The story title needs to be changed to the Secret Under Pants of Sandy Berger
Posted on 07/20/2004 11:14:11 PM PDT by propertius
Edited on 07/21/2004 11:16:05 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Update from Wash Times: A U.S. military spokesman in Tikrit told United Press International that the report was untrue. "Nothing's been found. The report is not factual," said Master Sgt. Robert Cowens, a spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division... A spokesman with Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's office told UPI that the report concerning the alleged missiles and warheads emerged "while gathering information for Saddam Hussein's tribunal" during the interrogation of a captured former official of Saddam's regime.
Al Sabah, the Iraqi newspaper funded by the Coalition Provisional Authority, reports on its front page this morning that a former senior Ba'ath party activist has led coalition troops to three nuclear warheads hidden in a bunker.
Will post translation when we have it.
To: All
Here is story in full:
Headline: Khidhur (or Khidhir) al-Douri, back from the dead, reveals three nuclear missiles
Sources in the Interior ministry and the National Security Advisor's Office refused to comment on news reports that three missiles with nuclear warheads had been seized during the arrest of Khidhur al-Douri, the former Ba'ath party member.
Iraqi political sources, who requested anonimity, inisisted that Iraqi security authorities arrested al-Douri and seized the missiles.
The same sources told al-Sabah that al-Douri, who held meany Ba'ath party positions during the former regime, was falsely pronounced dead on its demise. Forged death certificates had been circulated.
He was arrested in an area between Oja and al-Dour, in Salahidine province.
The same sources said three missiles were found with nuclear heads attached in a tunnel six metres underground.
A cement layer six metres thick had been built over the tunnel to hide it from scientific ray detection that could detect the radiation emitted by the nuclear heads.
The tunnel leading to the three missiles is connected to a small hole that opens out on the main road between Ouja and Dour.
The sources said al-Douri was arrested after sending an email, specifying the location and a meeting place in Tikrit.
Authorities analysed the message. Iraqi forces then moved into the area, laying a trap that snared al-Douri and his son.
Al-Douri then revealed the location of the missiles. Various light weapons and money was also seized during the operation.
ENDS
171 posted on 07/21/2004 12:00:20 AM PDT by propertius
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"Don't give them any spin ideas."
lol, btw i heard some good spin by liberals calling into hannity's show. one said "well its not as if he shared them with Al Queda".
No idea whether there is any credence to this story whatsoever. Like many here I am extremely dubious too. On the other hand, if an Iraqi newspaper is reporting this and no-one in the media is picking it up think it should be posted on free republic for us to chew over.
Making my mark.
they are asked to come back and conclude their report
I'm sure they already had it written down before we ever went to war.
They're the latest generation of scud missile-made out of plexiglas. You know, the new, clear missiles.
wow! This is really seriesly hugh!
WMD = stock pile = dismantled components = buried in the sand = not an imminent threat
Empty bombs are a dime a dozen. You don't just pour a little plutonium into them to make a nuke. It's a lot tougher than that.
I've been saying for months now that the discovery of WMDs will become publicized right before or during the first couple days of the Democrat Convention.
Wait a few more days and lets see how it pans out.
Oh my.
Let this be true.
I can't wait to see the Left insisting President Bush was the one who planted them there.
DING DONG The Left is dead
Sure, I have no problem chewing it over, as you say. And thank you for posting and translating it. It is interesting. I just don't want people to get their hopes up, because every time we think we've found "IT," we haven't.
This could be "IT," but I'm not about to hold my breath.
"He was concerned about the environmental impact, and so he buried them, hoping they would never see the light of day. But now, here we go, digging them up and exposing everyone."
If you put two of the nukes on the bottom and then very carefully placed the third on top of the first two; you could call it a stock pile.
Yes it seems that they are playing both sides of the fence. The UN Arms (and Legs) Inspectors are being invited back in (despite leaks notifying Iraq before searches were done).
The claim is being made that the UN inspectors are more qualified than the US coalition troops/inspectors.
Then there is the followup that this is just so that they can conclude their report (like they don't even plan to look hard).
We haven't found large stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction. Then again we haven't found Osama Bin Laden, the source of the anthrax, or a number of other things. Even the Olympic bomber was not found for several years.
It would be foolish to conclude that these things "did not exist" because we did not find them.
You are quite right.
If it is true we will have been some of the first to have heard it - thanks to your post.
If it is not true we will have learned some more re the "fog of news & media".
Cheers,
ScaniaBoy
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