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July 21, 2004
Maybe Not So Stupid
The UPI is carrying a report that the story of the discovery of nuclear missiles in Iraq may not be so stupid after all.
"The three missiles were discovered by chance when the Iraqi security forces captured former Baath party official Khoder al-Douri who revealed during interrogation the location of the missiles saying they carried nuclear heads," the sources said.
They pointed out that the missiles were actually discovered in the trenches lying under six meters of concrete and designed in a way to unable sophisticated sensors from discovering nuclear radiation....The report could not be authenticated by the interior ministry or the national security department, but the paper noted Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiar Zibari made a surprise request recently to Mohammed el-Baradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, to resume inspections for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. (Link via Drudge)
Now this may be like several other rumors from Iraq that turned out to be unfounded, so I'll wait and see how it all comes out. But hoo-boy, if this is true....Wow.
Kerry may as well pick up his toys and go home.
UPDATE: The UPI story now contains a quote from a US official denying that any nuclear weapons have been found.
"Nothing's been found. The report is not factual," said Master Sgt. Robert Cowens, a spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division, based in Tikrit.
So, a non-story, not true, a completely erroneous report.
Posted by Rita at July 21, 2004 09:11 AM