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| Iraq |
| Reuters notices chlorine gas attacks |
| 2007-04-07 |
| A truck bomb exploded in the volatile Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday, killing at least 15 people and releasing chlorine gas into the air, police and security sources said. There has been a spate of chlorine truck bomb attacks in recent months, mainly in western Anbar province. Ramadi is the capital of Anbar, stronghold of the Sunni Arab insurgency and a haven for al Qaeda. Not that it's news to Rantburgers, but because Reuters finally noticed. U.S. commanders and Iraqi police have blamed al Qaeda militants for several of the chlorine attacks. Chlorine gas was widely used in World War One but its use in insurgent attacks in Iraq has particular resonance there. Saddam Hussein attacked Kurdish areas with chemical weapons in the 1980s during the Iran-Iraq war. Next step: to remember that using war gasses for any reason is a war crime. But at least they acknowledge it's occurring. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #9 Correction, will the MSM make a stink about it, probably not. Your comments also noted too Jackal. |
| Posted by: Caesar Glemp7672 2007-04-07 23:36 |
| #8 War Crimes Helmuth, speaking for the N guard ..Oh yeah I think this qualifies; next question, who will likely enforce it? Not the raving moonbats in the MSM. |
| Posted by: Caesar Glemp7672 2007-04-07 23:34 |
| #7 Convention agains't Chemical Weapons. Article I GENERAL OBLIGATIONS 1. Each State Party to this Convention undertakes never under any circumstances: (a) To develop, produce, otherwise acquire, stockpile or retain chemical weapons, or transfer, directly or indirectly, chemical weapons to anyone; (b) To use chemical weapons; (c) To engage in any military preparations to use chemical weapons; (d) To assist, encourage or induce, in any way, anyone to engage in any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention. 2. Each State Party undertakes to destroy chemical weapons it owns or possesses, or that are located in any place under its jurisdiction or control, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention. 3. Each State Party undertakes to destroy all chemical weapons it abandoned on the territory of another State Party, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention. 4. Each State Party undertakes to destroy any chemical weapons production facilities it owns or possesses, or that are located in any place under its jurisdiction or control, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention. 5. Each State Party undertakes not to use riot control agents as a method of warfare. |
| Posted by: Caesar Glemp7672 2007-04-07 23:30 |
| #6 So, the cowardly hypocrites finaly noticed, did they? How nice. Next step: to remember that using war gasses for any reason is a war crime. But at least they acknowledge it's occurring. Sorry. Won't happen untill they figure out how to blame it on us/Bush/Joooos/etc. The cowards are afraid that if they say anything bad about the muzzies, they will get attacked. Which they will also blame Bush for. |
| Posted by: Helmuth, Speaking for N guard 2007-04-07 21:58 |
| #5 The retaliatory use of chemical weapons is not a war crime. Just a thought. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2007-04-07 20:54 |
| #4 Don't forget they also like to use the word 'alleged' ....just in case there's a Scottish Law Not Proven Specter out ther. |
| Posted by: Solomon Flolush2771 2007-04-07 20:51 |
| #3 Good catch, WTF. Although the softness is ameliorated by the previous paragraph, wherein it's noted that the chlorine truck bomb exploded in Ramadi, stronghold of the Sunni insurgency and a haven for AQ. So clearly somebody bad did it, even if Reuters isn't quite certain who. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-04-07 20:44 |
| #2 "U.S. commanders and Iraqi police have blamed al Qaeda militants for several of the chlorine attacks." Notice the use of 'blamed' in the text above. As if Al Qaeda was entitled to the benefit of a doubt - its reputation at stake. This is all of a piece with the MSM softening facts into 'accusations' or 'claims' or 'blame'. |
| Posted by: WTF 2007-04-07 19:48 |
| #1 Not much gets past those vigilant and professional Reuters newshounds, eh? |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2007-04-07 19:46 |