Chemical Production Facility Discovered in Iraq

The Defense Department announced earlier today that coalition forces, acting on information from detainees, discovered a chemical production and storage facility in northern Iraq. Here are a couple of photos of the facility; click to enlarge:



Suspicion is that the chemicals have been used to make car bombs, but the Defense Department is keeping quiet until tests have been completed and analyzed. One can't help wondering, too, how long the facility has been there and whether it could have played a role in Saddam's chemical weapons program.

H.T.:Powerline Blog

Here's the AP Story: U.S. Raids Suspected Chem Facility in Iraq