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DOBBS: Insurgents in Iraq have launched another
chlorine bomb attack. There are concerns tonight that
insurgents could soon use chemical weapons against
our troops in Iraq.
Suzanne Malveaux tonight reports from the White House
on whether the United States can do anything at all
to stop Iran's nuclear weapons program. Kitty Pilgrim
is here tonight with a special report on the United
Nations' complete failure to force Iran to comply
with its ultimatum.
And Michael Ware tonight reporting from Baghdad on
the disturbing increase in the number of chlorine
bomb attacks in Iraq.
We turn first to Suzanne Malveaux at the White House
-- Suzanne.
DOBBS: U.S. troops in Iraq tonight are trying to
prevent insurgents launching more deadly chlorine
bomb attacks. Iraqi police call those weapons dirty
bombs. There are fears insurgents are trying to use
chemical weapons to inflict greater casualties on a
scale never before seen in this war.
Michael Ware has the story from Baghdad -- Michael.
MICHAEL WARE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Lou, in the war in
Iraq this week, the specter of chemical weapons has
been raised with two insurgent attacks against
largely civilian populations involving chlorine gas.
As a result of both of the attacks -- one in Baghdad
and one just north of the capital, in the town of
Taji -- as many as 11 people have died and more than
220 have been hospitalized or affected by chlorine
gas.
This is the third such attack involving chlorine gas
in the past several weeks. A previous attack in the
western city of Ramadi late last month saw 16 people
killed. However, it's unknown how many of that 16
died from the blast and explosion and how many were
actually affected by the gas.
Whilst this is a powerful weapon of terror -- the use
of any kind of chemical -- the reality is the use of
chlorine as a weapon is extremely difficult. And
indeed, questions have been raised about the impact
of these weapons. Not so much as a weapon of an
attack, but as a weapon of terror -- Lou.
DOBBS: Michael Ware reporting from
Baghdad.