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2004-04-18 Iraq-Jordan

Foiled al-Qaida Attackers Caught Red-Handed With WMDs

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Posted by tipper 2004-04-18 1:26:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Interesting, wonder what kind of chemicals they were.

Posted by Valentine 2004-04-18 1:57:52 AM|| 2004-04-18 1:57:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 so Debka was right about this..

Posted by lyot 2004-04-18 3:50:41 AM|| 2004-04-18 3:50:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Pit stop in the Bekka Valley????

Posted by Anonymous2U 2004-04-18 3:55:25 AM|| 2004-04-18 3:55:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 If this "chemical charge" is a true chemical weapon, this story is BIG news. Syria has just become a state sponsor of Al Qaeda. I don't expect this story to get much play however, because it is in the interest of all the anti-war forces to suppress it, and that includes most of our western media.

Posted by virginian 2004-04-18 8:04:35 AM|| 2004-04-18 8:04:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 virginian> because it is in the interest of all the anti-war forces to suppress it

Actually it seems in the interest of all the anti-war-with-Syria forces to suppress it, which currently seems to include the Bush administration given how they've got their hands tied in Iraq and seem to be trying to compromise with the other regional powers.

Syria as a supporter of Islamofascism? Who would have thought! I mean they were only openly supporting Hezbollah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, who would have thought they'd have ties to global terror!

The above paragraph was sarcastic in case anyone wondered.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-04-18 8:29:43 AM|| 2004-04-18 8:29:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Newsmax is always an interesting read, and I wouldn't do without it; but it's a source of perpetual annoyance for me that they haven't yet grasped the concept of linking to sources.

I hate having to empty my saltshaker over stories I strongly suspect are true, but can't verify by reading the sources myself: though I want to trust Newsmax, I won't until they start linking.

As to the story itself, I'm skeptical: it seems to me that Arabs have an ingrained habit of exaggerating, boasting, and speaking in extravagant terms. The bottom line is, wait and see what--if anything--comes of this story.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-04-18 8:38:55 AM|| 2004-04-18 8:38:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 there are plenty of sources for this, dave. http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=jordan+chemical+al

Posted by PlanetDan 2004-04-18 11:02:54 AM|| 2004-04-18 11:02:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Yes, I know; and I'm not disputing the story, only voicing skepticism until I read something sourced other than from DEBKA or from some Arab official. Obviously, the story is quite plausible.

But there've been plenty of times when Arabs have made claims about this or that, only to have them turn out to be BS; so I'm going to reserve judgement.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-04-18 11:20:11 AM|| 2004-04-18 11:20:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Oh... Debka.... never mind.

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-18 6:47:13 PM|| 2004-04-18 6:47:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 RED HANDED ???

I though this stuff would do more than discolor ones hands!

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