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December 16, 2003
Those non-existent weapons
The Jerusalem Post carries yet another report of the WMD that of course we know Saddam didn't have because we haven't yet stubbed our toes on the physical evidence: 'Saddam Hussein had a team of scientists working on a nuclear weapons program, according to Yonadam Kanna, the Assyrian Chaldean (Christian) representative of the temporary Iraqi government. "One nuclear engineer out of the team of 14 on this project is now on our side," he said Monday. "We know they were working on an nuclear weapon." ' Posted by melanie at December 16, 2003
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Bush, like Dr David Kelly, was specific. He was working on these weapons, developing the know-how; if he did not have them already, he would within 5 years. Then it would be too late.
Which country in the middle east has nuclear weapons? Posted by: bernie at December 17, 2003 06:03 PMWell Bernie, we know Israel has; we suspect that Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria have access to Pakistan's arsenal; and we know that proliferation is the source of danger. Posted by: Romulus at December 18, 2003 07:15 AM"Proliferation is the source of danger" well that's highly debatable. Considering the only use of nuclear weapons was when only one country had it. But your point about intervening militarily in a country (i.e. acting as an enforcer) needs to be legitimized internationally. Which in the attack on Iraq, it was not. True, Bush prefers simple terms, US Good, Not-US Evil. Posted by: bernietrip at December 18, 2003 10:14 AMWhich country in the Middle East has used WMDs? Hint: It isn't Israel. Perhaps now that Libya has 'come clean' on it's WMD program, will Israel ? And perhaps while they are about it, will justice be given to Mordecai Vanunu (ie release, proper compensation and formal apology by the Israeli Military courts) ? We live in hope .... Posted by: Jon D. at December 20, 2003 06:29 PM |
