MSNBC-Positive test for terror toxins in Iraq

MSNBC ^ | 4/04/03

[kattracks]

MSNBC.com finds signs of ricin, botulinum at Islamic militants’ camp

SARGAT, Iraq, April 4 — MSNBC.com tests reveal evidence of the deadly toxins ricin and botulinum at a laboratory in a remote mountain region of northern Iraq allegedly used as a terrorist training camp by Islamic militants with ties to the al-Qaida terrorist network. The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is conducting its own tests at the same area, but has not yet released the results, according to officials in northern Iraq.

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[The Toad]

Difficult to believe

[kenzie]

Great, now we can drop all of those WMD that don't exist on Paris.

[The Toad]

"Difficult" to believe (sarcasm).

[jigsaw]

Five day forecast for Baghdad: 2 days

LOL! Good One!

[Timesink]

I think I'll wait for the CIA report, instead of believing some While-U-Wait doodad Preston Mendenhall bought off some web site.

[arasina]

News media do that all the time. I worked in a couple of television newsrooms and we once tested cash for traces of cocaine (found a good bit of it, actually), tested those pre-made bagged salads for bacteria (found some) and tested hotel room bedding for love gunk (found lots). It's all part of their "What can we scare people with today?" ratings period special reports.

It's actually a good thing that MSNBC tested the materials found at the terrorist camp. This way you have more than just "the military" or "the government" providing proof. I'm sure that's why they were allowed to take samples.

[Sacajaweau]

Not under control of Saddam but you know darn well he knew they were there. If Saddam writes checks to the Homicide bomber families, don't you think he would write these guys a check?? Hope they cashed their checks because a check signed by Saddam probably doesn't mean too much right now.

[N. Theknow]

Its good to know that MSNBC is testing all the suspected toxic material for us. ?!?!?

Too bad they fired Arnett, he would make a good test case since he knows all about nerve gas.

[ShootMeIfHillaryRuns]

Its good to know that MSNBC is testing all the suspected toxic material for us. ?!?!?



That is what I was just thinking! Why and HOW could MSNBC test these findings???? Sounds a little odd to me!

[demlosers]

Hans and France whats up?

Are you pumped up?

[Sacajaweau]

I'm sure the media remain as observers and documentation sources for any WMD but don't do actually testing. The media is being used as a second source of documentation. The Military have their own scribes and photographers.

[UpToHere]

He probably pick the check trick from the Nigerian web site, or perhaps he got some span Nigerian email.

Al

[ShootMeIfHillaryRuns]

(From the same article) And in France, police are on alert after recently finding traces of ricin in flasks in a train station locker in Paris.

**This is most likely Chiraqi's stash! I wonder who the French will turn to now?? North Korea? :-)

[tractorman]

FOX planted it with the hope of destroying the competition.

[Hannity4prez]

Its only the tip o' the iceburg. Read on another thread that one hypothosis is we have found/seized WMD before now. But, now is the time to make public. Makes sense to me. If we announced the possible findings earlier then there wouldn't be a reason for Satan NOT to use them. Especially while he still had an army. With most of the republican guard taking their proverbial dirt (sand) nap, it could be difficult for him to find ANYONE to pull the trigger

[alnick]

I agree with you.

[ShootMeIfHillaryRuns]

FOX planted it with the hope of destroying the competition.





** FOX has competition??? :-)

[alnick]

Wow. That was fast. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884943/posts

[Magnolia]

Can't be. CNN reporting that it was just ammo powder. Now....who do we believe....MSNBC....CNN....Al Jezeera....Iraqi tv....too many choices!

[freekitty]

But, but.....I thought they said there was no evidence of WMD.