Big surprise there.

Fox : Initial tests show chemiacal weapons found near karbala.

Is this the same site?

They must have a serious bug problem in Iraq, what with all the pesticide warheads and whatnot.

This isn't about the rockets, right? Because, pardon me, but I really can't see using ballistic missiles for crop-dusting.

Isn't the source Agence France Presse? 'Nuff said.

Is everyone beginning to see that these were all planted by the regime to make us look like fools, while the real WMDs were hidden deeper or smuggled to Syria? He must be hoping that the UN will demand we allow him to set up shop again, and pay for the damage.

Meh. Couple of points:

1. Drug couriers ship their stuff in coffee grounds to make it hard for the dogs. I imagine that a purveyor of chem weapons would store the stuff with the agricultural chemicals with a similar chemical signature. Keep digging, as they may be some of the real stuff there.

2. We keep seeing these reports, then they turn out to be nothing. What if the US is sure they ARE chemical drugs, but wanting to put out the impression we haven't found any. Once Iraq is busted, they've got nothing to lose in actually using this stuff. So maybe that's what's going on.

This is an old report from yahoo.

I really can't see using ballistic missiles for crop-dusting

Have you ever hunted Wabbits with Elmor Fudge? Be very very quite!

methinks they haven't been using chemical weapons much because they've been so busy shipping this crap around the country to hide it that they never really trained people to use it and that people started dying and blistering when they first began handling it that others just said "ain't gona mess with that sheet".

It's called propellent assisted, remote agricultural application. Completely new technology. Don't need landing pads or fields or loading trucks driving all around. Just whooooosh and the stuff's on the crop.

"Always Out Front"

CNN , Pentagon : chemicals potential chemical weapons. Preliminary test are positive for chem weapons.

I don't know, these may be different sites wer're talking about here.

When do we search the mosques?

These are DEFINATELY different sites.

These are from the 101st Ariborne, near Karbola.

They previously found one which turned out to be pesticide, this is another case.

Arg! The US could have finally justified their war ..then suddenly .. psych!! How annoying. Even though I'm against the war, I hope they fine something so it's at least justified. (Don't get me wrong, Saddam is a horrid dictator, but the US is not the world's police)

This is a different site, near Najaf. The suspected sarin/tabun/lewiste site that they found today is around Karbala and Hilla.

If the US isn't the world's police, then there are no world police. I think the people in Rwanda, and now the Congo, would agree with your point of view: there are no police, at least not when you need them.

Oh, wait, those were places where the UN was in charge. For sure no policing would be done in that case.

"Because, pardon me, but I really can't see using ballistic missiles for crop-dusting.
Posted by Robert Crawford at April 7, 2003 01:36 PM "

pardon you, but what Ballistic missiles are you talking about? Might as well say we have found nuclear weapons if you are just going to make things up.

Hazardous materials, such as pesticides or herbicides, in unmarked containers is serious. These containers should be clearly marked as hazardous, have lables indicating the particular chemicals inside and a MSDS (Material Saftey Data Sheet)posted in all work areas. All labor and worker groups should be outraged at this infraction of worker saftey.

Released and re-released by the AFP, is there an agenda there?

pooh, he's reffering to an earlier post that 20+ missles fitted with chemical warheads were found (which I can't tell if we've heard more about or not, there are so many reports coming out and being refuted that no one can keep straight which refute goes with which find.)

Twiggets, no further justification is needed. Don't you all just love the anti-war's "Omi God, I know, like Saddam is really bad, but, you know, so are we! Ya know?"

"They must have a serious bug problem in Iraq"

Iraq has always had a huge malaria problem. the embargo certainly has limited the amount of anti-malaria medicine available. US troops in Iraq are all on anti-malaria meds.

I'm sorry, but isn't Sarin chemically similar (or if not the same) as pesticides.

"propellent assisted, remote agricultural application"

I love it!!

"propellent assisted, remote agricultural application, I love it!!"

people do love slogans.

Watching Unites States General Ben Freakly, he is in charge of checking these sites and is on site right now.The rockets found were conventional. Everything they have found is "probably pesticide," according to Freakly. These chemical weapons finds are the washington sniper "white vans" of this war.

"Omi God, I know, like Saddam is really bad, but, you know, so are we! Ya know?"

i think that's just a *bit* of an oversimplification. i was against this war because it was illegal (8 out of 10 international law scholars agree) and premature. certainly there are some out there who hate their own country and simply oppose every move the US makes just to be consistent with their extreme views. but don't be so presumptious as to suggest this is the view of the "anti-war" people.