# Now Cuba "may have" WMD - I can't make this shit up folks

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 7, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-cuba-may-have-wmd-i-cant-make-this-shit-up-folks/263516 "2004-09-07T18:19:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-cuba-may-have-wmd-i-cant-make-this-shit-up-folks/263516/41 "2004-09-07T21:45:15Z")

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Sorry, hadn’t noted the date. **World Eater** , WTF?

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-cuba-may-have-wmd-i-cant-make-this-shit-up-folks/263516/42 "2004-09-07T21:53:18Z")

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> [@Brutus](#):
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> I don’t think some people yet realize that this is a two year old story.

Apparently not. However, the Bush administration is still standing by the essence of Bolton’s claims today. (see post #36)

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**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-cuba-may-have-wmd-i-cant-make-this-shit-up-folks/263516/43 "2004-09-08T11:53:58Z")

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Well let’s answer a few questions here. I stumbled upon that link while reading a Fark thread. I knew it wasn’t breaking news or anything, but I somehow missed the date in front of my eyes, because I didn’t think it was that old. As far as all this AP and Foxnews stuff, I don’t know, my ire was aimed at the Bush admin for another case of crying wolf. As another poster stated it’s basically a pathetic attempt to get Floridian votes. Even though the article is quite old, it seems to be some type of trial balloon, probably which they’ll trot out at some opportune time, probably Nov 2nd or something.

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**Author:** ![Aro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-cuba-may-have-wmd-i-cant-make-this-shit-up-folks/263516/44 "2004-09-08T13:31:51Z")

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Wait - more on [Cuba’s Biological Weapons!!!](http://www.counterpunch.org/levins02282003.html)

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**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-cuba-may-have-wmd-i-cant-make-this-shit-up-folks/263516/45 "2004-09-08T13:41:25Z")

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I’m confused.

Chalabi is a Cuban surname?

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**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-cuba-may-have-wmd-i-cant-make-this-shit-up-folks/263516/46 "2004-09-08T13:43:49Z")

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> [@Aro](#):
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> Wait - more on [Cuba’s Biological Weapons!!!](http://www.counterpunch.org/levins02282003.html)

Interesting, I though Cuba was about lowtech as it got.

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