] NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - An Iraqi scientist told a
] U.S. military team that Iraq had destroyed chemical
] weapons and biological warfare equipment only days before
] the war began, The New York Times reported on Monday.

This would tie in to the (unconfirmed) reports about high concentrations of cyanide and mustard agent being found in the Euphrates a couple weeks ago, too. Rather than being caught with the stuff, Iraq was likely dumping and destroying it.

Scientist says Iraq destroyed WMD just before attack