Thanks for the article. However can we be careful when using the abreviation WMD.
Although, even if this is a true account of what happend, it cannot be classed as a WMD.
Lets try not to blow things out of proportion. WMDs should be considered as a very extreme form of violence.
But in saying that, this kind of thing really should not be allowed to happen.
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Topic started on 17-8-2004 @ 01:00 PM by JacKatMtn
Sudanese villagers claim that the Sudan Air Force dropped chemical bombs on western Sudan in the Dharfur region this past May. One alleged attack was
the dropping of 8 plastic bags filled with a powder which opened when they hit the ground, villagers and animals subsequently died and many became ill
from inhaling the fumes. The other attack was a bomb which created a noxious smoke after hitting but a helping wind moved the cloud from the village
limiting the effects according to this report.
www.sudantribune.com
SHEGEK KARO, Sudan, Aug 17, 2004 -- Inhabitants of this picturesque village in the Darfur region of western Sudan said the Sudanese air force sprayed them with a strange powder in an attack in May that killed two villagers and dozens of cattle.
Another bomb, dropped by a jet fighter on the same day, produced a poisonous smoke that injured about 50 villagers on the other side of the village, the villagers said.
A Sudanese air force Antonov plane dropped several rectangular plastic sacks containing a white, flourlike powder on a wadi -- a dry riverbed -- in the lower part of the village, they said.
Please visit the link provided for the complete story.
The government denies any chemical attack, and a representative of Human Rights Watch said "We cannot verify or disprove at the moment any assertions of a chemical attack," also denying that they received samples of the powder for testing. While there are calls for an investigation, it is unsure if an investigation has started to prove or disprove these allegations.
Related News Story :
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[edit on 8/17/04 by JacKatMtn]
www.sudantribune.com
SHEGEK KARO, Sudan, Aug 17, 2004 -- Inhabitants of this picturesque village in the Darfur region of western Sudan said the Sudanese air force sprayed them with a strange powder in an attack in May that killed two villagers and dozens of cattle.
Another bomb, dropped by a jet fighter on the same day, produced a poisonous smoke that injured about 50 villagers on the other side of the village, the villagers said.
A Sudanese air force Antonov plane dropped several rectangular plastic sacks containing a white, flourlike powder on a wadi -- a dry riverbed -- in the lower part of the village, they said.
Please visit the link provided for the complete story.
The government denies any chemical attack, and a representative of Human Rights Watch said "We cannot verify or disprove at the moment any assertions of a chemical attack," also denying that they received samples of the powder for testing. While there are calls for an investigation, it is unsure if an investigation has started to prove or disprove these allegations.
Related News Story :
washingtontimes.com
[edit on 8/17/04 by JacKatMtn]
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