Guest Harry Hope Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 If only Michael Chertoff could have seen this in his gut: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/us/12nuke.html?_r=4&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Undercover Congressional investigators set up a bogus company and obtained a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in March that would have allowed them to buy the radioactive materials needed for a so-called dirty bomb. The investigators, from the Government Accountability Office, demonstrated once again that the security measures put in place since the 2001 terrorist attacks to prevent radioactive materials from getting into the wrong hands are insufficient, according to a G.A.O. report, which is scheduled to be released at a Senate hearing Thursday. (snip) The bomb the investigators could have built would not have caused widespread damage or even high-level contamination. But it still could have had serious consequences, particularly economic ones, in any city where it was set off. The undercover operation involved an application from a fake construction company, supposedly based in West Virginia, that the investigators had incorporated even though it had no offices, Internet site or employees. Its only asset was a postal box. Oh well, looks like it's time to invade the Government Accountability Office. Let's roll! By EarlG Democratic Underground http://www.democraticunderground.com/ Harry Quote
Guest Jerry Okamura Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 And some of us think the government is able to protect us from a future attack? That playing defense is going to work? "Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message news:2f5n93lnio3dstfinhmfmatqq3asvbghr0@4ax.com... > > If only Michael Chertoff could have seen this in his gut: > http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/us/12nuke.html?_r=4&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin > > > Undercover Congressional investigators set up a bogus company and > obtained a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in March > that would have allowed them to buy the radioactive materials needed > for a so-called dirty bomb. > > The investigators, from the Government Accountability Office, > demonstrated once again that the security measures put in place since > the 2001 terrorist attacks to prevent radioactive materials from > getting into the wrong hands are insufficient, according to a G.A.O. > report, which is scheduled to be released at a Senate hearing > Thursday. > > (snip) > > The bomb the investigators could have built would not have caused > widespread damage or even high-level contamination. > > But it still could have had serious consequences, particularly > economic ones, in any city where it was set off. > > The undercover operation involved an application from a fake > construction company, supposedly based in West Virginia, that the > investigators had incorporated even though it had no offices, Internet > site or employees. Its only asset was a postal box. > > > Oh well, looks like it's time to invade the Government Accountability > Office. > > Let's roll! > > > By EarlG > Democratic Underground > http://www.democraticunderground.com/ > > Harry Quote
Guest mordacpreventor@hotmail.com Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 On Jul 16, 9:25 am, "Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj...@hawaii.rr.com> wrote: > And some of us think the government is able to protect us from a future > attack? That playing defense is going to work? Playing offense under Bush hasn't worked. National Intelligence Estimate: al-Qaeda stronger than ever since 9-11 http://www.ww4report.com/node/4215 > "Harry Hope" <riv...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message > > news:2f5n93lnio3dstfinhmfmatqq3asvbghr0@4ax.com... > > > > > > > If only Michael Chertoff could have seen this in his gut: > >http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/us/12nuke.html?_r=4&hp&oref=slogin&... > > > Undercover Congressional investigators set up a bogus company and > > obtained a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in March > > that would have allowed them to buy the radioactive materials needed > > for a so-called dirty bomb. > > > The investigators, from the Government Accountability Office, > > demonstrated once again that the security measures put in place since > > the 2001 terrorist attacks to prevent radioactive materials from > > getting into the wrong hands are insufficient, according to a G.A.O. > > report, which is scheduled to be released at a Senate hearing > > Thursday. > > > (snip) > > > The bomb the investigators could have built would not have caused > > widespread damage or even high-level contamination. > > > But it still could have had serious consequences, particularly > > economic ones, in any city where it was set off. > > > The undercover operation involved an application from a fake > > construction company, supposedly based in West Virginia, that the > > investigators had incorporated even though it had no offices, Internet > > site or employees. Its only asset was a postal box. > > > Oh well, looks like it's time to invade the Government Accountability > > Office. > > > Let's roll! > > > By EarlG > > Democratic Underground > >http://www.democraticunderground.com/ > > > Harry- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Quote
Guest Talk-n-Dog Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 mordacpreventor@hotmail.com wrote: > On Jul 16, 9:25 am, "Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj...@hawaii.rr.com> wrote: >> And some of us think the government is able to protect us from a future >> attack? That playing defense is going to work? > > > Playing offense under Bush hasn't worked. So A Congressional surrender did? -- An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out http://OutSourcedNews.com The problem with the global warming theory, is that theories are like a bowl of ice-cream, it only takes a little dab of shit to ruin the whole thing. Quote
Guest thats@fact Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 On Jul 16, 3:44 pm, mordacpreven...@hotmail.com wrote: > On Jul 16, 9:25 am, "Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj...@hawaii.rr.com> wrote: > > > And some of us think the government is able to protect us from a future > > attack? That playing defense is going to work? > > Playing offense under Bush hasn't worked. Bush's offense has in fact done far more harm than good, but that's also true of practically everything else he's done in office. Bush's presidency is without a doubt the biggest disaster ever to hit the U.S.A. Quote
Guest Sid9 Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Talk-n-Dog wrote: > mordacpreventor@hotmail.com wrote: >> On Jul 16, 9:25 am, "Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj...@hawaii.rr.com> >> wrote: >>> And some of us think the government is able to protect us from a >>> future attack? That playing defense is going to work? >> >> >> Playing offense under Bush hasn't worked. > > So A Congressional surrender did? Offense, defense, doesn't mean a shit when the leadership is incompetent Quote
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