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IRAQI SOLDIER CAPTURED WITH ANTHRAX & INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO KILL COALITION SOLDIERS
MSNBC | 3/2203 | Bob Arnot

Posted on 03/22/2003 12:14:16 PM PST by Steven W.

Breaking: Bob Arnot of NBC News reports coalition forces have captured an Iraqi soldier who was found to have an envelope with a suspicious powder, presumably anthrax, and instructions on how to kill coalition soldiers using it. Arnot is stationed with the medivac units supporting coalition forces.


TOPICS: Anthrax Scare; Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: anthrax; arnot; bioterrorism; biowarfare; blix; bobarnot; embeddedreport; frenchgerman; hansblix; illegalweapons; iraq; iraqanthrax; un; warlist; wmd
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To: Steven W.
Actually, a simple Gram's stain, available at any hospital and almost any medical clinic with a microsope, could determine in 5 minutes whether this powder is actually bacteria, and whether it COULD be Anthrax.

Detailed testing might be needed to help establish the origin of the strain, etc.

121 posted on 03/22/2003 12:39:26 PM PST by RANGERAIRBORNE
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To: wastoute
Exactly, the antiAmerica protestors will just claim we planted it. Doesn't help anything. Actually, less than meaningless.

Who cares about the anti-American protesters. Nobody listens to them.

Anyway, any soldier who finds the stuff can testify before Congress.

122 posted on 03/22/2003 12:39:48 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: American Soldier
I won't say the US is always right...Bush I and xxxlinton as examples for starters. I agree with your preface though.
123 posted on 03/22/2003 12:39:49 PM PST by ApesForEvolution (Yes, let us allow the economies of gerdung, frunk, mexiztlan, chirushcom and canadastan to wither...)
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To: bonesmccoy
"We believe it is for large barbeques at the palace."

Er..., the large barbeques at the palace are ongong.
124 posted on 03/22/2003 12:40:06 PM PST by APBaer
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To: jd777
Why would he carry it in an envelope?

A few speculations: as a signal to cells here to attack the postal system again, as a warning to us without showing all of what they've got up their sleeve, etc.




125 posted on 03/22/2003 12:40:36 PM PST by Sabertooth
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To: BRL
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/872420/posts
126 posted on 03/22/2003 12:40:44 PM PST by ewing
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To: Steven W.
Senator Tom Daschle (D) when hearing about the anthrax.


I am deeply saddened the anthrax was not used on American soldiers.

127 posted on 03/22/2003 12:40:49 PM PST by LdSentinal
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To: sinkspur
What made this suspect to me was that ewing posted the same think and linked the home page of MSNBC. His post has been turned off since.
128 posted on 03/22/2003 12:40:57 PM PST by BRL
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To: xm177e2
I believe our guys have had the anthrax vaccine. Don't know about the Brits or Aussie's.
129 posted on 03/22/2003 12:41:01 PM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!)
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To: APBaer
Yes, however THOSE BBQ's are on the inside of the walls. Those large cylinders are not rockets. They are in fact large tubes used for storage of BBQ fuel.

The fact kerosene is also used for rocket propellant is completely irrelevant.

LOL
130 posted on 03/22/2003 12:41:24 PM PST by bonesmccoy (Defeat the terrorists... Vaccinate!)
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To: cake_crumb
"And Scudball Ritterbox....don't forget THAT predator of young girls sayng Saddam doesn't have any WMD"

Well, technically they haven't shown weapons yet. Just the materials that cause the destruction. So we are wrong, they are right.

Gotta love that Blixter guy, he was right all along.

Is his name Wolf, by any chance?

131 posted on 03/22/2003 12:41:31 PM PST by lawdude
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To: ewing; All
Wonder what the FBI is gonna do when this stuff matches up with the stuff that was sent to the Senator's in D.C.? They would definately lose some credibility if the samples matched up. Wonder how long it would take them to apologize to Mr. Hatfill?
132 posted on 03/22/2003 12:41:42 PM PST by txradioguy (HOOAH! Not just a word, A way of life!)
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To: Jay D. Dyson
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/872420/posts
133 posted on 03/22/2003 12:42:05 PM PST by ewing
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To: BRL
I think ewing's was locked because it was a duplicate, not because it wasn't true.
134 posted on 03/22/2003 12:42:09 PM PST by EllaMinnow (``No Saddam Hussein!'' one young man in headscarf told Gurfein. ``Bush!'')
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To: Steven W.
Bump!
135 posted on 03/22/2003 12:42:48 PM PST by k2blader (If one good thing can be said about the UN, it is that it taught me how to spell “irrelevant.”)
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To: LdSentinal
Daschle was thinking:

"Why do I feel like such an A@@hole?"
136 posted on 03/22/2003 12:42:52 PM PST by 1stFreedom
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To: Steven W.; *war_list; W.O.T.; 11th_VA; Libertarianize the GOP; Free the USA; knak; MadIvan; ...
OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST
137 posted on 03/22/2003 12:42:54 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Where is Saddam?)
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To: usafsk
About 20 people (most of the MSNBC audience) have already posted they saw Bob Arnot give the report live. So did I. What is suspect about it? He just said it 10 minutes ago. Do you think he's out there with a link to the Internet to file the story? What a dope. Sit down. The only thing suspect is your acuity.

This is a direct ping to myself and you. If this story is discredited, I'll expect your public apology.

Likewise, if this story is proven true, I will tender my public apology to you.

That said, I've lived through enough wars to know that the only thing that flies across the globe faster than a lie is a rumor. I do not believe my skepticism is unwarranted or wrong.

-Jay

138 posted on 03/22/2003 12:42:59 PM PST by Jay D. Dyson (Terrorists of the world, RISE UP! [So I may more easily gun you down.])
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To: oceanview
They are handing this stuff to soldiers in envelopes, yet are capable of firing artillery shells and missiles with it, but they don't do that? I'm not buying it.

If we assume the anthrax is genuine, the purpose of this type of a delivery could be to create a stand-off, without inviting a tit-for-tat WMD response.

That said, I'm waiting for confirmation of the germ.




139 posted on 03/22/2003 12:43:08 PM PST by Sabertooth
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To: redlipstick
You are right, but why did he provide a BS link??

That is my beef, and why I wonder if this story is true.

140 posted on 03/22/2003 12:43:10 PM PST by BRL
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