The US says this was a weapons plant. Sudan says it made drugs. Who's right?

Article Abstract:

The US has failed to reveal any evidence to support claims that the chemical plant in Khartoum, Sudan, that was the target of US missile attacks actually made weapons rather than pharmaceuticals as claimed by the Sudanese government. The US has also failed to produce evidence of the involvement of Islamic terrorist Osama bin Laden in the bombing of US embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, which led to the US launching missile attacks on targets in Afghanistan. US intelligence officials claim the US government has known of the camps in Afghanistan for some years and the timing of the US attack is unclear.

Usage, Buildings and facilities, Air to surface missiles, Terrorists, Chemical weapons, Khartoum, Sudan (City), Air-to-surface missiles

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US bombs terrorist targets in Afghanistan and Sudan

Article Abstract:

US President Bill Clinton launched air strikes on targets in Sudan and Afghanistan on August 20 1998 in response to the bombing of US embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, and to prevent further anticipated attacks. The action was targeted at the Armed Islamic group and Egyptian Islamic Jihad, terrorist organizations associated with Saudi activist Osama bin Laden. The swift response has astounded Clinton's political opponents, who have questioned his motives in light of the potential legal problems associated with his admission to a relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

Clinton, Bill, International aspects, Political aspects, Military policy, Attack and defense (Military science)

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US put on defensive over Sudan attack

Article Abstract:

The attack on a Sudanese pharmaceutical plant by US missiles after the bombing of US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya has been criticised by those who see the plant as unlikely to have had a military function. The US had not divulged how evidence was obtained that the plant was used to make an ingredient for nerve gas. Sudan has called on the United Nations (UN) to inspect the plant to prove that it was not used for making chemical weapons. The US opposes an investigation by the UN Security Council.

Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing, Drugs, Pharmaceutical industry

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