Soldato
so is this story fake or not yet confirmed?
Chemical Weapons Factory found
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Soldato
no no no this wont happen at all of course its us propaganda isn't it, just like everything else
hopefully the reports are true and the anti war people will vanish overnight!
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Unattributted Pentagon sources confirm a story first released by the Jerusalem Post (details above) So with 2 sources we can be reasonabley certain the basic facts are confirmed.
Originally posted by 2blue4u
Ah! I see now. It's OK for him to have such weapons as long as he doesn't INTEND using them AGAINST US.
I'm with you now.
I edited my post - or have you read the link before.
Anyway I really didn't intend to reopen this debate ... is that the time
It won't happen though.
There are many anti-war people who have never denied that he has chemical weapons. Their point is not that he doesn't have them, or that he lied, but that war is not the solution to the problem, or that it could have been solved without a war given more time. I'd don't agree with that, but it is an argument.
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Former Weapons inspector Scott Ritter, extremely doubtful of story......!!!!!
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Scott Ritter (former Inspector) rubbishing the story allready. Not exactly an unbiased "expert"
Scott Ritter (former Inspector) rubbishing the story allready. Not exactly an unbiased "expert"
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Noticed that bit myself, still ranting on about the illeagal side of it, blah blah...
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There are stories linking him to Saddams regime, looking for links
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i know im meant to be going to bed cos ive got an early start in uni tommorrow but this is big i hope it gets 100% confirmed soon.
Im getting unbelievably angry at anti war protestors who quite simply no nothing
Im getting unbelievably angry at anti war protestors who quite simply no nothing
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Scott Ritter:
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'CHEMICAL PLANT FOUND'
A huge chemical weapons factory has been found in Iraq, according to Pentagon sources.
The facility was found by advancing US troops in An Najaf, around 100 miles south of Baghdad, the sources say.
The general in charge of the factory was arrested by the 1st Brigade of the Third Infantry division and is being questioned, the sources said.
An unconfirmed report by Fox news said the complex is around 100-acres, adjacent to military barracks and surrounded by an electric fence.
Sky News Foreign Affairs Editor Tim Marshall said if the claims are substantiated they will in part vindicate President Bush and Prime Minister Blair.
They have argued the case for war against Iraq on the grounds that Saddam Hussein had banned weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological weapons.
The Iraqi regime has always denied this and UN weapons inspectors sent back into the country at the end of last year failed to find any evidence to suggest otherwise.
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Last Updated: 01:16 UK, Monday March 24, 2003
A huge chemical weapons factory has been found in Iraq, according to Pentagon sources.
The facility was found by advancing US troops in An Najaf, around 100 miles south of Baghdad, the sources say.
The general in charge of the factory was arrested by the 1st Brigade of the Third Infantry division and is being questioned, the sources said.
An unconfirmed report by Fox news said the complex is around 100-acres, adjacent to military barracks and surrounded by an electric fence.
Sky News Foreign Affairs Editor Tim Marshall said if the claims are substantiated they will in part vindicate President Bush and Prime Minister Blair.
They have argued the case for war against Iraq on the grounds that Saddam Hussein had banned weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological weapons.
The Iraqi regime has always denied this and UN weapons inspectors sent back into the country at the end of last year failed to find any evidence to suggest otherwise.
More follows...
Last Updated: 01:16 UK, Monday March 24, 2003
CNN is being more cautious, saying it might just be a site that the US has suspected of being innvolved in chemical weapons etc. Im sure the Pentagon will be keen to provide more info ASAP if it is indeed the smoking gun, but I bet I wont know for sure till I wake up tomorrow or even later.
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Originally posted by Sleepy
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to myself Anyway, back on topic!
Remember, Ritter is not well respected.
Also, Dr Hans Blix was the same man who said Iraq didnt have Nuclear technology at the time of the last Gulf war, which was later confirmed he was like 1 month away from having a nuclear bomb!
If it's true then I'm sure that it will be confirmed quite quickly - but it could take at least another 24 hours. Although I did hear/read somewhere that the US forces had taken this factory some time ago and were 'sitting' on the information.Originally posted by Afterlife
i know im meant to be going to bed cos ive got an early start in uni tommorrow but this is big i hope it gets 100% confirmed soon.
Im getting unbelievably angry at anti war protestors who quite simply no nothing
I honestly don't know what to believe about Scott Ritter. There are two sides to the story and I don't know which is true. Look on google and there's plenty of info about him. I think he first highlighted that the CIA had inflitrated the UN and UNSCOM in Iraq, which led to the weapons inspectors being withdrawn last time. Ritter admitted spying for the CIA in Iraq IIRC. I admit I'm not very up on the subject.
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