Terrorists 'Could Have Iraq's WMD'

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 7-12-2004 | Toby Harnden

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Terrorists 'could have Iraq's WMD'

By Toby Harnden in Baghdad
(Filed: 12/07/2004)

Foreign fighters battling Iraq's interim government could have seized materials for weapons of mass destruction during the "security vacuum" after last year's invasion, the country's national security adviser said yesterday.

Declaring that Iraq would be "a country free of weapons of mass destruction", Mouwaffaq al-Rubaie said 1.8 tons of low-enriched uranium and nearly 1,000 radioactive sources had been transferred to the United States to keep them away from terrorists.

But some material might already have been acquired by insurgents after the fall of Saddam Hussein. "There were so many mistakes being committed then, there is a possibility it might already be in their hands," he said.

Mr al-Rubaie singled out Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian-born Islamist, as the biggest threat to Iraq. "The central core of Zarqawi's and al-Qa'eda's strategy and tactics is inflicting massive damage on people just to have a huge psychological impact.

"What could have a bigger or larger psychological impact than using WMD. There is no ceiling for these people . . . with his [Zarqawi's] evil mind, he will try to acquire these unconventional weapons."

He brushed aside intelligence failures over WMD before the Iraq war. "I don't think that this is very important," he said. "Iraq and the Iraqis waited for 35 years to get rid of Saddam and his regime, not only because he owned WMD or was using them against his people, but because of the mass graves, continuous wars, oppression, and economic backwardness and wasting Iraq's riches."

Saddam had undoubtedly possessed such weapons. "We have intelligence information and proof that during the height of the crisis last year and afterwards vehicles carrying suspicious materials crossed the country's borders."

[FairOpinion]

It's quite possible.

We couldn't secure all the possible sites simultaneously, and Saddam may have actually given it to them, when he saw we won.

I also think that some of it was smuggled out of Iraq to Syria, where it could also be given to terrorists.

[JediForce]

You would think that the environmental folks like E.L.F. and the rest of the tree huggers would be up in arms over the fact that all of this radioactive material was being shipped to the United States. Oh wait...that would mean the liberals would have to admit Iraq had radioactive material...and we can't have that now can we ? So the environmental whackos will just let this stuff pass quietly into the States. This is getting more interesting everyday !

[GailA]

His scientist are/were over there with kadafi, along with his chems or so momar is going to be confessing soon according to John Loftus on FNC this morning.

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"His scientist are/were over there with kadafi, along with his chems or so momar is going to be confessing soon according to John Loftus on FNC this morning."

I read that posting, hope so.

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"So the environmental whackos will just let this stuff pass quietly into the States."

I think the UN did complain that they hadn't given permission to move the material.

[JediForce]

LOL ....well if the U.N. protested...he he he

[Fred22]

I also think that some of it was smuggled out of Iraq to Syria, where it could also be given to terrorists.

You are right, there was a foiled Chemical attack in Jordan from Syria but the weapons some say orignally came from Iraq. It happened a few months ago and was underreported by the news.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=jordan%20chemical%20attack

[pop-aye]

I feel so much safer now.

As the LI(b)ER(al)S have been telling us all along, there are NO WMDs, so that means that the terrorists have nothing to use against us!

This is good news! Really. They have the whole stockpiles of Nothing!

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[meenie]

The WMD's are in the united States according to a gentleman on Fox the other night. He maintains there are a dozen suitcase nukes in various cities around our nation.

[ABrit]

Is this the same John Loftus? http://www.tetrahedron.org/articles/new_world_order/bush_nazis.html

Rather alarming if true.

[cmsgop]

I gather he is not found of Bush,....LOL!

[oolatec]

"We have intelligence information and proof that during the height of the crisis last year and afterwards vehicles carrying suspicious materials crossed the country's borders."

Well, let's see it damnit...