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| Iraq |
| Threefer on the Beeb: WMD, Links to al-Qaeda, French Treachery |
| 2003-04-27 |
| efl ONE: The United States is testing materials found in Iraq that may have been used in the manufacture of chemical weapons, the Pentagon has said. Officials say it will be several days before they have results. They would not say when or where the materials were found, but a US television station reported that 14 unmarked drums had been found near Bayji, about 210 kilometres (130 miles) northwest of Baghdad, on Friday.... Initial tests showed the presence of a nerve agent and a blistering agent, but the Pentagon remained cautious about the find. The materials are being sent to the US for more comprehensive testing. The tests performed in Iraq can give false positives because similar chemicals are used in pesticides.... TWO: In a separate discovery, the UK newspaper the Sunday Telegraph said it had found documents linking Saddam Hussein with Osama Bin Laden. The newspaper said an envoy from Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network travelled to Baghdad at the Iraqi leader's invitation in 1998 "to establish a relationship based on their mutual hatred of America and Saudi Arabia". THREE: The Sunday Times, meanwhile, said that France had regularly briefed Iraqi officials on its dealings with the US as recently as late 2001. The paper said the information was contained in files found in the wreckage of the Iraqi foreign ministry. The briefings, which came partly from "friends of Iraq" at the French foreign ministry, kept Saddam Hussein abreast of America's war plans, according to the paper. No real surprises here for Rantburgers, but gawd, the BBC must hate running stories like this. |
| Posted by:Mark IV |
| #6 Jim K---Keep them in the Intel loop. Just feed them some low value goodies occasionally for bones along with a steady diet of tasty disinformation. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-04-27 21:22:11 |
| #5 I seem to remember that he French were also feeding Milosivich (sp) into during the Balkan Campaign. Tis time to get these guys out of our Intel loop. |
| Posted by: Jim K 2003-04-27 20:44:56 |
| #4 I wonder how much the US Govt (CIA et al) already knew about France's double dealings with us and their comm with Iraq. I cannot believe that we did not intercept any diplo communications between the Aow and AoE members. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-04-27 16:45:18 |
| #3 Hope we're not "briefing" France on plans for Korea.... Mark IV - that might not be a bad idea, if we can figure out how to get the information to the Frogs in a way they'll believe it's true and pass it on. Oh, wait.... Did you think I meant actual, correct info? Naahh - just incorrect but plausible info. Heh heh |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2003-04-27 09:55:49 |
| #2 I wonder if the French offered free military advice, while they were selling us out: "When confronted with a highly mobile, combined arms air and armored assault, we recommend concentrating your forces behind a static defense." I don't subscribe to Sunday Times online, but the rest of this story should be interesting reading. Hope we're not "briefing" France on plans for Korea.... |
| Posted by: Mark IV 2003-04-27 08:56:45 |
| #1 With all the crow so many people should be eating (but won't, of course) it could become an endangered species |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-04-27 08:20:29 |