Not Quite Retracting the Retraction. Yet.

The chemical facility at Najaf is proving to be a little problematic for me. I jumped on the early stories of it being a chemical weapons plant and chemical storage facility. Then I snarkily retracted the post when it was reported that no illegal munitions were found there. Well, today's New York Times ran a story about the people searching Najaf for weapons, and it doesn't seem quite conclusive one way or the other. So, I'm not retracting my retraction, but I'm going to watch with great curiosity to see that they find in this place.

The story details what they've found so far, though, and what they've found doesn't lend itself to entirely dismissing the idea that chemical weapons are stored at Najaf.

We'll see what happens, and as the story develops, I'll be sure to link to the stories with all the proper retractions, mea culpas, or victory dances.

Read the story.