WMD (The Smoking Gun) FOUND !

Hindustan Times ^ | 2 October A.D. 2003 | Associated Press, Kuwait City

[Ryan Bailey]

Kuwait foils smuggling of chemicals, bio warheads from Iraq Associated Press Kuwait City, October 2

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 on 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 did not 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 did not say when.

Government officials could not be immediately reached for comment.

Iraqi Interior Minister Nouri Al-Badran met on 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.

[Ryan Bailey]

Today marks a glad day for all men of good will, perhaps the happiest day since 9 April A.D. 2003; V-I Day. Today we have found proof of WMD's in liberated Iraq. This short article, which is being blocked by the mainstream liberal media, is proof of the validity of our Excellent President, and vindication of the heroic actions of our valiant fighting men.

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[GeronL]

Did you see the new article from the Sun in the UK??

[the Real fifi]

Sorry--this ran all day yesterday..Reuters has a follow up today which just mentions "artifacts" and "some other " things.

[b4its2late]

I think I saw this on October 1st....... But it's good to read it again.

[Mo1]

Is this for real??

Oh Please let this be for real ..

[CyberAnt]

Brit Hume - FOX - talked about it today.

[RWR8189]

Its the "Hindustan" Times...

Needless to say, Im more than a little skeptical..

[MHGinTN]

Link please.

[jwalsh07]

Arab journalism. Your guess is as good as mine. Yesterdays WMD is todays artifacts.

[GeronL]

WMD: Blair was right!

[MissAmericanPie]

Bingo

[GeronL]

there is an FR thread somewhere

[xm177e2]

Uh huh. I believe this news story. Yeah. That's the ticket.

[Consort]

This story has been posted several time and was pulled at least once. What's going on? Is it a sick joke or has it been confirmed?

[LiteKeeper]

SPOTREP - WMD

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Posted yesterday friend. I haven't heard anything more regarding it. But I questioned its validity as they said they were going to turn 60 million dollars worth of chemical and biological weapons over to a lone FBI agent.

[GeronL]

Go read the Sun article. They have a totally different spin on the WMD's than our media.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003452768,00.html

[ATCNavyRetiree]

I'll celebrate when it comes out in the major media for all the world to see.
Let's face it folks, it is...sadly...going to take another attack on the scale of 9-11 to wake the nation to the threat we all face!

[aSkeptic]

source

KUWAIT, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Kuwaiti authorities have seized archaeological artefacts and "other items" smuggled from Iraq into Kuwait, Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah said in remarks published on Thursday.

"Kuwaiti security forces were able to seize some Iraqi artefacts smuggled to Kuwait," al-Sabah, who is also interior minister, was quoted as saying by al-Seyassah daily. He did not identify the other items.

Al-Sabah was responding to a question about a report the paper carried on Wednesday that Kuwaiti security forces had foiled an attempt to smuggle artefacts, chemical materials and biological warheads from Iraq to a European country via Kuwait.

Kuwaiti security sources told Reuters on Wednesday the report on the seizure of such weapons was baseless.

Asked about the report of seized biological warheads, al-Sabah also told al-Qabas newspaper: "Up to now we have not verified this...There are some artefacts that were seized which we are examining to see if they are real or fake."

Iraqi authorities estimate more than 10,000 artefacts are still missing from the Iraqi National Museum, including antiquities from the world's earliest civilisations. The museum was looted in April after the U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein.

More than 400 items were also seized by Jordanian customs authorities at the border with Iraq.

"We are now going to present those (artefacts) to experts and specialists to check their authenticity. Other items have also been seized which we will examine and announce (the findings) soon," added al-Sabah.

Al-Sabah's remarks were made to reporters late on Wednesday after talks with Iraq's new interior minister Nouri Badran.

Badran, who discussed bilateral security issues with al-Sabah, was quoted as saying that many infiltrators into Iraq have been arrested recently, including Saudis and Syrians.

Official relations have warmed between Kuwait and Iraq after the ousting of Saddam, whose army invaded and occupied the tiny oil-rich country for seven months in 1990. ((editing by Alison Williams; Kuwait newsroom, +965 246 0350))