US removes Saddam's pre-1991 uranium from Iraq

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021648.php

"There was no evidence of any yellowcake dating from after 1991."

"AP Exclusive: US removes uranium from Iraq," by Brian Murphy for AP, July 6 (thanks to all who sent this in):

The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program — a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium — reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans.

The removal of 550 metric tons of "yellowcake" — the seed material for higher-grade nuclear enrichment — was a significant step toward closing the books on Saddam's nuclear legacy. It also brought relief to U.S. and Iraqi authorities who had worried the cache would reach insurgents or smugglers crossing to Iran to aid its nuclear ambitions. [...]

The Iraqi government sold the yellowcake to a Canadian uranium producer, Cameco Corp., in a transaction the official described as worth "tens of millions of dollars." A Cameco spokesman, Lyle Krahn, declined to discuss the price, but said the yellowcake will be processed at facilities in Ontario for use in energy-producing reactors.

"We are pleased ... that we have taken (the yellowcake) from a volatile region into a stable area to produce clean electricity," he said. [...]

Accusations that Saddam had tried to purchase more yellowcake from the African nation of Niger — and an article by a former U.S. ambassador refuting the claims — led to a wide-ranging probe into Washington leaks that reached high into the Bush administration.

Tuwaitha and an adjacent research facility were well known for decades as the centerpiece of Saddam's nuclear efforts.

Israeli warplanes bombed a reactor project at the site in 1981. Later, U.N. inspectors documented and safeguarded the yellowcake, which had been stored in aging drums and containers since before the 1991 Gulf War. There was no evidence of any yellowcake dating from after 1991, the official said....
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Saddam's Dilemma

The solid gold bathroom of the Hussein Palace...

Saddam is thinking, thinking, and thinking:

Saddam: "Ahmed! I don't know what to do with myself. Since the Americans are threatening to come over and kick my butt, I am not thinking about my people as I should. I must concoct a new evil plan! I know, the Yellowcake we were going to give over to the Satanic, Western, Crusader, Zionists, we will hold it for ransom and get something good in return." Saddam looks over at his velvet Elvis picture hanging next to the picture of his family.

Minister of War: "Saddam, Saddam, I don't think we can disguise this Yellowcake inside of a Crusader-Zionist-cake box! They are a crafty bunch of Infidels; I am sure they will notice!"

Saddam: "Ahmed, Ahmed! Why don't you trust me? My wife doesn't trust me, my kids (the ones I haven't ordered sent to Janna), don't trust me. Even my camel doesn't trust me! Why, Ahmed why?"

Minister of War: "Um...er...well...okay, I will put the seeds, um...er...Yellowcake, inside of of these evil looking, Western, Infidel, Crusader, Zionist...cake mix boxes. Saddam, are you sure they will not notice? This Yellowcake is a bit lumpy, this bag of evil infidel cake mix is very smooth and it smells so good!" he looks mournfully at the dry cake batter mix.

Saddam: "Ahmed, Ahmed! Don't you remember, I made a law against falling in love with Western, Infidel products! Stop that mooing at the cake mix! I will keel you if you don't stop!"

Minister of War: "But, Supreme Ruler (after Allah and prophet Muhammed, Pabuh), look at the beautiful texture and the aroma. I think we should stop this foolishness and embrace the cake!"

Saddam: "Ahmed, Ahmed! Are you mad? If we decide to take in the Western, Infidel product, it could undermine my entire regime! And, also, the women would have fun! I cannot have that! That does smell good! Give that here!" Saddam rips open the bag of cake mix and tastes the powdery goodness.

Minister of War: "You see? It's intoxicating! I think we should buy up all the evil Western products and hide them in your secret places! This way, they will have no joy in the West!"

Saddam: "Maybe you are right Ahmed! Then I will have the entire Infidel world's supply of yummy cake mixes!" Saddam thinks as he knits his bushy brows together and gets his usual evil look, "Yes! Yes! Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, yes! Let's do it! Send out the spies to covet the cake mixes!"

.......Soon, chadors and abayas appeared in supermarkets across the United States. Dunkin Heinz and Betty Crocker cake mixes disappeared off the shelves faster than they could be restocked! It was mayhem in America! No cake mix? Little kids went to school without their brownies.

But, soon, the Iraqi people revolted! They got sick from the steady diet of cake mix (provided by the wonderful Hussein family instead of actual nutritious food products), and started to rebel against their 'Holy' leader.

The last we saw of Saddam, he was hiding inside one of his cake mix hoardey holes in the ground, with Ahmed of course!

Saddam: "I don't think this idea worked out. Even though we have the entire Infidel supply of delicious cake mix, my submitters...er...people are not satisfied. Why, Ahmed, why? I tried to give them something fun..."

Minister of War: "My fearless (cough) leader, they are never satisfied! Even when you freed the women from Abu Gahrib, they didn't thank you! Never sent you Charmin, your favorite bath paper! Ungrateful submitters!"

Saddam: "Yes, sadly, they don't adore me as I would like. Okay, okay, let's get rid of the cake mix now..."

Minister of War: "But, Supreme Camel Wrangler of the Desert , I already made a deal with the Satanic, American, Crusader, Zionists! I sent them the Yellowcake in exchange for all this cake mix! We have nothing else to bargain with to get our submitters any other food stuff. Now, what?"

Saddam: He finally flushes the solid gold toilet, "Alright, alright! Let them eat cake!"

Saddam sighs heavily and thinks about his next evil scheme.
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