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2003-04-07 Iraq

Preliminary Tests Show Chemical Weapons at Iraqi Site

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Posted by Sonic 2003-04-07 02:25 pm|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The barrels have the name of the French pharmaceutical company Rhone Poulenc stenciled on them.

Posted by elbud 2003-04-07 14:37:17|| 2003-04-07 14:37:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Got a source for that?

Posted by Fred 2003-04-07 15:05:47|| 2003-04-07 15:05:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Here's a source, with photo.

What happened next is a little unclear but several soldiers became ill, and the company quickly put on their chemical protection gear. Last night, the chemical unit told military superiors that they had identified the problem as CN, a riot control gas that causes vomiting and blisters. Colonel Madere said he did not believe that soldiers were seriously ill.

He said that the chemical team stayed overnight to check several other large containers. This morning, the team tested a 20-gallon container, and concluded that it tested positive for sarin, a nerve gas, as well as tabun, another nerve gas.

Tests on the contents of a 55-gallon barrel came up positive for mustard gas.

Though the early tests are being called "inconclusive." I wish we'd stop hearing these reports until we've got rock-solid proof.

Posted by growler 2003-04-07 15:13:24|| 2003-04-07 15:13:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Some are saying the nerve agent is pesticide, which is similar enough to fool field testing. OTOH I dont know why you would store mustard gas together with ag. pesticide. OTOH there have been so many sites reported, and so many retractions, its getting hard to sort through whats where. Short of someone putting up a website to clarify the different sites and whats been said (and when) about each, I'll wait for Rummy to make a claim.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-04-07 15:38:48|| 2003-04-07 15:38:48|| Front Page Top

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