Correction: Iraq-WMD Lawsuit

In an April 9 story about a lawsuit accusing three companies of providing chemical weapons materials to Saddam Hussein's government, The Associated Press, relying on information in the complaint, reported erroneously that Alcolac Inc. is based in Cumberland, Md. Alcolac, a division of the Paris-based Rhodia Group, has no operations in Cumberland, said Rhodia spokesman David Klucsik.

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Correction: Bio attack likely in next 5 years

In a Dec. 1 story about a WMD commission report, The Associated Press reported erroneously the date Vice President-elect Joseph Biden would be briefed on the commission's findings because of incorrect information provided by the commission. Biden will be briefed Wednesday, not Tuesday.

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Panel: Bio attack likely in next 5 years

A bipartisan commission is asserting the country should expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or biological weapons sometime in the next five years.

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Fears of US-Russia breakdown on WMD dismantlement

The authors of a U.S. program designed to secure weapons of mass destruction in the former Soviet Union say they worry that deteriorating relations between the United States and Russia could undermine efforts to keep the weapons out of the hands of terrorists.

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Reports: US still 'dangerously vulnerable'

The United States remains "dangerously vulnerable" to chemical, biological and nuclear attacks seven years after the 9/11 attacks, a forthcoming independent study concludes.

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Half of U.S. Still Believes Iraq Had WMD

Do you believe in Iraqi "WMD"? Did Saddam Hussein's government have weapons of mass destruction in 2003?

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Ex-WMD Inspector: Politics Quashed Facts

A year after Bush administration claims about Iraqi "bioweapons trailers" were discredited by American experts, U.S. officials were still suppressing the findings, says a senior member of the CIA-led Iraq inspection team.

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Documents Show Saddam's WMD Frustrations

Exasperated, besieged by global pressure, Saddam Hussein and top aides searched for ways in the 1990s to prove to the world they'd given up banned weapons.

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Hoh is the surname of a former Marine who fought in Iraq and became a diplomat in a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan and who on September 10 this year resigned in a high-profile protest of the Afghan war.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told a joint session of the U.S. Congress that her country can never accept a nuclear-armed Iran.

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I see that once again the Onion is up to its old tricks :)

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The US Congressional Research Service reveals that Iran has helped Syria obtain "various forms of weapons of mass destruction" and missiles, as well as buying midget submarines - all from North Korea.

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Tehran should be more transparent but its nuclear programme does not pose a threat that is imminent, says IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei.

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Scott Ritter Debunks The Iran Hysteria in The American Media While Ariana Huffington Gets the Vapors

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excerpt: ""When reading TPMmuckraker's coverage of American Police Force, the shadowy private security firm that's taken over a prison in Montana, you might wonder what other services APF offers. Surely, you think, they do more than run empty jails for mysterious reasons. ""

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The trouble is that when you penalise pariahs and try to make fools of them, and then you strike at them with military force, they might get back at you in ways that you never thought of...

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PITTSBURGH — On Tuesday evening in New York, top officials of the world nuclear watchdog agency approached two of President Obama's senior advisers to deliver the news: Iran had just sent a cryptic letter describing a small "pilot" nuclear facility that the country had ne …

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This gives the United States and its partners a stronger hand in the negotiations. Iran is looking very embarrassed right now.

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WASHINGTON -- The possibility that a rogue scientist working at a U.S. laboratory could steal and weaponize a deadly pathogen is the most likely threat that needs to be addressed by the biotechnology industry, the leaders of a congressionally chartered commission said today

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On the day of the 9/11 attacks, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked what the attack would mean for US-Israeli relations. His quick reply was: "It's very good…. Well, it's not good, but it will generate immediate sympathy (for Israel)."

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"Saddam Hussein killed more Arabs and Muslims than any other Middle Eastern leader in recent history.

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Would it have mattered if the Democrats had protested and acted a fool like the Republicans over the Iraq War like the Republicans are doing over health care Reform?

Poll I think that the Republicans would have pulled the National Security / Patriotism Card and tried to shame those that disagreed with President Bush and the Republican Party and their plan to go to War based entirely on lies.

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Altogether, nuclear-industry bailouts in the 1970s and '80s cost taxpayers and ratepayers in excess of $300 billion in 2006 dollars, according to three independent studies cited in a new nuclear-cost study by the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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A pair of nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines has been patrolling off the eastern seaboard of the United States in recent days, a rare mission that has raised concerns inside the Pentagon and intelligence agencies about a more assertive stance by the Russian military.

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When Im Chun-yong made his daring escape from North Korea, with a handful of his special forces men, there were many reasons why the North Korean government was intent on stopping them.

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Mrs Clinton said if the US extended a "defence umbrella" over the region, it was unlikely that Iran would be any stronger or safer having a weapon.

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Barack Obama's 2002 Anti-War Speech

If you haven't read this speech you should. If you have read it before, you should re-read it. I am amazed not only at the eloquence and truth with which he speaks but also the foresight he had.

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British weapons inspector Dr. David Kelly was writing an expose about his work with anthrax and his warnings that Iraq possessed no weapons of mass destruction at the time of his death in July 2003, according to a report published in a British newspaper.

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With the clock running out on a new US-Russian arms treaty before the previous Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or START, expires on December 5, a senior White House official said Sunday said that the difficulty of the task might mean temporarily bypassing the Senate's constitu …

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I ACCEPT DoYouHaveAFlag's "Humorous" Image Challenge

Viner "DoYouHaveAFlag?" challenged me to come up with some "humorous" images. Well, let's see if I can meet her standards. May I continue Ms. Flag? A. Mac

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"FBI: Saddam told us he lied about having nukes to deter Iran

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A confidential memo obtained by the Observer, detailing a meeting between President George W.

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excerpt: ""WASHINGTON - Saddam Hussein feared Iran's arsenal more than a U.S. attack, and even considered asking ex-President George W. Bush "to protect" Iraq from its neighbor, once secret FBI files show.

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