Henry Imler January 27th, 2006

Iraq’s WMD Secreted in Syria, Sada Says - January 26, 2006 - The New York Sun - NY Newspaper

Mr. Sada, 65, told the Sun that the pilots of the two
airliners that transported the weapons of mass destruction to Syria
from Iraq approached him in the middle of 2004, after Saddam was
captured by American troops.

“I know them very well. They are very good friends of mine. We trust
each other. We are friends as pilots,” Mr. Sada said of the two pilots.
He declined to disclose their names, saying they are concerned for
their safety. But he said they are now employed by other airlines
outside Iraq.

The pilots told Mr. Sada that two Iraqi Airways Boeings were
converted to cargo planes by removing the seats, Mr. Sada said. Then
Special Republican Guard brigades loaded materials onto the planes, he
said, including “yellow barrels with skull and crossbones on each
barrel.” The pilots said there was also a ground convoy of trucks.

The flights - 56 in total, Mr. Sada said - attracted little notice
because they were thought to be civilian flights providing relief from
Iraq to Syria, which had suffered a flood after a dam collapse in June
of 2002.

Also: Saddam’s WMD Moved to Syria, An Israeli Says

Saddam Hussein moved his chemical weapons to Syria six
weeks before the war started, Israel’s top general during Operation
Iraqi Freedom says.

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