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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (20152)	11/28/2002 6:18:49 PM
From: Richnorth	Respond to of 27666

It is far easier to put dogs down than men! When shot at, they are unable to retaliate. Putting dogs down do not cause heartaches except to dog lovers and some dog owners. But putting other people down often involves loss of life of loved ones, too. So please don't compare dogs with people. Talk is cheap! Your remark is a knee-jerk reaction to a fact. Remember the truth always hurts! Remember that Oliver North sold arms to the Iranians to realize a profit to buy arms for some rebels in Central America????? I suppose you were too "young" to pay attention to such matters then? Also, other things were far more interesting then, right?

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (20152)	11/28/2002 6:45:38 PM
From: Richnorth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27666

Iraq prepared to strike with chemical weapons - report An Iraqi official admits to an Arabic paper that Baghdad has weapons of mass destruction and is willing to use them BAGHDAD - A senior Iraqi official has admitted that Saddam Hussein's regime does possess weapons of mass destruction and that the Iraqi leader is prepared to use them if his regime is threatened. The startling admission comes even as United Nations inspectors in Iraq continue to search for any hidden nuclear, chemical and biological weapons at various military and civilian sites. Advertisement In an interview with al-Quds al-Arabi, a London-based Arabic newspaper, an unnamed senior Iraqi official said that Iraq had used chemical weapons during the war with Iran and would use them again if necessary. 'Do not expect us to stand idly by in the face of any aggression that seeks to destroy and banish us not only from the regime but also from life,' the official said. The paper declined to name the source, who also gave details about preparations under way by the Iraqi military to defend itself in the event of war. The disclosure appeared to confirm both American and British intelligence reports that Iraq is concealing tonnes of chemical and biological weapons, about 20 Scud missiles and a secret nuclear programme. According to military experts, the Iraqis are likely to resort to biological weapons, in particular anthrax germs, as 'a weapon of last resort' in a final stand-off with the allied forces. They may also fire Scud missiles that are loaded with chemical warheads at cities of neighbouring countries. Meanwhile, the Iraqi government maintains that it no longer has any programmes to develop weapons of mass destruction and even provides surprisingly good cooperation to UN inspectors at the various sites. One of the leaders of the inspection teams said the speedy access they were given by the Iraqis and the general willingness to cooperate was a good sign. Mr Jacques Baute, the head of the inspections team from the International Atomic Energy Agency, told The Guardian: 'We have not sensed anything which obstructed us. We were welcomed in a polite and professional manner and we were able to do the job.'' So far, the inspectors have visited at least five sites. In particular, the inspectors revisited one of the 'hot zones' of Iraq's biological weapons programme, peering into holding tanks, canvassing the ground and outbuildings to check whether military research had resumed. The al-Dawrah plant, ostensibly used for making animal vaccines, produced deadly botulinum toxins in the 1980s, earlier UN inspections determined. British intelligence says the plant was also suspected of developing anthrax. The UN experts again had no immediate comment on what they found on the second day of renewed inspections. The other sites which had been visited by the inspectors included the Al-Rafah missile testing base, an engine and cement factory run by the Ministry of Industry, a graphite rod factory and a small industrial complex about 150 km from Baghdad, which is said to be President Saddam's general headquarters. In an interview with reporters yesterday after the inspectors left, the director of the Al-Rafah centre, Mr Ali Jassam Hussein, said: 'They didn't find anything because we don't have anything illegal.' --AP straitstimes.asia1.com.sg