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Powell Proves That Iraq Has Weapons of Mass Destruction

After months of speculating about whether or not Iraq is holding weapons of mass destruction, there finally is what appears to be concrete proof to back the United States� claim. Below is an objective summary of Powell's presentation. Send feedback to editor (at) northernstar.info and/or LWatkins (at) northernstar.info and/or BBystryk (at) NorthernStar.info Please send any comments to these addresses in addition to posting them here.
After months of speculating about whether or not Iraq is holding weapons of mass destruction, there finally is what appears to be concrete evidence to back the United States' claim.

Secretary of State Colin Powell outlined each component of his findings before the United Nations in a televised broadcast Wednesday.

"I cannot tell you everything we know, Powell told the United Nations, but what I can share with you, when combined with what all of us have learned over the years, is deeply troubling."

In the speech, Powell confirmed that Iraqi officials hid the weapons before the U.N. inspectors came. He had audio tapes of the officials discussing the upcoming inspection.

Powell also had satellite photography of an active chemical weapons bunker. Powell said the pictures showed the Iraqi officials cleaning out the bunker before the inspectors came.

Powell said he has proof from human intelligence that Saddam Hussein warned Iraqi scientists that they, along with their families, would face serious consequences if they gave information to inspectors. The scientists were forced to sign documents that stated giving any information was punishable by death.

Daniel Kempton, associate professor and chair of NIU's political science department, said the evidence of weapons in Iraq has grown for more than four years.

"There has been a tremendous and useful amount of evidence presented," Kempton said of Powell's presentation.

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