMDs being found in the chemical factory.

It could be a feint, so I won't faint.

Leni

[this_ol_patriot]

Every day thousands of Americans go to work in chemical plants to make the chemicals needed for a thriving country. I am absolutely sure that they don't pass missiles on the way to the time clock or the break room. The Blixbots won't see that of course.

[MadIvan]

Doesnt 23 feet seem a little small for a scud?

I think we're losing sight of the important question: is it a delivery system for an offensive weapon. Scud or not, I dare say the answer is yes. As such, is it a delivery system for a chemical weapon? Most likely.

Regards, Ivan

[cardinal4]

Ever the interested party in word origins....I wonder if this is where "packed a wallop" came from.

FWIW, there is a wallops Island of the Virginia Eastern Shore that houses a rocket facility for NASA....

[MadIvan]

Yes, it does. A SCUD should be about 40 ft. long. The reporter was probably ignorant, drunk, on drugs or any combination of the above. It's one of the incredible amount of BS put up by incompetent reporters who are probably paid by the word or need to justify their allowance by producing this BS.

Still a missile. Still found in a chemicals plant. Still suspicious. And if the reporter made a small error in his description, you are making a greater error in jumping all over it.

Regards, Ivan

[A Vast RightWing Conspirator]

I am sure the reporter knows a lot more about 'ft' than he knows about SCUDs. He might have seen a pile of pipes. There are lots of pipes in chemical plants. And the Brit soldiers might have been playing with his mind a little.

[Seeking the truth]

It is in the UN Charter that Missiles are considered innocent until proven guilty! I think I heard Kofi of Jacque say so.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST

[Mister Baredog]

I thought that looked a lot like Hitlery!

[Sabertooth]

((((((growl)))))

[ThinkDifferent]

There is no such thing as a 23 ft. SCUD

Reporters have gotten into the habit of calling every Iraqi missile a Scud. The more important question is whether it's intended to deliver chemical weapons.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

bttt

[John H K]

Doesnt 23 feet seem a little small for a scud?

Indeed it is too short by a lot, as others have pointed out.

As I've noted, the problem is "SCUD" is a brand name that has become a generic name for all missles. Interestingly, same thing happened in World War II; many Japanese fighters got called "Zeroes" when they weren't Zeroes at all (Zeros were Navy, but many Japanese Army fighters were called Zeroes as well.)

At some point after it's happened about two dozen times you'd figure that people would get tired of the same old series of sarcastic Blix comments after a breaking and unsubstantiated report of SCUDs or WMD that later doesn't pan out.

I'm sure proscribed weapons WILL be found. But at this point there's absolutely no point in considering any reports that aren't directly from the mouths of a military or DoD briefer in a public setting.

[A Vast RightWing Conspirator]

SCUD B/C

[gov_bean_ counter]

If I had a dog as ugly as Hillary, I would shave it's behind and ...

Been there, done that.

[savedbygrace]

From Merriam-Webster Online:

Main Entry: 1wal·lop
Pronunciation: 'wä-l&p
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English walopen to gallop, from Old North French waloper
Date: 1579
intransitive senses
1 : to boil noisily
2 a : to move with reckless or disorganized haste : advance in a headlong rush b : WALLOW, FLOUNDER transitive senses
1 a : to thrash soundly : LAMBASTE b : to beat by a wide margin : TROUNCE
2 : to hit with force : SOCK
- wal·lop·er noun

[Petronski]

I think he should be subjected to at least five minutes of the Monty Python Fish Slapping Dance. Live on Fox.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

I keep seeing references to the Black Watch. Do the Gordon Highlanders still exist?

I believe I read that the Gordons were merged with another Regiment in the early 90's.