ABOUT THIS STRANGE DENIAL OF THE WMD…
Sept 2007 update by DemocracyRules
SADDAM’S 500 TONS OF URANIUM
New York Times May, 2004:
“The repository, at Tuwaitha, a centerpiece of Saddam Hussein’s nuclear weapons program until
it was largely shut down after the first Persian Gulf war in 1991, holds more than 500 tons of
uranium…” as well as, “some 1.8 tons…classified as low-enriched uranium.”
Saddam’s 500 tons of yellowcake Uranium Oxide that he had in storage when he was invaded
was enough raw material to make dozens of nuclear bombs. The low-enriched uranium could be
processed to make a single nuclear weapon.
San Diego Union Tribune:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040522/news_1n22uranium.html
And:
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/7/17/171214.shtml
And:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2005/07/about_that_500_tons_of_yellow.html
So what’s that, bacon and eggs?
After the uranium story appeared, the MSM has simply ignored it. The MSM continues to lose
credibility because of erroneous and misleading reporting:
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=348
All the uranium oxide (yellowcake) may not have been found. Since 1991, the 500 tons were
known to “insiders”. IAEA Records:
http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Booklets/Iraq/event.html
Saddam had most of these stockpiles since the first Iraq War. The yellowcake was logged and documented by UN weapons inspectors, and even tagged by them. Furthermore, there have been numerous reports since 1991 that Saddam was trying to buy more yellowcake, even up to time of
Iraq War 2, and his sons visited Niger. However, new shipments do not appear to have come
from Niger to Iraq.
“PlameGate” distracted from this evidence. Wilson’s interpretation of events were confused at best, and Plame actually outed herself, but these facts took a long time to become known.
http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2007/05/was_valerie_pla.html
However, it is probably those negotiations which make British intelligence certain that Iraq was trying to obtain yellowcake from Niger up until the second Iraq War.
2http://www.factcheck.org/bushs_16_words_on_iraq_uranium.html
The story gains importance in light of other context pieces. Saddam maintained a clear desire to
have nuclear weapons, as witnessed by his constantly asking sons, aides, advisers, and generals
about such weapons, and the preparations to produce them. Some or all of the development was
going on in Libya, paid for by Iraq. When Iraq was invaded, Libya gave up nuclear work, probably because they could not afford it without their Iraqi sponsors.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/013581.php
Saddam maintained many parts and plans for nuclear weapons development, some as key physical components, others as hard copies of plans, and more as detailed information kept in the
memories of Iraqi scientists and engineers. As soon as inspectors were expelled, Saddam would
have been able to quickly re-start his nuclear weapons development programme. Iraq could have
nuclear weapons in as little as 18 months, as well as sell some to other states or organizations.
“Iraq had nuclear weapons plans so advanced and detailed that any country could have used
them.”
http://tks.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTJjYzYzYmMwNjY3N2YwNWE5NDQ3ZTQzZDczZWU5N2Y=
The Bomb in My Garden:
http://www.amazon.com/Bomb-My-Garden-Secrets-Mastermind/dp/0471679658
The public has still not realized the implications of these events. There is compelling, documented evidence that Saddam possessed large nuclear stockpiles, complete with the
knowledge, technology, and motivation to use them on Americans.
Nevertheless, the ‘No WMD’ myth prevails, with a life of its own, passed around among
hundreds of millions of credulous Americans, who believe the MSM.
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, California), Addressing the US Senate, October 10,
2002.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpag
“I come to this debate, Mr. Speaker, as one at the end of 10 years in office on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction was one of my top priorities. I applaud the President on focusing on this issue and on
taking the lead to disarm Saddam Hussein. … Others have talked about this threat that is posed
by Saddam Hussein. Yes, he has chemical weapons, he has biological weapons, he is trying to
get nuclear weapons.”
REFERENCE NOTES:
Quotations from IAEA reports:
October 4, 1991:”Dr. Blix reported that the sixth IAEA inspection team had obtained conclusive
documentary evidence that the Government of Iraq had a programme for developing nuclear
weapons. The IAEA inspection team obtained this information from classified Iraqi papers,
some of which had already been translated and analysed. These documents revealed that Iraq’s
nuclear weapons programme was supported by a broad-based international procurement effort.”
Nov 11-18, 1991: “Iraqi authorities went to great lengths to prevent the discovery of
procurement data. Most procurement related information had been removed and presumably
destroyed, the IAEA eighth inspection team reported. Even so, examination of data collected by
the inspection teams firmly identified the manufacturers of most equipment used or intended for
use in Iraqi efforts to establish a centrifuge production and operation capability.”
Source:
http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Booklets/Iraq/event.html
Other Iraqi WMD:
http://politicscentral.com/audio/2006/09/Iraq_NGIC_Unclassified_WMDs_083106.pdf
