Posted on 11/16/2002 4:41:22 PM PST by MadIvan
Beg pardon?
Regards, Ivan
If you use public transport regularly to commute into London you might consider getting a British army S10 gas mask. It would provide protection against a chemical or biological weapons attack. Although, if al Qaeda used mustard gas, without an NBC suit, you'd suffer serious skin burns. But a military grade gas mask would protect you from Hydrogen Cyanide and Sarin, which have to be inhaled. I work with Cyanide compounds on a regular basis, we use standard lab grade gas masks (below military standard).
Its strange that these blokes were trying to import the ingredients for a Cyanide bomb from outside Britain. If you know where to go you can buy all the chemicals you'd need for a wicked Cyanide bomb here in Britain. But I'd better not give the scumbags any ideas.
Nope. Created it. Sold it (for a nominal fee).
Regards, Ivan
Doing fine, and you? Yes, I am relieved.
If you use public transport regularly to commute into London you might consider getting a British army S10 gas mask. It would provide protection against a chemical or biological weapons attack.
As I understand it, cyanide is mostly odourless. If it's my time to go, it's my time to go - I am not going to go mad about it.
Its strange that these blokes were trying to import the ingredients for a Cyanide bomb from outside Britain. If you know where to go you can buy all the chemicals you'd need for a wicked Cyanide bomb here in Britain. But I'd better not give the scumbags any ideas.
Please don't. One of the advantages we have is that many of them are about as idiotic as Richard Reid. ;)
Regards, Ivan
...and it will be so as long as there are Muslims present.
I'm fine, although up to my eyeballs in work right now.
As I understand it, cyanide is mostly odourless.
Cyanide smells of almonds. I think you would know that something was happening when people started to fall down in the primary release area. Also, there would be a device thrown, or even an explosion, so you'd kown something was up. Anyway, its your choice, but the public transport system in London must be a primary target and you can get an S10 on in under two seconds.
If it's my time to go, it's my time to go - I am not going to go mad about it.
My dear Ivan, that's a bit of a fatalistic attitude! Its a damn shame we Brits aren't allowed to carry any sort of weapon, since that makes us very vulnerable to these sorts of attacks. Perhaps, the Conservative party might consider making some suggestions for temporary emergency legislation to allow British citizens to combat terrorists. The security forces can't be everywhere at once and 9/11 proved that massive casualties can be inflicted against an unarmed population with unimpressive weapons (boxcutters).
What did Churchill have to say about how we should behave during a German invasion: "You can always take one of them with you". The government passed emergency legislation during WWII to allow householders to own firearms for household defence. We need a leader with vision now, like Churchill, not a PC statist wimp like Blair.
I will consider getting that mask.
Regards, Ivan
From the article:
To avoid being overcome by the fumes, a gang member would throw the gas bomb through a connecting window between carriages into a compartment that was downwind.
As I mentioned, the cowards might be unwilling to die for jihad in such a messy way. If you were in the affected car and masked, you could dispose of said device, and possibly apprehend one or more jihadists.
I think you are right. This has the earmarks of an intentional leak. Probably the facts are mostly correct. Probably, also, there was much more to the story than these leaks lets on, and the preparations were farther along than we know.
It's far better to have it and never need it than to need it and not have it.
Regards,
L
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