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To: gamesmistress who wrote (27721)	2/3/2004 1:20:24 PM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793838

Or it's a nice tactic to get Bush back over 50 percent in approval ratings. Ironic that this ricin should show when Bush slipped to 49 percent approval rating and a 51-42 Kerry over Bush lead in the polls. Hey, the scare tactics worked very well in building support for the war pre-invasion. Every time Bush dropped near the 50 percent mark the public got fed new fear.

To: gamesmistress who wrote (27721)	2/3/2004 5:06:03 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793838

<<Ricin is the kind of poison used in an Agatha Christie novel. Apparently, it's not hard to make it, but it's best for poisoning your too-long-lived wealthy great-aunt, not wiping out the U.S. Congress. :-/>> It's not contagious but it's a deadly poison. All you need is caster beans, acetone from the paint store and coffee filters. One little chunk the size of a grain of salt will kill a person. My neighbor has several caster bean and I thought about making some to see how easy it might be. Then I had a moment of clarity and nixed that do it yourself project.