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To: Rascal who wrote (134259)	5/24/2004 6:38:36 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Well, here's a few words for you, ya "lil rascal".. Some things I had not known about the recent Sarin artillery shell that was "found" in Iraq. Apparently, it VERY WELL may be indicative that Saddam was CONTINUING TO PRODUCE CHEMICAL WEAPONS AFTER 1991: lt-smash.us In October 1995 (after the UN discovered some previously undisclosed documents), Saddam revised his weapons declaration, admitting that his scientists had developed “prototypes” of shells capable of delivering binary sarin, but claimed that the project had never reached full production. UN inspectors noted at the time, however, that “new documentation shows production in quantities well beyond prototype levels.” The artillery shell discovered earlier this week, according to General Kimmitt, contained a “mix-in-flight” binary chemical warhead. This type of warhead, as noted above, was not used in the Iran-Iraq war, and was not included by Saddam in his 1991 weapons declaration. Accompanying UN document link: fas.org Analysis: Sometime between 1988-95, Saddam developed and manufactured sophisticated, “mix-in-flight” binary chemical weapons. He failed to declare these weapons, as required, to UN weapons inspectors. Iraq did not destroy all of its chemical weapons. A stockpile of artillery shells, including at least some that contain chemical warheads, has been found by “insurgents” in Iraq.