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Saddam Regime Document Dated 2001 Shows Chemical Platoon Still Exists And Active (Translation)
Pentagon/FMSO website about Iraqi Pre-War Document ^ | March 25 2006 | jveritas

Posted on 03/25/2006 11:28:53 AM PST by jveritas

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To: eyespysomething
I for one am glad jveritas knows Arabic and can translate these for us on Free Republic. I am pretty sure many others are.

I for 2!

I wonder, for some who are so concerned about "verification" = considering the very great contribution of Mr Truth - jveritas - already, =that stands on it's own -

jveritas has proven himself - let's not shoot the messenger.

41 posted on 03/25/2006 11:59:08 AM PST by maine-iac7 ("...BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME." Lincoln)
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To: Strategerist

Oops, I meant December 2002.


42 posted on 03/25/2006 11:59:20 AM PST by eyespysomething
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To: jveritas

I can understand what a shower vehicle does but what does a "surface" vehicle do?


43 posted on 03/25/2006 12:00:21 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: drhogan

See post #11/...


44 posted on 03/25/2006 12:01:28 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: eyespysomething; jveritas

Again, we thank you for your time jveritas.

eyespysomething, please add me to this pinglist.


45 posted on 03/25/2006 12:01:36 PM PST by JerseyHighlander
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To: jveritas

Thanks for the reply. Keep up the good work!


46 posted on 03/25/2006 12:03:09 PM PST by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))
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To: Raycpa
but what does a "surface" vehicle do?

remember the panel trucks we found that had all the requisites for a portable chem lab - they were scrubbed clean with bleach. Remember?

These were not underground and could move quickly from one place to another - ergo, "surface"

BUT, said the libRats and their mouthpieces, the MSM, nothing supicious there...

47 posted on 03/25/2006 12:06:05 PM PST by maine-iac7 ("...BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME." Lincoln)
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To: jveritas; All

Thank you for the time and effort you're giving to translating these doc's.

Proving once more how varied and broad are the talents of FReepers.


48 posted on 03/25/2006 12:06:32 PM PST by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve..)
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To: jveritas

thanks.

a very useful skill to have these days.

is there any info on how and where and from whom the document was obtained?


49 posted on 03/25/2006 12:06:36 PM PST by drhogan
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To: drhogan; jveritas
I think they were found in a fashion like this:


50 posted on 03/25/2006 12:09:24 PM PST by eyespysomething
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To: jveritas

CHEMICAL PLATOON:

2 RECONNAISANCE VEHICLES, WAZ (1 WORD UNCLEAR) 469 SOVIET MAKE

2 ARS-14 VEHICLES OR ARS-12 TO DECONTAMINATE EQUIPMENT,

WEAPONS, AND MATERIEL

2 DDA-53 VEHICLES

THE CHEMICAL PLATOON'S MISSION:

A) CHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE BY USING WAZ 469 VEHICLE (1 WORD

UNCLEAR) WHICH CONTAINS NUMEROUS KINDS OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE

BRANCH AND DETECTION OF CHEMICALS AND EQUIPMENT.

B) OPEN THE DECONTAMINATION STATION FOR THE BRIGADE

VEHICLES, WEAPONS, EQUIPMENT, AND PERSONS BEHIND THE BRIGADE

HQS.

C) MILITARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE LIAISON -- A CHEMICAL STAFF

OFFICER (WITH THE BRIGADE) AND A SPECIAL TECHNICIAN (DIVISION

CHEMICAL BRANCH).

WITH REGARD TO THE INFANTRY DIVISION THE CHEMICAL COMPANY


http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/declassdocs/cia/19960517/cia_65142_65142_01.html


51 posted on 03/25/2006 12:10:40 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: jveritas

According to a report in the Washington Post, Al-Qadissiya served as the command post for the 101st Airborne, prior to the division's movement north. The site was scheduled to be the headquarters for the Mobile Exploitation Team/75th Exploitation Task Force, the unit searching for weapons of mass destruction, but it was burned and looted in late April 2003.

Key Sources: UN inspection data; Barton Gellman, "Looting is Double Loss for U.S. Forces," Washington Post, 28 April 2003, p. A12.


52 posted on 03/25/2006 12:10:51 PM PST by james500
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To: jveritas; nutmeg; AnnaZ; DoctorZIn; tet68; MudPuppy; A.A. Cunningham; flightline

great find!!


53 posted on 03/25/2006 12:11:44 PM PST by RaceBannon ((Prov 28:1 KJV) The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.)
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To: jveritas

Outstanding work, as usual. Thanks.


54 posted on 03/25/2006 12:14:10 PM PST by nunya bidness (“Unsung, the noblest deed will die.” - Pindar)
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To: jveritas

GOD bless you sir!

LLS


55 posted on 03/25/2006 12:14:28 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (Preserve America... kill terrorists... destroy dims!)
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To: jveritas

God bless you cousin, keep up the good work.


56 posted on 03/25/2006 12:16:16 PM PST by freedomson (Tagline comment removed by moderator)
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To: freedomson; LibLieSlayer

Thank you very much. God bless our brave troops.


57 posted on 03/25/2006 12:17:03 PM PST by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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To: maine-iac7

this is the first time i've read one of his translations--i didn't even realize he had done the translation himself until he told me.
the reason for asking about verification, is that i like to know specifics before i say to someone that it has been proven that Saddam had wmd when the US armed forces were sent in.
i assume that saddam had all sorts of evil weapons, and that he probably got them out of the country or buried them, but it's always helpful to know where a document comes from.

i also think, that if i were saddam, and i was concerned with someone finding out about my wmd, i might call my chemical warfare unit something else, like "Iraqi humanitarian aid platoon".


58 posted on 03/25/2006 12:19:16 PM PST by drhogan
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To: jveritas

I want to add my thanks for the work you are doing...it is vital that we know what happened...

I am one that believes he had them...and sent them away before we got there.

Of course, when you have Senators going to all of the neighoring countries and warning them of an attack BEFORE Bush has even called for one...it gave Saddam, Russia, France...plenty of time to get them out of the country.


59 posted on 03/25/2006 12:19:49 PM PST by Txsleuth (Bush-Bot;WaterBucket Brigader;and fan of defconw;Cboldt is my mentor!)
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To: Raycpa; jveritas

Sounds defensive.


60 posted on 03/25/2006 12:21:26 PM PST by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))
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