A similar (2.2) nut-driver encountered a few days ago; just a few
orders of magnitude bigger, but still courtesy of the AP...

.  Friday, March 5, 2004 ...
.  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Libya acknowledged stockpiling
.  44,000 pounds of mustard gas [...]

   <http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/05/weapons.libya.ap>

Aiee!!

On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Jason Darfus wrote:

> On Tuesday 09 March 2004 09:20, Harry Wyeth wrote:

> > Drives you nuts! (see small attachment re Iraq's weapons program
> > from the AP)
> >
> > http://apnews.myway.com//article/20040309/D816SR080.html
> >
> > HARRY WYETH
>
> My obligatory flame letter to the AP:
> ---
> <quoted the story here>
>
> Question 1 -- where did this "2.2 pounds"  and "at least 22 pounds"
> come from?  Did Noman Saad Eddin al-Noaimi REALLY SAY "2.2 pounds"
> and " 22 pounds"
. . .

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