Gaddafi could turn to Libya’s mustard gas stockpile, some officials fear (WP)

[somone]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/gaddafi-could-turn-to-libyas-mustard-gas-stockpile-some-officials-fear/2011/03/16/ABT9iEt_story.html

Gaddafi could turn to Libya’s mustard gas stockpile, some officials fear
By R. Jeffrey Smith

In recent weeks, as U.S. and European militaries prepared to intervene in Libya, Western reconnaissance satellites have been focused on a small garage at a remote site in the Libyan desert.

In the garage, south of the city of Sirte, the Libyan government keeps about 10 tons of mustard gas in about a half-dozen large canisters. If he chose to do so — and could determine how — Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi could use the caustic chemical to kill large numbers of his people. Nothing untoward has been seen there so far, and U.S. officials say that such an attack is unlikely and would be difficult to carry out.

But the chemicals have nonetheless been a focus of concern by former Libyan officials and some European leaders who have worried that the mercurial leader could seek to drain the tanks and either use the gas to terrorize the city of Benghazi, the last large rebel stronghold, or try to draw on the stockpile as part of a desperate move to stay in power.

The country’s former ambassador to the United Nations, Abdurrahman Mohamed Shalgham, who renounced the Tripoli government last month, said in Washington a week ago that “I do expect that he’s going to attack Benghazi with chemical weapons” if the fighting eventually reaches there...

[Arkana]

1. And the main difference between the Bush administration

and the Obama administration is that the Obama administration would actually make sure that he had a stash of mustard gas that he was planning to use before taking action.

However, I'm not an idiot, and I already know where this thread is going.

[grasswire]

2. you're right

Can't help but wonder if he has a trailer capable of making a mushroom cloud somewhere.

[GSLevel9]

3. does he have YELLOW CAKE?????

I like mine with a cream cheese banana icing please.

[malaise]

4. I'm trying not to laugh

:rofl:

[somone]

5. Sure. Here: