Euphrates River 'POISONED'

[LadyFish]

<br /><br />US Marines found cyanide and mustard agents in high <br />concentrations in the Euphrates River near Nassiriya in Iraq, television network MSNBC has reported.<br /><br />The network said a briefing from Marine officials was its source for the information.<br /><br />The agents were found during routine tests conducted to ensure the water being used is safe, MSNBC said.<br /><br />Neither Centcom officials in Qatar nor US military officials in Iraq have confirmed the MSNBC report.<br /><br />Mustard gas produces painful, long-lasting blisters and often leads to blindness, while cyanide kills by preventing blood from transporting oxygen. <br /><br />This is truly sick. I hope the regime wasn't dumping to get rid of the evidence.

 

[bvassel3]

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Follow-up reports said that the initial tests were NOT correct, and that there is now NO evidence that the river has been contaminated. That's good! BV

 

[LadyFish]

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Thanks for the update.<br /><br />I guess you can just add this to this list of overjealous reporters? <br /><br />I am thankful that our troops are checking the water though.

 

[Jack Shellac]

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It's interesting to note that the Garden of Eden was suposed to have been near the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. Things sure changed over there, didn't they?

 

[crab bait]

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you can say that again,,JACK...<br /><br />that SADDAM,,,he's one bad 'apple'...

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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I would not put it past him to poison it though.

 

[marty_scher]

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Delibertly poisoned or not, it doubtful that these river would otherwise be pristine, anyway.<br /><br />These type of chemicals may have been present there in trace amounts (or more), for many years. There was problably mimimal, if any, environmental controls in place, in pre-war Iraq.<br /><br />It may be that only now, it has become a news-worthy bite.<br /><br />Marty