WMD found

The jokes can stop now. A 155-millimeter round containing the nerve agent sarin detonated Saturday as part of a roadside bomb. Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt stated, “The round had been rigged as an IED (improvised explosive device) which was discovered by a U.S. force convoy. A detonation occurred before the IED could be rendered inoperable. This produced a very small dispersal of agent.''

Sarin was developed by the Nazi’s in the 1930s and was used by the Aum Shinrikyo cult on Tokyo’s subway in 1995. That attack killed 12 and injured thousands. The exploded ordinance in Iraq appears to have killed no one, although two soldiers were treated for chemical exposure.

Of course the first question CNN’s Daryn Kagan asked was about the origin of the shell, implying that it could have come from outside Iraq. Their expert though, quickly corrected her stating that it was almost certainly of Iraqi origin due to its make and size. The shell was unmarked and the terrorists likely did not know its contents, making it probable that many other unmarked shells, as yet untested and scattered throughout the country also contain hidden chemical weapons.

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