REB,

If you actually read the article you will note that none of these Iraqi scientists were involved in the manufacture of bioweapons.

QUOTES FROM THE ARTICLE:

"In separate interviews, all of the scientists said they were involved in civilian research projects and none knew of any programs for weapons of mass destruction."

"The inspectors never found anything because there wasn't anything to find. They were even joking about it when they were here. They were never serious. You don't search for weapons of mass destruction under the carpet."

"So far, U.S. forces haven't found any conclusive evidence that Iraq has weapons it was banned from possessing after the 1991 Gulf War."

"None of the scientists interviewed by the AP in their homes and on campuses said they had any such information to provide."

"Rasheed said some basic materials were destroyed just to avoid any suspicions that they could be used for military purposes."

"Such laboratory equipment, used by scientists to grow bacteria for study, could theoretically be used to create biological agents such as anthrax. But the equipment would be much too small to generate biological weapons in the quantities Iraq has been accused of producing."

"Rasheed said none of the materials were being used for weapons development, but that he was unsure whether any were banned by U.N. resolutions adopted at the end of the 1991 Gulf War, which prohibited Iraqi research into weapons of mass destruction."

"Maybe some were banned. I don't know. We just wanted to avoid problems," Rasheed said.