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To: epicure who wrote (139308)	7/8/2004 11:55:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

No, this was very recent. I will look for the news item later.

To: epicure who wrote (139308)	7/8/2004 12:01:11 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

U.S. Flies 'Dirty Bomb' Items Out of Iraq Tuesday, July 06, 2004 Asociated Press WASHINGTON — In a secret operation, the United States last month removed from Iraq nearly two tons of uranium (search) and hundreds of highly radioactive items that could have been used in a so-called dirty bomb, the Energy Department disclosed Tuesday. The nuclear material was secured from Iraq's former nuclear research facility and airlifted out of the country to an undisclosed Energy Department laboratory for further analysis, the department said in a statement. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham (search) described the previously undisclosed operation, which was concluded June 23, as "a major achievement" in an attempt to "keep potentially dangerous nuclear material out of the hands of terrorists." The haul included a "huge range" of radioactive items used for medical and industrial purposes, said Bryan Wilkes, a spokesman for the Energy Department's National Nuclear Security Administration (search). Much of the material "was in powdered form, which is easily dispersed," said Wilkes. The statement provided only scant details about the material taken from Iraq, but said it included "roughly 1,000 highly radioactive sources" that "could potentially be used in a radiological dispersal device," or dirty bomb. Also ferried out of Iraq was 1.95 tons of low-enriched uranium, the department said. foxnews.com