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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: KarlInOhio

“My knowlege comes from reading a long article on chemical warfare in a wargaming magazine plus quick use of the web. Honest.”

Riiight... ;D!


61 posted on 08/30/2007 10:07:51 AM PDT by poobear (Pure democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for dinner. God save the Republic!)
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To: brothers4thID
Yep, those poor, sweet, peace-loving weapon inspectors, were overworked trying to stop the new Hitler, GWB, and simply forgot to flush " Secular-Saddam’s" tomato garden chems.

No biggie.

62 posted on 08/30/2007 10:11:03 AM PDT by roses of sharon
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To: farlander

Nerve Gas Discovered at United Nations Building?

Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 9:52:38 am PST

UN weapons inspectors have finally discovered some weapons of mass destruction—at a United Nations building in Manhattan: Nerve Gas Scare at U.N. Headquarters.

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.

The former inspectors said the remaining vials were supposed to have been destroyed.

If it is properly sealed, it should not pose much of a threat unless it is dropped,” said former New York City emergency services director Jerry Hauer, an ABC News consultant. [The understatement of the year. – ed.]

“They need to get it out of there and put it in a safe canister,” Hauer said. “It shows immense stupidity to have that kind of thing sitting around as a souvenir.”

Stupidity? Maybe so, but it could also have been something much worse.

UPDATE at 8/30/07 10:02:35 am:

Phosgene is not a “nerve gas,” as ABC’s Blotter reported; it’s technically classified as a “nettle agent” used in chemical warfare. More info at the CDC: Facts About Phosgene.

63 posted on 08/30/2007 10:11:33 AM PDT by jdm
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To: sam_paine
REPEAT*: Maybe the UN is starting its own semiconductor fab?

That would be phosphine - PH3, not phosgene - COCl

64 posted on 08/30/2007 10:11:35 AM PDT by null and void (I hate to suggest something this radical, but why not let the policy follow the facts? ~ReignOfError)
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To: Ancesthntr

“I looked this up on Wikipedia in about 5 seconds - but I guess that my expectations are a bit too high that ABC or any other media outlet would actually get their facts right.”

You need to give those fine folks at ABC a break. They are way too busy to waste five seconds of their time getting actual facts. This is not important for them to spend that much time on—now if it were something about Paris Hilton taking a leak or scratching her butt, that’s different.


65 posted on 08/30/2007 10:11:53 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: WKUHilltopper

She scratches her own butt? I thought she had people to do that for her...


66 posted on 08/30/2007 10:15:29 AM PDT by null and void (I hate to suggest something this radical, but why not let the policy follow the facts? ~ReignOfError)
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To: tobyhill
Oh no, how embarrassing, these chems were no risk and they evaced for nothing!

LOL, so MSNBC still has “Breaking News” about a silly "no risk" chem?

67 posted on 08/30/2007 10:15:35 AM PDT by roses of sharon
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To: WKUHilltopper; SE Mom; Cindy; Iowa Granny; All

ON FNC NOW!


68 posted on 08/30/2007 10:16:29 AM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: STARWISE

Why is the reporterette on via video phone? It’s not like they’re reporting from overseas.


69 posted on 08/30/2007 10:17:28 AM PDT by jdm
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To: jdm

MSNBC is working on a way to blame Bush now...lol. Reporting that the State Department was told about it last night and did nothing...blah, blah, blah. Reporting that it was found last friday. ????


70 posted on 08/30/2007 10:17:48 AM PDT by penelopesire
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To: usmcobra

“Well if they couldn’t find it in Iraq how are we suppose to believe they found it in their own building.”

the quote of the day.


71 posted on 08/30/2007 10:17:49 AM PDT by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
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To: STARWISE

I have some new bumper stickers if anyone is interested...


72 posted on 08/30/2007 10:17:49 AM PDT by Blue Turtle
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To: All

so maybe sadam insane hid his wmd in the uN building?


73 posted on 08/30/2007 10:17:51 AM PDT by Bowie39th
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To: jdm

She’s tooooo uuuuuuuuuggggggggly for HDTV?


74 posted on 08/30/2007 10:18:24 AM PDT by null and void (I hate to suggest something this radical, but why not let the policy follow the facts? ~ReignOfError)
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To: roses of sharon
Fox news reporterette just reported that they don’t know what the chemicals are...but New Yorkers are not at risk.

Watching live reports is like watching a comedy sitcom!

75 posted on 08/30/2007 10:18:28 AM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: roses of sharon

Richard Roth of CNN said just one of those silly things that happen at the UN. I think he’s turning blue as we speak.


76 posted on 08/30/2007 10:18:38 AM PDT by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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To: Blue Turtle

What kind?


77 posted on 08/30/2007 10:19:07 AM PDT by null and void (I hate to suggest something this radical, but why not let the policy follow the facts? ~ReignOfError)
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To: roses of sharon

Well- actually it is dangerous- it’s a choking agent- but certainly not nerve gas.

How long would it have taken Brian Ross to do a quick FACT CHECK?


78 posted on 08/30/2007 10:19:21 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet -Fred'08)
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To: tobyhill

they are all imbeciles - each & every one


79 posted on 08/30/2007 10:20:31 AM PDT by LadyBuzz
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To: farlander

So...the reason that there were no WMD in Iraq is because the UN moved it to New York?

The things you find in your attic when you move,,,

This can’t be true because there are no WMD in Iraq...therefore the Phosgene was manufactured by the UN, maybe?


80 posted on 08/30/2007 10:20:41 AM PDT by LachlanMinnesota
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