Posted on 08/30/2007 11:14:45 AM PDT by Roberts
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations officials found vials of dangerous chemicals, which had been removed from Iraq a decade ago, in a U.N. building in New York, but U.N. officials said on Thursday there was no danger.
The FBI was called in to help remove the substances.
The material was phosgene, a chemical warfare agent, U.N. spokeswoman Marie Okabe told a news conference.
The inspections unit said in a statement that the chemicals had been found last Friday.
The Iraqi weapons inspectors came across the material as they were closing their offices, which are housed in a building near the U.N. headquarters in Manhattan, said Ewen Buchanan, a spokesman for the inspectors.
Phosgene was used extensively during World War I as a choking agent, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Wait, this is got to be BOGUS, they had no WMDs!! /sarcasm>
But the UN is the DNC!
Oh, your right. I forgot.
# At room temperature (70°F), phosgene is a poisonous gas.
# With cooling and pressure, phosgene gas can be converted into a liquid so that it can be shipped and stored. When liquid phosgene is released, it quickly turns into a gas that stays close to the ground and spreads rapidly.
# Phosgene gas may appear colorless or as a white to pale yellow cloud. At low concentrations, it has a pleasant odor of newly mown hay or green corn, but its odor may not be noticed by all people exposed.
Saddam or his supporters outsourced his WMD storage near potential targets since his missiles couldn't reach the USA?
You!
With the sneakers ...
OUTA' THE POOL !
NOW !!!
Kick everyone out .. they have 3 days ... close the freakin' building ... send in Bauer,Fox and Mulder.
Cordon off the area, transport everything to Area 51 for analysis and implode the freakin' building.
It's old architecture anyway.
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