Jordan 'was chemical bomb target' (WMDs al-Qaeda)

BBC ^ | Saturday, 17 April, 2004, 16:40 GMT 17:40 UK | Staff

[TexKat]

Prayers for our troops in Iraq. There were also 2 to 3 trucks and drivers still missing when these others were foiled. Also Sadr's followeres have been passing out leaflets in Iraq informing Iraqis to stay off the roads between now and April 23.

[Anti-Bubba182]

LOL.

So far, we don't know if the chemical weapons came from Iraqi supplies or from those of the Syrians. The former is more likely because if it is possible to distingush one formulation from another and determine the origin of manufacture, the presence of Syrian material is an act of War against Jordan.

I am sure that the Syrians are indifferent to that as an actual fact, but would rather not have to explain themselves. On the other hand, if the stuff is all the same and you can't tell from the composition where it was made, the point is moot.

[Anti-Bubba182]

That has nothing to do with this story.

[Anti-Bubba182]

I don't agree, there is too much chance a false story on something like this would blow up in their faces.

[steveegg]

They attack Jordan to destabilize it with hope and intention of transforming it into an Islamokazi state ... which is why they also attack the Saudis.

Unless there's been items in Saudi Arabia I missed, the only al-Qaida attacks have been against Western interests (kind of shoots holes in the original claim that they're against the House of Saud).

[steveegg]

Why do I get the feeling that the stash found by Jordan originated due east of their country (i.e. Iraq)?

[Dog]

We need to find Zarqawi.......soon.......he is trying for the mega-terror attack....and sadly it will be only a matter of time before he succeeds.

[Fedora]

Isn't it true that the first WTC bombers added certain chemicals to their mix make their work a chemical bomb too - but that part failed?

Yes--got a link on that somewhere as I was just reading about that a few days ago, I'm about to head out but I'll post it when I get back, if someone else hasn't done so by then.

[Dog]

Remember how our country reeled in the days after 9/11.....three thousand dead.....imagine a smaller country like Jordan have 20,000 dead.

[Syncro]

If WMDS(chemical weapons) were involved there really is no other likely place than Syria to provide them.

Correct.

If Saddam could send several Semi's loaded with $100 bills to Syria with out being seen before we came into Iraq, he for sure was for months sending his WMD's to Syria and other Arabic Nations.
(you know the ones Iraq didn't have...)

Arafat destroyed his welcome in Jordan as described in a post above.

The "Palestinians" are just pawns to the rest of the Arab Muslim world.

They are just supporting them to help them destroy Israel...They are the redheaded stepchildren of the Arabs.

If not, well history shows that if there is really a "Palestine" it is mostly Jordan.

Dern those pesky Israelis...trying to take over the whole ME:

[Gothmog]

al qaeda cowards using WMD from a state sponsor to launch and attack against their enemies? That would never happen.

[steveegg]

Remember how our country reeled in the days after 9/11.....three thousand dead.....imagine a smaller country like Jordan have 20,000 dead.

That would make even the terror attacks against Israel pale in comparison.

[Ophiucus]

I don't understand the angle here. They were attacking Jordan because Jordan supports Palestinian causes??? That doesn't make sense. Unless they were going to blame it on the Jews.

Publicly, the Jordanian government will make the occasional conciliatory statement to the "Palestinians." In reality, they are harsher to the "Palestinian" refugees than what Israel is accused of doing. Also, the Jordanian intelligence community has been very helpful and productive in the anti-terror efforts.

[Anti-Bubba182]

When I posted this story, the oldest one I found on the net
on this was 3hrs old. It may yet get to TV.

[TexKat]

April 13, 2004 Jordan's King: ''Unprecedented'' attack thwarted in kingdom

April 14, 2004 King Abdullah: we foiled unprecedented terrorist plan, Jordan would have never witnessed

[Ophiucus]

Jordan is very successful at pursuading suspects to confess. I wonder how they do it.

Torture is not always a bad thing. Some scum need to be convinced to talk in a manner that they understand.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Hmmm, I was looking at Google news. That's too bad. If the story is that old it should have been on TV, if it was going to. I am suprised Fox didn't jump on this one.

[okie01]

"Isn't it true that the first WTC bombers added certain chemicals to their mix make their work a chemical bomb too - but that part failed?"

Correct. The first WTC bomb included a significant amount of cyanide, I believe it was.

However, the heat of the explosion consumed the cyanide, rendering this feature harmless.

Surely, the terrorists were aware of this failure and had taken steps to correct it -- either a different chemical or some kind of dispersal system. It would be worth knowing what, exactly.

[TexKat]

Something to pay close attention to:

Anti-U.S. insurgents disrupt Iraq road network

BAGHDAD, April 17 (Reuters) - Insurgents blew up bridges over a main highway from Baghdad to southern Iraq, further disrupting the country's battered transport system, witnesses said on Saturday.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Also: This is the search I was looking at.