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Trajan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-26-06 09:24 PM
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14. There is no evidence of direct, US sales of chemical weapons to Iraq ...
NOT as 'chemical weapons' ... But there is documented evidence of US complicity by knowingly allowing some in the international community, primarily Germany, to supply both facilities and raw materials to Iraq for chemical weapons production, as well as nuclear technology capable of use for nuclear weapons development and production.

The US did approve the sale of 'dual use' technology, and looked askance at reports of both chemical and nuclear weapons development within Iraq. There is evidence that the US State Department DID at times intervene to stop the delivery of chemical weapons precursors to Iraq, but they also covertly provided Iraq with targeting information which was used to attacks Iran with CW's ...

Sources:

This is a GREAT source ....

Shaking Hands with Saddam Hussein:


This is from Wikipedia, but is credible and provides extensive references

Iraq and weapons of mass destruction

We shouldnt have to provide store receipts with which to condemn the previous GOP administrations of complicity with Saddam Hussein in his use of CW .... There is enough credible circumstantial evidence that supports that conclusion ...
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