Comments on: 500 WMDs and Counting http://kevinbasil.com/2006/07/06/500-wmds-and-counting/ Decimation & Reconstruction: a weblog Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:38:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Basil http://kevinbasil.com/2006/07/06/500-wmds-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-17109 Basil Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:37:12 +0000 http://blog.kevinbasil.com/2006/07/06/500-wmds-and-counting/#comment-17109 "The" term used by David Kay, according to the linked article, who apparently hasn't seen the reports in question: <blockquote>"David Kay says anything produced prior to 1991 is not lethal anymore, so what is the discrepancy here?" [House Intelligence Chairman Peter] Hoekstra said. "I am 100 percent sure if David Kay had the opportunity to look at the reports that describe these things, he would agree with the finding that ... these things are lethal and deadly."</blockquote> And the AP article you linked to ends by noting: <blockquote>There is no evidence that insurgents have found the chemical munitions. But one official said that insurgents have improvised conventional weapons, so they could apply similar creativity with the vintage weapons.</blockquote> “The” term used by David Kay, according to the linked article, who apparently hasn’t seen the reports in question:

“David Kay says anything produced prior to 1991 is not lethal anymore, so what is the discrepancy here?” [House Intelligence Chairman Peter] Hoekstra said. “I am 100 percent sure if David Kay had the opportunity to look at the reports that describe these things, he would agree with the finding that … these things are lethal and deadly.”

And the AP article you linked to ends by noting:

There is no evidence that insurgents have found the chemical munitions. But one official said that insurgents have improvised conventional weapons, so they could apply similar creativity with the vintage weapons.

]]> By: Anonymous http://kevinbasil.com/2006/07/06/500-wmds-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-17095 Anonymous Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:30:23 +0000 http://blog.kevinbasil.com/2006/07/06/500-wmds-and-counting/#comment-17095 Uh, degraded to the point that most people have worse stuff under their sinks was the term used. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/22/AR2006062201475.html More crap. Nothing to see here, move on. Uh, degraded to the point that most people have worse stuff under their sinks was the term used.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/22/AR2006062201475.html

More crap. Nothing to see here, move on.

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