Sarin and Mustard Shells Found in Iraq, Duelfer Says

As many as 12 sarin and mustard gas shells dating back to the 1991 Gulf War have been found in Iraq, U.S. chief weapons inspector in Iraq Charles Duelfer said yesterday (see GSN, June 17).

Terrorists operating in Iraq are also attempting to recruit former Iraqi WMD experts to assist in attacks on coalition forces, he said.

“When we have investigated certain labs and contacted certain former experts in the WMD program, we have found that they are being recruited by anticoalition groups,” Duelfer, who heads the Iraq Survey Group, told Fox News. “They are being paid by anticoalition groups. We’re seeing interest in developing chemical munitions,” he added (Fox News, June 24).

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