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2003-08-25 Syria-Lebanon

Report: U.S suspects Iraqi WMD in Lebanonâs Bekaa Valley

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Posted by Frank G 2003-08-25 3:12:27 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 How about we get the Israeli's to jump across the border, smash Hezzbullah and capture the WMD. Perhaps with a few embedded reporters along for the ride.

Posted by Yank 2003-8-25 3:19:38 PM|| 2003-8-25 3:19:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 depending on the prevailing wind direction I think demolition in place would be my favorite option...heellllooooo Damascus!

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-25 3:21:06 PM|| 2003-8-25 3:21:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Leaving this stuff in place is not an option. It is time Assad & company discover that there is aprice to pay for this kind of crap. Plus remember is Hezbollah has access to these weapons, then Iran is privy to the treasure trove as well.

Posted by Douglas De Bono 2003-8-25 3:36:06 PM|| [http://www.douglasdebono.com] 2003-8-25 3:36:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Debka broke this news before the war began. Although Debka's batting average is far from perfect, they seem to have nailed this one dead solid perfect.

Posted by MW 2003-8-25 3:51:29 PM|| 2003-8-25 3:51:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 "The significance of this sighting did not register on the CIA at the time."?

Come on spooks... we're paying you to do a little bit of outside the box thinking.

This is almost a Homer Simpson "D'oh" moment.

Posted by Jim K 2003-8-25 4:06:01 PM|| 2003-8-25 4:06:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 MW's right - Debka nailed it in May

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-25 4:09:13 PM|| 2003-8-25 4:09:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Earlier, I think. I remember reading something about it when I was home for Christmas. I think they thought it was missiles -- and there was a big explosion in Hezbollah-controlled territory to which many ambulances were sent. Perhaps unloading.

Posted by Sharon in NYC 2003-8-25 5:38:56 PM|| 2003-8-25 5:38:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Yep, time flies when you're whacking Iraq

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-25 5:53:55 PM|| 2003-8-25 5:53:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 If the weapons are used, I predict that Syria will censure the U.S. for forcing Sadaam's regime to move the weapons out of reliable hands.

Posted by Steve D 2003-8-25 6:20:53 PM|| 2003-8-25 6:20:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Whoa! Not the "heavily-fortified Bekaa Valley, swarming with Iranian and Syrian forces, and Hizbullah and ex-Iraqi agents"! That is indeed daunting.

We will die in a sea of fire with grilled stomachs and our families will lament the mountains of body bags in this Mother of All Battles as we are pushed back into the sea to die in the desert.

Then, after lunch, Damascus, anyone?

Posted by Mark IV 2003-8-25 7:53:39 PM|| 2003-8-25 7:53:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Sounds too good to be true, I hope it is true but I doubt it. If this really is the same location Debka reported about in May then we would have been all over it by now. Bush wouldn't sit around taking all this abuse about the lack of WMD if he could prove they existed. I hope I'm completely wrong.

Posted by g wiz 2003-8-25 9:21:52 PM|| 2003-8-25 9:21:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 We carried it in December, based on a Haaretz report. The explosion in the Janta camp was reported December 30th, based on an al-Bawaba report, with followup from Debka.

It's damned hard to imagine CIA missing it. I'd guess somebody's been following it, and that there won't be any moves until it's thoroughly and tightly nailed down -- if it's valid data.

Posted by Fred 2003-8-25 10:14:00 PM|| 2003-8-25 10:14:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 In an interview with Newsweek in January, Ariel Sharon, said that he had information that Iraq's WMD's were moved into Syria, but they don't know where they went from there.

Posted by set 2003-8-25 10:24:46 PM|| 2003-8-25 10:24:46 PM|| Front Page Top

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