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Troops find vials of powder in Iraq.

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
Officer: Troops Find Vials of Powder

NEAR BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops found thousands of boxes of white powder, nerve agent antidote and Arabic documents on how to engage in chemical warfare at an industrial site south of Baghdad, a U.S. officer said Friday.

Col. John Peabody, engineer brigade commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, said the materials were found Friday at the Latifiyah industrial complex 25 miles south of Baghdad.

"It is clearly a suspicious site," Peabody said.

Peabody said troops found thousands of boxes, each of which contained three vials of white powder, together with documents written in Arabic that dealt with how to engage in chemical warfare.

He also said they discovered atropine, used to counter the effects of nerve agents.

***I heard on CNN, most of the anti-dote to nerve gas they've found in Iraq was made in France.

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Is it someone's Coke stash?

    Oh and PNJ, whilst the antidote may be made in France, chances are that the weapon was made in the U.S of A ;)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hey MOK I had some African posts on the site, which as usual, sank off the page I guess before you could see it. One was about the cannibalism of the revolutionairies in the Congo. That's a story that was missed.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Congo signed another peace deal yesterday, hope this one lasts better........

    I noticxe they keep finding lots of antidote but no actual offensive material..............:rolleyes:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    no actual offensive material....

    They found crates of vials with a white power and the antidote for nerve gas. They also found ricin in the Al Qaeda affiliated group operating in Northern Iraq...in the Kurd's region.

    http://www.sky.com/skynews/home
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That still didnt answer the point made by Toad. As you are well aware pnj, the Kurdish north wasnt under Baghdad's control so it ain't Saddams stash.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Clandestine...that's why I wrote it that way. Also, I'm sure he has chemical weapons but my thinking is that until recently Saddam might want them on hand to use against the Shiite and Kurds in his country or Iran...not the US.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Well if he had them, even for that purpose, he wouldnt have a chance to use them at all unless he used them first to get rid of the invaders before he is overthrown.

    In either case though, as has also been long argued, he wouldnt use them now knowing full well it would galvanise international opinion in favour of his immediate elimination.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The US is saying the white powder might be explosives.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Maybe its dandruff from all the unwashed masses
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    :lol: Good 1. The camels looked like they were ready to scratch their heads as the tanks rolled by.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If it's charlie I'll be down there like a shot.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Charlie???
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by Clandestine
    Charlie???
    cocain man! where you been?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ah I see, never had any dealings with the stuff so the lingo is lost on me, sorry.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by Clandestine
    Maybe its dandruff from all the unwashed moustaches!
    glad you spelt it right this time clan.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I said masses, not moustaches. As far as I can see ive spelled it correctly where ive used the word though. If not, its been a long week, sorry.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I know the feeling. You just need some charlie to sort yourself out. Perhaps Saddam would oblige?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    No thanks. Spliff is as far as Ive ever had any inclination to partake of and that isnt illegal over here. Im against hard drugs of any kind.
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