RAINES WATCH

From the Washington Post:

“Report Warns Iraq Could Produce Nuclear Weapons

LONDON, Sept. 9–Iraq could produce a nuclear weapon “in a matter of months” if supplied fissile materials from an outside source, according to a report released here today. Saddam Hussein’s government also has an extensive biological weapons capability, a smaller chemical weapons stockpile and a small supply of missiles to deliver them, the report concluded.”

From the Raines Times:

“London Group Says Iraq Lacks Nuclear Material for Bomb

LONDON, Sept. 9 – Saddam Hussein has substantial stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons and the capacity to expand production of them on short notice, but Iraq will be unable to build a nuclear weapon for years unless it obtains radioactive material on the black market, a leading security affairs research organization said today.”

9/11 IN OSLO: My friend Bruce Bawer emails to let me know that Oslo’s main commemmoration of 9/11 will be a major address by … Gore Vidal! Pilger was already booked.