380tons of Lies and Half truths

A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS crew in Iraq shortly after the fall of Saddam Hussein was in the area where tons of explosives disappeared, and may have videotaped some of those weapons
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Using GPS technology and talking with members of the 101st Airborne Division, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has determined the crew embedded with the troops may have been on the southern edge of the Al Qaqaa installation, where the ammunition disappeared. The news crew was based just south of Al Qaqaa, and drove two or three miles north of there with soldiers on April 18, 2003.
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On Wednesday, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS e-mailed still images of the footage taken at the site to experts in Washington to see if the items captured on tape are the same kind of high explosives that went missing in Al Qaqaa. Those experts could not make that determination.

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"the Russians can't have absconded with the explosives before the war if a US camera crew still sees them there in April of 2003."-j.cole


Ok there's Waaaay too much info to get into at this point for me, I should've started in the morning but i had to convince someone ("a funny kid") that the russians weren't angels to chechens, i hope i did at least a fair job at that.

So for the sake of time i will leave a list of links to click to get the full story on the missing explosives. Note two things before hand though; There were reports of Iraqi weapons found in places like syria and iran, I believe, i'll try and get info on that if i can.

Second thing, while everyone seems to want to blame Bush, do not forget to note that the IAEA went ahead and let Saddam Hussein keep these types of weapons Specifically the Hdx and Rdx, which I believe, are used primarily for detonating Nuclear weapons. Saddam said he needed them for mining; if these types of Highgrade explosives aren't necessary and are in fact overkill for mining then why did the IAEA let Saddam keep them at all? Why weren't they destroyed? For that the IAEA must take responsibility.

Edit:Third note, there's also a sentiment in certain circles that holds the belief that the IAEA seals could have been removed the weapons stolen and then the said seals could have been placed back on the bunkers/weapons.

the links including the one Above^:

Washington Times

Josh Marshall questions satellite imagery, as cited in Juan Cole's blog

Juan Cole
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Tomorrow, if i'm not procrastinating, some questions about the Adam Pearlman video which has apparently been authenticated by our Intel agencies according to Fox News.

Adam Pearlman

NewsLink

As first reported by internet shock columnist Matt Drudge earlier today, the hour-long videotape was obtained by America's ABC News in Pakistan over the weekend and was passed along to anti-terror groups in the US after being viewed by network exectutives.

ABC News vice president Jeffrey Schneider told Reuters that the network had been "working around the clock" to determine whether or not the tape was authentic.
...According to Matt Drudge, "The terrorist claims on tape the next attack will dwarf 9/11. 'The streets will run with blood,' and 'America will mourn in silence' because they will be unable to count the number of the dead. Further claims: America has brought this on itself for electing George Bush who has made war on Islam by destroying the Taliban and making war on Al Qaeda. "
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The MSNBC story quotes anonymous officials as saying analysts’ concerns about the tape's warnings were "low" because it was not clear that the tape was recorded recently and because the man on the tape, who spoke in what appeared to be an American accent, mentioned no details.

More on this and Russian Special Forces moving Iraqi Explosives into Syria and possibly Iran tommorrow.