[spetznaz]

PING

I am ecstatic that this shipment was stopped by the Turkish Gendarmes, however i wonder if this was the only shipment or one of several (with the others going through to their destination unimpeded).

I am also wondering where the stuff was heading? Probably Saddam is the biggest destination probability, however Syria is quite near too and some jehadi group may have wanted it for a dirty device (which is better than an Iraqi nuke, but at the same time not good news).

And why does the stuff have a tag saying it came from West Germany (exactly when was this material 'lost' or sold)? And who was the middleman behind this deal? (I believe knowing the middleman and source is actually more important than knowing the buyer because although there are many buyers out there who would want fissile material there are comparatively fewer sellers who have the balls and incentive to sell radioactive stuff).

I hope something is being done about this!

[swarthyguy]

The West German tag means that the container is at least 10 years old or recycled to hold this stuff.

West Germany hasn't existed for a while.

[Peach]

Let's Freep mail Daschle, Gephardt, Kennedy, etc. Maybe if they "get the memo" they'll understand their political games aren't funny to the majority of the country.

[El Gato]

And why does the stuff have a tag saying it came from West Germany

The tag on the *container* says that, but that doesn't necessarily mean the material inside came from there. Doesn't mean it didn't either of course.