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>12-20-1 > >WASHINGTON (MENL) - Iraq is said to have rebuilt its weapons of mass >destruction capabilities to the level of that of that on the eve of >the 1991 Gulf war. > >U.S. officials said Iraqi President Saddam Hussein began rebuilding >his WMD capabilities soon after the departure of United Nations >weapons inspectors in late 1998. They said that over the last 18 >months Iraq is believed to have accelerated its strategic weapons >programs > >"Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs >continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status," a letter by >10 leading members of Congress said. "We believe we must directly >confront Saddam, sooner rather than later." > >The letter called on the Bush administration to make Iraq the next >target in the U.S.-led war on terrorism. The congressional leaders >said United Nations sanctions have failed. They cited Iraqi illegal >oil sales, which officials believe have funded Saddam's WMD programs. > >http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2001/december/12_20_1.html > > > > > >MainPage >http://www.rense.com --- >US Says Libyan Bio-Chem >Warfare Site Concealed >Beneath Mountain >Special To World Tribune.com >12-20-1 > >The United States has concluded that Libya built a weapons of mass >destruction facility in a huge underground lair. > >U.S. intelligence sources said Libya built a chemical weapons site >near Tarhuna. The facility, the sources said, is located under a >mountain. > >Libya obtained help in the construction of the facility from >Pyongyang. North Korea is known to be a leading expert in the >construction of underground sites and tunnels meant to conceal >missiles and WMD for several nations in the region, Middle East >Newsline reported. > >The sources said U.S. spy satellites first detected the construction >of the facility in 1997. Within three years, officials determined it >was a chemical weapons factory and that work on it had been >completed. > >The U.S. intelligence community, the sources said, has not >determined whether the facility became operational. The sources >cited the United Nations embargo on Tripoli as well as low oil >prices, which limited Libya's funding for military and strategic >programs. > >But the sources said the Tarhuna facility is believed to have once >again been the target of development in the aftermath of the UN >decision to lift sanctions from Tripoli in 1999. > >The sources said the regime of Col. Moammar Khaddafy has been >negotiating with European firms for dual-use equipment that could >help Libya's chemical weapons program. > >The sources said the Bush administration is reviewing the Tarhuna >project as part of the U.S.-led war on terrorism. They said it would >be difficult to destroy the chemical weapons facility without a >ground invasion. > > > > >MainPage >http://www.rense.com Who's next? ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
