'Dozens died in Syrian-Iranian chemical weapons experiment'


	'Dozens died in Syrian-Iranian chemical weapons experiment'

jatfla

9-18-2007 5:39 PM

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syria, iran, weapons, middleeast

jatfla says:

And I wonder where those scud missiles were aimed. And I wonder how much of Syria's supply came from Saddam when he was shipping them out while the UN diddled over their "resolutions" and the US was trying to put together a coalition.

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9-19-2007 11:20 AM

davboz

Good find.

9-19-2007 11:30 AM

The REAL Napster

Jatfla you beat me to it! Your are quick!

9-19-2007 11:56 AM

ColoradoRight

VX and Sarin. Very very horrible stuff.

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