http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,5921220^663,00.html
According to this report from an australian newspaper, one of Saddam's bodyguards has defected to Isreal. He's posted quite detailed information on weapons programs and sites...
Despite the fact that the shuttle crash has bumped Iraq off the headlines, this story raises some questions...
If this info is true, the UNMOVIC inspectors should have been able to target these sites like a duck on a junebug...I can't believe this type of news is broken on the internet, to the general public, on Drudgereport, of all places. Yet nothing new has been reported from the inspectors.
If this guy spilled his guts to Isreal, shouldn't this intel be shared with USA? Granted, Isreal has their own interests, but I thought they were out allies?
The only conclusions I can arrive at, are: either the information is dubious, or everyone involved is holding their cards close...remember, Colin Powell has a speech at the UN on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Some news reports have portrayed the speech as an Adlai Stevenson replay, in which the "smoking gun" will be disclosed.
Powell's speech will be very important. Still, the current release of information is somewhat perplexing. Not the least of which is that the major news outlets have not reported on this story.
According to this report from an australian newspaper, one of Saddam's bodyguards has defected to Isreal. He's posted quite detailed information on weapons programs and sites...
Despite the fact that the shuttle crash has bumped Iraq off the headlines, this story raises some questions...
If this info is true, the UNMOVIC inspectors should have been able to target these sites like a duck on a junebug...I can't believe this type of news is broken on the internet, to the general public, on Drudgereport, of all places. Yet nothing new has been reported from the inspectors.
If this guy spilled his guts to Isreal, shouldn't this intel be shared with USA? Granted, Isreal has their own interests, but I thought they were out allies?
The only conclusions I can arrive at, are: either the information is dubious, or everyone involved is holding their cards close...remember, Colin Powell has a speech at the UN on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Some news reports have portrayed the speech as an Adlai Stevenson replay, in which the "smoking gun" will be disclosed.
Powell's speech will be very important. Still, the current release of information is somewhat perplexing. Not the least of which is that the major news outlets have not reported on this story.