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LINKS to News Articles Relevant to Chemical Weapons Disposal:


Links posted Sept. 30, 2003

Richmond Register

09/30/03 "Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass project manager values community"

rr09.30.03.html

Toronto Star

09/28/03 "US lags in destroying chemical weapons"

ts09.28.03.html


Links posted Sept. 29, 2003

Birmingham News

09/27/03 "Army to check incinerator emissions in November"

bn09.27.03.html

Anniston Star

09/27/03 "Faulty instrument halts Thursday night burning at incinerator"

as09.27.03.html

Defense Environment Alert

09/23/03 "Pentagon IG Says DoD Should Address Buried Chemical Materiel"

dea09.23.03a.html

09/23/03 "Tooele PCB Burn Data for VX Rockets Sparks Calls for New Trials"

dea09.23.03b.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

09/25/03 "Workers' safety perception at TOCDF increases"

ttb09.25.03.html

BBC News

09/29/03 "Japan agrees damages for China"

bbc09.29.03.html

UK Observer

09/28/03 "Final agony of RAF volunteer killed by sarin - in Britain"

uko09.28.03.html


Links posted Sept. 26, 2003

Anniston Star

09/26/03 "Suspicious package raises alarm at weapons incinerator"

as09.26.03.html


Links posted Sept. 25, 2003

Anniston Star

09/24/03 Letters "Speaker's Stand... On the Depot"

as09.24.03.html


Links posted Sept. 23, 2003

Pueblo Chieftain

09/23/03 "Chemical depot monitors mustard agent leak"

pc09.23.03.html


Links posted Sept. 22, 2003

Pueblo Chieftain

09/17/03 Editorial "A rational decision"

pc09.17.03.html

The Asahi Shimbun

09/20/03 "Disposal of poison gas shells finally starts"

tas09.20.03.html

Birmingham Free Press

09/03 "The Burning of the Witch of Sarin"

bfp09.03.html


Links posted Sept. 19, 2003

Birmingham News

09/19/03 "Army looks to get weapons furnaces up to full speed"

bn09.19.03.html

Anniston Star

09/19/03 "Anniston's incinerator is faster than its predecessors"

as09.19.03.html

Defense Environment Alert

09/09/03 "United States Requests Extension to Chem Weapons Treaty Deadline"

dea09.09.03.html

09/09/03 "GAO: Chemical Weapons Disposal Program 'Continues to Flounder'"

dea09.09.03a.html

09/09/03 "At Pueblo facility: Citizens Press for On-Site Secondary Treatment of Agent Waste"

dea09.09.03c.html

09/09/03 "Citizens Appeal Claims Dismissed in Alabama Incinerator Lawsuit"

dea09.09.03c.html


Links posted Sept. 18, 2003

Anniston Star

09/18/03 "Anniston has nation's only working chemical weapons disposal facility"

as09.18.03.html

09/18/03 Letters "Speak Out ... On Pink Zone dangers"

as09.18.03a.html

Reuters

09/17/03 "Million Chinese Sign Anti-Japan Online Petition"

r09.17.03.html


Links posted Sept. 17, 2003

Dayton Daily News

09/16/03 "VX safety test fails to impress foes: Sample too small, group says"

ddn09.16.03.html

Mobile Register

09/15/03 Editorial "Anniston deserves answers"

mr09.15.03.html


Links posted Sept. 16, 2003

Birmingham News

09/16/03 Editorial "A closer eye: Incinerator should look at new monitoring systems"

bn09.16.03.html


Links posted Sept. 15, 2003

Pueblo Chieftain

09/12/03 "Army OKs both chem demil phases for Pueblo&quot

pc09.12.03.html

Baltimore Sun

09/14/03 "Cleanup delays taken in stride: Technical problems slow mustard agent destruction; APG plant has 'learning curve'; Few complaints as public applauds Army's caution"

bs09.14.03.html

Birmingham News

09/09/03 Editorial "No defense: GAO critiques program for destroying weapons&quot

bn09.09.03.html

Anniston Star

09/14/03 "Most of 'special needs' group now have preparedness equipment&quot

as09.14.03.html

Agence France-Press

09/13/03 "China urges Japan to speed up disposal of WWII-era chemical weapons&quot

afp09.13.03.html


Links posted Sept. 12, 2003

Pravda (Russia)

09/12/03 "It's Easier To Create Chemical Weapons Than To Destroy Them"

p09.12.03.html

Associated Press

09/11/03 "Shelby, activists still seek better monitoring for Anniston Depot"

ap09.11.03.html

The above AP story and variations appeared in the following media outlets: Sarasota Herald-Tribune--FL; Tuscaloosa News--AL; Montgomery Independent--AL; Times Daily--AL; et al.

Anniston Star

09/12/03 Letters "Speak Out...Incineration"

as09.12.03b.html

09/12/03 Letters "Speak Out...More Incineration"

as09.12.03c.html

09/12/03 "Pollution from Anniston Army Depot impacts catfish business"

as09.12.03a.html

09/12/03 "Problems fixed and incineration resumes"

as09.12.03.html


Links posted Sept. 11, 2003

Birmingham News

09/11/03 "Shelby seeks Anniston monitors; New perimeter, incinerator alarms sought"

bn09.11.03.html

09/10/03 Letters "News demonizes incinerator staff:"

bn09.10.03.html

Anniston Star

09/10/03 "Incinerator down with conveyor problems"

as09.10.03.html

09/10/03 "ADEM finds 'minor' permit violations at incinerator"

as09.10.03a.html

09/10/03 "Solutia's open house answers residents' questions"

as09.10.03b.html

09/11/03 Letters "WMDs en route"

as09.11.03.html

Associated Press

09/10/03 "State cites weapons incinerator for minor violations"

ap09.10.03.html

The above AP story and variations appeared in the following media outlets: NBC13.com--AL; Tuscaloosa News--AL; Montgomery Independent--AL; Times Daily--AL; et al.

East Oregonian

08/30/03 Opinion "Here's the facts on incinerator"

eo08.30.03.html

08/25/03 Opinion "Public being deceived by incinerator"

eo08.25.03.html

08/11/03 "Depot lawsuit"

eo08.11.03.html

07/30/03 "Union representatives voice concerns over Depot safety"

eo07.30.03.html

08/15/03 Opinion "CSEPP funds were used properly to improve emergency communication"

eo07.15.03.html


Links posted Sept. 9, 2003

Government Executive

09/08/03 "GAO says Army's chemical disposal program lacks leadership"

ge09.08.03.html

The Nation

08/18-25/03 "Northern Exposure"

tn08.18-25.03.html

Anniston Star

09/09/03 "Depot empties first igloo"

as09.09.03.html


Links posted Sept. 8, 2003

Deseret News

09/06/03 "Weapons program in turmoil, GAO says; Report points out flaws in destruction of chemical arms"

dn09.06.03.html

Associated Press

09/05/03 "Report Rips Chemical Disarmament Program"

ap09.05.03.html

The above AP story and variations appeared in the following media outlets: Newsday; Birmingham News--AL; Macon Telegraph--GA; WTVM--GA; Tuscaloosa News--AL; Times Daily--AL; Kansas City Star--MO; The Olympian--WA; Wichita Eagle--KS; Fort Wayne Journal Gazette--IN; Aberdeen American News--SD; Centre Daily Times--PA; Belleville News-Democrat--IL; Akron Beacon Journal--OH; Biloxi Sun Herald--MS; Wyoming News--WY; et al.

Anniston Star

09/06/03 "U.S. chemical demilitarization program said 'in turmoil'"

as09.06.03.html

09/07/03 "In the know: EMA wants parents to be informed on schools' plan"

as09.07.03.html

The Daily Yomiuri

09/07/03 "Toxic arms disposal goes on in China "

dy09.07.03.html


Links posted Sept. 5, 2003

KSL-TV--Utah

09/05/03 "Depot Suspends Chemical Weapons Disposal for Maintenance"

ksl09.05.03.html

Birmingham News

09/05/03 Opinion "Containing the truth: Incinerator leaks show need for candor from Army"

bn09.05.03.html

Anniston Star

09/05/03 "Army again begins sarin agent burns"

as09.05.03.html


Links posted Sept. 4, 2003

Birmingham News

09/04/03 "Army: 10 sarin leaks within incinerator"

bn09.04.03.html

Anniston Star

09/04/03 "Army displays alarm system"

as09.04.03.html

Agence France-Presse

09/04/03 "US to miss key deadline for chemical weapons destruction"

afp09.04.03.html

Associated Press

09/04/03 "U.S. Wants Delay For Destroying Weapons"

ap09.04.03.html


Links posted Sept. 3, 2003

Birmingham News

09/03/03 Opinion "A real alarm: Army's bungling of sarin leak should scare us all"

bn09.03.03.html

NPR--All Things Considered

09/02/03 "Interview: Troy Turner discusses the burning of 530 gallons of sarin nerve agent in Anniston, Alabama"

npr09.02.03.html

Associated Press

09/02/03 "Incinerator Resumes Destroying Chemical Rockets; Process Slows After Sarin Vapor Escapes Into Enclosed Room"

ap09.02.03.html

The above AP story and variations appeared in the following media outlets: WTVY--AL; NBC13 News--AL; WAFF--AL; WAKA-TV--AL; et al.

09/02/03 "Army's weapons incinerator in Alabama burns a portion of deadly sarin gas"

ap09.02.03a.html

The above AP story appeared in the Birmingham News.

Birmingham Post-Herald

09/02/03 "Gas burn begins; Some residents apprehensive, others say get it over with"

bph09.02.03.html

Baltimore Sun

08/31/03 "Army takes aim at toxic chemicals, including weapons: Mobile systems designed to detect and destroy quot;

bs08.31.03.html

Reuters

09/02/03 "Japan to compensate war gas victims in China-paper"

r09.02.03.html

08/19/03 "Sick U.S. Gulf War Vets Sue Companies, Banks"

r08.19.03.html


Links posted Sept. 2, 2003

Birmingham News

09/02/03 "Sarin leaks detected in first firing"

bn09.02.03.html

08/30/03 "Army starts sarin gas incineration Sunday"

bn08.30.03.html

Chicago Sun Times

09/02/03 "Army destroys Sarin nerve gas"

cst09.02.03.html

Newsday

09/02/03 "530 Gallons of Sarin Burned"

nd09.02.03.html

Atlanta Journal Constitution

09/01/03 "Alabamians worry as sarin gas burns: Army destroys nerve agents; nearby town preps for danger"

ajc09.01.03.html

Associated Press

08/31/03 "Army burns deadly sarin gas in Anniston incinerator"

ap08.31.03.html

The above AP story and variations appeared in the following media outlets: WCIV--SC; Atlanta Journal Constitution--GA; Tuscaloosa News--AL; Times Picayune--LA; Fort Times Daily--AL; Fort Worth Star Telegram--TX; Duluth News Tribune--MN; Centre Daily Times--PA; Guardian--UK; Montgomery County Record--PA; Wilmington Morning Star--NC; Anchorage Daily News--AK; Kansas City Star--MO ; Akron Beacon Journal--OH; Modesto Bee--CA; Salt Lake Tribune--UT; et al.

Anniston Star

09/02/03 "'Fine tuning' underway on liquid system"

as09.02.03.html

09/02/03 "Preparedness center cuts staff and hours "

as09.02.03a.html

09/01/03 Letters "Incineration"

as09.02.03b.html

09/01/03 "Burning agent: Incinerator destroys 800 gallons of sarin"

as09.01.03.html

Baltimore Sun

09/01/03 "APG cleanup efforts fall behind schedule: Problems hamper crews working to destroy mustard agent stockpile"

bs09.01.03.html


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