New Commander Takes Over WMD-Hunt in Iraq

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Joseph McMenamin last month took over as director of the Iraq Survey Group, which is searching for evidence of prewar Iraq’s alleged WMD efforts, according to the Associated Press (see GSN, June 29).

McMenamin replaced Army Maj. Gen. Keith Dayton on June 12 in a move officials said was a routine rotation, AP reported. McMenamin would be in charge of the unit’s daily operations and would report to chief U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq Charles Duelfer. According to AP, the unit is preparing to release a report next month on the progress of the WMD search in Iraq (Associated Press/Los Angeles Times, July 1).

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