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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (17658)	9/21/2001 3:25:04 PM
From: SpinCity1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 208838

I don't know how reliable these reports are but here goes anyway (notice the dates on them): From: ERRI DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT-Saturday, September 01, 2001-Vol. 7, No. 244 RUSSIA/AFGHANISTAN: Russia Alleges Bin Laden New Taliban Military Commander MOSCOW -- Although the reports are so far unsubstantiated by Western intelligence sources, Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday reportedly condemned the appointment of Saudi dissident and alleged terrorism suspect Osama bin Laden as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban regime, the official RIA Novosti news agency reported. Bin Laden's appointment confirmed that "a center of international terrorism is being set up in Taliban-controlled territory," the Russian ministry said in a statement. "Pseudo-religious values are being used as a cover to prepare a bridgehead for expansion of militant extremism and separatism far beyond the region's borders," added the statement. This month, Russian media quoted Pakistan's Nation daily as saying that the Taliban had named bin Laden commander of their troops. The report could not be independently verified by Western sources. Afghanistan's civil war concerns the Kremlin as hundreds of Russian border guards monitor the Afghan-Tajik border and a potential spill-over of violence that could destabilize the entire region. More troubling to Russian officials is the Taliban's aim to build an orthodox Islamic state in the region. That intention has given rise to many Islamic extremist movements in the former Soviet republics in Central Asia. In recent years, Islamic insurgents from Afghanistan launched raids on Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, as well as engaging in contracted guerilla warfare in Chechnya. 04 Sep 2001 IRAQ:Saddam's Poison Gas Kills 20; Training AccidentFrom the Electronic Telegraph"At least 20 specially-trained Iraqi soldiers are dead and up to 200 have been admitted to hospital after taking part in a chemical weapons exercise that went wrong. News of the training accident emerged last week amid concerns that Saddam Hussein has rebuilt his chemical weapons arsenal. The soldiers, based in the Zaafarnia region south of Baghdad, were suffering from severe respiratory problems, according to intelligence received from Iraq."A diplomat told the Telegraph: "They were training in the Al Suwayrah and Basmaya camps three months ago. We know that the accident has not stopped the training. Fresh soldiers were brought in soon after." The Al Suwayrah camp has been rebuilt since it was attacked in February by American and British aircraft.Saddam last used chemical weapons against the Kurds in March 1988 at Halabjah causing thousands of injuries. In December 1998, American and British warplanes mounted Operation Desert Fox in an attempt to destroy Iraq's chemical weapons capability.However, evidence surfaced last week that Iraqi scientists are working around the clock to rebuild the Iraqi leader's conventional weapons and self-defense arsenal as well as his chemical capability