Half Ton of Bomb Material Stored a Few Miles from the White House (By ABC news team)

ABC News Blogs ^ | September 08, 2006 | Brian Ross and Rhonda Schwartz

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With virtually no questions asked, an undercover ABC News team was able to purchase a half ton of one of the world's most dangerous bomb-making materials and move it into a storage shed only a few miles from the White House and the U.S. Capitol.

Despite its use in the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building, there are still no federal laws restricting the purchase of ammonium nitrate, a chemical fertilizer, widely sold at farm supply stores.

The ABC News undercover team made the purchases, in cash, at farm supply stores in North Carolina and Virginia and were never once asked for any valid ID.

Legislation requiring buyers of ammonium nitrate to be registered by the federal government have been blocked by the agricultural industry, according to the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Congressman Pete King (R-NY).

The results of the ABC News investigation are "a wake-up call that the American people and the Congress needs," King said. A law requiring sellers to record purchases has passed King's committee and is awaiting a vote by the full House.

Brian Ross' full investigative report will air Monday on World News with Charles Gibson and as part of an ABC News Special Report on the fifth anniversary of 9/11. (10pm EST/9pm Central)

[indcons]

"...half ton of one of the world's most dangerous bomb-making materials" = ammonium nitrate

[msnimje]

Brian Ross never ceases to amaze me. White House, WHITE HOUSE, WHITE HOUSE!!!

[infidel29]

...ABC News team was able to purchase a half ton of one of the world's most dangerous bomb-making materials and move it into a storage shed only a few miles from the White House...

...and I'll bet they were just itching to use it.

[WorkingClassFilth]

ABC report: 1/2 ton of ammonium nitrate and 10 tons of manure.

[indcons]

Agreed...my thoughts too. I am sure they'll use this as a basis for several "news" stories on how "Pres. Bush hasn't made America any safer since 911").

[TimesDomain]

Yep - fertilizer - where did they buy it? ABC has the manpower to pbuy one bag at a time across the country and ship it all to DC.

So what? There are many types of bombs that can be made from ordinary materials - untraceable.

[toddlintown]

Another Brian Ross exclusive!

[KoRn]

I wonder why the DHS didn't threaten ABC's license before this report ran?

[kinoxi]

Fertilizer. Next week ABC will by 10,000 pints of hydrogen peroxide and move it within visual range of an airport.

[CindyDawg]

Storage shed as in mini warehouses? What does their lease say about that?

[cripplecreek]

While I agree that buying large amounts should require a permit or some kind of oversight, it is still fertilizer primarily.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Gasoline is fairly dangerous too. Time to restrict sales of this dangerous bomb making material too.

[ladyinred]

I couldn't agree with you more.

[Doogle]

nothing new here folks...ABC has been making "BOMBS" for years..anyone seen their programming, or seen ratings?


Doogle

[metmom]

That just makes me fell so safe, knowing our government is on top of things like this.

[ladyinred]

Well gee, are they surprised? Afterall it is the liberals who don't want to step on anyone's rights you know. They have a right to buy bomb material and store it close to the White House doncha know!

[marktwain]

To call ammonium nitrate "one of the world's most dangerous bomb-making materials" is yellow journalism.

Of course, journalists are not scientists or engineers. Ammonium nitrate is actually one of the world's safest bomb making materials.

[Mount Athos]

Brainstorming for terrorists

[alfa6]

And as fertilizer it has been prilled which would make it very dificult to use, as is, in an explosive device.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}