Discovery of Chemicals Indicates Iraqi Militants Preparing Chemical Weapons Attacks, U.S. Army Spokesman Says

Citing the discovery last week of chemicals in two houses in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, U.S. military spokesman Army Lt. Col. Steven Boylan said yesterday that Iraqi militants are preparing to conduct biological and chemical attacks (see GSN, Nov. 29).

Among the materials discovered, he said, were instructions on how to produce anthrax, as well as instructions and materials for producing blood agent, Boylan told the Washington Times.

“This definitely shows that they had the intent and willingness to go down that road,” he said. “The intent is there to at least make it and potentially to use it.”

A U.S. military team has since removed the materials and testing has begun, Boylan said (Bill Gertz, Washington Times, Nov. 30).

Meanwhile, a Danish court is expected today to issue a ruling in the case of former military intelligence officer Maj. Frank Grevil, who has been on trial this month for leaking confidential reports on prewar Iraq’s WMD efforts.

Grevil has admitted to providing the Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende with sections of intelligence reports that he helped to write, according to the Associated Press. If convicted, Grevil could face up to two years in prison (Jan Olsen, Associated Press, Nov. 30).

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