CQ reader Jeff Miller has alterted us to Glenn Reynolds’ post on sarin gas in Fallujah. According to NPR’s Anne Garrels, a reporter embedded with a Marine unit in Fallujah, the Marines found a suitcase filled with cannisters labeled “sarin nerve gas.” You can listen to her report here. No word yet on how many cannisters were found or the origin of said weapons. Looks like some of Saddam’s “nonexistent” WMDs didn’t make it to Syria after all. (Hmm . . perhaps they did leave the country but have been imported back.)
I’m not surprised the terrorists had a nerve agent. I’m only confounded by the fact they didn’t either use the weapons against the Marines or take them with while fleeing the city. Must have been in a real rush to get out of there. Or they have more stashed away somewhere.
In the immortal words of Matt Drudge: Developing . . . .
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Another WMD Find?
Here’s a developing story worth watching. NPR Reports (and Captain’s Quarters fleshes it out) that Marines found a suitcase in Fallujah with canisters labelled “sarin nerve gas”.
As with any story like this, we have to wait for additional confir…
WMDs found in Fallujah
Ann Garrels of NPR is reporting that a suitcase containg vials of Sarin Gas has been found in Fallujah. I am sure the whacko left will claim we planted it. Because we have something to gain at this point in the war. Yeah right.
Hold on a Minute
Initially, the Marines thought they had found WMD. But, Garrels goes on to say that they found out that the containers were only sarin gas test kits, not the gas itself.
Sarin Found in Falluja
The WMD hunt continues… this time NPR initially reported that Marines may have stumbled upon suitcase with the deadly nerve agent Sarin. It turns out to only have been test kits for Sarin. However, it begs the question. How much of a threat was Ameri…