In the weeks after the "discovery" of those two "mobile labs" back in April, David Kay was on NBC's evening news, with the trailers in the background, forcefully declaring that yes, absolutely, these were mobile bioweapons labs.
It must really sting like a bitch to later write:
We have not yet been able to corroborate the existence of a mobile BW production effort. Investigation into the origin of and intended use for the two trailers found in northern Iraq in April has yielded a number of explanations, including hydrogen, missile propellant, and BW production, but technical limitations would prevent any of these processes from being ideally suited to these trailers.
If you're interested in Judy Miller news, you cannot miss William E. Jackson, Jr.'s editorial in Editor and Publisher. (Hat tip to Sven for the link.)
Remember how conventional wisdom (in the US media) said that the killing of Hussein's sons would reduce the number of attacks on US troops? Well...
Attacks on U.S.-led forces in Iraq have escalated over the past several months, and insurgents are now launching an average of 17 assaults a day against patrols, convoys and bases, an analysis of coalition security reports shows. The data also show insurgents are using more sophisticated tactics and weapons.posted by dack
I know it could look like it if badly interpreted, but french people do not want to see american failure or Iraqi victory. They just see this debacle as a good way to get rid rapidly of Bush and the neocons who they consider as very very dangerous and a factor of disorder in the world.
By the way "con" in french means stupid, dummy.
Original Kay quote on trailers: "I've already seen enough to convince me".
And, while we are on the subject.
Posted by: Ted on October 3, 2003 10:10 PM