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Politics : Stop the War! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Doug R who wrote (9231)	4/7/2003 1:42:39 PM
From: eims2000	Respond to of 21614

At least you are debating ways to topple Saddam, even though in hindsight. I can respect that. I do not think your plan is viable though.

To: Doug R who wrote (9231)	4/7/2003 1:44:06 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 21614

U.S. investigates chemical finds 3 reports of troops discovering possible sarin, mustard gas NBC NEWS AND NEWS SERVICES April 7 — U.S. experts are investigating three independent reports that American troops have found Iraqi chemical weapons, including some 20 rockets armed with warheads containing deadly sarin and mustard gas that were apparently ready to fire. E-mail This Print This Complete Story • Map: Latest action • Iraq interactive library • Targets in Iraq • Target Baghdad • Urban warfare • Allied war deaths • Chains of command • Tools of warfare • NBC: Video reports from the field • Complete coverage: Conflict with Iraq • Map: Latest action • Iraq interactive library • Targets in Iraq • Target Baghdad • Urban warfare • Allied war deaths • Chains of command • Tools of warfare • NBC: Video reports from the field • Complete coverage: Conflict with Iraq NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO reporter John Burnett said top officers of the U.S. 1st Marine Division told him warheads had been found south of Baghdad in a warehouse near the airport by soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division. The officers told him the warheads were on Iraqi BM-21 unguided rockets. Those rockets are about 10 feet long, with a range of approximately 15 miles. The BM-21 is a 40-year-old truck-mounted system with 40 rocket tubes, intended for close support of troops. The U.S. commanders said the rockets appeared to be ready to fire. It was unclear whether any Iraqi troops were in the area when the rockets were found. NBC’s Dana Lewis reported from near Karbala on Monday that U.S. Army commanders say they have discovered more than a dozen barrels of chemicals in an agricultural facility 30 miles northeast of there that have tested positive as blister and nerve agents. And the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. military officers had told troops that soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division had captured an Iraqi BMP Armored Personnel Carrier that was believed to contain sarin gas and mustard gas. That information was issued over the military secure radio network, according to several Marine officials who heard the broadcast at about 11 a.m. local time. Add local news and weather to the MSNBC home page. They relayed the advisory to a reporter who was standing with them. The radio advisory included no other details, including how much of the material was found or where the discovery occurred. The United States said it invaded Iraq to destroy Saddam Hussein’s chemical and biological weapons, but until now none of those weapons have been found. BARRELS HIDDEN IN A PIT NBC’s Lewis reported that U.S. commanders had told him American troops had been searching through the agricultural facility northeast of Basra when they discovered literature on controlling mosquitoes. But in a nearby pit camouflaged with leaves they found eleven 25-gallon barrels and three 55-gallon barrels. • Slide show: Images of war Initial tests at the site were positive for chemical weapons, so more sophisticated gear — a mobile testing unit provided by the German government — was brought in. Those tests also were positive for GA, known as tabun, GB, also known as sarin, both nerve agents, and for lewisite, a blister agent. But further testing is under way. “Our detectors have indicated something,” Maj. Ros Coffman, a public affairs officer with the U.S. 3rd Infantry, told Reuters. • Complete MSNBC coverage • Exclusive: Ansar's terror toxins • The Experts: Iraqi ingenuity • Iraqi ambush described • U.S. looks for al-Qaida link • Jordan's worries over war • Arab channels show clout • Dispatches from the field • Video coverage from NBC • Blog: Army family's journal • Encarta: Detailed Iraq map • WashPost: Special coverage LATEST FROM NEWSWEEK • Special war section • Saving Private Lynch • The grunts' war The U.S. troops were apparently led to the site by an Iraqi who approached them and said he had seen Iraqi military units in the area where the barrels were found. About two miles away, tests indicated the presence of GB, or sarin, in what was apparently a training camp. But sarin is also used in low levels in pesticides, which were found at the camp, so it is not clear if the facility is a nerve agent site or merely an agricultural facility. msnbc.com