US tried to plant WMDs, failed: whistleblower

[donsu]

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_12-8-2003_pg1_9

According to a stunning report posted by a retired Navy Lt Commander and 28-year veteran of the Defense Department (DoD), the Bush administration’s assurance about finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was based on a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) plan to “plant” WMDs inside the country. Nelda Rogers, the Pentagon whistleblower, claims the plan failed when the secret mission was mistakenly taken out by “friendly fire”, the Environmentalists Against War report.

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The information that is being leaked out is information “obtained while she was in Germany heading up the debriefing of returning service personnel, involved in intelligence work in Iraq for the DoD and/or the CIA. “According to Ms Rogers, there was a covert military operation that took place both preceding and during the hostilities in Iraq,” reports Al Martin Raw.com, an online subscriber-based news/analysis service which provides “Political, Economic and Financial Intelligence”.

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According to Al Martin Raw.com, “the Agriculture Department has often been used as a paymaster on behalf of the CIA, DIA, NSA and others”. According to the Al Martin Raw.com story, another aspect of Ms Rogers’ report concerns a covert operation which was to locate the assets of Saddam Hussein and his family, including cash, gold bullion, jewelry and assorted valuable antiquities. The problem became evident when “the operation in Iraq involved 100 people, all of whom apparently are now dead, having succumbed to so-called ‘friendly fire’. The scope of this operation included the penetration of the Central Bank of Iraq, other large commercial banks in Baghdad, the Iraqi National Museum and certain presidential palaces where monies and bullion were secreted.”

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“CIA people were supposed to be handling it,” Martin continues. “They had a special ‘black’ aircraft to fly it out. But none of that happened because the regular US Army showed up, stumbled onto it and everyone involved had to scramble. These new Iraqi “asset seizures” go directly to the New US Ruling Junta. The US Viceroy in Iraq Paul Bremer is reportedly drinking Saddam’s $2000 a bottle Napoleon-era brandy, smoking his expensive Davidoff cigars and he has even furnished his office with Saddam’s Napoleon-era furniture.
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[sally343434]

1. Al Martin?

While I don't put the planting of fake "evidence" beyond the criminal Bush Cabal, I wouldn't put any faith in Al Martin. His site is now subscription-only. But I remember reading his occasional screeds.

While I admire his loathing of everything Bush, he does tend to get carried away into pure fantasy. He's the tin-foiler's tin-foiler!
Using him as a "source" doesn't really contribute to the believability of a claim.

[rasputin1952]

2. IF this is true, it is devastaing for the admin...

but I would wait for further confirmation. I am not sure of this source, and since the paper/article is apparently out of Pakistan, I have some doubts as to the authencity.

However, it would not surprise me for this admin to try that aspect of but covering. Many of us here saw this as a viable optiopn for the admin after it became obvious that Saddam couldn't incinerate us in 45 mins. (Of course WE knew that, but the faint of heart fell into the insanity).

I will keep a skeptical eye on this report, but if there is truth here....there had better be an investigation, impeachment and termination of this admin as a ruling elite.

Walking papers for the ENTIRE admin wouold have to be given, and I'm not sure of how that would be seen Constitutionally, we might get Hastert as Pres. Oh well....that would be the end of the GOP for decades.

[rock]

3. It doesn't really sound believeable

But I'd be willing to listen to proof.