An Iraqi chemical plant captured by U.S. troops was camouflaged to avoid detection by spy satellites or spotter planes, an Israeli newspaper reported Monday. Jerusalem Post correspondent Caroline Glick, who is embedded with forces in Iraq, said the abandoned facility near Najaf was swathed in “sand-cast walls to make it look like the surrounding desert.”
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