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Ricin in the Senate Office Building
CNN Breaking
| 2 Feb 04
| CNN
Posted on 02/02/2004 6:03:21 PM PST by SLB
-- Preliminary field test on substance found in Senate office building indicates presence of biological agent ricin, Homeland Security official says.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; War on Terror
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:03:23 PM PST
by
SLB
To: Squantos; Travis McGee; harpseal; pocat; sit-rep
Hum!
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:04:37 PM PST
by
SLB
("We must lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us." C. S. Lewis)
To: SLB
How toxic is Ricin in powder form? I have heard of it but don't know if it's as bad as anthrax etc
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:05:58 PM PST
by
SunnyUsa
To: SLB
-- Preliminary field test on substance found in Senate office building indicates presence of biological agent ricin, Homeland Security official says. Ricin is biological in the sense that it comes from castor beans. It's not a biological agent in the "Nuclear, Biological, Chemical" sense of WMDs. It's a chemical agent, a toxin.
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:06:41 PM PST
by
VadeRetro
To: SunnyUsa
One dies quickly.
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:07:09 PM PST
by
Bobibutu
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: SunnyUsa
Depending on exposure level, death is expected in 2-4 hours.
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:07:21 PM PST
by
patton
(I wish we could all look at the evil of abortion with the pure, honest heart of a child.)
To: SLB; JohnnyZ; Theodore R.; Nathaniel Fischer; AuH2ORepublican; LdSentinal; Kuksool; Coop; ...
Oh No!
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:07:34 PM PST
by
Pubbie
(We would have the WMDs if Powell and Rice hadn't made a 6 month UN detour)
To: SLB
Let's hope this is just another false alarm.
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:08:02 PM PST
by
f7Oshawn
To: SunnyUsa
Ricin is extremely toxic if inhaled.
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:08:03 PM PST
by
Kozak
(Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
To: SLB
If I recall correctly, David Kay reported finding Ricin in Iraq, but not in large quantities.
Hmmmm...
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:08:43 PM PST
by
RJL
To: VadeRetro
that interpretation depends on whether you're a chemist or a biologist.
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:08:48 PM PST
by
Endeavor
To: Bobibutu; SunnyUsa
Not a good thing.
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:08:53 PM PST
by
SLB
("We must lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us." C. S. Lewis)
To: SunnyUsa
Death is the only cure
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:09:22 PM PST
by
MJY1288
(VOTE CONSTITUTION PARTY IF YOU WANT A DEMOCRAT)
To: f7Oshawn
Supposedly the real McCoy
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posted on
02/02/2004 6:10:03 PM PST
by
SLB
("We must lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us." C. S. Lewis)
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