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Boston receives threat from Dirty Bomb: ABC radio news
Posted on 01/19/2005 12:55:45 PM PST by 1Old Pro
Just heard, apparently police are out in force after hearing of the threat
TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: boston; dirtybomb; jihadinamerica; puppetmasters; twomentwowomen; wmd; wot
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To: tfecw
A dirty bomb is bad, but it's not as bad as people make it out to be. A dirty bomb isn't going to vaporize the eastern half of mass. I'm sure they'd have a pray err remembrance moment. and the speech writers would be busy tonight making a statement. All a dirty bomb will do is spread some radioactive dust around. In concrete-and-glass downtown Boston, all that stuff gets washed down into the sewers and out to sea after the first heavy rain. The remainder can be taken care of with power washers
541
posted on
01/19/2005 3:30:08 PM PST
by
SauronOfMordor
(We are going to fight until hell freezes over and then we are going to fight on the ice)
To: EternalVigilance
To: MeekOneGOP
WBZ reported Romney would cut short his trip to Washington and would return to Massachusetts later on Wednesday evening as a result of the report. A spokeswoman for the governor did not rule out that Romney would return to Boston on Wednesday.Anyone heard what Romney's going to do?
543
posted on
01/19/2005 3:30:51 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Has CBS retracted the story yet?)
To: Arthur Wildfire! March
If you have ever had x-rays of your kidneys done, they injected you with something radioactive. What I am saying is that more likely than not, the radioactive material that these people would have probably wouldn't be plutonium. Of course why bother to go through all the trouble if you just used firecrackers.
544
posted on
01/19/2005 3:31:39 PM PST
by
brooklin
(What was that?)
To: nicmarlo
545
posted on
01/19/2005 3:31:39 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Has CBS retracted the story yet?)
To: nicmarlo
Since Cheney and Bush were together today, then DC appears safe at least. FReegards....
546
posted on
01/19/2005 3:31:48 PM PST
by
Arthur Wildfire! March
(The Four Law Breakers: Senators Rockefeller, Durbin, Carl Levin, Ron Wyden)
To: SauronOfMordor
actually its snowing there....snowplows are on the street
the Boston officers have handheld radiological detectors in the Fleet Center and photos of the suspects...
To: Fruitbat
Exactly, a dirty bomb won't hurt you. It is to terrorize you. According to Homeland sec. disrobe, shower. That is how you get it off.
A dirty bomb is for terrorizing.....and it looks like it doing it's said job.
548
posted on
01/19/2005 3:32:19 PM PST
by
processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: Lovebloggers
FNC just mentioned the story on their 6:30 news update, just that police were looking for four suspects, I didn't quite get the rest.
549
posted on
01/19/2005 3:32:19 PM PST
by
golas1964
("He tasks me... He tasks me, and I shall have him!")
To: Lovebloggers; golas1964
I went to High School just up the river from that base.
You are right. They don't mess around.
550
posted on
01/19/2005 3:32:27 PM PST
by
Betis70
(I'm only Left Wing when I play hockey)
To: Arthur Wildfire! March
"Another freeper here mentioned that OBL doesn't like MA because of homosexual marriage and mentioned it in his last message." Sheesh he's getting nit picky now isn't he? I guess sex with the local goat is ok though. :)
551
posted on
01/19/2005 3:32:31 PM PST
by
WestCoastGal
("If you can't run with the big dogs, you'd better go sit on the porch." (Daytona 500 32 days);-)
552
posted on
01/19/2005 3:32:42 PM PST
by
Drago
To: 1Old Pro
553
posted on
01/19/2005 3:32:52 PM PST
by
TomGuy
(America: Best friend or worst enemy. Choose wisely.)
To: BurbankKarl
...the Boston officers have handheld radiological detectors...Uh oh.
554
posted on
01/19/2005 3:32:53 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Has CBS retracted the story yet?)
To: mewzilla
As I understand it, Romney is on his way back to Boston. He spoke from the airport in DC. Howie said something about Romney just showing that he's not afraid to come back, but I didn't catch whether he was quoting or speculating.
555
posted on
01/19/2005 3:33:05 PM PST
by
maryz
To: nicmarlo
Economic damage would be "greater" than the loss of life. Depending on the conventional explosive and where it is placed.
Basically, the cost of scrubbing the affected area would be astronomical, but even more lasting would be the economic impact. People wouldn't trust that the area was safe. Real estate, business would literally go into a depression in the effected area.
To: michigander
![](http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20050119/capt.sge.daj39.190105224755.photo00.photo.default-226x380.jpg)
Cool, he's carrying a FN P-90. Wicked little weapon. 5.7 X 28mm cartridge, 50 round mag. Cyclic rate of 900 RPM. Can pierce 48 layers of Kevlar. Someone crossing this guy will have a very bad...and short day.
557
posted on
01/19/2005 3:33:22 PM PST
by
EricT.
(Join the Soylent Green Party...We recycle dead environmentalists.)
To: brooklin
>> I just get on about the fear of an atomic explosion that some have. <<
I understand. There are far too many folks who don't know the difference. A dirty bomb will not cause a nuclear detonation (no mushroom cloud), just spread radioactive material. Probably won't result in a high body count but will cost billions to clean up.
Biggest threat from a dirty bomb is the panic that it would cause.
Didn't mean to be snippy. My apologies.
558
posted on
01/19/2005 3:33:25 PM PST
by
appalachian_dweller
(Threat Level: HIGH - Basic list of survival gear @ my FR Homepage)
To: brooklin
"What I am saying is that more likely than not, the radioactive material that these people would have probably wouldn't be plutonium."
Ah, I see. I was hearing about a worst-case level of dirty nuke. Normally, it would be junk from medical waste, etc. Ah... ok. =]
559
posted on
01/19/2005 3:33:34 PM PST
by
Arthur Wildfire! March
(The Four Law Breakers: Senators Rockefeller, Durbin, Carl Levin, Ron Wyden)
To: EternalVigilance
Aren't they all there right now too? Haj or something.
560
posted on
01/19/2005 3:33:42 PM PST
by
WestCoastGal
("If you can't run with the big dogs, you'd better go sit on the porch." (Daytona 500 32 days);-)
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