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| Iraq |
| Possible Iraqi blister gas weapons found |
| 2004-01-10 |
| Tip o’ the hat to Andrew Sullivan. Danish troops have found dozens of mortar rounds buried in Iraq which initial tests show could contain blister gas, the Danish army says. The tests were taken after Danish troops found 36 120mm mortar rounds on Friday in southern Iraq. The Danish army said they had been buried for at least 10 years. "All the instruments showed indications of the same type of chemical compound, namely blister gas," the Danish Army Operational Command said on its Web site on Saturday, cautioning that further tests were needed. Blister gases, such as mustard gas, are used in chemical weapons. Blister gas, an illegal weapon which former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein said he had destroyed, was extensively used against the Iranians during the 1980 to 1988 war. Although it can kill if it enters the lungs, its use is primarily to debilitate infantry by causing the skin to break out in excruciatingly painful blisters. The United States launched its war to oust Saddam on March 20 saying the Iraqi leader violated U.N. resolutions by developing weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological weapons. Teams of international weapons inspectors however have so far been unable to locate those weapons. Might pan out, might not. Even if it does, people might claim that these were old and just missed when Sammy "cleaned up" his WMDs. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #8 anyone considered hanging a No-Pest strip near their front door in an attempt to keep away Lefties Won't work Ed, in fact it attracts hippies. They seem to like the the sticky raisins. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-1-10 11:30:42 PM |
| #7 Actually, 4thInfVet, most pesticides are organo-phosphate based, and are, therefore, nerve agents. If you do a little research, you'll discover that the researcher (one second, checking my reference books.. ah, here it is!) who invented the first nerve agent, Tabun, was a pesticide chemist who noticed the effects it had on mammals, and came up with cyanodimethlaminethoxphophine oxide, aka Tabun. The chemical difference between Tabun and the stuff you can find in, say, Shell No-Pest strips (TM) is so small, it's unimportant for all practical purposes. Of course, the Looney Left will, of course, seize upon that difference and claim that they aren't the same thing. If that's true, though, why all the warnings on a No-Pest strip, eh? Come to think of it, has anyone considered hanging a No-Pest strip near their front door in an attempt to keep away Lefties as well as bugs? Hehehehehe... Ed. |
| Posted by: Ed Becerra 2004-1-10 8:38:34 PM |
| #6 Let us not dwell on what insane people may say to refute the finding of WMDs. Let instead focus on gathering the litany of things said by the left to use against them in the coming elections, to use against them, before they delete their archives, and to reiterate that Saddam's number was up the first time a SAM was fired at US aircraft, many, many years ago; not becuase of weapons inspections alone. Let us continue to press the idea that terrorists and their leftist enablers/sympathizers, can either disarm, or face the consequences. If this pans out, it is truley good news. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-1-10 6:55:57 PM |
| #5 they should dip Saddams face (oh and george gallaways) in the mustard gas on Iraqi t.v , the BBC seem pretty gutted about this over here, all long faces on the 10 o'clock news, not gonna be much left for them to try and critise us over now the 'qaugmire' they invented is over and saddam and wmd have turned up.Truly wonderfull news. |
| Posted by: Jon Shep 2004-1-10 5:56:16 PM |
| #4 I'm sure it's only a coincidence that saddam's secretary 'died' *ahem* in U.S. custody a few days ago. Significant that this time it wasn't barrels of 'pesticide' that was mistaken for nerve agent (there can't be THAT many bugs in iraq! still think they were vx precursors). This is a nasty blood/blister agent, absolutely NO use in the civilian world for something like this. But yeah, the idiots on the left, always his staunchest defenders, will be screaming we planted this/no immediate threat (think aq wouldn't want some blister gas in times square?)/strictly for use on iranians and kurds, all sorts of crazy denials. |
| Posted by: 4thInfVet 2004-1-10 5:46:27 PM |
| #3 Steve, You are right I am sure the Islamic Apologist are already firing up the ole PR machine. However, how and where these were hidden might give some insight into where to find other such 'missed' arms.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-1-10 5:30:28 PM |
| #2 bet you'll get dick heads saying the weapons were planted or that just cos there old weapons its not reason to go to war,i get the feeling they'll be alot of very upset anti war weasels on hearing this news,just like they were when saddam was captured from his shit hole hide out.they'd love to see us fail yet every prediction the anti war movement ever made has been proven wrong (world war and massive arab uprisings). Wonderfull news this is and i just hope the fuck wits will have to eat thier own words. |
| Posted by: Jon Shep 2004-1-10 5:30:24 PM |
| #1 I refuse to believe even a Muslim army could lose gas shells. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-1-10 5:28:32 PM |