Postive Test for Terror Toxins in Iraq

MSNBC.com ^ | 4 April 2003 | Peter Mendenhall

[swaimh]

SARGAT, Iraq, April 4 — MSNBC.com tests reveal evidence of the deadly toxins ricin and botulinum at a laboratory in a remote mountain region of northern Iraq allegedly used as a terrorist training camp by Islamic militants with ties to the al-Qaida terrorist network. The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is conducting its own tests at the same area, but has not yet released the results, according to officials in northern Iraq.

Excerpted. Full article here: http://www.msnbc.com/news/895185.asp

[swaimh]

i did a quick search... nothing about botulinum or ricin was posted so i thought this was appropriate.

now no one can say we shouldn't have gone in.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

On pMSNBC LIVE now.

[mewzilla]

Oh, Hans....

[dd5339]

This was at the place that has been linked to Al Queda!

Big time news!

Semper Fi

[Retrofire]

Hmmmm...This isn't a smoking gun against the Saddam regime, however...

Isn't this the Ansar al-Islam camp?

Saddam hasn't been in control of that part of the country since 1991...Using the petty terror toxin results found at a terrorist enclave will not do much to change opinions, I fear...

[ArcLight]

Holy crap! All of a sudden we got chem weapons out the wazoo! I'm not surprised, of course, but it's nice to have the proof.

[Gefreiter]

I don't think the Kurds had this region under control any more than Saddam did. Dunno whose to blame for this.

Oh, wait yes I do...WE ARE!!!!

[PhiKapMom]

They reported the story on Ricin is now up on their site -- those agents were found in Northern Iraq.

Watching MSNBC and Bob Arnott's report about the agents of mustard gas and cyanide in the Euprates River.

[ArcLight]

Looks like MSNBC owns this story.

[netmilsmom]

Don't you know, this is not proof. Our forces planted this stuff. If the Iraqi's had this sitting around they would have used it.
/sarcasm off/

[PhiKapMom]

They sure do -- I am impressed with their coverage -- the mustard gas and cyanide was found near the intake valves of the river. Dr. Sue Bailey who is on is very, very informative.

Here I am shilling for MSNBC again! Their coverage this morning is excellent!

[Retrofire]

Yes...The traces of Cyanide and Mustard Gas in the Eurphrates will likely prove to be the smoking gun we were looking for. With massive Republican Guard surrenders, we will know everything we need to know about Iraq's WMD program before the sun sets again in Baghdad.

[netmilsmom]

I've been watching Fox. Is this stuff in the river water or is it in containers???

[PhiKapMom]

Bob Arnott is on the scene with a chemical expert at the Euprates River and will keep updating!

[PhiKapMom]

It has been dumped in the water near the intake valves -- luckily they do a reverse osmosis before the water is pumped and testing which found it. The doctor on MSNBC said that the water will help dilute the effects. The danger from mustard gas is the breathing of its fumes.

[Catspaw]

They sure do -- I am impressed with their coverage -- the mustard gas and cyanide was found near the intake valves of the river. Dr. Sue Bailey who is on is very, very informative.

Near the INTAKE valves? Were they planning on poisoning their own people (I'm TV deprived)?

[Aquinasfan]

This is it. Great news!

[watchwoman]

Maybe MSNBC is being blessed for firing Arnett.

[PhiKapMom]

This morning David Bloom reported about a factory where items were found and gave details and about 1/2 an hour later CENTCOM came out and changed the story and so did David Bloom. He had actually seen the items he had reported and I have a hunch a lid was put on the report.

[mewzilla]

Maybe the power being cut in Baghdad is a blessing.