Sunday, November 20, 2011

Did Iran Supply Libya With Chemical Weapons?

A man looks at piles of ammunition stored in a bunker located in the desert some 100kms south of Sirte in October (AFP/File, Philippe Desmazes)

Iran May Have Sent Libya Shells For Chemical Weapons -- Washington Post

The Obama administration is investigating whether Iran supplied the Libyan government of Moammar Gaddafi with hundreds of special artillery shells for chemical weapons that Libya kept secret for decades, U.S. officials said.

The shells, which Libya filled with highly toxic mustard agent, were uncovered in recent weeks by revolutionary fighters at two sites in central Libya. Both are under heavy guard and round-the-clock surveillance by drones, U.S. and Libyan officials said.

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More News On Did Iran Send Chemical Weapons To Libya

Iran may have sent Libya chemical weapon shells: report -- AFP
'US investigates if Iran sent Libya chemical weapon shells' -- Jerusalem Post
Report: Iran Supplied Qaddafi with Shells for Chemical Weapons -- Arutz Sheva

My Comment: If these reports are true .... if I was Israel I would be wondering if groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, and others have also been supplied with these WMDs.

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