"al Qaim on the Iraqi-Syrian border. Still a place of mystery, this region’s deep canyons has been intensively explored by American, Australian and British commandos, but US intelligence believes that undiscovered corners still hold secrets."

WMD in Lebanons Beqaa Valley? Saddam in Syria, Minsk (Belarus) or Lybia?

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Other title(s) for this story: Where is Saddam?

"The ultimate goal would be a reusable hypersonic cruise vehicle (HCV) ... capable of taking off from a conventional military runway and striking targets 9,000 nautical miles distant in less than two hours. The unmanned HCV would carry a payload of up to 12,000 lbs and could ultimately fly at speeds of up to 10 times the speed of sound."

Saddam's gone, but there still are WMD in the world, and new ones coming soon. Well, 7-22 years.

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"US Presidents have been waging politically motivated wars almost since the country was founded"

I wonder. Iraq's a very big place, and Saddam, ruthless. Could his WMD yet be found? Were there any. Are there any?

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