Former federal prosecutor and the head of the non-governmental International Intelligence Summit, John Loftus, has released a report on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program, based on a private study of captured Iraqi documents.
As Loftus summarized, "Roughly one-quarter of Saddam's WMD was destroyed under UN pressure during the early to mid-1990s. Saddam sold approximately another quarter of his weapons stockpile to his Arab neighbors during the mid-to-late-1990s. The Russians insisted on removing another quarter in the last few months before the war."
As Loftus summarized, "Roughly one-quarter of Saddam's WMD was destroyed under UN pressure during the early to mid-1990s. Saddam sold approximately another quarter of his weapons stockpile to his Arab neighbors during the mid-to-late-1990s. The Russians insisted on removing another quarter in the last few months before the war."
"The last remaining WMD, the contents of Saddam's nuclear weapons labs, were still inside Iraq on the day when the coalition forces arrived in 2003. His nuclear weapons equipment was hidden in enormous underwater warehouses beneath the Euphrates River. Saddam's entire nuclear inventory was later stolen from these warehouses."
Loftus then cites Israeli sources who claim that the Iraqi nuclear program was transferred to Syria. Israel reportedly destroyed a Syrian nuclear installation.
(Jerusalem Post)
Loftus then cites Israeli sources who claim that the Iraqi nuclear program was transferred to Syria. Israel reportedly destroyed a Syrian nuclear installation.
(Jerusalem Post)
3 comments:
Besides Glick it is not easy to find those who think Loftus credible, but many who question him, from the IRS, to International Security experts to former members of the Holocaust Commission that was the original purpose for the "charity" he uses to investigate terrorism and security today. WHen you run these accusations and theories over Google, the only places where there is info, is from things written by Glick and Loftus. When you run Syrian nuclear capability, you get many hits, but those relate more to North Korea than Saddam Hussein. Not to say Saddam never had any weapons at all, or did not give them to the Iranians (I believe he gave them some nerve toxins during the war, but without their protective wrapping!) You can find someone to claim anything, if you look hard enough or wait long enough. This may make those who were so sure Saddam had WMD (Bush, Cheney, an acquaintance or two of mine)feel better, but it really doesn't add anything to the understanding of world security, past, present or future.
I will indeed concede that Loftus' credibility is an issue. At first I decided not to include this in my blog; but i decided to compromise by putting a question mark in my own title {"Saddam's Chess Game?"}. Glick's credibility is, however, solid and sound [her article is not chiefly about WMD's].
But indeed Larry is correct; Loftus has critics of every stripe, and he seems to have gotten fired from Fox News.
This report is unconfirmed by other sources, so we will have to wait for other folks to look thru the same documents that Loftus did in order to conclude anything with certainty.
I included it on the blog because it's a plausible thesis that i thought people would find interesting.
However, in Loftus' puzzle, the pieces fit together almost too well...which could mean he hit the mark...or it could mean Loftus constructed the pieces himself.
Time will tell...someone is bound to review these Farsi language documents now.
Your fairness and open-mindedness about your postings is, as always, a great asset to your fine blog!
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