U.N.: Weapons Equipment Missing in Iraq

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Oh shit.

Then again it's the U.N. I'm sure John Bolton will have something to say about that.

By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer
8 minutes ago



UNITED NATIONS - U.N. satellite imagery experts have determined that material that could be used to make biological or chemical weapons and banned long-range missiles has been removed from 109 sites in Iraq, U.N. weapons inspectors said in a report obtained Thursday.

U.N. inspectors have been blocked from returning to Iraq since the U.S.-led war in 2003 so they have been using satellite photos to see what happened to the sites that were subject to U.N. monitoring because their equipment had both civilian and military uses.

In the report to the U.N. Security Council, acting chief weapons inspector Demetrius Perricos said he's reached no conclusions about who removed the items or where they went. He said it could have been moved elsewhere in Iraq, sold as scrap, melted down or purchased.

He said the missing material can be used for legitimate purposes. "However, they can also be utilized for prohibited purposes if in a good state of repair.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=4&u=/ap/20050603/ap_on_re_mi_ea/un_weapons_inspectors

[Pirate Smile]

1. Oh, let me guess, they are in Iran????

[havocmom]

2. The junta needs a LIHOP/MIHOP to get the people in a frenzy for Iran

It's June, people. Ritter has been correct about an awful lot and the junta needs a serious distraction from all the shit heading for fans.

[Dr Fate]

3. When did you stop beating your wife? There SHOULD be bruises!!!

The fact that there are NO bruises where there SHOULD be means you were beating your wife!!!!

[Zorra]

4. PNAC distributed it on the black market in order to insure eternal

terrorist threats and continuous war for fun and profit.

[ogradda]

5. Shouldn't it have been, like, a priority

to lock this stuff up when we got there? Is there no one of simple common sense in charge of anything over there?

[halobeam]

6. Bingo! Our bad.

just another responsibility shucked off on another excuse, which will be offered up by the admin, anytime now. Or not, depending if they feel like being nice and talking to us. (doesn't mean they won't give us some perdy BS though)

[Inland]

7. No, because NOBODY could EVER have predicted that

if Saddam had any materials even remotely useful for making weapons, that the chaos resulting from invasion would make it possible for terrorists and others to take the stuff for themselves.

Nope, just beyond the realm of prediction.

[geckosfeet]

8. Damn that UN,,,, they turned and ran after the first couple

of times their headquarters was bombed. I knew those useless weapons inspectors could not be trusted.

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