In news on Iraq, the post-war looting of Iraqi weapons site now appears to be more extensive than previously reported. This according to Iraqi officials who are speaking out on the issue for the first time. After the fall of Baghdad two years ago, U.S. troops failed to secure Iraqi main military weapons plants. The New York Times reports looters were able to systematically dismantle and remove tons of machinery from Saddam Hussein’s most important weapons installations. Iraq’s deputy minister of industry said equipment capable of making parts for missiles as well as chemical, biological and nuclear arms is still missing. That official, Sami al-Araji, said, “They came in with the cranes and the lorries, and they depleted the whole sites. They knew what they were doing; they knew what they want. This was sophisticated looting.” The United Nations has estimated 90 important sites were looted or razed. U.S. officials have said the military had too few troops on the group to guard all of the weapons sites during and after the invasion.