Huh. So THAT's where the WMDs went!
U.N. weapons inspectors discovered potentially hazardous chemical agents in their office near U.N. headquarters that were probably taken from Iraq’s main chemical weapons facility 11 years ago, officials said Thursday.
Okabe said one of the substances, identified Wednesday, was phosgene suspended in oil, “whose present state is unknown but which could be potentially hazardous.”
Phosgene can be used as a chemical weapon — and was used extensively in World War I — as a choking agent. Both phosgene gas and liquid can damage skin, eyes, nose, throat and lungs.
UNMOVIC spokesman Ewen Buchanan said the phosgene was in liquid form, suspended in the oil, in a soda-can-sized container. It was found in a sealed plastic bag that included “unknown liquid substances contained in metal and glass containers ranging in size from small vials to tubes the length of a pen,” she said.
That's about 2 blocks from my office...
They were in Trudy's desk all along.
That's about 2 blocks from my office...
It's in my building. On the other side of the wall I'm sitting next to right now.
D'oh! That's what I get for skimming.
Don't worry Trudy:
The FBI's Hazardous Materials Response Unit is coordinating with New York police and other agencies to remove and dispose of the material, FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said.
"There is no hazard to the people of New York from this incident," Kolko added.
eta: and Jessica
(I wonder if that spokesman is part of the crack team.)
What a comfort.
You'd think Day 1 at Quantico would be: Watch
all
the doors.
(Day 2 could be: Mulder, Scully -- turn on the damn light)
Y'know what I want? I want a grilled cheese with tomatoes and onions from home, and I want Mr. Jane to bring it to me and hang out while I eat it because I miss him.
Aw.
I just got the most ridiculous email about the work "outing" we're having next week. For one thing, we have to pick between chicken salad or tuna salad sandwiches. Maybe I don't want to eat a mayo-based sandwich that's been sitting around all morning? At least we found out from our mole on the committee that we won't actually have to come back to the office after the outing ends at 3:30.
