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Nuclear arms reportedly found in Iraq
UP | july 21 2004 | UPI

Posted on 07/21/2004 5:52:33 AM PDT by NY Catholic

BAGHDAD, July 21 (UPI) -- Iraqi security reportedly discovered three missiles carrying nuclear heads concealed in a concrete trench northwest of Baghdad, official sources said Wednesday. The official daily al-Sabah quoted the sources as saying the missiles were discovered in trenches near the city of Tikrit, the hometown of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. "The three missiles were discovered by chance when the Iraqi security forces captured former Baath party official Khoder al-Douri who revealed during interrogation the location of the missiles saying they carried nuclear heads," the sources said. They pointed out that the missiles were actually discovered in the trenches lying under six meters of concrete and designed in a way to unable sophisticated sensors from discovering nuclear radiation. The sources said al-Douri, who is related to former Vice Chairman of the Iraq Revolution Council and Saddam's right-hand man Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, was captured after Iraqi police intercepted an e-mail message in which he set a meeting with another former Baath official. The report could not be authenticated by the interior ministry or the national security department, but the paper noted Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiar Zibari made a surprise request recently to Mohammed el-Baradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, to resume inspections for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.


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1 posted on 07/21/2004 5:52:35 AM PDT by NY Catholic
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To: NY Catholic

Joe Wilson is saddened. Deeply saddened.


2 posted on 07/21/2004 5:53:37 AM PDT by The G Man (John Kerry? America just can't afford a 9/10 President in a 9/11 world.)
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To: NY Catholic

link?


3 posted on 07/21/2004 5:54:07 AM PDT by Samurai_Jack
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To: Samurai_Jack

Bingo. Mainstream.


4 posted on 07/21/2004 5:55:00 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Liberalism corrupts. Absolute Liberalism corrupts absolutely.)
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To: NY Catholic

What? If there's anything to this report why hasn't all TV news been pre-empted with it? Nuclear warheads? Is the report really saying that nuclear bombs have been discovered in Iraq???


5 posted on 07/21/2004 5:55:06 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: NY Catholic

Is this story true?


6 posted on 07/21/2004 5:55:15 AM PDT by Tai_Chung
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Holy sh*t!

Bookmarking.


7 posted on 07/21/2004 5:55:44 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (<a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com" target="_blank">Hatriotism)
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To: The G Man

WaaaaaaaaWaaaaaaa...
8 posted on 07/21/2004 5:55:49 AM PDT by demlosers
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To: The G Man

And every other rat as well ...


9 posted on 07/21/2004 5:56:00 AM PDT by mgc1122
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To: NY Catholic

Well, the timing of this just absolutely smells to high heaven. Don't they know that now that it's been concluded Bush lied, no further evidence to the contrary is allowed? Ignore this al Douri crap, these were obviously planted.


10 posted on 07/21/2004 5:56:15 AM PDT by JustaCowgirl (The Democratic party has been hijacked by terrorists.)
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To: Samurai_Jack; StriperSniper; Mo1; Howlin; Peach; kimmie7; 4integrity; BigSkyFreeper; ...

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040721-081009-2541r.htm


GROWING?????


11 posted on 07/21/2004 5:56:26 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: Samurai_Jack

I refuse to get excited over these early reports. We've been burned too many times.


12 posted on 07/21/2004 5:56:30 AM PDT by cripplecreek (John kerry is unbalanced)
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To: Samurai_Jack

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040721-081009-2541r.htm
This one is good.


13 posted on 07/21/2004 5:56:43 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Liberalism corrupts. Absolute Liberalism corrupts absolutely.)
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Nuclear WMDs!!....In Iraq!!....Naaaw...Come on now. Everyone knows there are NO WMDs in Iraq!


14 posted on 07/21/2004 5:56:50 AM PDT by woofer2425
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Here's a link to a Washington Times story picking up the UPI item: http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040721-081009-2541r.htm


15 posted on 07/21/2004 5:56:54 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: NY Catholic

bump for updates


16 posted on 07/21/2004 5:56:57 AM PDT by NeonKnight
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Yeah, but they were 'old nukes' so they don't count. Nothing here, let's move on.

/sarcasm

17 posted on 07/21/2004 5:57:01 AM PDT by Condor51 (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. -- Gen G. Patton Jr)
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Only three. So this is too little to be WMD.


18 posted on 07/21/2004 5:57:21 AM PDT by ItsTheMediaStupid
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If this is really UP, they could use a little grammar help:

"designed in a way to UNABLE sophisticated sensors from discovering nuclear radiation."


19 posted on 07/21/2004 5:57:24 AM PDT by yeswecan
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To: Tai_Chung

The story only says that some Iraqi says they found nukes. I know I would wait for someone more qualified than that to make the determination of whether they were actually nukes.


20 posted on 07/21/2004 5:57:35 AM PDT by blanknoone (The NAACP --->NAADP National Association for the Advancement of the Democrat Party.)
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