Post #94,992
4/8/03 8:44:11 AM
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canada.com: Don't drink the water
[link|http://www.canada.com/national/features/iraq/story.html?id=2CEEEE95-DB20-42C0-912F-332ECED238DE|What do the enviromentalists have to say about this?]
Excerpt:
Mustard gas and cyanide have been found in river water in the Iraqi city of Nasiriya, coalition forces said yesterday. The poisonous substances are believed to have been dumped in the Euphrates either by Iraqi soldiers fleeing from U.S. troops or by local factories that produced weapons of mass destruction.
A spokesman for the U.S. marines, based outside the city, described the quantities of chemical agents found as "significant" and claimed that it was further evidence that Saddam Hussein has produced weapons of mass destruction. The poisons were discovered by the marines' scientists who were testing the quality of water taken from the Euphrates before purifying it and distributing it to the residents of Nasiriya, a city of 250,000 people.
I say:
It's dual use! It's pesticide! It kills the mosquitos!
I hear they found some missiles loaded with pesticide, so they can kill weevils from miles away. Those must be some tough weevils, if you need missiles to deal with them.
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Post #95,001
4/8/03 9:46:52 AM
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Old news, since retracted.
False positive, IIRC.
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-scott anderson
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Post #95,019
4/8/03 10:48:05 AM
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He's running a lot of those lately, hmm?
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Post #95,025
4/8/03 11:19:04 AM
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First one I've noticed...
... but then again I don't tend to pay a lot of attention to what he posts in the first place, lately.
Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #95,144
4/8/03 7:33:38 PM
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Retracted where?
I haven't seen a retraction anywhere of this specific one.
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Any idiot can die for what he believes in. Michael Kelly lived and died in service of the truth.
I support Iraqi troops when they shoot their Fedayeen minders.
The future is leaving the station, the US is at the throttle, and the Left isn't on board.
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Post #95,158
4/8/03 8:03:39 PM
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Not so much retracted as unable to confirm.
The first sample showed something; successive samples were inconclusive. First one I found in a quick search: [link|http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=410632003|http://www.thescotsm....cfm?id=410632003] In a separate incident, a substance suspected as cyanide found dumped in the Euphrates river was still under investigation. An initial test showed positive results but a second did not show a clear reading. "We don\ufffdt have any details that are factually based," Brigadier-General Vince Brooks admitted. MSNBC made the initial report on Friday; there has been no further sign of confirmation since then. Confirmation should be pretty easy; that much cyanide should produce a veritable tide of dead fish. Personally, I'm more interested in what they find under the new pavement at the girl's school in Aziziyah. Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #95,185
4/8/03 9:12:57 PM
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note on cyanide it does have industrial uses
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Post #95,190
4/8/03 9:25:26 PM
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Yup. Chemicals to etch gold, for example.
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Post #95,200
4/8/03 9:53:09 PM
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a laundry list of uses.
[link|http://www.cyantists.com/cyanide.htm|Interesting Facts About Cyanide] ...hydrogen cyanide is used in the production of a wide range of industrial and consumer items such as adhesives, computer electronics, fire retardants, airplane brakes, cosmetics, dyes, nylon, paints, pharmaceuticals, Plexiglas, rocket propellant, and road and table salts. Indeed as a smoker you create hydrogen cyanide gas. And don't eat cassava roots! :) [link|http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/phs8.html|Public health factors]. Alex
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