GOP desperate: blaming the RUSSIANS for missing QaQaa explosives

[npincus]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20041028-122637-6257r.htm

Bill Gertz of the Washington Times "has learned" that Russians moved the explosives in question out of Iraq into Syria PRIOR to the 2003 military operation. Of course, it is a tiny, unsubstantiated blurb in the insipid Wash Times, but Drudge is trumpeting it as a headline.
1, 2, 3..... Debunk!

John A. Shaw, the deputy undersecretary of defense for international technology security, said in an interview that he believes the Russian troops, working with Iraqi intelligence, "almost certainly" removed the high-explosive material that went missing from the Al-Qaqaa facility, south of Baghdad.

[NDFan]

1. LOL!

This president is tied up in so many knots. Now it's the Russians? Putin?

Didn't Bush look into his soul or sumpin'? ;)

[lil-petunia]

2. Silly npincus

You got it wrong. Wasn't the Russians, not with our daily overflights, sat-intel and reports from IAEA going on each and every day leading up to our attack.

You must blame John Kerry and John Edwards for the missing 'splosives.
The proof?

First, Kerry married someone who speaks French, and is foreign born.
Second, he is a democrat.
Third Edwards is a T R I A L lawyer.

See how easy it is to prove this shit?

[npincus]

3. you're on to something! Or perhaps it was varmints from Outer Space

that took them 'splosives.

[lil-petunia]

5. damn varmint terra-ists

Those must be the same 3 foot tall critters whose bones we found last week.

Must have had a flat tire on their UFO pick'um up truck.

[Ganja Ninja]

4. The excuses are coming at the rate of two or three a day now.

Must be a new Rove tactic. Put out a new excuse before the last one has been debunked.

[Festivito]

7. Good point. I bet you're correct.

Keeping a fog of allegations over an incident keeps news listeners from focusing on importance. Very Republicon.

[Killarney]

6. So is the Cold War back on? I know the GOP loved that war.

[demokatgurrl]

18. At least Condi knows something about the cold war. n/t

[Mandate My Ass]

8. Oh that's so yesterday's news

today's spin *cough* *ahem* I mean explanation is that the reports exaggerated the amount of weapons stored there. Maybe nothing was taken. Who knows? What's for lunch? :dunce:

[russian33]

9. Sure, it's always the Russians!

I figured this will get pinned on Clinton somehow...or is that excuse still coming?

[lil-petunia]

10. Clinton conspiring with Russians and alien varmints!

That's the ticket!

[russian33]

13. Now you're talking!

[eurolefty]

11. So, the Bush endorsing Russians actually support terrorists?

Hmm, my head is spinning. The Republican story line changes so fast I can't keep up with it.

[pk_du]

12. FAUXNEWS own website from April 4th 2003 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,83170,00.html

This blows their whole "the Russians did it".....and " there was only 3 tons " right out of the friggin water!!!!!

Note:

1. "Senior US Official in Washington" knew the white powder tested was HMX and RDX but not Bio-weapons - so thats okay then right?

2. "thousands of 2inch by 5inch boxes" of this stuff there on April 3rd 2003.

3. Confirmed by US Colonel in 3rd ID and Senior Washington Official.

4. Faux's Carl Cameron helped on this story - perhaps he can enlighten us further on who the US offical was?? (dont hold your breath)



Coalition Discovers Suspicious Sites Near Baghdad
Friday, April 04, 2003

BACKGROUND

NEAR BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. troops on Friday found thousands of boxes of white powder, nerve agent antidote, unidentified liquid and Arabic documents on how to engage in chemical warfare, U.S. military officials said.

Forces made the discovery at an industrial site south of Baghdad.

Reuters reported that they also found a second site containing vials of unidentified liquid and white powder. A U.S. officer said the site was close to the other plant, at the Latifiyah industrial complex, about 25 miles south of Baghdad, where soldiers had found the other vials and manuals.

"It is clearly a suspicious site," Col. John Peabody, engineer brigade commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, said of the first site.

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[Sara Beverley]

14. This really make them look bad. i am embarrased for them. Surely

we have better opposition in this country?

[demokatgurrl]

16. I'm surprised they haven't found a way to blame Cinton.

and I'm not even joking.

[pdx_prog]

17. they are spinning so much

they are making me dizzy.....

[Clinton Crusader]

19. I saw this last night as breaking news, well....

I had insomnia and was up half the night, was flipping around and went over Faux, JUST as they were having a Faux News Alert!!!!! And this was the story, Russians to blame. My jaw fell open.

This part is interesting---

Most of Saddam's most powerful arms were systematically separated from other arms like mortars, bombs and rockets, and sent to Syria and Lebanon, and possibly to Iran, he said. (Mr. John Shaw, who was in charge of cataloging the tons of conventional arms provided to Iraq by foreign suppliers

Sounds like a set up to invade Syria or Iran to me...

:kick: