it's the second paragraph. The first one says: We *judge* that Iraq has continued its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs in defiance of UN resolutions and restrictions. Baghdad *has*chemical and biological weapons
On 11/17/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'll put it into context: > > We judge that we are seeing only a portion of Iraq's WMD efforts, > owing to Baghdad's vigorous denial and deception efforts. Revelations > after the Gulf war starkly demonstrate the extensive efforts > undertaken by Iraq to deny information. We lack specific information > on many key aspects of Iraq's WMD programs > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jksonc/docs/nie-iraq-wmd.html > > Look at the first paragrapgh and click on the link (See INR > alternative view at the end of these Key Judgments.) > > We judge that Iraq has continued its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) > programs in defiance of UN resolutions and restrictions. Baghdad has > chemical and biological weapons as well as missiles with ranges in > excess of UN restrictions; if left unchecked, it probably will have a > nuclear weapon during this decade. (See INR alternative view at the > end of these Key Judgments.) > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jksonc/docs/nie-iraq-wmd.html#inr-n1 > > > On 11/17/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: > > I'm not forming an opinion on any of this, but that sentence is pretty > > ambiguous. > > > > It could mean something as big as "We doubt even the existence of WMD" > > or it could be as small as "We don't know the exactl location of WMD" > > with an implied "but we're sure it's there". > > > > I don't know which was the reality, but I have no doubt the ambiguity > > was intentional. > > > > On 11/17/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "We lacked specific > > > information on many key aspects of Iraq's WMD program." > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:182765 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
