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Nerve Gas Scare at U.N. Headquarters
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Posted on 08/30/2007 9:26:05 AM PDT by farlander

Edited on 08/30/2007 9:46:09 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

United Nations weapons inspectors discovered six to eight vials of a dangerous nerve gas, phosgene, as they were cleaning out offices at a U.N. building in New York this morning, federal authorities tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com.

The federal authorities said the office, in a U.N. building near headquarters, was being evacuated and the White House had been notified at 10 a.m.

New York police and fire officials reported to the scene around 12:15 this afternoon.

A U.N. spokesperson said a statement would be issued shortly.

Authorities said the phosgene was believed to have been discovered in Iraq and manufactured prior to 1991.

Former U.N. weapons inspectors told ABCNews.com that vials of phosgene had also been used by inspectors in Iraq to help calibrate air sampling instruments.


TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: akillingagent; bankimoon; barkatmoon; brix; chokingagents; hansblix; moregasthannerve; nervegas; phosgene; un; unhq; unitednations; wmd; wmdfound; wmds
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To: jdm
It’s obvious the media hasn’t coordinated the spin yet. CNN is now just claiming “90s”.

“huge archive of materials found in Iraq”, this statement is kind of weird since the UN has always claimed they found very little.

121 posted on 08/30/2007 10:52:03 AM PDT by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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To: KarlInOhio
Phosgene isn't a nerve gas.

Yeah that's what I thought. It was a common WWI Choking Agent IIRC from my NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical Warfare) School notes. Along with the old Mustard Gas which was a BLISTER agent inhalation of either was supposed to have induced the condition of dry land drowning. Where basically your lung tissue emulsifies and you drown from that. Rare to actually happen however. Very inefficient killer as chemicals go. Now a nice liberal dose of VX or GD SOMAN....that's the ticket!

122 posted on 08/30/2007 10:52:27 AM PDT by ExSoldier (Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.)
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To: tobyhill
It’s obvious the media hasn’t coordinated the spin yet. CNN is now just claiming “90s”.

Yes, I noticed that too. Keep it vague, keep it vague!!!

“huge archive of materials found in Iraq”, this statement is kind of weird since the UN has always claimed they found very little.

I almost put that phrase in a red color font since, yes, it does raise suspicions.
123 posted on 08/30/2007 10:54:43 AM PDT by jdm
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To: penelopesire

Thanks very much. Going to check it out.


124 posted on 08/30/2007 10:55:15 AM PDT by jdm
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To: F15Eagle

My father was gassed by the stuff in WW1 and had an uncontrollable coughing fits the rest of his life.


125 posted on 08/30/2007 10:55:19 AM PDT by RetSignman (DEMSM: "If you tell a big enough lie, frequently enough, it becomes the truth")
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To: farlander

Now who would want any harm to befall our friends in the U.N.?


126 posted on 08/30/2007 10:55:43 AM PDT by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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To: farlander

Just a scare? Pity.


127 posted on 08/30/2007 10:55:45 AM PDT by golas1964 (www.imwithfred.com)
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To: jdm

Yep,”keep it vague” and if anything major does come out put a layer of sugar on it.


128 posted on 08/30/2007 10:57:57 AM PDT by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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To: jdm

This site has even more ‘reports’ and archives. I haven’t found any mention of ‘Phosgene’ in any of them so far.

http://www.unmovic.org/


129 posted on 08/30/2007 10:58:06 AM PDT by penelopesire
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To: tobyhill

FNC is still saying 1996; not 1990s, like CNN.


130 posted on 08/30/2007 11:01:30 AM PDT by jdm
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To: jdm

I’m relieved, CNN has just declared no danger. /s


131 posted on 08/30/2007 11:03:09 AM PDT by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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To: RightWhale

................Let’s see. Office equipment:
pencils
yellow legal tablets
shredder
phosgene...............

Yeah, the guy just kept it around to deter Sandy Burgler from rummaging through his things!


132 posted on 08/30/2007 11:04:05 AM PDT by aShepard
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To: tobyhill

LOL


133 posted on 08/30/2007 11:04:29 AM PDT by jdm
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To: jdm
CNN also just reported that this chemical killed more people in WW1 than any other weapon. I think CNN has spun themselves bipolar.
134 posted on 08/30/2007 11:05:48 AM PDT by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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To: All

can you believe how fast they are down playing this just after the release of info that an attack is emanate?


135 posted on 08/30/2007 11:09:04 AM PDT by sure_fine ( • not one to over kill the thought process)
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To: Gondring
I wonder how long it will take for them to delete the comments at the bottom which point out the error in the story. Since the error has gone down the memory hole, there is no reason for the "little people" to be seen correcting the Network.

One thing not mentioned is the concentration of the vials. If they are pure phosgene that is one thing. If they are carefully controlled samples at 1 part per million concentration, then they might just be calibration standards for sensing equipment.

136 posted on 08/30/2007 11:11:20 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (May the heirs of Charles Martel and Jan Sobieski rise up again to defend Europe.)
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To: jdm

According to this ‘report’, all chemical weapons and precursors ‘found’ in 1996 were ‘destroyed’ at the very plant that it is now being reported that these chemicals came from:

http://www.un.org/Depts/unscom/sres96-848.htm

“8. All chemical weapons destruction was carried out at the Muthanna State Establishment, Iraq’s primary chemical weapons facility, with one exception. Some munitions found at the Khamissiyah arms depot in October 1991 were judged too dangerous to move. Therefore, they were destroyed in situ during February/March 1992. The destruction of all other agent and munitions took place at Muthanna from June 1992 to May 1994. The work was carried out often in extremely harsh and dangerous physical conditions including the presence of chemical warfare agent, precursors, leaking munitions and unexploded ordnance. Appropriate standards of health and safety were maintained. During the period, the Commission supervised the destruction of over 480,000 litres of live chemical weapons agent, 28,000 chemical munitions and approximately 1.8 million litres, and over 1 million kilograms of some 45 different precursor chemicals. A variety of equipment was also rendered harmless.”

Something doesn’t quite add up here. Let me know if you find anything interesting.


137 posted on 08/30/2007 11:11:29 AM PDT by penelopesire
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To: brothers4thID

From the CNN article:

“Inspectors from UNMOVIC and its predecessor agency UNSCOM were responsible for verifying Iraq’s compliance with U.N. resolutions requiring it to abandon its pursuit of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. The material collected normally would have been destroyed after analysis, UNMOVIC said.

UNMOVIC’s mandate ended this year, and its offices are being packed up and moved out, State Department Deputy Spokesman Tom Casey said.”

In other words, someone didn’t destroy the samples like they were supposed to, and we’re just finding out about it now that UNMOVIC is packing up. Could this be less of a story?


138 posted on 08/30/2007 11:17:20 AM PDT by Quick1 (There is no Theory of Evolution. Just a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live.)
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To: null and void

...here’s another: “there is no terrorist threat” - John K***


140 posted on 08/30/2007 11:20:37 AM PDT by Blue Turtle
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