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Outcry as border guards seize British 'dirty bomb' lorry heading for Iran
Daily Mail ^
| July 22, 2006
| Jason Lewis
Posted on 07/24/2006 8:47:37 PM PDT by Bald Eagle777
Border guards seized a British lorry on its way to make a delivery to the Iranian military - after discovering it was packed with radioactive material that could be used to build a dirty bomb.
The lorry set off from Kent on its way to Tehran but was stopped by officials at a checkpoint on Bulgaria's northernborder with Romania after a scanner indicated radiation levels 200 times above normal.
The lorry was impounded and the Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NPA) was called out.
On board they found ten lead-lined boxes addressed to the Iranian Ministry of Defence. Inside each box was a soil-testing device, containing highly dangerous quantities of radioactive caesium 137 and americium-beryllium.
The soil testers had been sent to Iran by a British firm with the apparent export approval of the Department of Trade and Industry.
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This situation is rather interesting, to say the least, which needs investigation. Let's see how this cookie crumbles, or whether it gets swept under the proverbial rug.
To: Bald Eagle777
My bet is on the rug. Thank God for the Bulgarians.
To: Bald Eagle777
I do believe God is watching over us.
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posted on
07/24/2006 8:55:28 PM PDT
by
demkicker
(democrats and terrorists are intimate bedfellows)
To: SirJohnBarleycorn
"He said: "The Prime Minister has accused the Iranian Government of sponsoring international terrorism, yet his officials are doing nothing to prevent radioactive material which has an obvious dual use being sold to their military." Shaking my head here.
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posted on
07/24/2006 8:57:26 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
(Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
To: Cindy; nw_arizona_granny; DAVEY CROCKETT; all4one; callmejoe; JustPiper; LucyT; nwctwx; Godzilla
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posted on
07/24/2006 8:58:15 PM PDT
by
Donna Lee Nardo
(+++ DEATH TO ISLAMIC TERRORISTS AND ANIMAL AND CHILD ABUSERS +++)
To: Bald Eagle777
Does George Galloway (MP) have any connections to the British firm involved?
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posted on
07/24/2006 8:59:41 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: Bald Eagle777
I fear it is only a matter of time before there is a nightmare.
To: Bald Eagle777
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posted on
07/24/2006 9:04:31 PM PDT
by
Donna Lee Nardo
(+++ DEATH TO ISLAMIC TERRORISTS AND ANIMAL AND CHILD ABUSERS +++)
To: Donna Lee Nardo
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posted on
07/24/2006 9:05:14 PM PDT
by
Cindy
To: All
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posted on
07/24/2006 9:08:44 PM PDT
by
Cindy
To: Donna Lee Nardo
Gotcha, didn't see this come up on this particular SITE. Wrong key words, potentially. Good call.
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posted on
07/24/2006 9:10:10 PM PDT
by
Bald Eagle777
(1) Honor God. 2) Honor your parents. 3) anti-Christian Secularism in the West has to "go")
To: Peach
Another ping Peach, cause you are one of the many paying attention to this.
To: girlangler; Army Air Corps; Victoria Delsoul
Was just going to ping you on this. Interesting to say the very least.
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posted on
07/24/2006 9:16:56 PM PDT
by
proud_yank
(If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until its free.)
To: Bald Eagle777
The address makes me be a little skeptical//////Iranian Dept of Defense??
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posted on
07/24/2006 9:20:35 PM PDT
by
Suzy Quzy
("When Cabals Go Kaboom"....upcoming book on Mary McCarthy's Coup-Plotters.)
To: Bald Eagle777
The address makes me be a little skeptical//////Iranian Ministry of Defence??
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posted on
07/24/2006 9:21:02 PM PDT
by
Suzy Quzy
("When Cabals Go Kaboom"....upcoming book on Mary McCarthy's Coup-Plotters.)
To: Bald Eagle777; Enterprise
"He said: "The Prime Minister has accused the Iranian Government of sponsoring international terrorism, yet his officials are doing nothing to prevent radioactive material which has an obvious dual use being sold to their military."Unbelievable!! Might as well remove the security guards and locks on all the world's nuke facilities and install a loading zone for removal of all the spent fuel rods.
"Would you like to Super-size your order, Mohammad?" DUH!!!
Head shaking here too, Enterprise.
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posted on
07/24/2006 9:34:06 PM PDT
by
Diver Dave
(WE STAND AGAINST TERROR. WE STAND WITH ISRAEL.)
To: Suzy Quzy
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posted on
07/24/2006 9:39:27 PM PDT
by
Bald Eagle777
(1) Honor God. 2) Honor your parents. 3) anti-Christian Secularism in the West has to "go")
To: Bald Eagle777
Geez Louise. I wonder what Iran was going to do with that.
To: neverdem; MadIvan
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posted on
07/24/2006 9:40:45 PM PDT
by
King Prout
(many complain I am overly literal... this would not be a problem if fewer people were under-precise)
To: Bald Eagle777
...radioactive caesium 137 and americium-beryllium....Sounds like smoke detectors or other testing equipment. The article didn't say how much material was involved.
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posted on
07/24/2006 9:44:39 PM PDT
by
Doctor Stochastic
(Vegetabilisch = chaotisch ist der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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