In late 2002, the U.S. Navy Intelligence community tracked a merchant vessel leaving North Korea and bound for the Middle East. More specifically, it was headed to Yemen --- the same country where the USS Cole had been bombed in a terrorist action just 2 years before.
We tracked the vessel for days. The decision was made to intercept the vessel and verify it's cargo. Spanish special forces boarded the ship and found missiles.
Several types of SCUD missiles, short to medium range, were found. The SCUD can be weaponized in unconventional forms which means it can deliver WMD. SCUD missiles can deliver chemical, biological, and possibly even nuclear warheads.
A clear victory for the U.S., right? WRONG. Bush gave the missiles AND the ship back. Yemen got to keep their missiles and the vessel SoSan was allowed to continue on to Germany where it picked up precursor ingredients for CHEMICAL WEAPONS. It was then allowed to bring those precursor ingredients back to North Korea.
WMD? Sorry, wrong answer. If you've been shouting out your "yes" in support of Bush's supposed war against terrorism, then please provide me with an intelligible response to this error.
2006-12-19
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