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The NYT/Drudge Bombshell: Huge Cache of Explosives Vanished From Site in Iraq
NY Times ^ | JAMES GLANZ, WILLIAM J. BROAD and DAVID E. SANGER

Posted on 10/24/2004 7:21:04 PM PDT by icecold

Edited on 10/25/2004 6:42:02 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

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To: ConservativeGreek


The administration has known this would probably be coming.. I'm sure they have something in the can ready to go.

I expect this story to be turned on it's head by Monday night.


41 posted on 10/24/2004 7:31:18 PM PDT by Josh in PA
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To: Dr Snide

Completely agree--that was my gut reaction.


42 posted on 10/24/2004 7:31:29 PM PDT by bella1 (bella1)
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To: jwalsh07
Like I said in previous posts on other threads. These explosives were gone prior to any US soldiers being on the ground. The morons at the NYT cant even go to FAS and read about the site. The site where the supposed rdx was stored was close to the "Baby Milk" factory bombed in Gulf War I and I would not be surprised that one of the big explosions videotaped from the Rashad/Palestine hotels during the opening evenings of the USAF bombing/ALCM/SLCM offensive toasted this stuff for effect on day one.

http://www.fas.org/irp/gulf/intel/961031/0901pgv_91.txtne.

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iraq/facility/latifiyah.htm

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iraq/facility/al_qa_qaa.htm

43 posted on 10/24/2004 7:32:43 PM PDT by axes_of_weezles
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To: MJY1288

Exactly, I heard this weeks ago. It wasn't a big shock then and it isn't now.


44 posted on 10/24/2004 7:33:02 PM PDT by manx
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To: icecold
This story needs a major YAWN alert with a snooze button at Drudge. As October surprises go, this one is scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Desperation time for the Dems.
45 posted on 10/24/2004 7:33:04 PM PDT by Antoninus (Abortion; Euthanasia; Fetal Stem Cell Research; Human Cloning; Homo Marriage - NON-NEGOTIABLE ISSUES)
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To: stylin19a

Al Qa Qaa?



Al Caca!

How many flatbed semi-tractor trailers were needed to haul away 251-380 tons? Hauled to where?



Also, without the war, Saddam was free to sell or use the stuff however he wanted. I'd say the war is a wash regarding the status of this stuff.


46 posted on 10/24/2004 7:33:38 PM PDT by Petronski (On the land in the air on the sea, let's swing out to Victory. --Fats Waller)
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To: johannes89a
....was UNDER IAEA watch prior to the invasion.


Oh,...well, I guess we now wait and see what the other newspaper, reported today, is writing...I believe it is the Washington Post, front page story by Mowbray...either way...just don't think this is something that can hurt Bush..it happened and now we an entrenched....God I can't wait for this election to get over with...TOO much negatives and not enough gelling together to support our soldiers and fight the bad guys....This is another reason I do not feel this article is going to hurt much....WE ARE TIRED of hit pieces on our President!!!!
47 posted on 10/24/2004 7:34:00 PM PDT by IndianPrincessOK (Native American pleading for Truth!)
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To: Trippin



If this were a devastating story to the Bush campaign, Rove would have leaked it months ago.

This is a snoozer.. Expect the Dims to have egg on there face by tomorrow night.


48 posted on 10/24/2004 7:34:08 PM PDT by Josh in PA
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To: johannes89a

Really -calm down... this story , in itself, is not that big of a deal for about 10 reasons.


49 posted on 10/24/2004 7:34:14 PM PDT by Diva Betsy Ross (God bless the Swift Boat Vets!)
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To: atomicpossum

It's over here too:

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/index-old.php

I've never, not once, heard of the bombings in Iraq being anything but IEDs, usually from 155mm warheads.

No one has ever asserted that the bombs are RDX.


50 posted on 10/24/2004 7:34:19 PM PDT by angkor
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I think we should all have a good look at what they decided to call this story. If you click the link, the story's html page name is 25bomb.html. Now one could think that this is in reference to the content of the story, but they use the word explosives...

No my friends, this is the NYTIMES october 25th bomb that they are trying to throw at our soon to be re-elected President. My personal opinion is that their "25bomb" will be a dud or may even backfire when we see what they chose to title this story as...


51 posted on 10/24/2004 7:34:27 PM PDT by dannyboy72 (it's time to take on the media)
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To: johannes89a

NO IT IS NOT! Dirt Dump Day is October 28. The Thursday before the election is the day the Democrats release bad stuff. That is the day that the LA Times released the story on Arnold.


52 posted on 10/24/2004 7:34:38 PM PDT by AmishDude
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To: oceanview

This would be absolutely disgusting if the DNC were in with the terrorists in Iraq this week. On another thread, a newbie mentioned in relation to this article that it would be devastating for Bush if a few hundred soldiers died this week.

Please don't tell me Kerry has been consorting with our enemy again...I think I may be sick....


53 posted on 10/24/2004 7:34:50 PM PDT by hansel
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To: icecold
Some interesting tid-bits:

In 1996, the United Nations hauled away some of the HMX and used it to blow up Al Hakam, a vast Iraqi factory for making germ weapons.

And they kept telling us that Saddam didn't have any WMD after 1991!

54 posted on 10/24/2004 7:34:54 PM PDT by FairOpinion (GET OUT THE VOTE. ENSURE A BUSH/CHENEY WIN.)
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To: icecold

380 TONS?!

Ok, who screwed up over at the Pentagon? This is embarassing.


55 posted on 10/24/2004 7:34:55 PM PDT by Lunatic Fringe (http://www.drunkenbuffoonery.com/mboards/)
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To: Sooth2222

This bull has been around for a while. They tried to pin missing equipment used for nuclear purposes on the administration and when that didn't work, I guess this was the best they could do.


56 posted on 10/24/2004 7:34:57 PM PDT by whershey (www.worldwar4.net)
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To: Josh in PA

It is serious, because the MSM is going to be all over it, and talk about nothing else.


57 posted on 10/24/2004 7:35:27 PM PDT by sissyjane (Silk pajamas for dress up, and flannel for everyday-perfect Freeper wardrobe!!)
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To: icecold

anyone check Sandra Burgler's pants


58 posted on 10/24/2004 7:35:31 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (Justice of the Piece:Charity is conservative;doing it with someone else's money is liberal.)
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To: icecold

OK. I just read the story. This story is a non-event. Not only is there little new news here, but if anything it just highlights the fact that Iraq was storing large amounts of explosives associated with nuclear weapons. There is no certainty how much if any of these explosives have been looted. Nor is there any proof that they have played any significant role in the insurgency over there. Using the previously mentioned 1 - 10 scale, I rate this story a boring 1.


59 posted on 10/24/2004 7:35:43 PM PDT by Rokke
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To: icecold

This is an indictment of the UN and the IAEA and Kerry, for puting the safety of the world, in the hands of these incompetent/ corrupt dopes.

Who made the decision at the UN to allow Saddam Hussein to keep tons of devastating explosives for years ?
As long as the IAEA put a seal on the stuff, it was ok ?
Is that the new Kerry plan ?
This is like saying the Taliban was allowed to keep tons of explosives in Afghanistan- as long as the IAEA put some seals on the doors.


60 posted on 10/24/2004 7:35:56 PM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue ( Kerry to our troops-Throw down your arms and surrender !)
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