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LINKS to News Articles Relevant to Chemical Weapons Disposal:
October 1 to November 30, 2007

Links posted November 30, 2007

Richmond Register

11/30/07    "Former commander offers different view of 'whistle blower'"

Lexington Herald-Leader

11/30/07    "Supervisor criticizes whistle blower's attitude"

Associated Press

11/30/07    "Former Depot Commander: Whistle Blower Was A 'Hot Head'"


Links posted November 29, 2007

Lexington Herald-Leader

11/29/07    "Why depot worker's scores fell is argued"

Richmond Register

11/29/07    "Conflicting testimony heard Wednesday in whistle blower's case"


Links posted November 28, 2007

Associated Press

11/28/07    "Former Weapons Monitor Says He Was Fired Over Safety Concerns"

Lexington Herald-Leader

11/28/07    "Hearing starts for former depot worker"

Richmond Register

11/28/07    "Judge hears testimony in depot case"


Links posted November 27, 2007

Richmond Register

11/27/07    "Depot whistle blower's case in court today"


Links posted November 26, 2007

YubaNet.com

11/26/07    "Blue Grass Chemical Weapon Whistleblower Hearing Tomorrow"

Lexington Herald-Leader

11/26/07    "Depot whistle blower to have hearing"

East Oregonian

11/24/07    "Depot begins VX spray tank disposal"

Associated Press

11/24/07    "Umatilla depot begins working on nerve gas spray tanks"


Links posted November 20, 2007

Daily News of Sri Lanka

11/16/07    Opinion "Chemical weapons and Sri Lanka"

Associated Press

11/20/07    "No New Sign of Chemical Weapon Found at Arsenal"


Links posted November 19, 2007

Hermiston Herald

11/16/07    "GASP files lawsuit against DEQ"

Associated Press

11/19/07    "PB Arsenal sends mustard gas sample for testing"


Links posted November 16, 2007

The Oregonian

11/15/07    "Suit challenges chemical weapon incineration"

Associated Press

11/14/07    "Oregon chemical weapons depot disposal plan challenged"

Defense Environment Alert

11/13/07    "Kentucky Officials Press For EPA Criminal Probe At Chem Weapons Site"

Lexington Herald-Leader

11/16/07    Editorial "Scary breaches"

Richmond Register

11/15/07    Editorial "Constant pressure needed to insure weapons' disposal"

Pueblo Chieftain

11/15/07    Editorial "Sky's the limit"

Honolulu Advertiser

11/14/07    "Hawaii chemical weapons dump site to be surveyed"

The Harvard Crimson

11/14/07    Opinion "No more Fallujah's"


Links posted November 14, 2007

Louisville Courier-Journal

11/14/07    "Lawmakers want briefing on weapons depot report"

Richmond Register

11/14/07    "Lawmakers: Depot report 'damning'"

Lexington Herald-Leader

11/14/07    "Congressmen want immediate action on violations at weapons depot"

El Paso Times

11/14/07    "Reyes criticizes Asarco after report release"

The Denver Channel

11/13/07    "Experts to Inspect Site Where WWI Chemical Agent Detected"


Links posted November 12, 2007

Richmond Register

11/09/07    "A step away from destruction"

Pueblo Chieftain

11/10/07    "Pentagon budget includes $142 million for Pueblo depot"


Links posted November 9, 2007

Associated Press

11/09/07    "Congress approves bill speeding up disposal of chemical weapons"

Environment News Service

11/06/07    "Kentucky Starts Criminal Probe of Army Chemical Weapons Depot"

The Peoples Voice

11/09/07    "US Violates Chemical Weapons Convention"

Moscow News

11/08/07    "Chemical Weapons: Killing the Killer"

Chemical & Engineering News

10/22/07    "Chemical Arms Disposal in Russia"


Links posted November 6, 2007

China View

11/06/07    "China urges nat'l implementation of chemical weapons treaty, int'l co-op"

11/06/07    "South, North clash over way forward for Chemical Weapons Convention"

United Press International

11/05/07    "Destruction of weapons urged by official"

Press TV

11/06/07    "Iran: Israel's WMDs, serious threat"


Links posted November 5, 2007

Associated Press

11/04/07    "Army depot cited; faces criminal investigation"

Lexington Herald-Leader

11/03/07    "Blue Grass depot shortcomings cited"

Richmond Register

11/03/07    "Criminal investigation possible at depot"

Defense Environment Alert

10/30/07     "Citizens Cite New Information In Legal Bid To Block VX Waste"

10/30/07     "Lawmakers Urge 2017 Chem Demil Deadline In Final DOD Authorization Bill"

Washington Times

11/02/07    "The 'last known burial pit'"

New Scientist

11/05/07    "Chemical weapons create toxic waste nightmare"


Links posted November 2, 2007

Anniston Star

10/31/07    "Anniston facility cited for 9 violations of state work permit"

Associated Press

10/31/07    "ADEM fines chemical weapons incineration for environmental issues"

11/01/07    "Army begins fourth DC dig for munitions"

Denver Post

11/01/07    "Wartime chemical closes Arsenal Refuge"


Links posted November 1, 2007

Lexington Herald-Leader

11/01/07     Editorial "Chemical weapons cloud"


Links posted October 31, 2007

Defense Environment Alert

10/30/07     "Citizens' Ongoing Claims At Umatilla Could Affect Destruction Deadline"

All American Patriots

10/31/07    "Report Details Environmental Damage At Rocky Mountain Arsenal"

RIA Novosti

10/31/07    "Russia urges rest of foreign aid to destroy chemical weapons"


Links posted October 30, 2007

Washington Post

10/30/07     "Army Digging To Recover Old Gas Shells"

Tri-City Herald

10/30/07    "Umatilla Chemical Depot starts destroying VX-filled M55 rockets"

The Scientist

10/30/07    "Poisoning the Poison"


Links posted October 29, 2007

Tri-City Herald

10/27/07     "First containers of VX nerve agent arrive at Umatilla depot"

Press TV

10/29/07    "Iran keen on a WMD-free world"


Links posted October 26, 2007

Lexington Herald-Leader

10/26/07     "Earlier weapons destruction deadline urged"

Uruknet

10/25/07     Comment "Chemical Weapons Myths"


Links posted October 25, 2007

Louisville Courier-Journal

10/24/07     "House delegation backs McConnell's chem weapons deadline"


Links posted October 24, 2007

Richmond Register

10/24/07     "Officials seek faster destruction of weapons"


Links posted October 23, 2007

Environment News Service

10/23/07     "U.S. Army Accused of Hiding Chemical Weapons"

Beaumont Enterprise

10/23/07     "Group tries again to stop VX Shipment"


Links posted October 22, 2007

Associated Press

10/21/07     "More chemical weapons set for destruction at Oregon depot"

10/19/07     "Japan Firm Beset by Poison Gas Scandal"

Press TV

10/22/07     "Iran urges int'l bodies to counter CWs"


Links posted October 18, 2007

Associated Press

10/17/07     "Toxic Town Lures Industry While Residents Wheeze"

Tri-City Herald

10/17/07     "Second Umatilla siren sounds accidentally"

Japan Times

10/18/07     "Consultancy searched over weapons disposal deals"


Links posted October 17, 2007

Russia Today

10/17/07     "Russia says farewell to chemical arms"

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

10/17/07     "Beginning VX disposal, PB Arsenal burns rocket"

Pine Bluff Commercial

10/16/07     "Disposal Operations Resume, VX Rockets Processed"

ABC Radio Australia

10/17/07     "Japanese firm allegedly rort [?] China chem weapons fund"


Links posted October 15, 2007

Tri-City Herald

10/15/07     "VX nerve agent next target at Umatilla Chemical Depot"

Associated Press

10/15/07     "Pine Bluff Arsenal to Begin Destruction of VX Rockets"


Links posted October 12, 2007

Associated Press

10/11/07     "PB Arsenal Ships Mustard Gas For Analysis"


Links posted October 9, 2007

Beaumont Enterprise

10/07/07    Editorial "VX burning proceeding OK with controls"


Links posted October 5, 2007

Beaumont Enterprise

10/05/07     "Veolia halfway done with VX waste disposal"

Port Arthur News

10/04/07     "Veolia celebrates incident free start to hydrolysate incineration"

Honolulu Advertiser

10/04/07     "Hawaii chemical arms disposal costing $4.6 million"


Links posted October 3, 2007

UN News Service

10/03/07     "Ukraine ready to host conference on chemical weapons pact, official tells UN"


Links posted October 1, 2007

Associated Press

09/29/07     "Port Arthur residents vow to continue fight against disposal"

Beaumont Enterprise

09/30/07     "Protest of VX wastewater shipments veers from court back to street"