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To: nwctwx

How about the following (expand upon the link):

A terrorist attack on a tanker loaded with liquefied natural gas could cause massive damage a third of a mile away and could send a vapor cloud billowing more than 1.5 miles, government scientists say.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2957082


4,352 posted on 12/23/2004 2:34:05 PM PST by Godzilla (Jesus - The REASON for the SEASON)
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U.S.: Mosul bomber wore Iraqi uniform
By Rawya Rageh, Associated Press Writer | December 23, 2004

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The suicide bomber believed to have blown himself up in a U.S. military dining tent near Mosul this week, killing more than 20 people, was probably wearing an Iraqi military uniform, the U.S. military said Thursday.

The top U.S. general in northern Iraq acknowledged that the bomber may have gotten through the vetting process conducted by U.S. and Iraqi authorities to check the backgrounds of Iraqis joining the security services. (excerpted)

http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/12/23/us_mosul_bomber_wore_iraqi_uniform/


4,353 posted on 12/23/2004 2:43:51 PM PST by liberallyconservative (A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. - Eisenhower)
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