1999, 2000 Iraqi memos: Procurement of 50000 Aluminum Tubes That Can Be Used For URANIUM ENRICHMENT.

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[jveritas]

This document CMPC-2004-004404 contains memos dated from 1999 and 2000 about Saddam regime procurements of 81 mm in Diameter, 900 mm in Lenght HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH QUALITY ALUMINUM TUBES. As many of you know the issue of 81 mm High Strength, High Quality Aluminum Tubes were subject for an intensive debate since 2002 because this type of tubes can be used in GAS CENTRIFUGES FOR URANIUM ENRICHMENT. Although the Iraq Survey Group (ISG) said in its final report in 2004 the following about the procurement of these tubes “ Baghdad’s interest in high-strength, high-specification aluminum tubes—dual-use items controlled under Annex 3 of the Ongoing Monitoring and Verification Plan as possible centrifuge rotors—is best explained by its efforts to produce 81-mm rockets”. However the ISG could not prove definitively that these very special tubes were not used as part of Saddam Regime attempt to build its Nuclear Programs and Projects (see link to ISG report http://www.cia.gov/cia/reports/iraq_wmd_2004/chap4.html#sect6). In fact the ISG in its report says also the following “ The limited information found by ISG that ties Iraqi nuclear entities to the tubes also appears related to the 81-mm rocket program and the ISG report also says ” Purported high-level interest in aluminum tubes by Saddam and Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister—a potential indicator of a program of national importance, such as a centrifuge program.. A 6 March 2003 letter from the Iraqi National Monitoring Directorate (NMD) to the IAEA’s Iraq Nuclear Verification Office (INVO) notes that the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) conducted material composition testing on a sample aluminum tube in early 2001 and In another translated memo “http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620262/posts ” that talks about a secret project by the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission to re-instate the “Nuclear Reactor Simulators” using equipments from the “Old TAMUZ (OZIRAQ) Nuclear Reactor”. All this is a clear indication of Saddam intent to restart the Nuclear Programs.

I will translate the first two pages of this 11 pages document. The first two pages are the Quotation Bid regarding these Special Aluminum Tubes by a company called AL Bashair addressed to Al Rasheed General Company which is a division of the Iraqi Military Manufacturing Commission. Page 3 of the document has the Technical Specification written in English of these Aluminum tubes, Diameter, Length, Specification, Chemical Composition, Price, Manufacturing origin etc,,

Beginning of the Partial Translation of document CMPC-2004-004404

In the Name of God the Most Merciful The Most Compassionate

Al-Bashair Trading Co. LTD

Date: 2/11/1999

To: Al Rasheed General Company

Subject: Proposal

Following up to our two letters numbered T 2484 and T 2504 on 30/10 and 1/11/1999 consecutively and attached with it proposals numner/3 related to your invitation numbered (75/3/13) included is our forth proposal related to it:

Please study with the other proposals sent to by our letter above and inform us..

With Regards

Signature…

Mounir Mamdooh Awed

Acting Director

4/11/1999

Best Salute

Indicating to your overture addressed to us regarding the bid numbered (725/99) we are pleased to offer our proposal included and are shown its details of the Technical Specifications, Prices, and the required quantity by you.

Knowing that the cost of a single tube delivered to your respected company warehouses is estimated (105 dollar) one hundred and five American Dollars,

Please take in consideration the following issues:

1. The Manufacturing Origin of the tubes German/European.

2. The equipping will be achieved within a period of 8 months from the date to deposit the amount in our interest and in the order of partial shipments divided during the equipping period above, where the first shipment begins within four months from the period of equipping indicated above.

3. The quantity of tubes required for equipping is 50,000 Tubes.

We hope that our proposal will receive your approval… with the continuous corporation with you to serve the general interest… with regards

Attachments. Schedule of Technical Specifications with prices.

TUBE ALUMUNIUM ALLOY

1. SPECIFICATION: AL-ZN-MG-CU 215/ NO. 7075

2. DIMENSION OF TUBE:

Outside Diameter = 81.0 mm

Inside Diameter = 74.4 mm

Thickness = 3.3 mm

Length = 900 mm.

3. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

NB ALL TUBES ARE SUBJECTED TO CHEMICAL COATNG IONADIZATION PROCESS TO PREVENT AND SUSTAIN SCRATCHES AND CORROSIONS.

4. PRICE: FOR EACH TUBE = USD 105

5. MANUFACTURING OF ORIGIN: GERMANY OR E.E.C

[Straight Vermonter]

Good point!

I always believed Saddam was up to his eyeballs in WMD production. Of course living here in Vermont I have to defend that position everyday. Thanks for the clarification.

[Grampa Dave]

Another great job.

Send that great Clintoonian General Zinni a copy of this and ask him why he is now lying about what he said during the Clintoonian presidency.

[jveritas]

Here is the link to IRaq Survey Gropu regarding the Aluminum Tubes. You can tell that they are not 100% sure of what these tubes were for but they lean toward that it was used for the 81 mm rockets.

http://www.cia.gov/cia/reports/iraq_wmd_2004/chap4.html#sect6

[jveritas]

No problem. I do not know if the ISG thought about the same thing, i.e. why does Saddam need 50,000 81 mm caliber Howitzer?!

[bnelson44]

I am missing something here. Why isn't this a request for rocket tubes?

[Grampa Dave]

Timely translation by jveritas.

How would Zinni spin and lie about this?

[prairiebreeze]

but if you combine the tubes, 500 tons of uranium at Tuwaitha, Mahdi Obeidi's book The Bomb in my Garden, and A.Q. Khan's proliferation of nuclear know-how across the Middle East, it's a short trip to realization.

Unless you are Barbara Boxer, Dick Turdbin, Ted Kennedy, Howard Dean, Russ Feingold, Hillary Clinton, Leaky Leahy, Joe Biden, Joe Wilson, Richard Clarke, Wesley Clark, Kos, Babs Streisand, Arrianna Huffington, Al Franken, Randi Rhodes, Chris Matthews, Dana Priest, Dana Milbanks, Katie Couric, etc. etc.

And if you are the ilk of the above mentioned socialist liberals, you don't have the sense that God gave a goat anyway.

[jveritas]

That what the ISG think but why does Saddam needs 50,000 81 mm Rocket Launchers? Do you know about any army in the world that has 50,000 81 mm Howitzer launcher?

[edpc]

No argument here.

[Wristpin]

The letter states the inner diameter is 74.4mm. Is that still suitable for 81 mm rockets?

[jw777]

I will try and find the name of that show. It was SO informative. Musharef of Pakistan forced AQ Kahn to apologize to the nation for his underground Nuclear workshop and distribution when Pakistan didn't want other nations to have the bomb or the technology. Iran specifically benefited from AQ Kahn and in the documentary, they show how Kahns smaller tubes for the enrichment process enables them to be hidden much easier. Such as the underground Iranian facilities we hear about.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[scottdeus12]

ping

[avacado]

---That what the ISG think but why does Saddam needs 50,000 81 mm Rocket Launchers? Do you know about any army in the world that has 50,000 81 mm Howitzer launcher?---

This begs the question. How many tubes for centrifuges are need for nuclear weapons quantity uranium enrichment?

[Rockitz]

So the MSM's rant that there were no WMDs is literally going down the TUBE?

[jveritas]

Do you know what is the percentage of the Iraqi ammunition inspected by the Iraqi Survey Group to check for WMD?

Answer: Less than one quarter on one percent.

Do you know how many ammunitions depots the ISG surveyed?

Answer: 11

Do you know from those 11 ammunition depots how many of them did they really inspect for WMD?

Answer: 2.

Sounds incredible to make a final report based on the above, but they did exactly that!

Please see attached

http://www.cia.gov/cia/reports/iraq_wmd_2004/chap5.html#sect6

[jveritas]

Exactly. If Germany was not working with Saddam Regime why did the Iraqi even bother to think of buying these tubes from them.

[jveritas]

I think it was the huge number of tubes that rose the suspicion first in 2002 that the tubes were going to be used for Uranium Enrichment purposes.

[Democratshavenobrains]

I hate to be the wet blanket but NONE OF THIS STUFF MATTERS TO LEFTIES!!!

Nothing short of a picture of Saddam making out with Bin Laden with 100 A-Bombs in the background will make them say Bush was right. Even that they would ignore if some dingbat like Joe Wilson told them to.

[slowhand520]

Great job! National Review's Corner blog is linking it!!