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To: Nachum

“Libya and WMDs

Chemical weapons

Libya maintained a chemical weapons program under Gaddafi’s rule, but it was ostensibly decommissioned in the 2000s and early 2010s as Gaddafi sought to normalise relations between the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the Western world. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) supervised the destruction of Libya’s chemical weapons caches through February 2011, when it was forced to suspend its operations due to the uprising against Gaddafi and the resulting deterioration of the country’s stability. In early September 2011, OPCW Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü said reports he had received indicated that the remaining weapons were secure and had not fallen into the hands of militant groups.] A stockpile of mustard gas, which the OPCW reported the regime may have attempted to hide from inspectors overseeing the chemical weapons program’s dismantlement, was reportedly found in the Jufra District by anti-Gaddafi fighters less than two weeks later.

Libya’s National Transitional Council is cooperating with the OCPW regarding the destruction of all legacy chemical weapons in the country.[16] After assessing the chemical stockpiles, the Libyan government will receive a deadline from the OPCW to destroy the weapons.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction


55 posted on 11/18/2012 4:25:49 PM PST by combat_boots (I lost my tagline somewhere......)
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To: combat_boots

Yes. Could be from Saddam, Libya, or Iran. Could be any combination or all three. The hatred of this bunch knows now bounds.


56 posted on 11/18/2012 4:29:52 PM PST by Nachum (The List was hacked- www.nachumlist.com)
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