[updated, with a fresh injection of passive voice]
Now the Washington Times claims that the Russians stole the missing explosives, solely on the basis of the claims of one John Shaw. Before we succumb to Drudgitis, here’s an overview of the story so far. To begin with, Scott McClellan said nobody heard about this until October 15th, and yet Shaw claims this has been known about for nine months. And the Pentagon appears to be distancing itself from Shaw’s claims. Besides, the looters–Iraqis all–are starting to be identified by eyewitnesses. It’s not like we’d ever done that great a job of safeguarding Al Qaqaa. And the AFP reports that the Iraqis–the ones we like–tell us it would have been impossible for the explosives to have been removed before the invasion anyway.
*Obligatory quote from Dr. Strangelove. Not that the Russians have said anything to corroborate Shaw’s claims.
