The Saddam Tapes

Here's a fascinating follow-up development to the extreme media's "There were no WMD" re-hash from yesterday:

Iraq Survey Group Chief Charles Duelfer announced Tuesday that his team had uncovered "a large collection" of tape recordings of Saddam Hussein as he chaired top secret military meetings – evidence that could prove once and for all whether the Iraqi dictator had weapons of mass destruction when the U.S. attacked in March 2003.

In an addendum to his WMD report that was released this week, Duelfer revealed:

"A substantial effort continues to examine the documents that have been recovered from the former Regime. ... For example, a large collection of audiotapes from Revolutionary Command Council meetings chaired by Saddam is being translated and reviewed. These will provide great insight into the decision making of the former Regime on a range of key subjects."

While Duelfer was cautious about how much light the Saddam tapes will shed on Iraq's unconventional weapons, he said the recordings "may provide more texture and details of particular programs and decisions. There may also be more specifics concerning who and how the programs were conducted, including support from outside Iraq."

Something tells me that, assuming there isn't an eighteen minute gap at a particularly juicy point, these tapes will be verrrrrrry educational - perhaps even to those who have no interest in the truth.