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JonLP24

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13. I suppose it was recently revealed to the reporters

Reply to Unknown Beatle (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:16 AM

Feb 2015

who released two articles, the secret casualties is well sourced with documents. Just one of many secrets kept by the Bush administration.

This is a prior article by one of the two journalists.
\http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/world/25military.html?_r=0

They reported recently revealed information & combined with what appears to be solid investigative reporting.

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C.I.A. Is Said to Have Bought and Destroyed Iraqi Chemical Weapons [View all] JonLP24 Feb 2015 OP

Well then, it was totally worth it. arcane1 Feb 2015 #1

More to it JonLP24 Feb 2015 #2

Those links are consistent with how the NY Times has reported the Iraq war. arcane1 Feb 2015 #3

That's why they wrote this POS propaganda piece. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #4

Maybe the Times has re-hired Judith Miller who is now writing under KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #8

Really? JonLP24 Feb 2015 #9

Yes.... and some of this was leaked earlier (Sy Hersh..maybe) about the old weapons KoKo Feb 2015 #18

. stonecutter357 Feb 2015 #5

cover for jeb. stonecutter357 Feb 2015 #6

and Hillary RandiFan1290 Feb 2015 #11

So the CIA bought back its old chem weapons it had sold obxhead Feb 2015 #7

Why release the information now? Unknown Beatle Feb 2015 #10

I suppose it was recently revealed to the reporters JonLP24 Feb 2015 #13

I don't believe quarbis Feb 2015 #12

They bought them to trade for drugs with someone else. hobbit709 Feb 2015 #14

Why don't I believe this? Botany Feb 2015 #15

Seems to me that Cheney would have leaked this long ago. GreatCaesarsGhost Feb 2015 #16

Omg polly7 Feb 2015 #17

Of course, the operation was kept secret while the bush administration looked like fools bhikkhu Feb 2015 #19