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Feb. 10th, 2003 01:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
weaktwosThe Sacramento Bee published this article in their front section today:
Islamists in Iraq Offer a Tour of 'Poison Factory' Cited by Powell
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Here's an excerpt:
They found a wholly unimpressive place — a small and largely undeveloped cluster of buildings that appeared to lack substantial industrial capacity. For example, the structures did not have plumbing and had only the limited electricity supplied by a generator.
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A senior State Department official maintained today that no matter the rough conditions at Sarget, Mr. Powell's characterization of the compound was accurate. "A poison factory is a term of art," he said, "and it doesn't necessarily mean that people are pumping out thousands of gallons a year."
It would appear that whatever the Iraqis are making in the way of biological weapons, it doesn't require any permanent chemical equipment. It would strike me that meth labs have more permanence. Most intriguing of all is the "term of art" comment, however.
Islamists in Iraq Offer a Tour of 'Poison Factory' Cited by Powell
You'll need to login. The good news is that it's free.
Here's an excerpt:
They found a wholly unimpressive place — a small and largely undeveloped cluster of buildings that appeared to lack substantial industrial capacity. For example, the structures did not have plumbing and had only the limited electricity supplied by a generator.
...
A senior State Department official maintained today that no matter the rough conditions at Sarget, Mr. Powell's characterization of the compound was accurate. "A poison factory is a term of art," he said, "and it doesn't necessarily mean that people are pumping out thousands of gallons a year."
It would appear that whatever the Iraqis are making in the way of biological weapons, it doesn't require any permanent chemical equipment. It would strike me that meth labs have more permanence. Most intriguing of all is the "term of art" comment, however.
