memeorandum: Santorum: We Found the WMD (Faiz/Think Progress)

2:20 AM ET, June 22, 2006

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Allahpundit / hotair.com:

Santorum: Military has found 500 chemical munitions shells in Iraq — He's reading from a document about it right now with Pete Hoekstra by his side. The shells allegedly contained degraded mustard or sarin gas. He says they believe there are other shells inside the country that haven't been found yet.

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santorum.senate.gov:

"This is critically important information that the world community needs to know" - Senator Santorum — Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, joined Congressman Peter Hoekstra, (R-MI-2), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee …

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Melanie Hunter / CNSNews:

Document Details WMD Recovered In Iraq, Santorum Says — (CNSNews.com) - Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.) announced Wednesday the finding of over 500 munitions or weapons of mass destruction, specifically "sarin- and mustard-filled projectiles," in Iraq.

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austinbay.net:

UPDATED: TV report: Artillery shells with chemical munitions found in Iraq — I heard a report on Fox News about twenty minutes ago (5 PM Central) that Senator Rick Santorum claims coalition investigators in Iraq found chemical weapons — artillery shells filled with a chemical agent (perhaps sarin nerve agent).

Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:

SPEAKERS: U.S. SENATOR RICK SANTORUM (R-PA) — U.S. REPRESENTATIVE PETER HOEKSTRA (R-NY) — SANTORUM: Good afternoon. Senator Rick Santorum. With me, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Pete Hoekstra. Today we are here to make public a document, an unclassified version …

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Faiz / Think Progress:

Santorum: We Found the WMD — Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) took to the microphone today to announce a shocking discovery — that WMD have been found in Iraq: … The Bush administration commissioned the Iraq Survey Group to determine whether in fact any WMD existed in Iraq.

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G.O.P. Senators Attack Iraq Proposal by Democrats

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Michelle Malkin:
CHEMICAL MUNITIONS IN IRAQ

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Dafna Linzer / Washington Post: Lawmakers Cite Weapons Found in Iraq

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Curt / Flopping Aces:
Didn't The Democrats Say There Was No WMD?

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radioblogger.com:
Senator Rick Santorum announces WMD HAS been found in Iraq.

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