Iraq had mobile biological weapons labs; Iran has bombs in radios

[Neue Regel]

How long before a US official is presenting a slideshow about these horrific Iranian radio bombs to the UN?

http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-photos-show-alleged-iran-bombs-hidden-27-185621672--abc-news.html

An alleged Iranian hit squad used $27 portable radios to hide at least five bombs that Israeli and American authorities say they intended to use against Israeli targets in Bangkok, Thailand.

Exclusive photos of one undetonated bomb, obtained by ABC News, show the inside of the radio packed with tiny ball bearings and six magnets. Bomb experts say the magnets indicate the bomb was designed to be stuck to the side of a vehicle.

A surveillance photo of one of the alleged hit squad members, identified as an Iranian national named Saeid Moradi, shows him holding a radio in each hand.

Israeli authorities and U.S. bomb experts say the bomb in the photos is strikingly similar to those used in other attacks last week in the republic of Georgia and India. "While there are small differences," said one U.S. expert, "they appear to be factory made."

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6HEE0UnltrCIOf30x4uzbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD0zNTU7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/

[tabatha]

1. That's a stretch

comparing a simulated photo of a mobile biological weapons lab, and a photo a real device.

I have no opinion as to whether the claim is correct or valid, but certainly find inappropriate comparisons ludicrous.

[Neue Regel]

2. How can you tell the photo is of a "real device"?

And, even if it is, how can you tell who made it? The comparison is appropriate - we ultimately have to take the government officials at their word. That might not be an issue if our government was unbiased and had no agenda, but given all the saber rattling towards Iran lately, I'm not willing to give our government officials the benefit of the doubt.

[TheWraith]

4. The endless competition by some people to be more cynical and conspiracistic than the next guy. nt

[dflprincess]

3. Sure they do

If I recall correctly, Iraq also had mobile weapons labs - or so we were told. Maybe they drove them to Iran.

[Hugabear]

5. No, no, no...they drove them to Syria, remember?

That was one of the GOP talking points when the search for Iraqi WMD's turned up fruitless. The reason we couldn't find them was because Saddam moved them all into Syria.

[dflprincess]

6. That's it!

I knew they drove them somewhere - a regular WMD parade!