Bush Administration Officials Lies about Iraqs Supposed Weapons of Mass
Destruction in Their Own WordsHere is a helpful reference list of some of
the US statements about WMD.
Cheers, Ken Hanly
Bush Administration Officials Lies about Iraqs Supposed Weapons of Mass
Destruction in Their Own Words
Any wonder why so many Americans believed that Saddam Hussein had
Weapons of Mass Destruction? Democrats -- especially all top
presidential candidates -- have been using the same demagoguery as
Republicans.
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 00:40:15 -0600
From: Institute for Public Accuracy [EMAIL PROTECTED
From the Today's Papers newsletter for December 18th:
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The Post says all the way on A42 that the head of the weapons of mass
destruction search team, David Kay, is quitting. It's not exactly clear
when Kay is going to clean out his desk, but the WP says he might not be
back after
forces admit to using over 300 tonnes of depleted uranium
weapons in 1991. The actual figure is closer to 800. This has caused a
health crisis that has affected almost a third of a million people. As if
that was not enough, America went on and used 200 tonnes more in Baghdad
alone this April. I
also
affect American and British soldiers stationed in Iraq - JB).
(...) American forces admit to using over 300 tonnes of depleted uranium
weapons in 1991. The actual figure is closer to 800. This has caused a
health crisis that has affected almost a third of a million people
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the practical
measures, but a spokesman for the communist state's foreign ministry said
if the United States tried to force North Korea to give up its nuclear
weapons programme without a non-aggression treaty, it would lead to war.
North Korea has threatened to strengthen its nuclear weapons programme
The Sacramento Bee reports that our friend, David Kay, the weapons
inspector has already discovered that Saddam had ordered a weapons attack
on the US soldiers, but his orders were not carried out. Boy that's
quick.
-- Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA
would give an opportunity for his supporters to rally round and isolate
her, she said that should be a question for him. Meanwhile she noted that
the UN weapons inspectors had only asked for a few months, but that had
not been long enough for the USA and Britain.
This morning too the BBC quotes Hans
Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber are coming out with a book by this
title. I'd like a bumper sticker that has this title, along with logos
from Fox News, CBS, NBC, ABC, and PBS. Anyone know if there exists such
a thing?
Bill
Title: RE: [PEN-L] Weapons of Mass Deception
I print my own bumper stickers on special sticky paper using my PC. To deal with rain (which leads to the ink running) I've found that it's good to cover the sticker with clear packing tape (not duct tape!) before putting it on my car
The list of US allies with mass graves on their land is
non-trivial and the list who have torture chambers is very long.
Barkley Rosser
- Original Message -
From: Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Weapons
At 2003-06-16 00:01 +0100, I wrote:
On page 2 of Sunday Times, London
Weapons hunters watch films as trail goes cold.
by Christina Lamb, Baghdad.
It looks as if some of it is an off the record leak by the senior UK
representative in Iraq, to defuse little by little the growing problem
increasingly become the new two word answer being used
by war proponents to silence anyone daring to criticize it.
Barkley Rosser
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From: Chris Burford [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 2:12 AM
Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Weapons hunters watch films
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Subject: Re: Weapons hunters watch films
Actually rather than comment on this issue directly,
now that it is becoming increasingly clear to anyone
paying attention (and here in the US Fox TV is trying
very hard to focus peoples' attention on important
stuff like the Laci Peterson
Of course, the US will not let anybody check out its mass graves in
Afghan.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On page 2 of Sunday Times, London
Weapons hunters watch films as trail goes cold.
by Christina Lamb, Baghdad.
Specialist search teams in Iraq have run out of places to look for weapons
of mass destruction, say informed sources. They are reduced to revisiting
sites already checked by United
special commissions. These are, more bluntly put, bribes paid by
companies to foreign rulers, their friends and relations, often in
deplorable regimes, to persuade them to buy weapons they don't want.
In Whitehall, Deso's grubby philosophy of sales at all costs still calls
the shots. Deso staff
[obviously the Feds would deny that WA is bribing
Boeing.Governments can't bribe by definition]
US accuses British over arms deal bribery bid
Rob Evans and Ian Traynor in Prague
Thursday June 12, 2003
The Guardian
The US has accused Britain's biggest weapons company, BAE Systems
Oil, Weapons and Capitalism
This is an invitation to PEN-L members to listen to an interview with
Jonathan Nitzan, author with Shimshon Bichler of The Global Political
Economy of Israel (Pluto Press, 2002). Nitzan elucidates the political
economic interests motivating the war against Iraq
This discovery seems to be going off the media radar screen without any
backtrapping. No doubt 80 per cent of the US people will think that chemical
weapons have now been found in great quantities.
Is premature bushspeak for false? or the euphemistic
inoperative?
Cheers, Ken Hanly
Reports
Shouldnt the US be discovering Iraqi weapons of mass destruction soon or
encountering demonstrations that Iraq is trying to use them. Or will the
US and its sub-contractors simply fall back on other justifications or the
success of the invasion?
Or alternatively will evidence be planted to later
happens,
and that undoubtedly weapons will be found.
He stated also that 6 SCUDS have been fired to date - 6!
It might behove the Weapons Inspectorate to draw up very careful plans
to verify the inevitable claims that will emerge, that the USA and UK
Have found the smoking guns.
Naturally
, merely saying that they are
waiting to see what happens,
and that undoubtedly weapons will be found.
He stated also that 6 SCUDS have been fired to date - 6!
It might behove the Weapons Inspectorate to draw up very careful plans
to verify the inevitable claims that will emerge, that the USA and UK
to India by
American makers of military hardware, because the country had developed
nuclear weapons. But relations between the countries have shifted
significantly. Restrictions on supplying military equipment have been lifted;
the two nations even held joint military exercises last year.
According
Fwd by Leo Panitch:
From: Rick Hesch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 5:57 AM
To: Canadian Dimension magazine
A reporter is asking an American official, What proof do you have that Iraq
has weapons of mass destruction? and the American replies, We kept the
receipts.
A reporter is asking an American official, What proof do you have that Iraq
has weapons of mass destruction? and the American replies, We kept the
receipts.
So if they return the weapons can we get a refund?
If the inspectors do find weapons of mass destruction, it is proven that
Iraq needs to be bombed. If the inspectors do not find weapons of mass
destruction, it is proven that Iraq is even more clever and needs to be
bombed twice over. Paul Z
and covert force before an enemy unleashes
weapons of mass destruction, and underscores the United States's
willingness to retaliate with nuclear weapons for chemical or biological
attacks on U.S. soil or against American troops overseas.
The strategy introduces a more aggressive approach to combating
I have heard the microwave oven story before, but I had not seen much
verification of it. I have also seen reports about the Iraqis
purchasing the jamming equipment.
This story is also interesting if the high-tech weapons are more for
fragile thing we have been led to expect. It might mean
US weapons secrets exposed
Julian Borger in Washington
Tuesday October 29, 2002
The Guardian
Respected scientists on both sides of the Atlantic warned yesterday that the
US is developing a new generation of weapons that undermine and possibly
violate international treaties on biological
intelligence agencies knew that Iraqi commanders would
employ chemical weapons in waging the decisive battles of the Iran-Iraq war,
according to senior military officers with direct knowledge of the program.
Those officers, most of whom agreed to speak on the condition that they not
be identified, spoke
Pakistani leader says use of nuclear weapons against India would
be last resort
Sun Apr 7, 7:17 AM ET
BERLIN(AP) Pakistan would use nuclear weapons against its
neighbor India in their military standoff over Kashmir (news -
web sites), but only if the country is in danger of vanishing
off
Teach-in: America's Bio/Chemical Weapons
The U.S. government has embarked on a program of secret research on
biological weapons that...tests the limits of the global treaty
banning such weapons (New York Times September 4, 2001).
Unbeknownst to unsuspecting people in Ohio, the Battelle
Teach-in: America's Bio/Chemical Weapons
The U.S. government has embarked on a program of secret research on
biological weapons that...tests the limits of the global treaty
banning such weapons (New York Times September 4, 2001). Unbeknownst
to unsuspecting people in Ohio, the Battelle
those with consequences in our
area of responsibility which the day of 11 September has placed in
front of us. Because trade is one of the tools of development, it is
one of the weapons of peace. And it must find its role, make its
contribution to a much larger collective enterprise, the outline
http://antiwar.com/
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=67147283
At 08:53 PM 10/23/2000 -0500, you wrote:
So which states are against altered states? Utah?
Utah makes it very hard to get booze (you have to buy it in state-owned
stores), but there are a lot of states (like Nebaraska, I believe) that are
influenced by the Protestant "dry" or teetotaler
En relación a [PEN-L:3447] Re: Re: Re: Re: Chemical weapons ale,
el 24 Oct 00, a las 7:23, Jim Devine dijo:
BTW, the whole "dry" movement, which stimulated Canadian exports from
1920 or so to the early 1930s by imposing Prohibition on the US, is a
prime example of the limits o
Drunk U.S. soldier blames behaviour on our strong beer
I encountered this problem when I first had Mexican beer in Mexico, where
it hadn't been watered down. I think that the 3.2 % laws are
anti-patriotic. They make the pride of Amurrican Manhood into a bunch of
wimps who aren't ready to
So which states are against altered states? Utah?
Cheers, Ken Hanly
- Original Message -
From: Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 4:09 PM
Subject: [PEN-L:3429] Re: Re: Chemical weapons alert
Drunk U.S. soldier blames behaviour on our
From National Post, October 18, 2000
I am not Canadian
Drunk U.S. soldier blames behaviour on our strong beer
Arthur Milnes
The Kingston Whig-Standard
KINGSTON - An American soldier charged with causing a disturbance and
assaulting a police officer while drunk in downtown Kingston pleaded
Lisa Ian Murray wrote:
The biggest buyer of arms last year was Saudi Arabia, with $2.7 billion in
new sales. The United Arab Emirates ranked second at $2.5 billion. Malaysia
ranked third, with $2.1 billion.
Gotta love that Congressional Reserach Service. Looks like they completely
forgot to
Didn't you know that Taiwan is the 51st state--pace Henry-- and so doesn't count?
Cheers, Ken Hanly
Jonathan Lasse wrote:
Lisa Ian Murray wrote:
The biggest buyer of arms last year was Saudi Arabia, with $2.7 billion in
new sales. The United Arab Emirates ranked second at $2.5
U.S. remains world's leading arms merchant
Saturday, August 7, 1999
By TOM RAUM
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON -- The United States retains its title as the world's largest
supplier of weapons, raising its total to $7.1 billion even though demand
has been slumping worldwide
I have been searching the net in vain to find any site that
discusses DU reinforced shells and cluster bombs as banned
weapons. There are many sites that discuss DU and even some that
discuss cluster bombs and some say that they are banned, but none
give a reference to verify this.. A few posts
THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK:
A HISTORY OF BIO-CHEMICAL WEAPONS
By Zoltan Grossman
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400s BC.: Spartan Greeks use sulfur fumes against enemy soldiers.
1346: Crimean Tatars catapult plague-infected corpses
Forwarded message:
Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 11:24:56 -0800
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Sid Shniad [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: The Impact of the Year 2000 Problem on Nuclear Weapons
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http://www.basicint.org/
BRITISH AMERICAN SECURITY INFORMATION COUNCIL
Media Advisory
For Immediate Release
February 24th, 1998
LIBBY DAVIES, M.P., TO LEAD SEARCH FOR
U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
(Vancouver) Libby Davies, Member of Parliament for Vancouver East, will
lead a Citizens' Weapons Inspection Team composed of community and church
On Thu, February 12, 1998 at 11:35:29 (-0800) James Devine writes:
Does the US currently have stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons,
as far as anyone knows?
Just thought I'd revive this briefly to point interested folks to a
*San Jose Mercury News* story about supposed CIA ties to Iraq's
),
which gives it an oppressive smell, it is the final resting place for
any industrial and sewage waste that gets past the water treatment
systems.
Jeff
--
From: john gulick
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: query: bio chem weapons
Date: Thursday, February 12, 1998 10
At 03:43 PM 2/12/98 -0500, Jeff Fellows wrote:
The Tooella incinerator is 40 miles west of Salt
Lake City. Just west of the city is a magnesium plant that puts out more
tons of particulate material each year than all the industries in
California (130 million tons to 99 million tons).
It's
On Thu, February 12, 1998 at 11:35:29 (-0800) James Devine writes:
Does the US currently have stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons,
as far as anyone knows?
You might try the folks at CAQ. Their back-issues page from their
website (http://www.caq.com/CAQ/CAQBackIssues.html) has
In a message dated 98-02-12 14:48:58 EST, you write:
Does the US currently have stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons,
as far as anyone knows?
in pen-l solidarity,
Jim Devine
Definitely. In fact, they are becoming a real problem because the housing for
many of these weapons
Yes we do.
Didn't Jesse Helms object to signing the chemical weapons treaty because
he objected to UN inspectors coming on US bases?
We are supposedly dismantling the chem weapons by burning them, putting
Utahians [is that a word?] at risk.
I believe that we are still developing new chem
Jim Devine asks:
Does the US currently have stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons,
as far as anyone knows?
Despite Nixon's executive order in 1972?
Is the Pope Catholic?
valis
Does the US currently have stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons,
as far as anyone knows?
in pen-l solidarity,
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://clawww.lmu.edu/1997F/ECON/jdevine.html
"A society is rich when material goods, including capital, are cheap, and
human beings
On Thu, 12 Feb 1998, James Devine wrote:
Does the US currently have stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons,
as far as anyone knows?
Chemical, definitely. Including a bunch that they are slowly trying
to destroy and are a major hazard just sitting there. Biological, I
think
Chemical weapons are held in Umatilla, Oregon and Tooella (sp?), Utah.
In both places the US Army are going to use incinerators to "dispose" of
them. I believe the Utah incinerator is on-line, and exposing about
600,000 Utahns to risk. The Tooella incinerator is 40 miles west of Salt
This is excerpted from a Foreign Policy In Focus brief on Chemical and
Biological Weapons written by Martin Calhoun, senior research analyst for
the Center for Defense Information. If people would like a copy of the
entire article (4 pages printed) please let me know.
Three recent events
Does Bayer make asprin?
At 11:35 AM 2/12/98 -0800, James Devine wrote:
Does the US currently have stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons,
as far as anyone knows?
in pen-l solidarity,
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://clawww.lmu.edu/1997F/ECON/jdevine.html
"A society is rich
Gar Lipow ended his post thus:
President Clinton is at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
VP Al Gore is at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Madeline Albright is at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[etc.]
I know we've had forwards on peace groups and demonstrations and such
lately -- all extremely important. But I bet no activist out
Apparently
the Pentagon does normally rule out nuclear weapons during conventional attacks.
With zippergate, the "he can't be that stupid" loses any reassurance it may have
ever held.
Nothing, including nukes, ruled out if Saddam won't allow more inspections
Patrick J. Sloyan; Newsday
WA
valis wrote:
Gar Lipow ended his post thus:
President Clinton is at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
VP Al Gore is at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Madeline Albright is at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[etc.]
I know we've had forwards on peace groups and demonstrations and such
lately -- all extremely important. But I
THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK: A HISTORY OF BIO-CHEMICAL WEAPONS
By Zoltan Grossman
400s BC. Spartan Greeks use sulfur fumes against enemy soldiers.
1346 BC. Crimean Tatars catapult plague-infected corpses into
Italian trade settlement.
1800s. Blankets infected with smallpox
; QuinnKM; Dgkpfp; aaltman;
hseitz; wisnia
Subject: Radioactive Weapons; PUP Meeting
Date: Tuesday, July 22, 1997 8:09AM
PUBLIC MEETING AGAINST THE HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF HIGHLY
TOXIC AND RADIOACTIVE DEPLETED URANIUM WEAPONS ON CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS
Wednesday, July 23, 7:00 p.m.
Rufus
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More American Weapons Arrive in Balkans
U.S. heavy weapons shipments to the Balkans escalated last week,
with the arrival of the ship "American Condor" in the Croatian port
of Ploce. It delivered $100 million worth of U.S. military aid to
It is indeed sobering for everyone, that the very day U.S.
imperialist chieftain Clinton staged a grand signing of the
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, his defense Secretary, William
Perry, refused to assure Russia that nuclear weapons would not be
moved to Russia's borders. Perry was quoted while
Russia has begun to send high-tech weapons to south Korea in a bid
to repay in kind its debt to south Korea of $1.47 billion. Delivery
began of 10 Russian-made infantry combat vehicles, the 18.7 ton
BMP-3. Russian-made T-80U tanks, IGLA, a portable antiair missile,
and ammunition have already
Yesterday, the five countries that are known to possess nuclear
weapons made a big show in New York to begin the signing of the
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The five countries are the
United States, Britain, France, China and Russia.
The text of the CTBT is unique in that it does
For nearly three years, the UN's 61-nation Conference on Disarmament,
the only international negotiating forum on nuclear weapons, has been
negotiating a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The treaty, pushed
mainly by the US and Russia, calls for a freeze on testing and new
production
United Nations sponsored negotiations chaired by Ambassador Jaap
Ramaker of the Netherlands are under way in Geneva aimed at
reaching a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) on nuclear weapons.
The talks, which include 61 countries, have been underway for three
years and are scheduled to bring
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