ATF Probes Thefts of Explosive Chemicals

[AmyStrange]

FROM: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030719/ap_on_re_us/explosives_missing_6

DENVER - Federal investigators are looking for possible connections between the theft of 1,100 pounds of an explosive chemical from construction companies in Colorado and California in the past week.

The chemical is ammonium nitrate, a key ingredient in the bomb that destroyed the Oklahoma City federal building in 1995.

A nationwide alert was issued Monday by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after eight 50-pound bags of an ammonium nitrate-based explosive vanished from the Pike View Quarry near Colorado Springs.

The other theft, 700 pounds of an ammonium nitrate product, occurred Sunday or Monday from Tom C. Dyke Drilling and Blasting in Alpine, Calif., about 30 miles east of San Diego, authorities said. Thieves forced their way into a locked trailer and took 16 50-pound bags. Two of the bags have been found.

[htuttle]

1. Some perspective on 1,100 lbs of ammonium nitrate

It's estimated that the Murrah building in OK city was blown up by about 4,000 lbs of ANFO (ammonium nitrate + Fuel Oil).

However, it's unlikely that it was stolen for any other purpose than making a bomb. It only costs about 11 cents/pound -- hardly worth stealing for the money.

[AmyStrange]

2. Thanks for bringing that up...

I was conflicted on how much to post because there was so much news in that little article and so much info...



Dave (AmyStrange.com)

DU (slang/ folklore) Glossary (Dictionary): http://DUG.SeattleActivist.org/
Index of WMD Articles: http://WMD.SeattleActivist.org/

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The Bush Administration And WMDs: Then And Now:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/PageServer?pagename=bush_wmd_summary

Niger-Uranium Timeline:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/PageServer?pagename=niger_timeline

Bush and WMD: Assumptions vs. Reality:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/DocServer/TikTok_-_Bush_-_Iraq_-_Side_by_Side.pdf?docID=781

The Bush Administration and WMD: What did they know and when did they know it?:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/DocServer/TikTok_-_Administration_-_Iraq_Deception.pdf?docID=762

[AmyStrange]

3. Further perspective...

like the WTC, the Murrah building in OK wasn't blown up. What happened was the force of the blast was enough (like the force of the planes flying into the WTC and subsequent fire were enough) to break the flooring foundations to bring the whole building down.

The floors of the Murrah building were literally lifted up and broken off from the foundation and had no where else to go but down.




Dave (AmyStrange.com)

DU (slang/ folklore) Glossary (Dictionary): http://DUG.SeattleActivist.org/
Index of WMD Articles: http://WMD.SeattleActivist.org/

Here are some excellent resources and timelines of quotes and interviews and newspaper article quotes documenting the different things Bush and Co did and said for the last two plus years concerning the war in Iraq and WMDs (and other fun things) from the Howard Dean Website---even if you're not a Dean Fan, these are still excellent resources:

The Bush Administration And WMDs: Then And Now:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/PageServer?pagename=bush_wmd_summary

Niger-Uranium Timeline:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/PageServer?pagename=niger_timeline

Bush and WMD: Assumptions vs. Reality:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/DocServer/TikTok_-_Bush_-_Iraq_-_Side_by_Side.pdf?docID=781

The Bush Administration and WMD: What did they know and when did they know it?:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/DocServer/TikTok_-_Administration_-_Iraq_Deception.pdf?docID=762