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To: Neocon who wrote (229784)	2/21/2002 6:37:33 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

It was not a clarification, it was an obfuscation. The relevant post was: Message 17093716 I did start with sceptical retort to the following line: The 4 kilos could have caused a massacre, according to the Italian press I had every reason to be sceptical because I knew the substance to be no more dangerous than kitchen cleanser. The unnamed Italian press was making an alarming claim. It has been my opinion that the Murdock NewsCorp publications and TV news are also full of alarming claims and half truths so I speculated that this report was also a NewsCorp release. I then quoted why I was sceptical. Authorities said the substance is potassium ferrocyanide, a chemical compound used in winemaking and gardening. This line not only identified the compound, but for those unfamiliar with the chemicals gave indicators of it's non-toxicicity, especially the winemaking. If that wasn't clear enough I have another quote Later, Italian Chief Prosecutor Salvatore Vecchione said judicial police had tentatively identified the bag's contents as potassium ferrocyanide. That compound, used to make wine and ink dye, contains small amounts of cyanide and is harmless when dissolved in water, pharmacologist Caprino said. which emphasised that the substance is nearly "harmless in water" (Since after all it's used as a flavoring agent and dye in wine). It is not really relevant that the substance could have been made into something poisonous. The same could be said about Clorine cleanser and acids if you knew what to do. It's also not material or relevant to describe how poisonous postassium cyanide is or how colorless since that is not the chemical that was found. The real question is why it was mentioned in the article and not why I didn't repeat it. It may have been relevant when the identity of the substance was not known, but I had just made it fairly clear the nature of what had been seized. If you had said:"There is some dispute about the lethality of the substance" Read again the second quote: Later, Italian Chief Prosecutor Salvatore Vecchione said judicial police had tentatively identified the bag's contents as potassium ferrocyanide. That compound, used to make wine and ink dye, contains small amounts of cyanide and is harmless when dissolved in water, pharmacologist Caprino said. That pretty much said to me that upon further examination the threat seemed less than originally thought. Once the substance is identified there is no "dispute" over it's lethality, it's a well known chemical. You read into this more via your emotions than the facts support. TP