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Politics : Dutch Central Bank Sale Announcement Imminent?

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To: sea_urchin who wrote (22484)	3/2/2005 11:04:34 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) of 81137

Re: Blast through air is a very inefficient energy coupling mechanism against heavily reinforced concrete beams and columns… Really? Self-proclaimed explosive expert Partin should have done his homework before claiming such nonsense... Apparently, Gen Partin never heard of the bombing of the Marines compound in Lebanon in October 1983: On October 23, 1983 at 6:22 a.m., a large delivery truck drove to the Beirut International Airport where the Marine Barracks was located. After turning onto an access road leading to the compound, the driver rushed through a barbed-wire fence, passed between two sentry posts, crashed through the gate, and slammed into the lobby of the barracks. The driver detonated explosives with the power equal to more than 12,000 pounds of TNT. The explosion crumbled the four-story building, crushing service members to death while they were sleeping. The terrorist attack killed 220 Marines and 21 other U.S. service members who were stationed there to help keep the peace in a nation torn by war. It was the bloodiest day in the Corps' history since World War II, when Marines fought to secure Iwo Jima. arlingtoncemetery.net

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