FACTS - UN Chief inspector Hans Blix reported to
Security Council members that Iraq failed to account for
1,000 tons of chemical agent, 6,500 chemical bombs, 25,000 liters of anthrax, 38,000
liters of botulinum toxin, 500 tons of sarin, mustard gas and VX nerve agent and 380
rocket engines useful in the delivery of biological and chemical agents.
March 9, 2004 U.S. Army troops
operating at a former Iraqi air base discovered numerous Russian made missiles. They are
more than 6 feet long and each carried 1.6 kilograms or about 3.5 pounds of radioactive
uranium wrapped around a high explosive warhead. The uranium is not pure enough nor in
large enough quantity to be a nuclear warhead. U.S. bomb experts noted the R-60 warheads
are similar in design and content to a so-called "dirty bomb" that could
contaminate a small area with radioactive materials.
Saddam holds the official record for most
kills with nerve gas and most Muslims killed in the second half of the 20th century.
Saddam used nerve gas against Iran during a long and bloody war that cost nearly a million
lives. Saddam even used nerve gas on his own people. Iran has the most experience
with Iraqi WMDs. Over 500,000 Iranian dead is gruesome evidence that Saddam had
the capability and the desire to use WMD. The most conservative estimate is that Saddam
Hussein killed 2 million people, 1 million in his own country and another million fighting
wars with his Arab neighbors.
WMD NEWS ARCHIVES - Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Joe Lieberman, Hans Blix, UN Inspectors
Sen. Hillary Clinton, Liberal Democrat
- NY, Feb 5, 2003 - Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the
United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region and remains
in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations by, among other
things, continuing to possess and develop a significant chemical and biological weapons
capability, actively seeking a nuclear weapons capability, and supporting and harboring
terrorist organizations.
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Democrat -CT, Sept 4, 2002 - Every day Saddam
remains in power with chemical weapons, biological weapons, and the development of nuclear
weapons is a day of danger for the United States.
Sen. Joseph Biden Liberal Democrat -Del., Sept 4, 2002 - If we wait for
the danger from Saddham to become clear, it could be too late.
U.N. weapons inspectors say they have found no hard evidence of weapons of mass
destruction after conducting more than 400 searches of 300 sites over eleven weeks. Note-
Sadham was warned in advance by insiders where inspections would occur. (refer to UN Oil
fo Food Scandal and Kofi Anan) U.N. Oil for Food Scandal
Chief inspector Hans Blix reported to Security Council members that Iraq had failed to
account for 1,000 tons of chemical agent, 6,500 chemical bombs, 25,000 liters of anthrax,
38,000 liters of botulinum toxin, 500 tons of sarin, mustard gas and VX nerve agent and
380 rocket engines useful in the delivery of biological and chemical agents. "One
must not jump to the conclusion that they exist. However, that possibility is also not
excluded," he said.
Vessels left port in late November, just as
United Nations weapons inspectors arrived in Iraq to search for chemical, biological and
nuclear weapons believed to have been stockpiled since the Persian Gulf War. The United
States and British intelligence were tracking three mystery cargo ships for fear they
contain Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, reports the British newspaper, The
Independent. The story appeared for one day and was never reported by the main stream
media. They've been traveling in "ever-decreasing circles" ever since, all the
while maintaining radio silence in violation of international maritime law. The captains
refuse to reveal the content of their cargoes or destinations.
The ships, each with a deadweight of 35,000 to 40,000 tons, were chartered by a shipping
agent based in Egypt and are flying under the flags of three different countries,
according to the British paper. Officials believe the ships set sail from a country other
than Iraq to avoid detection from Western naval vessels patrolling the Gulf. Defense
experts speculate that, if the ships are carrying weapons of mass destruction, the arms
could have been smuggled out through Syria or Jordan. The vessels are thought to have
spent much of the past three months in the deep waters of the Indian Ocean. They berthed
in a handful of Arab countries, including Yemen.
Asked to comment on the Independent report, a spokeswoman for Britain's Ministry of
Defense told Reuters News Agency: "We don't discuss intelligence issues." The
Independent also reports U.S. and British military forces are reluctant to stop and search
the vessels for fear that such intervention could lead to the destruction of "smoking
gun" evidence that Hussein is in "material breach" of U.N. resolutions
seeking his disarmament. In addition, if weapons of mass destruction were dumped
overboard, the environmental damage could be catastrophic.
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