Posted on 03/25/2006 11:28:53 AM PST by jveritas
Document CMPC-2004-000404 dated 2001 indicates that Saddam Regime still has an Active Chemical Platoon in Al Qadisia Air base. In fact the first page of the document lists the results “open tournament” i.e. “open training tournament” for the members of the Chemical Platoon. Page 8 and Page 9 show tables that list the status of “Specialized Vehicles” used by the Chemical Platoon. On the top of Page 9 the year 2001 is shown and this prooves that this document was written in 2001. Also page 8 and page 9 show the name and signature of the same guy who is the Commander of the Chemical Platoon at Al Qadisia Air Base, his name is Captain is Mohamad Taha Hassan. The remaining pages show the name of soldiers and their vacation time.
This document is a clear indication that Saddam never stopped his WMD program at least up to the year 2001 as the document show because there was still and active Chemical Platoon in Al Qadisia Air base.
Partial Translation from Page 8 that list a table of the Specialized Vehicles of the Chemical Platoon and its status
The Status of the Specialized Vehicles for the Chemical Platoon the command of Al Qadisia air base
1. The type of Vehicle: Surface vehicle, The Working Status: Working.
5. The type of vehicle: Shower vehicle, The Working Status: Working.
End of Partial Translation
The Shower Vehicle is of course used to clean the member of the Chemical Platoon from any Chemical Residuals.
One of the reasons, these documents were mass released was to have a lot Americans who read Arabic to translate and then post their translations on the web.
Thanks to jveritas, we are seeing how that plan is coming together.
Thanks for post. Good news, looks like it will keep trickling for weeks and months.
I, for one, am certainly glad y'all are providing these translations and links.
My local newspaper is UNDER-reporting any of this stuff. They did carry the Russian leak news this morning, but anything regarding the AQ and Iraqi connection has been missing.
Time for me to fire off another letter to The Bee editors.
Incredible work, jveritas. Thanks for the ping, eyespy!!
HOW LONG WILL THE DINOSAUR-MEDIA CONTINUE TO IGNORE THIS??
jveritas...
You ROCK!
More dissemination on the way.
Which could be why we've hardly heard anything in the news about these documents
Kudos to jveritas for translating these documents and posting them.
Anybody on this ping list, who reads Arabic could do the same.
What was your first clue?
Slovakia, which is a tiny and not particularly wealthy European country, has such a unit.
Slovekia did not use Chemical weapons, Saddam regime did.
Really very little here. Are you shure it is not a clean up unit?
Thank you very much; just doing my simple duty.
I also believe that Saddam wouldn't plan for a chemical attack against THEM...because they know we don't use those kinds of chemicals...
the damn fools WE are our countries best defense.
The document does not identify what is the exact function of the Unit except it call it "Chemical Platoon".
It is a good question and you're probably right about many not noticing it. It is suspicious though only from a standpoint of Iraq having been the only country to have actually used chemical weapons in the area.
I'm fine with you and other FReepers looking at the other side of the coin, as we have to keep our wits about us.
But as one who firmly believes Saddam had the programs through 2003, I think offensive.
Why else were they hiding Russian and Turkish experts when the UN inspectors did a surprise visit in December 2003?
YOur questions are valid, in that this is the type that most certainly will be asked, and need to be answered. It's interesting, according to Jveritas, that names are given as to vacation time, etc. Perhaps these people in Iraq can be questioned?
That's ok Veritas. There's a long way to go, lots of data to develop. Just trying to help with military knowledge. Keep up the great work.
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