Iraqi WMD found - in New York - The Orange Mane

Bronco Bob · 08-30-2007, 02:28 PM

Dangerous Iraq chemicals found stored at U.N.

By Evelyn Leopold 48 minutes ago

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations found vials of a chemical warfare agent, which had been removed from Iraq a decade ago, in a U.N. building near the body's headquarters in New York but officials said on Thursday there was no danger.

The FBI was called in to remove the substances, which were discovered last Friday and included phosgene, an older generation chemical warfare agent, taken in 1996 by inspectors from a former Iraqi chemical weapons plant at Al Muthanna, the inspectors said in a statement.

Phosgene was used extensively during World War I as a choking agent, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

The inspectors, who are closing down their offices several streets from U.N. headquarters, discovered two small plastic packages with metal and glass containers, ranging in size from small vials to tubes the length of a pen with liquid substances, their spokesman, Ewen Buchanan, said.

Experts sealed the packages and then isolated them in a secured room. They also tested the area "and found no concentration of toxic vapors in the air," Buchanan said.

The experts, from the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Unit, known as UNMOVIC, believe "the packages are properly secured and pose no immediate risk or danger to the immediate public," Buchanan said.

He said there was no evacuation of staff at U.N. headquarters and other surrounding offices.

Cinnamunmun · 08-30-2007, 02:36 PM

All this time we were looking for them in Iraq when they hid them right under our noses! Clever bastards.

baja · 08-30-2007, 03:18 PM

Wags is vindicated

Hotrod · 08-30-2007, 03:23 PM

They hid them where we would never look.

L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 08-30-2007, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baja fan

Wags is vindicated

08-30-2007, 02:28 PM	#1
Bronco Bob Tastee Freeze Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 9,464 Adopt-a-Bronco: Champ Bailey	Iraqi WMD found - in New York Dangerous Iraq chemicals found stored at U.N. By Evelyn Leopold 48 minutes ago UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations found vials of a chemical warfare agent, which had been removed from Iraq a decade ago, in a U.N. building near the body's headquarters in New York but officials said on Thursday there was no danger. The FBI was called in to remove the substances, which were discovered last Friday and included phosgene, an older generation chemical warfare agent, taken in 1996 by inspectors from a former Iraqi chemical weapons plant at Al Muthanna, the inspectors said in a statement. Phosgene was used extensively during World War I as a choking agent, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. The inspectors, who are closing down their offices several streets from U.N. headquarters, discovered two small plastic packages with metal and glass containers, ranging in size from small vials to tubes the length of a pen with liquid substances, their spokesman, Ewen Buchanan, said. Experts sealed the packages and then isolated them in a secured room. They also tested the area "and found no concentration of toxic vapors in the air," Buchanan said. The experts, from the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Unit, known as UNMOVIC, believe "the packages are properly secured and pose no immediate risk or danger to the immediate public," Buchanan said. He said there was no evacuation of staff at U.N. headquarters and other surrounding offices.

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08-30-2007, 02:36 PM	#2
Cinnamunmun Uh oh! Im on the OM! Cheese is nice Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 8 Adopt-a-Bronco: Karl Paymah	All this time we were looking for them in Iraq when they hid them right under our noses! Clever bastards.

08-30-2007, 03:18 PM	#3
baja It is what it Is. Pay attention. Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 53,930 Adopt-a-Bronco: Buy My Book	Wags is vindicated

08-30-2007, 03:23 PM	#4
Hotrod Self Appointed Expert aka Dortoh Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 25,136 Adopt-a-Bronco: Miss I	They hid them where we would never look.