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Politics : Bush-The Mastermind behind 9/11? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Don Earl who wrote (6455)	6/11/2004 7:37:45 PM
From: Nukeit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20039

<<As a side issue, you should also be aware that your science fiction notions of "suitcase nukes" do not exist. You appear to have come up with this notion as a result of false claims that some of the countries being illegally invaded were in possession of this technology, which is equally whimsical. A "small" nuclear device weighs in the neighborhood of 30,000 pounds. Building one in the basement, putting it in a suitcase, then sneaking it through customs would not be the work of a terrorist, it would be the work of a sorcerer>> Well here is your sorcerer. From the congessmans own mouth. I wonder if he reads science fiction. It is a well known fact that the U.S. and Russia both have atomic artillery shells. Are you trying to say these shells weigh 30,000 pounds. Even this was reported in the 60's and early 70's. Now we have even smaller weapons for the special forces. Portable Terror Suitcase Nukes Raise Concern By Brian Ross N E W Y O R K, Nov. 8 — Could the next terrifying attack on the nation fit into a suitcase? STORY HIGHLIGHTS Russia Defends Inventory \| White House Sees Chilling Threat \| The Nuclear Bazaar MORE ON THIS STORY FULL COVERAGE • America Fights Back: Full Coverage RELATED STORIES • Interview With Russia's President Putin • Russia's Putin: Interview Transcript • Experts Say Nuclear Threat Unlikely, Not Impossible • Tiny Nukes Pose Big Threat • Mom Hopes Mystery Boy Is Her Son • 'Silly Season' Begins in 2004 White House Race • Lowly Fruit Fly's Amazing Flight Secrets The prospect that Osama bin Laden's terrorists may have gotten their hands on small, easily transportable "suitcase nukes" has some people in Washington now truly concerned. There's no evidence such a device has been smuggled into the country. And even if it had, experts say it would be extremely difficult for terrorists to detonate. And a congressman who has been studying the subject for years on the subject say there's no doubt that such nuclear suitcases do exist. "I can tell you unequivocally we built these devices similar to this and so did the Soviets during the Cold War," said Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa. "The defense minister of Russia told me to my face, 'Yes, congressman, we built these devices. Just as your country built them during the Cold War.'" In fact, the Department of Defense made a training video in the l960s, demonstrating how "small atomic demolition munitions" can be stuffed into parachutes and attached to Navy commandos, who then show how the weapons can be affixed to bridges and ships underwater. "These devices were designed to be used to take out major infrastructure facilities," said Weldon. "We destroyed ours. Now the question is, do we know whether or not Russia has them all accounted for and do we know that they destroyed them all?" Russia Defends Nuclear Inventory This week in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin told 20/20's Barbara Walters none of the nuclear suitcases is missing. I read your other post regarding the conspiracy of 9/11. <<In the way of pure speculation, I'd probably lean toward the idea someone outside the planes took control of them before they hit, but I don't know how it could be proven. Considering the amount of effort that went into making sure 9/11 happened, it seems to me the mission would not have been left to a pilot who may have gotten cold feet at the moment of truth.>> I think you are the bigger fool to believe this crap.