Comment on Operation enduring algae

• sorter_plainview@lemmy.today ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That is not really correct based on the available information. Look at the title of the article itself,

  The Rock movie plot ‘may have inspired MI6 source’s Iraqi weapons claim’

  The source of Mi6, claimed that Iraq had this. But Mi6 was clearly suspicious, because chemical ammunition are usually not stored in glass containers. This is given just below of the line you quoted,

  MI6 accepted this possible flaw to the intelligence, the report adds: “The questions about the use of glass containers for chemical agents and the similarity of the description to those portrayed in The Rock had been recognised by SIS. There were some precedents for the use of glass containers but the points would be pursued when further material became available.”

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  • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The quote from the article is coming from a 2016 review of the original information passed on to America to justify the war. So they now recognize that it is bullshit from a movie, but that didn’t stop them from transferring the information back in the 00s.

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• tomatolung@sopuli.xyz ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  JFC… What a surreal damned world. That’s ludicrous, but if you look at what Trump say or does is doesn’t even come close.

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• raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Even if true, there’s nothing “fun” about the origin story that led to a war killing over a hundred thousands and including some horrible war crimes.

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  • Kewlio250@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Relax, dude

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    • Agent641@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The Iraq war was just a prank, bro!

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  • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Sarcasm.

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