Bombshell for Bush: 350 tons of US supervised explosives go missing in Iraq



F

Florida Patriot

Guest
Bombshell for Bush: 350 tons of explosives go missing in Iraq
By Rupert Cornwell in Washington
26 October 2004


In a massive pre-election embarrassment for the Bush administration,
nearly 350 tons of lethal explosives - which could be used to trigger
nuclear weapons - have vanished from a military facility in Iraq
supposed to have been guarded by US troops.

Hardly had the disappearance come to light than John Kerry, the
Democratic presidential challenger, seized on the episode as proof
that George Bush was incapable of keeping America safe. The material
could already be in terrorist hands, he warned yesterday.

This was "one of the great blunders of the war," Mr Kerry said on the
campaign trail in the swing state of New Hampshire. A statement from
his campaign said the "unbelievable incompetence of this President and
this administration has put our troops at risk and this country at
greater risk", adding that Mr Bush, "who talks tough and brags about
making America safer, has once again failed to deliver",

According to The New York Times, which broke the story in a lengthy
front-page story, the missing stockpiles - some 350 tons in all - are
of HMX, RMX and PETN, extremely powerful, conventional explosives that
are used to blow up buildings, fill missile warheads or detonate
nuclear weapons. So devastating are they that just one pound of a
similar explosive was enough to destroy Pan Am flight 103 over
Lockerbie in December 1988. HMX, RMX, or explosives like them have
been used in car and apartment bombings in Moscow and Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia, in recent years.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=576048
 
"Florida Patriot" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Bombshell for Bush: 350 tons of explosives go missing in Iraq
> By Rupert Cornwell in Washington
> 26 October 2004
>
>
> In a massive pre-election embarrassment for the Bush administration,
> nearly 350 tons of lethal explosives - which could be used to trigger
> nuclear weapons - have vanished from a military facility in Iraq
> supposed to have been guarded by US troops.
>
> Hardly had the disappearance come to light than John Kerry, the
> Democratic presidential challenger, seized on the episode as proof
> that George Bush was incapable of keeping America safe. The material
> could already be in terrorist hands, he warned yesterday.
>
> This was "one of the great blunders of the war," Mr Kerry said on the
> campaign trail in the swing state of New Hampshire. A statement from
> his campaign said the "unbelievable incompetence of this President and
> this administration has put our troops at risk and this country at
> greater risk", adding that Mr Bush, "who talks tough and brags about
> making America safer, has once again failed to deliver",
>
> According to The New York Times, which broke the story in a lengthy
> front-page story, the missing stockpiles - some 350 tons in all - are
> of HMX, RMX and PETN, extremely powerful, conventional explosives that
> are used to blow up buildings, fill missile warheads or detonate
> nuclear weapons. So devastating are they that just one pound of a
> similar explosive was enough to destroy Pan Am flight 103 over
> Lockerbie in December 1988. HMX, RMX, or explosives like them have
> been used in car and apartment bombings in Moscow and Riyadh, Saudi
> Arabia, in recent years.
>
> http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=576048

Geez, I just found out that Florida Patriot is Jeb Bush! Can you believe my
own brother is posting things like this about me???
 
"Ignoramus21464" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
:
: Come on people, let's get real. There not hundreds, but hundreds of
: thousands of tons of ammunition missing in Iraq. Iraq had
: approximately 1,000,000 tons of ammunition before the war, must of it
: stolen and looted. To make noise about some mere 300 tons is hilarious
: and deflects from the real issue, which is that Iraq is not
: controllable and is drowning in weapons.

yeah, a ton here and a ton there, and pretty soon it might amount to
something that could actually kill people! Not to worry, eh? Putting our
troops in danger unnecessarily is "hilarious" to you, I guess.

Pat in TX
 
:
: At the time when I said and proved that Bush administration was lying
: (before the war commenced), I was called names by the overly excited
: "patriots" who should now, after all revelations, eat crow.
:
: The 300 tons of explosives "news" is noise created for the purpose of
: distraction.
:
: --
Distraction from what?
 
Nothing but suppositions, no proof just Kerry blowing off at the mouth again
with having any facts.


"Florida Patriot" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Bombshell for Bush: 350 tons of explosives go missing in Iraq
> By Rupert Cornwell in Washington
> 26 October 2004
>
>
> In a massive pre-election embarrassment for the Bush administration,
> nearly 350 tons of lethal explosives - which could be used to trigger
> nuclear weapons - have vanished from a military facility in Iraq
> supposed to have been guarded by US troops.
>
> Hardly had the disappearance come to light than John Kerry, the
> Democratic presidential challenger, seized on the episode as proof
> that George Bush was incapable of keeping America safe. The material
> could already be in terrorist hands, he warned yesterday.
>
> This was "one of the great blunders of the war," Mr Kerry said on the
> campaign trail in the swing state of New Hampshire. A statement from
> his campaign said the "unbelievable incompetence of this President and
> this administration has put our troops at risk and this country at
> greater risk", adding that Mr Bush, "who talks tough and brags about
> making America safer, has once again failed to deliver",
>
> According to The New York Times, which broke the story in a lengthy
> front-page story, the missing stockpiles - some 350 tons in all - are
> of HMX, RMX and PETN, extremely powerful, conventional explosives that
> are used to blow up buildings, fill missile warheads or detonate
> nuclear weapons. So devastating are they that just one pound of a
> similar explosive was enough to destroy Pan Am flight 103 over
> Lockerbie in December 1988. HMX, RMX, or explosives like them have
> been used in car and apartment bombings in Moscow and Riyadh, Saudi
> Arabia, in recent years.
>
> http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=576048
 
"Jack Allen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
: Nothing but suppositions, no proof just Kerry blowing off at the mouth
again
: with having any facts.

Sorry, your attempt at spin won't work this time:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-10-25-missing-explosives_x.htm

380 tons of high explosives missing in Iraq
By Dave Moniz, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — The head of the United Nations' nuclear inspection arm told the
U.N. Security Council on Monday that nearly 380 tons of high-grade
explosives that could be used in nuclear bombs or terrorist weapons are
missing from a storage facility in Iraq.
 
"Jack Allen" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Nothing but suppositions, no proof just Kerry blowing off at the mouth again
> with having any facts.
>
>
> "Florida Patriot" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Bombshell for Bush: 350 tons of explosives go missing in Iraq
> > By Rupert Cornwell in Washington
> > 26 October 2004
> >
> >
> > In a massive pre-election embarrassment for the Bush administration,
> > nearly 350 tons of lethal explosives - which could be used to trigger
> > nuclear weapons - have vanished from a military facility in Iraq
> > supposed to have been guarded by US troops.
> >
> > Hardly had the disappearance come to light than John Kerry, the
> > Democratic presidential challenger, seized on the episode as proof
> > that George Bush was incapable of keeping America safe. The material
> > could already be in terrorist hands, he warned yesterday.
> >
> > This was "one of the great blunders of the war," Mr Kerry said on the
> > campaign trail in the swing state of New Hampshire. A statement from
> > his campaign said the "unbelievable incompetence of this President and
> > this administration has put our troops at risk and this country at
> > greater risk", adding that Mr Bush, "who talks tough and brags about
> > making America safer, has once again failed to deliver",
> >
> > According to The New York Times, which broke the story in a lengthy
> > front-page story, the missing stockpiles - some 350 tons in all - are
> > of HMX, RMX and PETN, extremely powerful, conventional explosives that
> > are used to blow up buildings, fill missile warheads or detonate
> > nuclear weapons. So devastating are they that just one pound of a
> > similar explosive was enough to destroy Pan Am flight 103 over
> > Lockerbie in December 1988. HMX, RMX, or explosives like them have
> > been used in car and apartment bombings in Moscow and Riyadh, Saudi
> > Arabia, in recent years.
> >
> > http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=576048


I especially like the possible use of the explosives to trigger
nuclear weapons. Like this makes it much more likely that terrorists
can now build one. Of all the components and technical knowledge
needed, the small amount of conventional explosives is the easiest to
come by. As the dummy above sited, terrorists have been blowing up
cars, buildings, and planes around the world with thousands of pounds
of these explosives for decades. Now, suddenly the pound that's
needed for a nuke is supposed to be a big deal.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom Back