NBC BLOWS A HOLE IN NY TIMES' EXPLOSIVES STORY (KERRY SPOT)

The Kerry Spot, NRO ^ | 10/25/04 | Jim miclacevski

[El Gato]

Moreover, most IEDs have been constructed from old artillery shells, not these high explosives.

I suspect artillery shells contian something like RDX or it in combination with some other high detonation velocity explosive. Bombs do, that's why the VC would remove the explosive filler from dud shells and bombs. (A dud would be a result of a bad fuse, usually).

[international american]

TTTHANKS, you litrit foo!

[CAluvdubya]

ElBaradei, who had irritated the Bush administration before the war...

DON'T MESS WITH BUSH!!

[Kahuna]

The rats can't have it both ways as Monday morning quarterbacks. Too soon, too late? Not enough troops? Too much money? Fund, don't fund. Invade, wait for santions and the UN? I say bullshit.

I do know my Cowboy's sucked yesterday at Lambert Field and I could revise some play calling and shoot #41, however, I'll stay with these guys and I know they tried their best.

I'll also stay with GWB and not stab him or his wonderful Armed Forces in the back.

I say examine your heart and vote!

[Thumbellina]

Yep, Something else I just thought of as well, Hawaii has many churches here (like one on every corner) and many denominations. There also is a huge Mormon presence which btw owns The Polynesian Culture Center. Many Hawaiians get cable and broadban access as well (not much to do on an island at night:-). They are very intuned to whats happening in this election, and let us not forget of a constant reminder (Pearl Harbor). There are many old folks here that lived through that, know a few and have heard their stories. These people don't want another terrorist attack on their homeland.

[LibertarianInExile]

LOL. That's an intentional mistake. I'm sure I won't be the only one to point it out. You'll see the same mistake made with serious ('seriesly!'), and there will often be references to Viking Kitties, moose, cheese, and ZOT (among others)! Those are all early Freeper lingo. I can't give you the origin as I wasn't here, but you can find out where it came from here, I promise. Check out the history of Free Republic thread--I think it's on the homepage.

[El Gato]

HMX is a "dual use" substance powerful enough to ignite the fissile material in an atomic bomb and set off a nuclear chain reaction

It doesn't "ignite" it like a conventional fuse or cap ignites chemical explosives. It compresses it, converting a sub-critical mass to a critical mass. (Critical mass depends on geometry and density, as well as isotope ratios and such)

[Salvation]

The left listens to the wrong people -- again! LOL!

[maine-iac7]

But since the disappearance was reported in the media, he said he wanted the Security Council to have the letter dated Oct. 10 that he received from Mohammed J. Abbas, a senior official at Iraq's Ministry of Science and Technology, reporting the theft of the explosives.

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Written on Word Perfect, of course?

[picturefan]

The anonymous source quoted in the original NY Times story may or may have not known the truth regarding this site when the story was written. The fact that an independent journalist was there with the troops when they first arrived at the depot on 4/10/2003 is far more persuasive than any unnamed source. The NBC report cuts to the heart of the Kerry campaign's complaint re the "failure to secure" the site. This is a major development which will turn this story on its ear.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Ok everyone ? in your own opinion , is this bigger than MEMOGATE ? and will this prove that the US , Bush , Bushes people and the Republicans, ( WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG ! ) about SADDAM having those WMDs ? and that the UN helped SADDAM move those WMDS out of IRAQ into SYRIA before the war ?
Let us hope so.
And the LIBS/DEMS/DAN cBS/THE UN have to eat crow.

[Mo1]

What's the latest number on the crowd?

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ABC News6 just reported on the rally .. they also had a roof top view of the crowd

There were a lot more folks then what NBC10 was showing earlier

(IMO) ... that number of 100,000 looks about right from the News on ABC News6 reporting

here is a link to the story and they have a video you can watch

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/102504-campaign2004-kerry.html

[international american]

You Phailled marsupially to axplane thee oblivious...iamstunedbeyondprecognition!!

[riri]

Well, if it does... we need to condense it into an easy to understand 5 word or less soundbyte and start plastering it all over the place.

[rebel_yell2]

It's important to distinguish here between conventional ammo etc and the HMX and RDX.

Would someone please explain why HMX and RDX are of more concern than TNT?

I just don't get it.

[LibertarianInExile]

The official is full of crap. That's what you're missing. This NBC report shows that the explosives weren't there when the coalition-led forces got there in the first place! The anonymous official (pictured in 736) is full of SeeBS.

[rebel_yell2]

HMX can be used to ignite fissile material but YOU STILL NEED FISSILE MATERIAL, don't you . . . ?

[maine-iac7]

I am surprised that NBC didn't just shut up and let it go.

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They may be aware of what's buried (pun unintentional) under this story - who's involved in moving, aiding, abetting...that this story may have loooonnng legs and they don't want to be on the wrong side.

rats do that =, remember - desert the sinking ship

[Prophet in the wilderness]

and the UN also,

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Kerry looks like a complete fool for trying to make an issue of this - and for mentioning it (or something of this nature) in the debates.