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Iraqi WMD Stored at Turtle Bay

2007-08-30

ABCNews has learned that United Nations weapons inspectors discovered six to eight vials of a dangerous nerve gas, phosgene, as they were cleaning out offices at a U.N. building in New York Thursday morning.

Whose offices?

Federal authorities said the office, in a U.N. building near headquarters, was being evacuated and the White House had been notified at 10 a.m. New York police and fire officials said federal authorities had not notified them of any problem at the U.N. building, as of 11 a.m.
Glad to see we've got those communications and turf problems resolved.
Authorities said the phosgene was believed to have been discovered in Iraq and manufactured prior to 1991. "If it is properly sealed, it should not pose much of a threat unless it is dropped," said former New York City emergency services director Jerry Hauer, an ABC News consultant. "They need to get it out of there and put it in a safe canister," Hauer said. "It shows immense stupidity to have that kind of thing sitting around as a souvenir."

Phosgene was used extensively during World War I as a "choking agent" and, according to the CDC Web site, among the chemicals used in the war, it was responsible for the large majority of deaths.

Posted by:Nimble Spemble

#11 I'm sure the Kos Kiddies are busy spinning all sorts of conspiracy theories on this one. The timing is perfect ("must be Rove"), just before Gen. Petraeus' report. Or, hey, I heard that Al Gonzales ain't doin' nuttin' now...maybe he planted it.

As Rambler points out, nothing too spectacular, yet, it's just another notch in the belt to prove Bush's case for going in. "See, we told ya they had chem weapons, they were just storing them at Turtle Bay."

Posted by: BA 2007-08-30 21:18

#10 Superior Sulphur byprdocuts TW.

Posted by: Thomas Woof 2007-08-30 19:16

#9 Article read - USA found it, USA kept findings secret from world, and now USA is negligent in storing it away safe from innocent Amerikans. IN SHORT, REST EASY ,AMERICA, DUBYA IS STILL AT FAULT.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-08-30 19:08

#8 Because they do so very much chemical manufacturing in UN offices, Rambler? ;-)

Posted by: trailing wife 2007-08-30 19:03

#7 Of course, as several other people have pointed out elsewhere, phosgene is not a nerve gas. It was used during WWI as a choking agent, and is definitely a chemical weapon. According to Wikipedia, it does have uses in chemical manufacturing.
Yet another example of MSM ignorance showing through.

Posted by: Rambler 2007-08-30 17:14

#6 "It shows immense stupidity to have that kind of thing sitting around as a souvenir."

Then it's in the perfect place...

Posted by: tu3031 2007-08-30 16:49

#5 Maybe that's the stuff Scott Ritter didn't find.

Posted by: Phinater Thraviger 2007-08-30 16:46

#4 Phinater Thraviger, two were probably half full or half empty, though a vial is a vial.

Posted by: twobyfour 2007-08-30 15:52

#3 I got another question for ya: Stupidity or malice?

Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-08-30 15:46

#2 Discovered 6-8 vials, or was it 7-10 or more? 'Whose office' is the operative question. While they are at it, look under the rug too.

Posted by: Phinater Thraviger 2007-08-30 15:29

#1 UN out of US. US out of UN.

Posted by: wxjames 2007-08-30 14:42

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