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To: Ilaine who wrote (171337)	6/27/2006 4:50:04 AM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

OK.........so Hoekstra and Santorum are the guys who in your mind who have attempted to "hoodwink people" into thinking that these shells are something new......although every article I read said they were old, so I'm not sure I follow. I just don't perceive any such attempt, but we are two different people looking at this situation and coming to totally different viewpoints because....... I did a very hasty search (because it is late and I am tired) and find that neither one actually hyped the intelligence or information, but seemed to stick to the facts on the ground. Perhaps you have found other quotes or maybe this isn't what you are referring to at all? In any event her are a few snippets. I'd appreciate any clarification so I fully understand where it is that you are coming from. TIA "We have found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, chemical weapons," Santorum said. Reading from the report, Santorum added, "Since 2003, coalition forces have recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions which contain degraded mustard or sarin nerve agent. Despite many efforts to locate and destroy Iraq's pre-Gulf War chemical munitions, filled and unfilled pre-Gulf War chemical munitions are assessed to still exist." According to Fox News, Santorum said the report warns about the hazards that the chemical weapons could still pose to coalition troops in Iraq as the chemicals inside them degrade as well as the danger of them falling into insurgent hands or being shipped to other terrorists outside Iraq. "This says weapons have been discovered, more weapons exist and they state that Iraq was not a WMD-free zone, that there are continuing threats from the materials that are or may still be in Iraq," added Hoekstra. mtv.com