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| Iraq |
| Sammy's files may contain a number of blockbusters |
| 2006-02-19 |
| REAMS of unpublished Iraqi documents from Saddam Hussein's official archives may be translated after the disclosure of video evidence that shows him discussing germ warfare and attacks on the United States. Some 36,000 boxes of captured documents may be opened to investigate claims suggesting the "smoking gun" evidence may lie in Syria. The discovery was made by non-governmental agencies -- leading to calls for all the documents to be made public so similar groups can search them for clues which government auditors may have missed. On Saturday, a meeting entitled The Intelligence Summit -- an American donor-funded group -- was convened in Virginia where it played video highlights of conversations they translated showing Saddam and his deputy talking about biological weapons. One official asks to divert civilian electricity from Basra's generators to help enrich uranium. Tariq Aziz, Saddam's deputy, is on tape discussing biological weapons and what they would do if France and Russia would not help them. Saddam also refers to terrorism. "This story is coming, but not from Iraq," he says. This was taken to rule out his involvement in organising a terrorist attack, but there is a dispute over the translation of his comments. Separately, Ali Ibrahim al-Tikriti, a former Iraqi commander, gave an interview to an American website where he claims: "Saddam's weapons are in Syria due to certain military deals that were made going as far back as the late 1980s." Peter Hoekstra, a Republican who chairs the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is leading calls for other documents to be made public. The Pentagon is expected to agree. The Iraq Survey Group originally found 40m documents. In recent months, interviews with Iraqi officials and translated recordings have shown Saddam was considering chemical weapons and may have had links to al-Qaeda and a secret weapons of mass destruction programme in Syria. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #2 ...what they would do if France and Russia would not help them. Hmmm.... They'd turn to Germany and China? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-02-19 11:51 |
| #1 "This story is coming, but not from Iraq," he says. We're funding it, but we'll never get caught. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-02-19 11:48 |