Al-Qaida Program to Make Chemical, Biological Weapons Was Halted

[rodbarnett]

By Rohan Sullivan Associated Press Writer
Published: Jan 26, 2004

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - An al-Qaida program to develop chemical and biological weapons was in the early "conceptual stages" when it was cut short by the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, U.S. and Malaysian security officials told the Associated Press.
The information on the state of Osama bin Laden's weapons plan came from interrogations of terrorist suspects captured in Southeast Asia and from clues gathered in the Afghan battlefield, the authorities said.

The project was being developed in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAG6TYVWPD.html

[BraveDave]

1. Maybe...

...they heard Syria was going to have a "buy two and get one free" sale on WMDs soon.

[pinto]

2. just a reminder, as we know, this has nothing to do w/Iraq, al-Qaeda was

born and bred in Saudi kingdom with refuge in Afghanistan....
Osama bin Laden paid for the WTC and Pentagon attacks, not Saddam Hussein.

[MrPrax]

3. 'conceptual stages'?

Does that mean 'thinking' about it?

'speaking on condition of anonymity' of course--

Pretty pathetic really since there appears to be in NO WMDs in AF or Iraq?

[drscm]

4. Is this what "WMD-related-program-activities" (or is that

"WMD-program-related-activities" or "activities-related-WMD-programs") means?