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Looted Al QaQaa 'explosives' are in fact urinary antiseptic
Exclusive (So far) to FR ^ | 11/4/2004 | Gerard S Harbison, AKA Right Wing Professor

Posted on 11/04/2004 6:49:55 PM PST by Right Wing Professor

The Los Angeles Times this morning ran an article on the alleged looting of the Al QaQaa explosives. Pivotal to the article, whcih relied on unidentified GI alleged witnesses to the looting, was this:

One soldier said U.S. forces watched the looters' trucks loaded with bags marked "hexamine" — a key ingredient for HMX — being driven away from the facility. Unsure what hexamine was, the troops later did an Internet search and learned of its explosive power.

"We found out this was stuff you don't smoke around," the soldier said.

The trouble is, it's completely bogus. Hexamine isn't an explosive, and has no 'explosive power'. It's a urinary antiseptic. It is used in the synthesis of RDX and HMX - but without a chemical plant and a number of other chemical ingredients, some dangerous and hard to obtain, you can't make RDX or HMX from it. All the explosive properties of RDX and HMX come from the fuming nitric acid which is another ingredient in the manufacture. I doubt you could even get hexamine to burn decently, let alone explode. I wouldn't be at all surprised that Saddam was manufacturing RDX and HMX, and that's why he had sacks of hexamine, but no terrorist is going to be able to do anything with hexamine (except, maybe, treat his gonorrhea).

I'm befuddled how the LA Times could have used a second-hand google search as a source for the most element on the story. I contacted them, and their 'reader representative' gave me an implausible story of how they'd checked their chemical information with the Encyclopedia Britannica, but promised to tell their editors. I'm not holding my breath waiting for a correction.

In case I need to establish my credentials on this, just google 'hexamethylenetetramine harbison' and look at the first hit. Hexamethylenetetramine is the correct chemical name of hexamine. I've done quite a bit of published research with the stuff.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alqaqaa; ammogate; bushwins; explosives; iraq; mediabias; octobersurprise; pajamapeople; pajamapeoplerule; peepeegate; qaqaagate; rathergate; timingwassuspicious; zogbyism
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To: Right Wing Professor

So, should we change the name from Al QaQaa to Al PePee?


101 posted on 11/04/2004 10:20:48 PM PST by SlowBoat407 ("Don't bother giving me liberty: I'll take it for myself, thanks.")
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To: Travis McGee

Actually HMX is Octogen.....or homocyclonite.......RDX is cyclonite . Regardless it was a good story........:o)

Stay safe !


102 posted on 11/04/2004 10:22:27 PM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Boot Hill

You mean IRFNA do you not ? aka ..."BFRC" (Big Friggin Red Cloud on the Titan Missle Accidents I was invited to in late 70's.......

Titan , SCUD and Lance Missle Oxidizer.....Nasty crap !


103 posted on 11/04/2004 10:33:23 PM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Kirkwood

It's nothing but Powerful Piss? Well...THAT'S GLOBAL. Is it a component of Rice Butt's Global Test? This International Piss sounds dangerous to me...call the UN. A new treaty must be worked out--and this issue given TOP priority. STAT.


104 posted on 11/04/2004 10:44:45 PM PST by Miss Behave (Thermos Kerry: "You want hot? I'm FOR it. You want cold? I'm FOR it. It's my Secret Plan.")
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To: Squantos
"Big Friggin Red Cloud on the Titan Missle Accidents I was invited to in late 70's"

Damnit, everybody else is having all the fun!

(The Iraqi's probably used IRFNA for some systems, but they did use RFNA in their scuds.)

--Boot Hill

105 posted on 11/04/2004 11:01:36 PM PST by Boot Hill (Candy-gram for Osama bin Mongo, candy-gram for Osama bin Mongo!!!)
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To: Right Wing Professor
Thanks for posting this, RWP. I appreciate the expertise you brought to this subject. Sorry you had to put up with a nattering nabob of negativism. However, the rest of us could see that you're a pro.

--Boot Hill

106 posted on 11/04/2004 11:07:34 PM PST by Boot Hill (Candy-gram for Osama bin Mongo, candy-gram for Osama bin Mongo!!!)
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To: Right Wing Professor

Wow! Another great catch by a freeper.

Old Media seems to have forgotten how to do research.


107 posted on 11/05/2004 3:27:52 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed)
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To: Kirkwood
I think we are on the same wavelength

I'm afraid not.

I totally disagree with your cavalier attitude on chemical safety. I hope you don't do that for a living.

I will give your concerns all the seriousness they deserve.

108 posted on 11/05/2004 5:23:57 AM PST by Right Wing Professor (Fingers now uncrossed)
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To: Right Wing Professor

placemark.


109 posted on 11/05/2004 6:26:12 AM PST by Rebelbase (Indiscriminate reprisals strengthen the terrorists. Targeted ones weaken them. Aim is everything.)
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To: Right Wing Professor

Great find.

Another example of the plicks in charge of AP and their lies and spins.

Ass. Plicks is total waste of time.


110 posted on 11/05/2004 7:17:16 AM PST by Grampa Dave (FNC/ABCNNBCBS & the MSM fishwraps are the Rathering Fraudcasters of America!)
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To: Fatalis; Squantos; Travis McGee

The maggot plicks at AP have one mission.

That is to lie and spin about GW 24/7/365. Most of its liars are Fudge Packers for Kerry.


111 posted on 11/05/2004 7:18:35 AM PST by Grampa Dave (FNC/ABCNNBCBS & the MSM fishwraps are the Rathering Fraudcasters of America!)
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To: weegee

The Ass. Plick Fudge Packers pretending to be journalists are life's complete losers.


112 posted on 11/05/2004 7:19:36 AM PST by Grampa Dave (FNC/ABCNNBCBS & the MSM fishwraps are the Rathering Fraudcasters of America!)
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To: Grampa Dave

bttt


113 posted on 11/05/2004 8:12:42 AM PST by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: Mount Athos

so this stuff was disguised in that the Jane Fonda Urinal Stickers weren't readily visible?


114 posted on 11/06/2004 9:41:33 AM PST by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: Teslas Pigeon

"....These include the chlorine and phenol plant at Fallujah...."

Geez......those 2 combined with excessive heat produce dioxins and furans.....2378 TCDD is the ultimate dioxin, it is rather slow acting, but carcinogenic and mutagenic and offers a plethora of nasty and fatal diseases/conditions.....this is the dioxin of the 'agent orange' matter......parts per billion in humans in exposure produce these effects....a large and deliberate dispersal of it as a CW agent might not be noticed and the effects wouldn't become apparent for quite some time.


115 posted on 11/06/2004 10:17:29 AM PST by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: Right Wing Professor
I'm befuddled how the LA Times could have used a second-hand google search as a source for the most element on the story. I contacted them, and their 'reader representative' gave me an implausible story of how they'd checked their chemical information with the Encyclopedia Britannica, but promised to tell their editors. I'm not holding my breath waiting for a correction.

But that the lefts major problem right now you give them ANY wild ass roomer that supports there view or cause and they run with it without double checking...look at memogate...its nuts that something like that should slip by... their just destroy them self being so sloppy

Look at what happen even here when we get something good for our side..it will be question and double check.... but the left had lost there ability to even to a simple reality check

116 posted on 11/06/2004 10:44:42 AM PST by tophat9000
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