Saddam had WMDs on war eve says Israeli general

A retired Israeli general claimed today that on the eve of the US-led war on Iraq a year ago, Saddam Hussein had chemical and biological weapons and was in the early stages of producing nuclear arms.

Major General Amos Gilad, who was heavily involved in Israel’s preparations for the US attack on Iraq, provided no proof to back up his statements, but said weak American intelligence was the reason the arsenal was not uncovered.