Will US fabricate WMD evidence?

Al Jazeera ^ | 9 Apr 03 | Cilina Nasser

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...and may GOD Bless forever...

...Tower 2 and Battle of IA DRANG-1965...

...Lifesaving Hero RICK RESCORLA...

...who died standin up to SADDAM & OSAMA...

...when HILLARY RODHAM & BILL CLINTON...

...never cared to.

[Howlin]

News: Adam Housley of Fox news just had a breaking story that Kuwait television is reporting that a couple of Al Jazeera reporters were chased out of Basra by an angry mob upset over how Al Jazeera has been reporting on the region. The Kuwaitis let them in in order to rescue them.

[woofie]

If the US wanted to lie about this ..why have some of these reports turned up negative? It seems like we would say everything we have seen so far is a WMD

[Paul Ross]

Ooops. Well, I guess we'll have to forgive the Kuwaitis for making a bad move... should have demanded to see proof that the crowd with the pitchforks behind them was really anything other than an understandably boisterous 'Welcome Wagon' for the esteemed journalists of Al Jazeera....and the only proof they should have accepted was from the UN Inspectors...who should be on scene in about 5 weeks...

[RightWhale]

the weapons of mass destruction for which this campaign was fought.

Author might review the actual statements of the Administration rather than 2nd hand, 3rd hand media reports.

[Sabertooth]

Uh, we actually saw footage on FoxNews of the Chemical Weapons site where the 55-gallon drums were labeled 'Insecticide' where they had been concealed in a trench, covered by camouflage netting, guarded by a detachment of Iraqi Republican Guards, all of which was IN A MILITARY BASE! Must be damned important and critical insecticide... and why were there BM-21 rockets with chemical delivery warheads nearby?

WMDs, Nerve Agents, and Organophosphates (about those Iraqi "pesticides"...)
Gulflink.com / Kentucky Regional Poison Center

Posted on 04/07/2003 11:54 AM PDT by Sabertooth

Nerve agent (excerpt)

Nerve agents are organophosphate compounds. Nerve agents are normally divided into G-agents (fluorine- or cyanide-containing organophosphates) and V-agents (sulfur-containing organophosphates). The principal nerve agents are tabun (GA), sarin (GB), soman (GD), cyclosarin (GF), and VX

Nerve agents are all viscous liquids, not gases per se. However, the vapor pressures of the G-series nerve agents are sufficiently high for the vapors to be rapidly lethal. GB is so volatile that small droplets released from a shell exploding in the air may never reach the ground. This total volatilization means that GB is largely a vapor hazard. G-agents are potent inhibitors of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, which is required for the function of many nerves and muscles. People poisoned by G-agents may display the following symptoms: difficulty breathing, drooling, excessive sweating, nausea, vomiting, cramps, twitching, jerking, staggering, headache, confusion, drowsiness, coma, and convulsions. The number and severity of the symptoms depend on the quantity and route of entry of the nerve agent into the body.

When a nerve agent is inhaled, a prominent symptom is the pinpointing of the pupils (miosis) and a dimness of vision. Nerve agents are cumulative poisons. Repeated exposure to low concentrations, if not too far apart, will produce symptoms.
Gulflink

Organophosphate Pesticides - Introduction (excerpt)

The organophosphates have replaced DDT as the leading pesticides because of their rapid breakdown into environmentally safe products. However, they have far more immediate toxicity than DDT and other related products.

There are more than 40 organophosphate pesticides on the market today and all can have acute and sub-acute toxicity. They are used in agriculture, homes, gardens, and in veterinary practice. They are all inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and cause similar symptoms. In 1999, more than 13,000 cases of organophosphate poisoning were reported to US poison centers, with more than 3000 cases seen in the emergency department (ED) and 83 fatalities.

Carbamate insecticides have a similar action of inhibition of acetylcholinesterase. However it is a temporary bond, usually lasting less than 12 hours. Additionally, the carbamates have less penetration across the blood-brain barrier than the organophosphates.
Kentucky Regional Poison Center

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LINK to the thread.

[Paul Ross]

Thanks for the link!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[VRWC_minion]

“What will stop the United States from bringing chemical weapons from outside Iraq and moving them into the country to prove their longstanding claims?”

Witnesses. The existance will be verified by numerous sources in addition to physical presence. There will be a paper trail as well as witnesses.

[6ppc]

The concern lies in the possibility that the United States would present false evidence to prove that its decision to go to war was right

If we were going to plant evidence we would have already done so and "found" it with great fanfare.

[SuziQ]

With the US-led war to change the government of Iraq all but over there is still little sign of the weapons of mass destruction for which this campaign was fought.

Well our guys have been kind of busy for the last 3 weeks. They haven't had a whole lot of time to go looking in all the nooks and crannies Sadaam had created for his WMD.

Last week, this twit would probably have been complaining that the war was taking too long; that we were going to get bogged down, yadda, yadda. He's part of the "complaint of the week" club.

[SuziQ]

Once their mantra reaches pitch level, the government will present the chem sites to the world. This is known as a political ambush

And Dubya has gotten DAMN good at it!!!

[Dengar01]

I knew that Aljazeera would pull this stunt off. I predicted the second we find some WMDs they (and the anti war crowd) would claim we planted it. Typical trash, can't accept the truth so they blame America instead.