Suspected Bioweapon Mobile Lab Recovered Results of U.S. Probe on Iraqi Vehicle Due Today
A senior administration official said the Pentagon will announce today the results of a two-week investigation into a tractor-trailer truck that was stolen from a government depot in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul and later handed over to U.S. forces. He said equipment found on the truck included a fermenter bolted to the floor that could be used for the production of biological agents.
The official said the truck and the equipment inside it had been cleaned with bleach and, therefore, did not show any identifiable residue of biological agents. But intelligence analysts have concluded that "there doesn't seem to be any legitimate use for it, other than as a biolab."
Iraqi Documents on Israel Surface on a Cultural Hunt
Of even greater interest to MET Alpha was a "top secret" intelligence memo found in a room on another floor. Written in Arabic and dated May 20, 2001, the memo from the Iraqi intelligence station chief in an African country described an offer by a "holy warrior" to sell uranium and other nuclear material. The bid was rejected, the memo states, because of the United Nations (news - web sites) "sanctions situation." But the station chief wrote that the source was eager to provide similar help at a more convenient time.
No. 32 on Iraqi Wanted List in Custody, U.S. says
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement Ghazi Hamud al-Adib, number 32 on its list, "is now in coalition custody," but gave no details of where he was taken, if he was caught or turned himself in.
He was two of hearts in a U.S. pack of cards distributed to troops featuring the 55 most-wanted Iraqis.
Al-Adib was the Baath Party regional chairman and militia commander for the Wasit governorate that includes the city of Kut.
The United States will let the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency return to Iraq (news - web sites) to verify Baghdad's compliance with the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a diplomat said on Wednesday
In the northern city of Mosul, a cross-section of residents were selected to run city affairs alongside the U.S. military. More than 200 representatives of Mosul's tribal and ethnic groups chose the leaders.
U.S. opens centers to hear Iraqi complaints and to help resolve them
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Evidence suggests Iraq had active WMD program: US commander
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U.S. says interim Iraqi rule emerging A transitional government of eight or nine top officials could take shape by month's end, Garner said. In Mosul, a mayor was elected.
Marines accuse Baghdad museum of hampering hunt for treasures
Hussein's deadly sweeps took in mothers, sisters, too
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