Vic,

Thanks for the links; good reading, all. However, I read all war reports with a bit of skepticism because I think a lot of the reporters have lost some of their objectivity after traveling with the US Forces the last two weeks. That's in addition to what Eddie said above about the rush to get the scoop. Plus there's a lot of words slipped in there that go unnoticed, like "may be," "may have," "we think," "suspect," etc. What's often missing is fact.

That being said, one could just as easily explain away all the equipment at the Salman Pak site as a typical military training base. They mentioned nothing that Ft. Lewis or McCord doesn't have. We also have some pretty intense chemical and biological training facilities in the US, also.

Personally, I don't put a lot of credence on the information gathered by exhiled Iraqis. I'm sure they'll tell you whatever you need to hear because they've got an ax to grind.

By the way, you catch any fish today?