Huge Cache of Explosives Found in Iraq

October 20, 2007 Iraq, Media Bias, True Heroes View Comments

According to al-Reuters, the U.S. Military has found one big-ass cache of explosives in Iraq. From the story:

U.S. forces in Iraq discovered nearly 19 tons of explosives in a weapons cache north of Baghdad this week, one of the biggest finds of its kind, the U.S. military said on Saturday.

Effects of 50 Lbs. Ammonium Nitrate

The cache was discovered west of Tarmiya, some 30 km (19 miles) northwest of the capital Baghdad, in Salahuddin province where Sunni Arab militants have a strong presence.

The find was made up of 41,000 lbs of ammonium nitrate and 35 mortar bombs. U.S. forces destroyed the cache.

I lived in Oklahoma City when McVeigh bombed the Murrah Building. I know what ammonium nitrate can do. This is a huge find. A HUGE find!

I’ve checked 3 or 4 “major” news sites to see if anyone’s reporting this, and nobody seems to be. Not even Fox. ??? Am I missing something here, or is this like Charlie Gibson’s “no bad news is NO news in Iraq.”? I’m not going to hold my breath waiting on this one either.