Posted on 03/23/2003 5:09:22 PM PST by SolitaryMan
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:35:50 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Yep, FR has it's own culture, as twisted as it is. *grin*
Dang, it seems like there's always some dude named 'Hugh' at these chemical plants.
Nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) weapons storageMore...and very interesting because it mentions Salman Pak...Although decontamination trenches, decontamination vehicles, and extra security measures often suggest a facility's association with NBC weapons, sometimes those signatures just aren't present--even though the weapons are on site. Such was the case at Iraq's Khamisiyah weapons depot, located southeast of An Najaf. As the DoD imagery below shows, no chemical decon trenches are present at the open-air pit (enlarged below) where the Iraqi's moved the sarin-filled 122mm rockets in February 1991; no special security fencing appears to be present either.
When American airborne engineers with the 82nd Airborne Division destroyed these weapons in March 1991, they had no idea the rockets contained degraded sarin nerve gas. The demolition of the Iraqi chemical weapons resulted in widespread low-level chemical exposures among American troops. Recent medical studies conducted by the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center--along with pre-war U.S. Air Force research into low-level chemical exposures--strongly suggests potential long-term neurological impairment from exposure to even minute quantities of nerve agents such as sarin and soman.
THE PRODUCTION CAPABILITY AT SALMAN PAK [ (b)(2) ] AND AT THE ABU GHURAYB CLOSTRIDIUM VACCINE PLANT [ (b)(2) ] REMAINS INTACT. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT SOME EQUIPMENT FROM SALMAN PAK HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE NAJAF AREA.[My note: Geography sites indicate that An Najaf is also referred to as Al Najaf or just Najaf, so it is the same place]
More discoveries to come.
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DUers sometime come here as “sleepers,” meaning they sign up and post occasionally, mainly phony posts trying to fool conservatives. If you read all his posts, the “sleeper” will become obvious. (click on the name of the poster, then click on “Find in Forum”)
DUers like to start flame wars instead of debating civilly, and after a while, the DU “sleepers” reveal their true colors.
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