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Document Dated February/3/2003: Chemical Gears for The Chemical Group Translation)
Pentagon/FMSO website fpr Iraqi PreWar document ^
| March 25 2006
| jveritas
Posted on 03/25/2006 1:05:50 PM PST by jveritas
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:05:51 PM PST
by
jveritas
To: eyespysomething
This is from Feberuary 2003!!! I think there is even more than just an active Chemical Platoon.
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:08:05 PM PST
by
jveritas
(Hate can never win elections.)
To: jveritas
Do I not recall that our troops discovered lots of this chemical weapons protective gear during the initial days? Our troops were fully outfitted as well for such an event. Both sides apparantly had reason to believe this eventuality was highly possible.
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:18:58 PM PST
by
Bahbah
To: jveritas
You are single handedly going to destroy the dim party! Well done sir!! Please keep up the GREAT WORK... and GOD bless you for doing it!
LLS
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:19:04 PM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(Preserve America... kill terrorists... destroy dims!)
To: eyespysomething; Chena; Valin; M. Thatcher; DocRock; Calpernia; Madame Dufarge; Txsleuth; Peach; ...
Document Dated February/3/2003: Chemical Gears for The Chemical Group Translation)Borrowing eyespysomething's ping list this time because this relates to the other document translated today by jveritas regarding the "Chemical Platoon." Hope no one minds the ping
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:26:19 PM PST
by
SittinYonder
(That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
To: Bahbah
"Do I not recall that our troops discovered lots of this chemical weapons protective gear during the initial days?"
Yep
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/03/27/sprj.irq.iraq.chemical.suits/
UK: Chemical suits found in Iraq
Thursday, March 27, 2003 Posted: 3:15 PM EST (2015 GMT)
LONDON, England (CNN) -- British military officials said Thursday they found chemical weapons protection suits when Iraqi infantry abandoned a headquarters facility in the oil fields of southern Iraq.
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:26:35 PM PST
by
Mo1
("Stupidity is also a gift from God, but it should not be abused." Pope John Paul II)
To: SittinYonder
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:27:32 PM PST
by
SittinYonder
(That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
To: jveritas; Grampa Dave; Dog; sgtyork; Mo1; Chena; Valin; M. Thatcher; DocRock; Calpernia; ...
Chemical gear for the Chemical group. Thought process going on here....I don't see anything specific to an offensive capability....but seems to be specific to only the Chemical Group....was he not equipping the regular soldiers with some of the same equipment....would be a question....course the plan would be only that the enemy would be hit by the chemicals...
So by INF ERENCE
Can't we say that the Chemical Group is an Offensive group!!!! Just trying to nail down obvious things......
To: Mo1
Thanks, Mo1. I thought so.
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:29:14 PM PST
by
Bahbah
To: jveritas
a letter from an Iraqi Export and Import Company Vendor addressed to the Iraqi Army
I assume this ties in to the oil-for-food scandal?
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:31:00 PM PST
by
SittinYonder
(That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The Chemical group was part of Feedeyeen Saddam and I strongly believe this group was designed more for offensive and not defensive actions. You are right, why they only equipped very few soldiers with such a gear and not all of them if they are really worried about the welfare of soldiers being attacked by Chemical weapons. Saddam knew very well that the US will not Chemical weapons against his army or his city.
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:31:57 PM PST
by
jveritas
(Hate can never win elections.)
To: jveritas
Knowing that this assembly is from Belgian originBelgian?
Of course, it could be code for deflection of real source
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:33:20 PM PST
by
maine-iac7
("...BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME." Lincoln)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Even up to the point that US forces were driving toward the Kabala Pass, Saddam had so compartmentalized his military that senior military commanders were not sure or not if Iraq had chemical or biological weapons. It was only after the US Marine Expeditioary passed through Karbala that Saddam Hussein told his own senior military commanders that they indeed did NOT have WMD. He had up until that time maintained the Chemical Platoons to reassure his military, and to threaten the Kurds and Iranians, with their assumptions made about Iraq's WMD capabilities.
The Chemical Platoons described in jveritas' previous post today has the same platoon composition as has been the standard Chemical platoon for the Iraqi military since 1983.
The purchase of the Belgian chemical protection equipment was a rouse to fool senior Iraqi commanders and the outside world...
To: maine-iac7
OTOH. Belgium does produce CBW suits. IIRC, Belgium is a major weapons producer, it is a large part of their GNP.
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:38:29 PM PST
by
null and void
(Perhaps hating America is for those for whom hating Jews just isn't enough. - Philippe Roger)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
the plan would be only that the enemy would be hit by the chemicals.
If your unit is firing chemical weapons they still need to be protected, particularly if there is a chance the wind could blow back your way.
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:39:48 PM PST
by
SittinYonder
(That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
To: JerseyHighlander
He had up until that time maintained the Chemical Platoons to reassure his military, and to threaten the Kurds and Iranians, with their assumptions made about Iraq's WMD capabilities.
Interesting scenario and would be supported by the AP's "poor frustrated Saddam" reporting on the tapes where Saddam and other officials say they have no chemical weapons.
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:42:04 PM PST
by
SittinYonder
(That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
To: null and void
Well, between the UN and the countries that were involved in the weapons for oil scam - there must be a whole lot of nervous nellies glued to tv's all over the world in fear of what the next doc translation might be...gotta love it.
What's that old saw: "Justice will out."
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:46:27 PM PST
by
maine-iac7
("...BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME." Lincoln)
To: maine-iac7
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:49:10 PM PST
by
null and void
(Perhaps hating America is for those for whom hating Jews just isn't enough. - Philippe Roger)
To: maine-iac7
a whole lot of nervous nellies glued to tv's all over
If they're glued to TVs all they're seeing is march madness ... Fox News needs to get behind this document release and start reporting it because it's going way under-reported. Too many of my well-informed friends are only vaguely or not at all aware of this until I tell them about it.
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:55:09 PM PST
by
SittinYonder
(That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
No smoking gun here..close but no.
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:59:37 PM PST
by
Dog
(We have had a date with destiny and Iran for 27 years---appealof2)
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