NewsMine — war-on-terror — iraq — insurgency — US-fueling-fire — missing-explosives — Viewing Item

Downplays reports of missing 400 tons explosives Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=2478830 http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=2478830 Administration downplays reports of missing explosives PENTAGON The Pentagon says U-S forces didn't find the nearly 400 tons of explosives the U-N nuclear agency warns has disappeared from a former Iraqi military installation south of Baghdad. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman says coalition forces were in the vicinity of the site both during and after major combat operations, which ended last May first. Whitman says a search of the facility didn't turn up the explosives. The International Atomic Energy Agency says it informed coalition forces that nearly 400 tons of high explosives were at the site. It says a "lack of security" has apparently allowed the materials to fall into the hands of insurgents. The White House has downplayed the reports. But a spokesman for the Kerry campaign called the situation the result of "incredible incompetence." Copyright 2004 Associated Press.

Documents show missing explosives amounts overstated { July 15 2002 } Downplays reports of missing 400 tons explosives Huge cache of explosives vanished from military site { October 25 2004 } Iraq missing 380 tons of explosives Files Listed: 4

Correction/submissions

CIA FOIA Archive

National Security Archives

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information, go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purpose of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.