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Post-9/11 Era Forum

When Iraq accepted the terms of the 1991 Gulf War cease-fire agreement, it agreed to destroy all its weapons of mass destruction. But after a senior Iraqi official defected in 1995, the nation admitted to producing biological and chemical agents that could be used as weapons of mass destruction. Here is a look at the chemical and biological agents Iraq claims to have manufactured in the past.

Agent: Sulfur mustards
Type: Blister agent
Symptoms: Skin blistering, damage to air passages.
Outcome: Death possible.
Status: Used from 1983-90 during the Iraq-Iran War. Iraq claims it produced 2,850 tons.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies

Agent: Tabun
Type: Nerve agent
Symptoms: Sweating, shortness of breath, muscle spasm.
Outcome: Death possible.
Status: Used from 1984-87 during the Iraq-Iran War. Iraq claims it produced 210 tons.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies

Agent: Sarin
Type: Nerve agent
Symptoms: Shortness of breath, muscle spasm, unconsciousness.
Outcome: Death possible.
Status: Used in the late 1980s during the Iran-Iraq War. Iraq claims it produced 795 tons.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies

Agent: Cyclosarin
Type: Nerve agent
Symptoms: Shortness of breath, muscle spasm, unconsciousness.
Outcome: Death possible.
Status: Used during the late 1980s during the Iran-Iraq War. Iraq claims it produced 795 tons.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies

Agent: VX
Type: Nerve agent
Symptoms: Breathing problems, muscle spasm, unconsciousness.
Outcome: Possibly death.
Status: May have been used against Iran in 1988. Iraq claims it produced 3.9 tons.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies

Agent: CS
Type: Tear gas
Symptoms: Coughing, sneezing, choking.
Outcome: Illness, but not death.
Status: Used from 1983 to 1990 during the Iran-Iraq War. It is unknown how much CS Iraq may have produced.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies

Agent: Anthrax
Type: Bacteria
Symptoms: Inhaled anthrax -- lung problems, terminal shock. Skin anthrax -- lesions, blood poisoning.
Outcome: Death, if untreated. Not contagious.
Status: Iraq claims production of 2,200 gallons. U.N. unable to verify present status.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies

Agent: Botulinum
Type: Toxin
Symptoms: Nausea, respiratory paralysis.
Outcome: Death, if untreated. Not contagious.
Status: Iraq claims production of 5,000 gallons. U.N. unable to verify present status.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies

Agent: Ricin
Type: Naturally occurring toxin found in the seeds of castor beans
Symptoms: Fever, severe respiratory distress.
Outcome: Death, if untreated. Not contagious.
Status: Iraq claims production of three gallons. U.N. unable to verify present status.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies/ USDA

Agent:Gas gangrene
Type: Bacteria
Symptoms: Vomiting, bleeding, acute lung distress.
Outcome: Death, if untreated. Not contagious.
Status: Iraq claims production of 89 gallons. U.N. unable to verify present status.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies

Agent: Aflatoxin
Type: Naturally occurring toxin produced by mold on grains and elsewhere in nature
Symptoms: Bleeding, liver disease, possible liver cancer.
Outcome: Long-term exposure leads to cancer. Not contagious.
Status: Iraq claims production of 581 gallons. U.N. disputes Iraq's production capability.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, USDA

Agent: Trichothecenes
Type: Toxin
Symptoms: Chest pain, convulsions, internal bleeding.
Outcome: Death is possible. Not contagious.
Status: Iraq claims it conducted research on this toxin.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies

Agent: Rotavirus
Type: Virus
Symptoms: Diarrhea, acute gastroenteritis.
Outcome: Death, if untreated. Contagious.
Status: Iraq claims it conducted research on this virus.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies

Agent: Wheat smut
Type: Fungus
Symptoms: Plant disease
Outcome: Infected plants produce toxins harmful to humans.
Status: Iraq claims all remaining quantities destroyed, July 1991.
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies

Hussein Kemal, head of Iraqi’s nuclear, bio, and chemical weapons program for 10 yrs told the US after he defected that in 1995 Saddam destroyed all his weapons, but retained the designs for them.

This was completely ignored by the US while presenting other evidence Kemal reported. Here’s a detailed report.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/p...RTICLE_ID=31228

Secondly, all this is hogwash because the Bush administration knew Saddam’s stash, if he still had them were expired and ineffective.

http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=15854

If Saddam had made any more, no doubt we would have detected his manufacturing process. He couldn’t simply make them underground. The ventilation has to be extra good, the gasses and the clouds that tons of chemicals would make could have been seen from Mars let alone our state of the art satellites we have up there and the many spies in the land.

All of this is moot. Saddam never had any more, and the inspectors destroyed all his missiles in 95 and his chemicals were ineffective. As we see now, we cannot find anything. Maybe, just maybe it’s because IT’S NOT THERE!!!!

You're right, oneofdeath: ALL OF THIS IS MOOT.

IT'S DONE!

Now go pound sand!

Indeed I must say Joe, you are consistant.

You have a happy holiday season

Same to you!

Ignorance is always in abundance, but to distinguish one above the rest is rare.

I do believe Joe is more the former. May your mind find mental stability and rest. I'm sure it needs the break.

I think he's shell shocked

I hope your goverment gives you enough to cover your sickness. As of yet, I'm convinced they didn't, being that it seems likely you need another dosage asap.



Good luck in your fantasy land, and remember, don't step on any landminds

Still pounding sand, I see...... well, keep at it.