ahadams
March 29, 2003, 12:06 AM
in all honesty, I don't know - what do you think?
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http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=371792003
Allies spot chemical evidence on battlefield
PAUL GALLAGHER
US INTELLIGENCE officials claim to have fresh evidence that Saddam Hussein may be preparing to use chemical weapons against coalition forces in the battle for Baghdad.
Iraqi troops have reportedly been spotted wearing full chemical protection suits and unloading large 50 gallon drums from lorries in an area south of the capital city.
The content of the drums is unknown but the information has renewed fears that US and British soldiers could face a chemical attack. US marines fighting Iraqi resistance at An Nasiriyah, in southern Iraq, have already found proof that elements of the Iraqi army are equipped for chemical and biological warfare.
A hospital captured by the marines in the town contained hundreds of gas masks, protective boots for chemical suits and auto-injecting antidotes to nerve agents.
ITV correspondent James Mates filmed the stockpile yesterday, saying: "In one storeroom alone, [there is] enough protective gear to equip many hundreds of troops."
Mr Mates added: "There is little doubt from looking at this room that the troops who are operating from this command centre were at the very least prepared to be fighting in a chemical or biological environment."
Troops with the Royal Irish Regiment made a similar discovery of gas masks and protective equipment at an abandoned Iraqi command post in the oilfields of southern Iraq.
There was a further warning that the Iraqi regime may be prepared to use unconventional weapons yesterday after state television showed film of Saddam Hussein at a cabinet meeting attended by one of his leading biological weapons experts.
Dr Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash, known to US intelligence officials as "Mrs Anthrax", was seen on television sitting alongside Saddam’s son and likely successor, Qusay.
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BTW: if you go to the website you can see the scottish media discovering what those of us who are military veterans already know - there is absolutely NO way to look cool in a protective mask!
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http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=371792003
Allies spot chemical evidence on battlefield
PAUL GALLAGHER
US INTELLIGENCE officials claim to have fresh evidence that Saddam Hussein may be preparing to use chemical weapons against coalition forces in the battle for Baghdad.
Iraqi troops have reportedly been spotted wearing full chemical protection suits and unloading large 50 gallon drums from lorries in an area south of the capital city.
The content of the drums is unknown but the information has renewed fears that US and British soldiers could face a chemical attack. US marines fighting Iraqi resistance at An Nasiriyah, in southern Iraq, have already found proof that elements of the Iraqi army are equipped for chemical and biological warfare.
A hospital captured by the marines in the town contained hundreds of gas masks, protective boots for chemical suits and auto-injecting antidotes to nerve agents.
ITV correspondent James Mates filmed the stockpile yesterday, saying: "In one storeroom alone, [there is] enough protective gear to equip many hundreds of troops."
Mr Mates added: "There is little doubt from looking at this room that the troops who are operating from this command centre were at the very least prepared to be fighting in a chemical or biological environment."
Troops with the Royal Irish Regiment made a similar discovery of gas masks and protective equipment at an abandoned Iraqi command post in the oilfields of southern Iraq.
There was a further warning that the Iraqi regime may be prepared to use unconventional weapons yesterday after state television showed film of Saddam Hussein at a cabinet meeting attended by one of his leading biological weapons experts.
Dr Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash, known to US intelligence officials as "Mrs Anthrax", was seen on television sitting alongside Saddam’s son and likely successor, Qusay.
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BTW: if you go to the website you can see the scottish media discovering what those of us who are military veterans already know - there is absolutely NO way to look cool in a protective mask!