An Iraqi official said on Saturday that Iraq had destroyed four Al Samoud 2 missiles. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the Iraqi spokesman said the destruction occurred 20 miles north of Baghdad in the Al-Taji area, a section that is home to several factories involved in missile production. A spokesman for the U.N. weapons inspectors, Hiro Ueki, said a team of inspectors was headed to the site. "As soon as they arrive the destruction will begin," he said. "I do not believe that it has begun, but it's a matter of minutes." Odai al-Taie, head of the information department at Iraq's Information Ministry, said a team of U.N. weapons inspectors also would seize a mold used to make solid fuel at the Al Rasheed Company in order to prepare it for destruction on Sunday.
I' surprised they're actually doing something, rather than "clarifying" what they should be doing for a couple weeks... |