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| Iraq |
| Sammy starts destroying missiles... |
| 2003-03-01 |
| An Iraqi official said on Saturday that Iraq had destroyed four Al Samoud 2 missiles. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the Iraqi spokesman said the destruction occurred 20 miles north of Baghdad in the Al-Taji area, a section that is home to several factories involved in missile production. A spokesman for the U.N. weapons inspectors, Hiro Ueki, said a team of inspectors was headed to the site. "As soon as they arrive the destruction will begin," he said. "I do not believe that it has begun, but it's a matter of minutes." Odai al-Taie, head of the information department at Iraq's Information Ministry, said a team of U.N. weapons inspectors also would seize a mold used to make solid fuel at the Al Rasheed Company in order to prepare it for destruction on Sunday. I' surprised they're actually doing something, rather than "clarifying" what they should be doing for a couple weeks... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #8 I thought there was a difference between destroyed and disassembled. Destroyed is BYE-BYE; Disassembled is I CAN FIX. |
| Posted by: Fleck 2003-03-01 20:33:38 |
| #7 Actually always reliable Geraldo said they only destroyed 1, and 3 are in the process of being disassembled. I wonder many scuds Saddam is destroying? |
| Posted by: Jon 2003-03-01 12:42:58 |
| #6 We could maybe help him out. Do the whole job in less than an hour I should think. |
| Posted by: Michael 2003-03-01 12:02:10 |
| #5 estimates I read were that he had 100 - 120 Al-Samoud 2's...at 3-4 a day he could extend this into late April and into the... Dreaded Iraqi Summer™! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-03-01 11:55:45 |
| #4 If we put Palestinian suicide bombers into the missiles that could speed up the process quite a bit... |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2003-03-01 09:54:10 |
| #3 Funny, Thursday M. Chirac's party members warn that he should not threaten to veto a new resolution from the US and Friday it is announced that the hitherto-sacrosanct missiles are to be destroyed. Meanwhile Blix says that is nice, but still not full cooperation. As 1441 specifies. |
| Posted by: John Anderson 2003-03-01 09:24:04 |
| #2 How many do they have versus how many they destroy? Will they destroy a few and claim they did all they had, like with the WMD? BTW, I'm sure we'd be happy to take care of the destruction for the Iraqis, all at once. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-03-01 09:10:12 |
| #1 How many do they have versus how many they destroy? Will they destroy a few and claim they did all they had, like with the WMD? BTW, I'm sure we'd be happy to take care of the destruction for the Iraqis, all at once. |
| Posted by: Chuck 3/1/2003 9:10:12 AM |