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March 2003 Top Secret Memo: TRANSFER OF SPECIAL AMMUNITION (POTENTIAL CHEMICAL WEAPONS) Translation
Pentagon/FMSO Iraq Pre-War Documents ^ | April 17 2007 | jveritas

Posted on 04/17/2006 8:40:37 AM PDT by jveritas

Document ISGP-2003-0001498 ISGP-2003-0001498 contains a 9 pages TOP SECRET memo (pages 87-96 in the pdf document) dated March 16 2003 that talks about transferring “SPECIAL AMMUNITION” from one ammunition depot in Najaf to other ammunition depots near Baghdad. As we know by now the term SPECIAL AMMUNITION was used by Saddam Regime to designate CHEMICAL WEAPONS as another translated document has already shown. For example in document CMPC 2004-002219 where Saddam regime decided to use “CHEMICAL WEAPONS against the Kurds” they used the term “SPECIAL AMMUNITION” for chemical weapon http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1601810/posts. What is also interesting is that these “SPECIAL AMMUNITION” were listed as 122 mm, 130 mm, and 155 mm caliber shells which are not by itself SPECIAL unless it contain CHEMICAL WEAPONS. In fact the Iraqi have always used 122 mm, 130 mm, and 155 mm caliber shell as a main delivery tool for Chemical Weapons Agents by filling these type of shells with Nerve Gas, Sarin, Racin, Mustard gas and other Chemical Agents.

Beginning of partial translation of Pages 85-96 in document ISGP-2003-0001498

In the Name of God the Merciful The Compassionate

Top Secret

Ministry Of Defense

Chairmanship of the Army Staff

Al Mira Department

No. 4/17/ammunition/249

Date 16 March 2003

To: The Command of the Western Region

Subject: Transfer of Ammunitions

The secret and immediate letter of the Chairmanship of the Army Staff 4/17/308 on 10 March 2003

1. The approval of the Army Chief of Staff was obtained to transfer THE SPECIAL AMMUNITIONS in the ammunition depots group of Najaf and according to the following priorities:

A. The first priority

First. Ammunition (122 mm)

Second. Ammunition (130 mm)

Third. Ammunition (155 mm)

To the depots and storage of the Second Corp and the two ammunition depot groups Dijla/2/3

B. Second priority.

First. Ammunition (23 mm)

Second. Ammunition (14.5 mm)

To the ammunition depots of the air defense and distributed to the ammunition depot groups in (Al Mussayeb- Al Sobra- Saad).

2. To execute the order of the Chief Army Staff indicated in section (1) above, we relate the following:

A. Duty

Transfer of the ammunitions shown in sections (A) and (B) from the ammunitions depots of Najaf to the ammunition depots in (Dijla 2/3, and Al Mansor, and Saad, and Al Mussayeb, and Sobra and Blad Roz and Amar Weys from March 16 till April 14 2003.

Signature…

General Rasheed Abdallah Sultan

Assistant to the Army Chief of Staff- Al Mira

March 2003

End of Partial translation

The remaining pages of this 9 pages top secret memo talk about getting the special vehicles to transfer the SPECIAL AMMUNITION and the people assigned to supervise and execute the transfer and they were top Iraqi Army and Military Intelligence officers.


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To: OXENinFLA; jveritas
From the CIA:

16 June 2004: Two 122mm SAKR-18 Artillery Rockets

An Iraqi source turned over to Polish Forces two 122mm rockets obtained at the Khamisiyah Depot—a former CW storage site declared by Iraq to have housed 122mm filled rockets (see Figure 6). Details about the provenance of these rounds remain unclear but the source Sarin/Cyclosarin believes the missiles were housed in a bunker struck during the Gulf war and subsequently hidden in canals and lakes in the area. Analysis of the liquid residue revealed the nerve agents Sarin (GB) and Cyclosarin (GF) as well as a number of impurities and known degradation products of GB and GF. Given the age, leakage, decomposition of nerve agent, and small quantity of remaining liquid, these rounds would have limited, if any, impact if used by insurgents against Coalition Forces (see Figure 7).

Historical context: Iraq declared having produced the following numbers of 122mm nerve agent rockets, but made no distinction in its declaration about the type of sarin fill: GB, GF, or GB/GF mix. We suspect, based on data from the declaration and the UNSCOM 239 Report that GB/GF-filled rockets were included in the 1988 and 1990 declaration figures. Although the origin of these rockets has not been clearly stated, the Khamisiyah Ammunition Storage Depot where the rockets were found has a long history of CW storage, Coalition bombing, and UN investigation.

http://www.cia.gov/cia/reports/iraq_wmd_2004/chap5_annxF.html

21 posted on 04/17/2006 8:53:28 AM PDT by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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To: Brad Cloven

It is a very possible scenario.


22 posted on 04/17/2006 8:53:41 AM PDT by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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To: mnehrling; Peach

Just a humble freeper :)


23 posted on 04/17/2006 8:54:09 AM PDT by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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To: jveritas

Are you posting all of this on a website somewhere (other than FR, of course)?

Thank you for your valuable work.


24 posted on 04/17/2006 8:54:49 AM PDT by alnick (1)
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To: All

By the way this document was posted few weeks ago on the Pentagon/FMSO web site, it is a long 262 pages document, and unfortunately when I read it the first time (few weeks ago) I missed the "SPECIAL AMMUNITION" term used in this 9 pages top secret memo.


25 posted on 04/17/2006 8:57:04 AM PDT by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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To: jveritas; pinz-n-needlez; onyx; ohioWfan; Texasforever; BigSkyFreeper; Tamzee; mrs tiggywinkle; ...

Ping!


26 posted on 04/17/2006 8:57:29 AM PDT by Mo1 ("Stupidity is also a gift from God, but it should not be abused." Pope John Paul II)
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To: alnick; jveritas
A. The first priority

First. Ammunition (122 mm)
Second. Ammunition (130 mm)
Third. Ammunition (155 mm)

To the depots and storage of the Second Corp and the two ammunition depot groups Dijla/2/3

The top three types of priority ammunition have all been associated with Iraqi WMD on open-source documentation.

B. Second priority.

First. Ammunition (23 mm)
Second. Ammunition (14.5 mm)

To the ammunition depots of the air defense and distributed to the ammunition depot groups in (Al Mussayeb- Al Sobra- Saad).

The latter two are air defense weapons, which fits in perfectly with their described destination.

27 posted on 04/17/2006 9:00:12 AM PDT by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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bump


28 posted on 04/17/2006 9:00:18 AM PDT by eureka! (Hey Lefties and 'Rats: Only 3 more years of W. Hehehehe....)
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To: jveritas

How do we get ANYBODY to notice this??

This is a HUGE smoking gun!
The Media will spend DAYS covering unprovable, unverifiable memos, but we can't get them to say ANYTHING about the FACTS coming out??


29 posted on 04/17/2006 9:01:38 AM PDT by tcrlaf
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To: jveritas

BTTT!


30 posted on 04/17/2006 9:03:34 AM PDT by The Mayor ( We are moving in on Albany! http://www.newyorkcoalition.org)
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To: conservatism_IS_compassion

You're wlecome. I like you freeper name :)


31 posted on 04/17/2006 9:05:34 AM PDT by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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To: Coop

That is exactly correct Coop.


32 posted on 04/17/2006 9:06:14 AM PDT by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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To: COEXERJ145

LOL :)


33 posted on 04/17/2006 9:06:38 AM PDT by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Jim, we need a permanent header on top.


34 posted on 04/17/2006 9:07:40 AM PDT by AliVeritas (Enforcement: A job Americans would do (a typical Foxette))
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To: Nightshift

ping...


35 posted on 04/17/2006 9:07:42 AM PDT by tutstar (Baptist Ping List Freepmail me if you want on or off this ping list.)
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To: roaddog727

I am not forwarding my translations to any intelligence government agency. Do you think they will consider it seriously?


36 posted on 04/17/2006 9:08:02 AM PDT by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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To: Flyer; humblegunner; Allegra; TheMom; Xenalyte; thackney; Eaker; stevie_d_64; TXBSAFH; ...

Ping


37 posted on 04/17/2006 9:09:04 AM PDT by pax_et_bonum
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To: alnick; LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget; eyespysomething
Indeed I have a blog http://iraqdocs.blogspot.com/ where freepers LTGM and eyespysomething are doing the brunt of the work in maintaining and updating this blog.
38 posted on 04/17/2006 9:12:06 AM PDT by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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To: jveritas
By the way this document was posted few weeks ago on the Pentagon/FMSO web site, it is a long 262 pages document, and unfortunately when I read it the first time (few weeks ago) I missed the "SPECIAL AMMUNITION" term used in this 9 pages top secret memo.

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we'll need to dock your pay for that error.

Carry on! :-)

39 posted on 04/17/2006 9:14:29 AM PDT by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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To: Coop
Great find Coop. Regardless of when these 122 mm shells that were filled with Chemical Weapons were made, it was still a clear violation of UN resolutions where Saddam should have completely destroyed his WMD.

However this documents indicate a large quantity of SPECIAL AMMUNITION shells and not just few.

40 posted on 04/17/2006 9:16:15 AM PDT by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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