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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russia tied to Iraq's missing arms By Bill Gertz THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published October 28, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russian special forces troops moved many of Saddam Hussein's weapons and related goods out of Iraq and into Syria in the weeks before the March 2003 U.S. military operation, The Washington Times has learned. Copyright © 2004 News World Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to the article

Russia tied to Iraq´s missing arms; Pentagon: Weaponry relocated before war

Russian special forces troops moved many of Saddam Hussein's weapons and related goods out of Iraq and into Syria in the weeks before the March 2003 U.S. military operation, The Washington Times has learned. John A. Shaw, the deputy undersecretary of defense for international technology security, said in an interview that he believes the Russian troops, working with Iraqi intelligence, "almost certainly" removed the high-explosive material that went missing from the Al-Qaqaa facility, south of Baghdad. "The Russians brought in, just before the war got started, a whole series of military units," Mr. Shaw said. "Their main job was to...

When experts from the US and the IAEA came upon blueprints for a 10-kiloton atomic bomb in the files of the Libyan weapons program earlier this year, they found themselves caught between gravity and pettiness. The discovery gave the experts a new appreciation of the audacity of the rogue nuclear network led by A. Q. Khan, a chief architect of Pakistan's bomb. Intelligence officials had watched Dr. Khan for years and suspected that he was trafficking in machinery for enriching uranium to make fuel for warheads. But the detailed design represented a new level of danger, particularly since the Libyans...

As American post-conflict combat deaths in Iraq overtook the wartime number, the administration counseled patience. "The war on terror is a test of our strength. It is a test of our perseverance, our patience, and our will," President Bush told an American Legion convention. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice embellished the message with what former White House speechwriters immediately recognize as a greatest-generation pander. "There is an understandable tendency to look back on America's experience in postwar Germany and see only the successes," she told the Veterans of Foreign Wars in San Antonio, Texas, on Aug. 25. "But as some...

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry (news - web sites) (R) speaks to actor Michael J. Fox at a town hall meeting in Hampton, New Hampshire, October 4, 2004. Fox, who has Parkinson's Disease, joined Kerry in support of a discussion on stem cell research. (Jim Young/Reuters)