Kuwait Foils Biochem Arms Smuggling From Iraq

Dow Jones Newswires ^ | October 1 | AP

[Pete]

KUWAIT CITY (AP)--Kuwaiti security authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle $60 million worth of chemical weapons and biological warheads from Iraq to an unnamed European country, a Kuwaiti newspaper said Wednesday.

The pro-government Al-Siyassah, quoting an unnamed security source, said the suspects had been watched by security since they arrived in Kuwait and were arrested "in due time." It didn't say when or how the smugglers entered Kuwait or when they were arrested.

The paper said the smugglers might have had accomplices inside Kuwait. It said Interior Minister Sheik Nawwaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah would hand over the smuggled weapons to an FBI agent at a news conference, but didn't say when.

Government officials couldn't be immediately reached for comment.

Iraqi Interior Minister Nouri Al-Badran met Tuesday with Sheik Nawwaf and discussed cooperation between the two countries in security matters. His visit is the first by an Iraqi interior minister to Kuwait since 1990.

[Pete]

I did a search but didn't find this posted yet.

[sam_paine]

FOr real? Uh...."CHEMICAL WEAPONS *FROM* IRAQ???"

Where's the fervor from the media? Um, isn't this kinda important if true?????

[CatoRenasci]

But, but .... Iraq didn't have any chemical or biological weapons.... Ritter and Blix said so..... Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong..... no, this cannot have happened.

[Republican Red]

Say WHAT?

[Pete]

Where's the fervor from the media? Um, isn't this kinda important if true?????

I thought so. It was one of those surreal moments where I am reading something and thinking, "Does this say what I think it says?".

[Ramius]

Link? This would be nifty if true, but I would advise caution...

[arkfreepdom]

Is this for real? Should put the Rusho and WH "leak" on the backburner in a few minutes.

[Pete]

Link? This would be nifty if true, but I would advise caution...

I have the Dow Newswire streamed so I can't link. However, I will look for a link to the AP story as well as the story mentioned in the Kuwaiti paper.

[YoungKentuckyConservative]

Would like to hear more about this!

[per loin]

How about a working link?

[marron]

What European country? Belarus? Anyone care to guess?

[Pan_Yans Wife]

PING

[2timothy3.16]

I have benn able to find this, could you provide a link to the source?

[mrs tiggywinkle]

PING!

[So Cal Rocket]

http://www.djnewswires.com/

[hchutch]

Well, well, well... look what we have here. Iraqi arms being smuggled OUT of Iraq.

After the evidence has been processed, and presented, I think it's only fair to let the Kuwaitis keep `em. A nice way to make folks think twice before they invade that ally of ours.

[stradivarius]

what's the url for the source article? I couldn't find the story on the AP website.

[arkfreepdom]

I found it on the Dow Jones newswire site myself but don't know how to link.

[Catspaw]

You understand I made a noise like a cat hacking up a hairball when I read this--they were smuggling this stuff OUT of Iraq? Holy crap.

[corkoman]

DJ link was good - lets see if the Kuwaiti news source is solid!