Posted on 10/25/2004 11:33:01 PM PDT by picturefan
Keep me posted if that sitrep ever goes public. I'll share it on my blog:
http://freedomstruth.blogspot.com
Actually, as I understand these were very special explosives. Very little reason to make them for normal munitions, as they are quite expensive in comparison. They are for use in radiological environments, like in nuclear warheads, so the nuclear material won't prematurely detonate the explosives and ruin the warhead.
So....350 tons has disappeared and cannot be found? Let's see...maybe it never existed, like the much smaller 25 tons of Anthrax and the 100 tons of nerve gas. :)
With the luck they are having, it would still be dead by 2:00 AM, Saturday morning
We are living in the most remarkable time where we everyday citizens are able to expose the MSM's attempts to:
*influence an election;
*in perilous times, put our soldiers at risk and make them objects of ridicule for perceived incompetence
*openly collude with a political party (CBS>Lockhart) to influence an election
*broadcast a story based on forgeries
The frightening aspect to this is, how often were the MSM able to get away with this?
We are members of the new check and balance system to the MSM. Afforded us through technology (Internet) and rise of talk radio and cable news we are able to instantly refute, investigate and check their supposed facts.
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Thank you for the pings!
So....350 tons has disappeared and cannot be found? Let's see...maybe it never existed, like the much smaller 25 tons of Anthrax and the 100 tons of nerve gas. :)
A most excellent point.
Mohamed El Baradei's report to the UN security council
February 13, 2003:
"We have also continued to investigate the relocation and consumption of the high explosive HMX. As I reported earlier, Iraq has declared that 32 tonnes of the HMX previously under IAEA seal had been transferred for use in the production of industrial explosives, primarily to cement plants as a booster for explosives used in
quarrying."
"Iraq has provided us with additional information, including documentation on the movement and use of this material, and inspections have been conducted at locations where the material is said to have been used. However, given the nature of the use of high explosives, it may well be that the IAEA will be unable to reach a final conclusion on the end use of this material. While we have no indication that this material was used for any application other than that declared by Iraq, we have no technical method of verifying, quantitatively, the declared use of the material in explosions. We will continue to follow this issue through a review of civilian mining practices in Iraq and through interviews of key Iraqi personnel involved in former relevant research and development activities."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,895890,00.html
Win, lose, or draw, not one CBS or NYT reporter should ever be called on by President Bush or his press secretary during a news conference or briefing. EVER!
The Swiftees, unfortunately, are past their prime in terms of effectiveness now. The peaked about a month ago. We need to hit on this piece of garbage the MSM is putting out about the "missing weapons" big time.
I'm sick of this lying. Need to expose these frauds.
I agree with you,but the American public has a very short memory and are not as informed as you.
good question: "where is GOP's October surprise?"
Now is the time for the major GOP players and all the conservative talking heads, all in unison, demand Kerry's records. All at the same time: "Senator Kerry, why won't you release your records?" and "Senator Kerry, what will your records reveal and what are you hiding from the American People?"
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