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| U.S. still investigating reports that WMD were shipped out of Iraq |
| 2004-01-12 |
| The White House has for now put to rest reports that Iraqi weapons of mass destruction were smuggled out of the country by way of Syria in the months before the U.S. began its assault on the regime of Saddam Hussein. However the language used by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on Friday made clear that the administration is still investigating the reports. "We’re going to follow every lead on what may have happened here," Ms.Rice said. "And if we find out that we’re wrong, someone’s gonna be sorry!" Rice said the United States has not obtained what she termed credible and firm evidence that Iraqi WMD was smuggled to Syria in the weeks prior to the U.S.-led war in March 2003. Last year, the U.S. intelligence community said it had suspicions of such smuggling activities. "Any indication that something like that happened would be a very serious matter," Ms. Rice said on Friday. "But I want to be very clear: We don’t, at this point, have any indications that I would consider credible and firm that that has taken place. But we will tie down every lead." "And then we will tie down Baby Assad." The Bush administration issued the assessment Friday as the United States withdrew thousands of government personnel authorized to search for WMD in Iraq. After nine months of efforts, the American team did not find biological, chemical or nuclear weapons. The National Security Advisor’s assessment differed with that of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, renamed the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Agency director Lt. Gen. James Clapper, responsible for mapping and satellite images and analysis for the intelligence community, said the United States monitored a series of suspicious Iraqi vehicle convoys in late 2002 and early 2003 that could have been transporting WMD. "We certainly feel there were indications of WMD activity," Clapper said in a briefing on Oct. 28. Yeah, what about that? Last week, Syrian opposition sources identified Iraqi WMD arsenals in Syria. The sources said the Iraqi nonconventional weapons were stored in Syrian Air Force facilities in the central part of the country. Since moved. "I don’t think we are at the point that we can make a judgment on this issue. There hasn’t been any hard evidence that such a thing happened. But obviously we’re going to follow up every lead and it would be a serious problem if that, in fact, did happen." Bashir, you might want to remember what GWB does when he decides he has a serious problem. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #8 Oh I'm sure the BBC (and CNN) will cover it right after they cover that huge pro-colilition-anti-terrorist protest held in Iraq (by Iraqi's) about a month ago..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-1-12 3:51:45 PM |
| #7 yeah i've noticed the lefty loons leaving this big story well alone too.The day the news broke of the shells find only a tiny bit on the BBC website said about it then it dissapeared alltogether from thier website only to reapear in an even more difficult to spot place,there so transparent in there gutted-ness on this.I complain all the time about these mungs running the BBC but it falls on deaf ears every time,and i have to pay a license to listen to thier shit too.They really do take the biscuit for anti-american,pro bin laden talk.And as for what they did to Kilroy,well its just incredable.I HATE the BBC. |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-12 2:38:10 PM |
| #6 apply a proper accent when I read them I've been using an 'East Enders' type when reading Jon's posts (GOR!). Anyone else notice that there hasn't been a peep from any of the lefty media about mortar rounds with blister agents? Nawww, I'm just imagining things, they wouldn't ignore WMDs when they were actually found, right? Right? |
| Posted by: 4thInfVet 2004-1-12 2:30:32 PM |
| #5 I don't know... but why should the Syrians be that dumb? Oh well... My take is that the WMD are still in Iraq. It's really not that difficult to bury barrels and shoot the guys who know about the location. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-1-12 2:16:04 PM |
| #4 Very well then. Just a bit of twang. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-1-12 1:37:59 PM |
| #3 go for a kind of old school sailer accent,ya know like 'ah me hearties' type one.Kinda sounds more sinister i think.I just speak myself in a dull southern english accent with a hint of farmer-ness about it,not quite as sinister though :( . |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-12 12:58:03 PM |
| #2 Jon, I love your comments. But I must remember to apply a proper accent when I read them. So what accent should I try to apply. "Pincer the bastards", is that good or what? |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-1-12 12:23:32 PM |
| #1 i'm betting a shit load of cack iraqi weapons went west into slimt syria,ass-ad's time is running out me thinks,Pincer the bastards with israel on one side and us on the other and lets see what 'arab street' does.Nothing i bet. |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-12 12:06:28 PM |