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29. Rumsfeld, Reagan and Shultz: The Chemical Brothers

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 10:59 PM

Oct 2014

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld helped Saddam Hussein build up his arsenal of deadly chemical and biological weapons, it was revealed last night.

As an envoy from President Reagan 19 years ago, he had a secret meeting with the Iraqi dictator and arranged enormous military assistance for his war with Iran.

The CIA had already warned that Iraq was using chemical weapons almost daily. But Mr Rumsfeld, at the time a successful executive in the pharmaceutical industry, still made it possible for Saddam to buy supplies from American firms.

They included viruses such as anthrax and bubonic plague, according to the Washington Post.

The extraordinary details have come to light because thousands of State Department documents dealing with the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war have just been declassified and released under the Freedom of Information Act.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-153210/Rumsfeld-helped-Iraq-chemical-weapons.html

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George W. Bush: The Gift That Keeps On Giving [View all] WilliamPitt Oct 2014 OP

The right are already claiming this vindicates Bush Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #1

Lots of countries had "weapons of mass destruction!" JEFF9K Oct 2014 #2

One late night guy (I forget who) said the reason Bush knew..... lastlib Oct 2014 #17

But Iraq didn't in 2003 Martin Eden Oct 2014 #19

Some on the right say they were "moved to Syria" before the war, 7962 Oct 2014 #27

Another question to ask some on the right: Martin Eden Oct 2014 #35

I will say many that i know now admit Iraq was a huge blunder 7962 Oct 2014 #37

Read? An article that is "long and full of words"? postulater Oct 2014 #3

I liked that phrase,too! AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 #5

And my family and many others like us have our lives pretty much destroyed in the process AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 #4

To think that the US will recover from GW Bush in a short time Turbineguy Oct 2014 #6

You can thank the supreme court for the disease fasttense Oct 2014 #33

Well done. nt bemildred Oct 2014 #7

Check out National Security Archives IRAQGATE files from 1980-1994. blm Oct 2014 #8

I know I'm not the only one who remembers the joke: The Blue Flower Oct 2014 #9

That was Tom Lehrer IIRC. nt navarth Oct 2014 #11

Ron Reagan, Jr. said it repeatedly in 2002-2003. blm Oct 2014 #13

I first heard it from Ted Koppel Jack Rabbit Oct 2014 #14

Why isn't that entire administration in prison? 47of74 Oct 2014 #10

The "entire administration" were tools of the ruling Oligarchs. Who is going to put them rhett o rick Oct 2014 #24

Because of feckless Obama and Holder. Hoppy Oct 2014 #30

The powers behind that operation are still in control. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #38

K&r... spanone Oct 2014 #12

Dubya, The Illegitimate President colsohlibgal Oct 2014 #15

He's gassing his own people! adirondacker Oct 2014 #16

The world was told that Iraq had wmd ... STOCKPILES... not just a couple of shells from long gone uponit7771 Oct 2014 #18

There were a LOT of old shells pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #20

Is there any chance of a reissue of your 2002 book with this new information added? n/t xocet Oct 2014 #21

, blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #22

K & R malaise Oct 2014 #23

Apparently plenty here on DU need to hear this again: Hissyspit Oct 2014 #25

Well, that was a silly alert. And 1 vote from being hidden. Juror #1 says it right. 7962 Oct 2014 #28

Thanks for proving my point. Hissyspit Oct 2014 #31

Sure it does. It was simply an OPINION. 7962 Oct 2014 #34

Can someone explain this alert to me? WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #42

That's from another thread. Hissyspit Oct 2014 #43

OK, gotcha. Thank you. WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #44

So was I. Apparently, it's just an OPINION now. Hissyspit Oct 2014 #45

Here is a mind bending response I heard from a con about this. Efilroft Sul Oct 2014 #26

Rumsfeld, Reagan and Shultz: The Chemical Brothers whereisjustice Oct 2014 #29

K&R ReRe Oct 2014 #32

Would not testify under oath to the 911 commission Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #36

+1 an entire shit load. I don't know any other way to say it. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #40

Typo in the headline ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2014 #39

K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Oct 2014 #41