World : last updated, March 18, 2003 23:44
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,144,00.html
Saddam gives OK to chemical weapons
Saddam Hussein has given field commanders the authority to use chemical weapons on their own initiative, without any further directives from the Iraqi leadership, says the Pentagon. Intelligence reports indicate a high risk that Iraq would use chemical weapons against allied troops. "We continue to receive reports supporting the assertion that there is a high risk the Iraqi regime would use chemical weapons at some point during any conflict," said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman .
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,144,00.html
Saddam gives OK to chemical weapons
Saddam Hussein has given field commanders the authority to use chemical weapons on their own initiative, without any further directives from the Iraqi leadership, says the Pentagon. Intelligence reports indicate a high risk that Iraq would use chemical weapons against allied troops. "We continue to receive reports supporting the assertion that there is a high risk the Iraqi regime would use chemical weapons at some point during any conflict," said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman .
