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Iraq Is Hiding Evidence
Conversation between twoIraqi military officers,November 26, 2002
Col: we have this modifiedvehicle…..
Gen: I’m worried you all havesomething left.
Col: We evacuated everything.We don’t have anything left.
Iraqi trucks removingmaterials from sites tobe inspected
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Iraq Is Muzzling Its Scientists
Individuals with access reportdocuments are being hiddenin private homes and cars
Saddam has:– Arrested scientists
– Forced scientists to signdocumentsacknowledging thatdivulging information ispunishable by death
– Even issued a falsedeath certificate for onescientist.
Documentsfound in thehome of anIraqiscientist
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Iraq Is Hiding Dangerous Weapons
After inspectors revealed hisearlier biological program,Saddam built biologicalweapons factories on wheels
Instructions relayed to anofficer in the field,January 2003
A: Capt. Ibrahim?
B: I am with you, sir.
A: Remove.. the expression…
nerve agents… whenever it
comes up.. in the wireless
instructions.
B: Consider it done, sir.
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Iraq Still Seeks Nuclear Weapons
Iraq ordered aluminum tubesfrom 11 countries withspecifications much higherthan needed for rockets
Through a complexnetwork of frontcompanies, Iraq hasbeen ordering magnets,balancing machines andother equipment, alongwith the tubes, used toenrich uranium
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Iraq Is Harboring Terrorists,Including Al Qaida
A senior Al Qaida associate and collaborator, Al Zarqawi,established a network of poison cells centered on Iraq
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Iraq Has Refused To Disarm Peacefully
• Iraq’s actions to hide and cover up evidenceconstitute a deliberate campaign to prevent anymeaningful inspection work.
• We believe Iraq is in material breach of UN SecurityCouncil Resolution 1441.
• Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction are a real andpresent danger to the people of Iraq, its neighborsand the world.
• Terrorist groups could use these horrible weaponsanywhere in the world.