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by anonymous
Monday, Mar. 15, 2004 at 3:16 PM
teharan
The Teharan Times reported sat. Mar. 13 that the US forces in southern Iraq have been unloading a large cargo of parts for constructing long range missiles and weapons of mass destruction in the southern ports of Iraq.
of parts for constructingU.S. UNLOADING WMD IN IRAQ
Teheran Times
Saturday, March 13, 2004
http://tinyurl.com/358k6
TEHRAN (Mehr News Agency) – Over the
past few days, in the wake of the
bombings in Karbala and the
ideological disputes that delayed
the signing of Iraq's interim
constitution, there have been
reports that U.S. forces have
unloaded a large cargo of parts
for constructing long-range missiles
and weapons of mass destruction
(WMD) in the southern ports of
Iraq.
A reliable source from the Iraqi
Governing Council, speaking on
condition of anonymity, told the
Mehr News Agency that U.S. forces,
with the help of British forces
stationed in southern Iraq, had made
extensive efforts to conceal their
actions.
He added that the cargo was unloaded
during the night as attention was
still focused on the aftermath of the
deadly bombings in Karbala and the
signing of Iraq's interim constitution.
The source said that in order to avoid
suspicion, ordinary cargo ships were
used to download the cargo, which
consisted of weapons produced in the
1980s and 1990s.
He mentioned the fact that the United
States had facilitated Iraq's WMD
program during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq
and said that some of the weapons
being downloaded are similar to those
weapons, although international
inspectors had announced Saddam
Hussein's Baath regime had destroyed
all its WMD.
The source went on to say that the rest
of the weapons were probably
transferred in vans to an unknown
location somewhere in the vicinity
of Basra overnight.
"Most of these weapons are of Eastern
European origin and some parts are from
the former Soviet Union and the Eastern
Bloc. The U.S. obtained them through
confiscations during sales of banned
arms over the past two decades," he
said.
This action comes as certain U.S. and
Western officials have been pointing out
the fact that no weapons of mass
destruction have been discovered in Iraq
and the issue of Saddam's trial begins
to take center stage.
In addition, former chief UN weapons
inspector Hans Blix has emphasized that
the U.S. and British intelligence
agencies issued false reports on Iraq
leading to the U.S. attack.
Meanwhile, the suspicious death of
weapons inspector David Kelly is also
an unresolved issue in Britain.
------Occupation Forces Official
Claims to Have No Information About
Transfer of WMD to Iraq -------
A security official for the coalition
forces in Iraq said that he has not
received any information about the
unloading of weapons of mass
destruction in ports in southern Iraq.
Shane Wolf told the Mehr News Agency
that the occupation forces have
received no reports on such events,
but said he hoped that the coalition
forces would find the Iraqi weapons
of mass destruction one day.
Coalition forces and inspectors have
so far been unable to find any Iraqi
weapons of mass destruction. The U.S.
invaded Iraq under the pretext that
Iraq possessed a stockpile of weapons
of mass destruction.
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by Funny
Monday, Mar. 15, 2004 at 4:22 PM
You're quoting the Teheran Times a a legitimate news source???
Please give us a break.
The Teheran Times has about as much credibility as Pacifica Radio. Expressed in mathematical terms that would be 0.000000000
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by Bush Admonisher
Monday, Mar. 15, 2004 at 6:44 PM
Probably more accurate than our lapdog corporate media in the US.
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