Russia is worried about the US planting faked evidence of WMD

[fklhou]

This is incredible. Russia is worried that the US will plant evidence of WMD. See
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_221875,0005.htm

Russia on Wednesday expressed concern that Washington could fabricate evidence of Iraq allegedly hiding its weapons of mass destruction in an effort to justify the US-led attack on Baghdad.

Speaking before the Federation Council (Russian Upper House) on Wednesday Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov cautioned Washington and London that Moscow is not going to trust their claims of finding evidence of WMD in Iraq.

"Even if the American-British forces report that they have found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, the final assessment of their origin can be given only by international inspectors," Ivanov said.

"No other assessments (WMD evidence) can lead to a final conclusion, this is the understanding within the framework of the UN Security Council," Ivanov said.

Earlier, similar apprehensions were voiced by the former deputy chief of the Russian Defence Staff Gen (retd) Valery Manilov and Iraqi ambassador in Moscow Abbas Khalaf in the wake of US Gen Tommy Franks and US ambassador Alexander Vershbow's statements that the US would produce the evidence of Iraqi WMD.

When asked by NTV channel on Tuesday that coalition troops are inside Iraq for the fifth day and have not found any Iraqi WMD, the US ambassador Vershbow said they will soon find this evidence.

Iraqi Ambassador to Russia in an interview to the same channel, did not rule out the use of chemical or other weapons of mass destruction by the US-led coalition forces to later

Admitedly, Bush and Powell used forged documents to justify the invasion but this is pretty extreme.

 

[Laurajean1014]

Right now they are shaking in their little red panties about all the weapons and equipment that we are finding they are selling to the Iraqi's at this very moment.

Not exactly what I would call an ally

Now we know why they were opposing the US and allies to move into Iraqi. They knew we would find out all their dirty little secrets.

German's too. France next.

 

[ead79]

Though the two incidents are not related, this pretty much confirms for me that Russia is indeed aiding the Iraqi regime (as was reported in the news yesterday, I believe).

 

[jamsmom]

I just can't get over Russia, Germany, and France. Of course, I guess they have so much financially tied up they choose to look the other way.

 

[Mermaid02]

Sounds like they are setting the world up for the discovery of WMD and trying to CYA (or CTheirA) when they do.

 

[Mackey Mouse]

"Admitedly, Bush and Powell used forged documents to justify the invasion but this is pretty extreme."

Yikes... did I miss this?? maybe you could explain it to me..


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[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

Marsha, I'm curious about that as well. I'd love to see a link to an article about it.

Last night I heard an interview with Tariq Aziz and his explanation about the 3000 chem weapon suits. Apparently they had them ready in case coalition forces used WMDs.

 

[Rexfan]

Here's one link about the documents.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A9011-2003Mar22?language=printer

 

[fklhou]

Here is another link to a story on the forged documents. See http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=2444571 There are also stories that the CIA knew that these were forged documents, told the White House and the Bush administration used the documents anyway.

 

[Lady M]

Russia is worriied about us? How ironic is that -- sounds like the pot calling the kettle black to me! It doesn't sound like Russia is much of an ally to the U.S. -- I'd say they've been involved in some "two-faced," "backstabbing" behavior (all of which could have caused deaths among our troops and our allies involved in this war)!!!

 

[Jeff in BigD]

So much for our "comrads"

 

[DawnCt]

Personally I couldn't care LESS about what Russia, France, Germany or China think of us. Put 'em in a bag and shake 'em up, they come out the same!

 

[ead79]

From what I gathered from the Washington Post article, it sounds like they think that the facts in the documents were possibly fabricated by outside forces, not by the US government.