The burning question remains! Where is Iraq hiding these so-called WMDs that are threatening the civilised world? And when will US authorities share info on these WMDs and their locations. They seem to have a compelling evidence. Im pretty sure they can find a way to share such info with the inspectors and not compromise the their intelligence methods.
Excerpts from todays LA Times article:
**Inspectors ‘Have Zilch’ Thus Far **
By Sergei L. Loiko and Maggie Farley, Times Staff Writers
BAGHDAD, Iraq – In their search for hidden Iraqi arms, U.N. inspectors have so far faced little conflict, have found little evidence and have received little outside intelligence to guide them, said one inspector. The teams have discovered two technical matters that could be considered violations of U.N. resolutions but have yet to find a smoking gun, a trace of radiation or a single germ spore.
“If our goal is to catch them with their pants down, we are definitely losing,” the inspector said on condition he wouldn’t be named. “We haven’t found an iota of concealed material yet.”
The list of Iraq’s violations is short. During the four years in which inspectors have not been allowed in the country, the Iraqis tried to procure missile parts and altered others without notifying the U.N., the inspector said — two incidents that could be considered a breach of U.N. resolutions, though perhaps not large enough to justify military action.
The inspector said he and his colleagues feel acute pressure from Washington to find something soon. But if the U.S. has provided its long-promised intelligence, they haven’t seen it yet.
“We can’t look for something which we don’t know about. If the United States wants us to find something, they should open their intelligence file and share it with us so that we know where to go for it,” he said.
A senior Bush administration official said Monday that the U.S. has passed along “high-quality” information regarding suspected chemical or biological sites but that the inspectors haven’t acted on it yet.
