Nuclear arms reportedly found in Iraq

UP | july 21 2004 | UPI

[Dead Corpse]

Pick me no nits of that size. Off by a foot and a half is a lot different than being off by 16 1/2 feet. ;-)

[jstolzen]

Not neccessarily.

Keep in mind, this is Reuters quoting an "unnamed source".

There is no OFFICIAL word one way or the other yet, so I'm taking a "wait and see" - although I sure hope this is indeed true - just for the SEE? factor.

[Tallguy]

"The timing is sadly curious"

Y'know I think that they should put this quote on Lanny Davis' tombstone. "The timing of my death was sadly curious". Kinda has a WC Fields ring to it...

[rwfromkansas]

hmm....yeah, your right.

I don't know why I was thinking there was an official denial (am rather sleepy...must have missed them just quoting one source calling it such...).

[freeperfromnj]

Denied by the interior ministry as nonsense.

Hoping he's just out of the loop.

[agincourt1415]

Its a Reuters story, UPI had the most information on it, very plausable, probably take a few days to confirm, say about the time Kerry has to give his acceptance speech,LOL.

[stuartcr]

Hey...priorities...defeat the libs before all else...get with the FR program

[pop-aye]

Laura Ingrham just mentioned it as well!

[ChevyZ28]

The leftist media will view this the same way they viewed those mortar shells that were found that contained remnants of mustard gas in them several months ago. This will not be seen as a "smoking gun".

However, if there is any truth to this at all, where there are three missiles, I am sure there will be more.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

If comfirmed, Kerry will not even carry Massachusetts. I'm adding "FIFTYSTATESWEEP" to key words.

[cajungirl]

I don't think I believe it yet,,it would be just too rich. For Kerry to be speaking whilst Berger is being roasted and this! I can't believe we would be so very blessed.

[Fredgoblu]

As long as we're splitting hairs...

...it's actually 19'8.22". A meter is 39.37 inches.

[Bluegrass Federalist]

bump for later

[pointsal]

These WMD's musta been packed is Saddam's old socks....just like Sandy's secrets....

[rwfromkansas]

Sorry for jumping the gun folks...I read the Reuters story but my brain is not working at this early hour. The story does include one source denying the claim.

BUT......not an official denial.

Sorry.

[Tallguy]

Think about it. Saddam has three nuclear missiles, and he buries them under six feet of concrete???? It'd be nice if this was true, but the sourcing and the siple unbelievability of the story means its bogus.

2 other possibilities present themselves:

1. These ARE nuke warheads, but they lack a vital component like a trigger. Remember that Saddam had some intelligence agents nailed in a sting operation while attempting to buy such triggers back in the early 90's. -- or --

2. These are "dirty bombs" designed not for nuclear detonation, but to spread radioactive material over a wide area. Nasty, but militarily ineffective in defense of Iraq (our troops were protected & moving way too fast).

But this is all just speculation, and I am content to await confirmation of the basic facts of this story. Let's see if anybody else picks up this report.

[what's up]

Apparently one spokesman at the Iraqi Interior Ministry denied it.

So this is not an "official" denial, is that right?

[ZULU]

This doesn't surprise me at all. Good news for Bush. Bad news for 9-1-1 Commission and Kerry.

Maybe we should have a hearing to investigate the 9-1-1 Commission for incompetence.

[kellynla]

Hope it's not a false alarm
Well we've all learned by now to keep "our powder dry." These false WMD and OBL sightings have pretty much made all of us callous. We'll need some Missouri evidence before we pop the corks on any champagne!

[painter]

.it's actually 19'8.22". A meter is 39.37 inches.

I didn't know that. Learn something every day.:)