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To: rrufff who wrote (10200)	5/7/2004 10:14:11 AM
From: redfish	Respond to of 20773

I think the reporting of it is subject to a great deal of spin, such as the article posted earlier speculating about sarin, ricin, wmd, etc. There has been absurd speculation that they found Saddam's stash of wmd. Depending on which article you read, Jordan seized: explosives chemical explosives explosives and chemicals intended for use as weapons All explosives are necessarily chemicals, so a stick of dynomite qualifies as a chemical explosive. All weapons in modern usage are chemical weapons ... it has been well over 150 years since a war was fought with non-chemical weapons. So far the only chemical I have seen identified is sulphuric acid (the most commonly produced chemical on the planet), which fits with Al Qaeda's claim that they created explosive materials out of readily available items, much like Timothy McVeigh did.

To: rrufff who wrote (10200)	5/7/2004 1:03:05 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

First, Ruff says: "Most who are literate will not defend bad treatment of prisoners." Message 20103307 A few posts later, Ruff says: "Looks like a little Jordanian style "interrogation" may be in order. One thing I do know is that those prisoners won't be worrying about some nudie photos." Message 20103452 Either Ruff is calling himself illiterate or he's admitting to being a hypocrite. More likely, neither is true, because he's just full of hot air, spouting nonsense. Tom