Secret labs' uncovered in Iraq

[leftward]

Evidence of a "huge" system of secret laboratories has been found in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair has said.
In a Christmas message to British troops around the world, he said new finds were still being made.

The Iraq Survey Group had uncovered Saddam Hussein's plans to develop long range ballistic missiles.

"These things weren't being developed unless they were being developed for a purpose," Mr Blair told British Forces Broadcasting Service.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3325539.stm

[bemildred]

1. More bullshit.

"evidence", "plans to develop".
Just in time for Christmas, too.

[papau]

22. Weapons programs = classes at university plus books!

this is getting silly!

:-)

No actual weapons - now we have a lab - what an evil idea!

Now ir is good that Saddam is gone - but really -

As Clark said (paraphased) he would be gone if there were a Dem in the WH now - only we would have had UN approved intrusive inspections - followed by overthrow of Saddam -

And 500 more US military kids would be alive, 3000 more US military kids would still have all their limbs, and 7000 Iraq civilans and 30000 Iraq troops perhaps would still be alive.

[loudnclear]

28. How old are these labs. Are they the ones the US paid for?

I am sure they will find all kinds of labs and resources...but how old will they be and how did Saddam get them during 12 years of sanctions and eyes-in-the-skies watching every move he made?

Keep your minds moving folks...don't stop thinking, questioning, reasoning, analyzing. You can be as good at this as anyone.

[papau]

33. Turns out a Blair reference to trucks Brit sold Iraq for Weather Ballons

But Tony has forgotten all the info that has come out in past few months, and is relying on a memo Bush gave him - not that Bush would lie!

Really - Blair is referring to bio-labs that do not appear to have been found!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. Repeat after me - "weapons programs"

which although possibly a threat in the unforeseeable future should not be confused the weapons of mass destruction....a more imminent threat.

[DBoon]

13. My program - to become unbelievably wealthy!

It's a program. Really. Just as substantial as Iraq's program to develop weapons.

I have no real wealth. Just a program.

That must make it real. I guess I have to pay taxes on all that money my program will provide.

I can buy a brand new Rolls Royce with my program to become wealthy, in the same way Iraq can bomb Israel with it's program.

[Barrett808]

3. Since they've been dead wrong about every claim so far

I have to be skeptical.

[joeybee12]

4. Is it me, or is Blair a big a ho as Bush is these days?

I used to like him. The worm.

[underpants]

5. What a heartwarming Christmas message to the troops

:eyes:

This isn't new Blair was just repeating what Kay stated in October.

[Say_What]

6. LOL oh, my. What timing. The never ending spin machine

cranks out more bullsh*t.

[seasat]

7. Heck, we knew they were developing long range missles.

The inspectors uncovered missle development that exceeded the limits of the Iraq war cease fire. They were making them destroy them before the war began. They even showed the pictures of the missles being run over by bulldozers under the observation of the UN inspectors. Geez, they must be counting on the short term memory of most people if they think this one will fly.

[rucky]

9. It was the only thing inspectors found

that broke UN sanctions

[seasat]

11. And the inspectors had a better record than Shub,

in uncovering Iraqi weapons. I wonder what would happen if Blix and CO inspected the Shrub admin for illegal development of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons? I bet you they would find something. :evilgrin:

[markses]

16. And if I remember, their distance exceeded the mandate

by 10-20 miles. It was a joke, and even Hans Blix was rolling his eyes about it at the UN.

[bahrbearian]

8. Where they found in spider hole's

developing killer Lice.

[bobbyboucher]

10. More leftward bullshit.

What hooey.

[arlib]

23. Oh.....

....so you noticed that tendency as well? Me too.
There are a few others that are of the same ilk that I thought would've been tombstoned by now but aren't.

[htuttle]

30. They were posting the same sort of crap before the invasion...

...then they got quiet for awhile when the wheels came off Bush's occupation.

Now they are back.

Can't say I disagree with anything you've said.

[cosmicdot]

12. To: Tony B From: Karl R

Script: As discussed during the {cough} ""State Visit"" {cough}


on Day 3 after we get ""him"" (you know who), you
will make statement to help keep the spin going


I have no doubt that some "cache" will show up ... just as surely as freezer burns on Osama been Forgotten

[stickdog]

14. Gomer Pyle assured Blair he'd find SOMETHING before Xmas. (nt)

[loudsue]

15. Halliburton has been planting weapons for months now....

Shrub just had to make it appear that they're getting info from Saddam's double who just got "captured".

:puke:
(on edit: Woops! Wrong emoticon!)
:kick:

[tlcandie]

17. Iraqi Missile Scientist did not flee to Iran... Brit's knew whereabouts...

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGANN4VW8OD.html

<snip>
Modher Sadeq-Saba al-Tamimi said in an interview with The Associated Press that he tried several times to reach the American teams searching for weapons of mass destruction. Once, in July, he asked a friend who had already met with American missile experts to set up a meeting for him but the Americans never showed up. Later, he said, his British handlers assured him that they had discussed his case with the CIA, and he didn't need to worry about reaching them.
<snip>


<snip>
Kenneth Gerhart, a Pentagon spokesman who is working with the weapons hunt, wouldn't talk about Modher's case saying: "We do not discuss intelligence or operational matters."

Britain's Ministry of Defense declined comment as well. And messages left for one of Modher's British handlers weren't returned
<snip>

<snip>
Modher argued then, and now, that the missiles were designed in keeping with the council restrictions.
<snip>

EDIT: subject line

[54anickel]

18. Blairs timing was a bit late. Seems Blix and the UN beat him to

explaining all of this yesterday.

[damnraddem]

19. It must be true if Blair says so -- maybe Santa Claus told him.

But given past Blair/Dubya performances, I want to see the evidence.

And don't forget that the excuse for the invasion was not 'secret laboratories,' rather large supplies of WMDs ready for use. Sorry, secret labs just don't cut it.

[Rex]

20. Tony sounds more like the Unelected Moron

with each passing day. You DU Brits must be going out of your minds!

"These things weren't being developed unless they were being developed for a purpose," Mr Blair told British Forces Broadcasting Service.

No shit, Sherlock! What a Dubyalike thing to say!

[schultzee]

21. More Rove tactics. He picked this time when Halliburton is

stealing from taxpayers through KBR. Saddam's capture was also time chosen.

[nadinbrzezinski]

24. Aren't these the labs in the Kay

report, just asking Tony... you think he will be asked this?

Mr PM, are these not the same labs in the now infamous Kay Report to the US Congress?

[GainesT1958]

25. I think Tony Blair's Iraq theme song should be:

"I wanna sex you up" by Color Me Bad!:eyes:

B-)

[Zero Gravitas]

26. were they in Saddam's "spider-hole" ?

After seeing the state Saddam was in and the little hole under a hovle he was hiding in, how can anyone think that he ever had massive secret weapons programs? Surely with all that experience in hiding things they could have come up with a better hiding place than that.

[0007]

27. Blair & junior want to give Saddam Hussein to the Iraqis,

while they steal Iraq and the oil.

[tibbiit]

29. Underground secret laboratories

If saddam had all these underground labs, then why was he found in a hole in the ground as opposed to the opulent underground facilities he was supposed to have? Spin that mo-fos.
I hate those fuckers, propaganda lickers,(neocons,bush,blair), but they arent going away easy.
tib

[KA]

31. i guess it could be true

now that we have sadam we might find weapons of wmd

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

32. RIP Saddamer spammer!

[West Coast Democrat]

34. So Long, Leftward!!!!

Can't believe you were able to post so many times!!!

[kainah]

35. Richard Boucher just said he didn't know anything about this

State Department news briefing now on C-SPAN. When asked directly about this, Boucher said he didn't know anything about it, hadn't heard about it and if Blair has information, the reporters would have to get it from him.

Uh, Tony, you got some proof you want to show us??

[Moderator]

36. Locking.

This thread was started by a conservative disruptor who has since been banned. It is the policy of Democratic Underground to lock threads that were started by banned disruptors.

Thanks!

DU Moderator