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Thread #71148   Message #1219020
Posted By: CarolC
03-Jul-04 - 05:14 PM
Thread Name: BS: Iraqi Sovereignty
Subject: RE: BS: Iraqi Sovereignty
Here you go, GUEST, 02 Jul 04 - 06:43 PM (and beardedbruce)...

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/reuters20040702_209.html (Reuters)

"But the U.S. military said only two of the rockets had tested positive for sarin gas, and another 16 of the rockets found by the Poles had contained no chemical agents. The reason for the discrepancy in numbers was unclear...

...In Baghdad, the U.S. military issued a statement saying that two 122 mm rockets found by Polish forces had tested positive for sarin gas and confirmed that they were left over from the Iran-Iraq war, but said they posed little danger.

The statement said an Iraqi civilian had led the soldiers to the rockets in the town of Hilla, 62 miles south of Baghdad on June 16.

"Due to the deteriorated state of the rounds and small quantity of remaining agent, these rounds were determined to have limited to no impact if used by insurgents against Coalition Forces," the statement said."