This
site has no new Palaces. Records show there are 9 palaces
which
existed before World War II.
The current item
of interest are the
Air defense facilities,
including radars and SAM missileswhich have been hit and destroyed.
There are Two large
petroleum refinery complexes, with capacities of 150,000 and 70,000 barrels
per day.
Major center for
production of chemicals, including some potentially used
as chemical weapon
precursors, such as Phosphoric Acid.
"Relatives of Saddam, members of his al-Bu Nasser tribe, come from this area"
From "A FELICIA FERGUSON Story" ........Read a scary excerpt below
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| "As you know,
Saddam was long suspected of having rebuilt his chemical plants after Desert
Storm. Satellite surveillance detected suspicious evidence that the facility
in Bayji was rebuilt on the old foundation. The men were sent in to confirm
the plant's production abilities and surprised a group of scientists, who
just happened to be working late.
"The Iraqis, to defend themselves from a potential assault, released a substance, which is thought to be Saddam's latest experimental biological weapon." Chegwidden paused once more. He watched silently as Mulder's brow furrowed and Scully blinked once in surprise, then looked at her partner to determine if she really had heard the admiral correctly. The lawyers shared an equally shocked look. Before they could recover enough to bombard him with questions, the admiral continued. "At the time of the recon, none of the officers showed immediate effects. The scientists were subdued, the operation was successful, and you know the outcome of the mission. It wasn't until a month later that the men started dropping dead, literally, in their tracks. They had been boning up on their weapon diffusion skills when the group's leader, Lt Cmdr. George Knight, suddenly collapsed. He was taken immediately to the hospital where multiple and comprehensive tests were done. What the doctors found, quite frankly, scared the hell out of them." Scully raised an inquiring eyebrow, eager to hear the results. The others though less educated in the field of medicine, were equally curious. "I'm not a physician, so I think, Agent Scully, we would be better served by you explaining the findings." Chegwidden picked up a few loose pieces of paper. The large scrawl of a physician's hand branded the bottom of each page. The woman moved forward to take the proffered items, and froze as her eyes were drawn to a black and white image. Her brow furrowed as she looked at the file, then looked again. She skimmed the next few pages and, with each page turn, her jaw dropped a fraction more. "Oh my God," she murmured softly, "Mulder." "What?" he asked just as softly as he moved closer to her, trying to see what she saw. "The report. And ... and ... this picture. This is a tissue cell from the man's abdominal wall. The destruction is massive. More so than any type of cancer. It's almost as if it's ..." "What?" he prodded. "Mulder," she looked up from the paper and locked her eyes with his, "he was eaten alive." |
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