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To: LindyBill who wrote (112836)	5/6/2005 11:38:35 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793845

Volcker is in trouble. Former U.S. Federal Reserve chief Paul Volcker, saying lives were ``at risk,' asked Congress to withdraw subpoenas for documents and the testimony of Robert Parton, who resigned from Volcker's investigation of graft in the United Nations-administered oil-for-food program in Iraq. Whew!!! You ain't kidding. His credibility was likely killed by that comment. The ball is now in V's court and he is on defense, 20 points down and 10 seconds to play.

To: LindyBill who wrote (112836)	5/6/2005 11:53:23 PM
From: unclewest	Respond to of 793845

We have begun sending 30 of these 10,000 lb. bombs to Israel. They would be hugely (is that a word? LOL) effective against nuclear facilities. uw May 06, 2005 Bomb busters destroy huge weapons cache By Alex Neill Times staff writer Soldiers with the 47th EOD Company and H Troop, 1st Cav Regiment work to destroy a weapons cache on May 5in a remote region of the Anbar Province. The cache was discovered buried in a well, shown right, and contained an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 pounds of explosives. — M. Scott Mahaskey / Military Times JAZEERA, Iraq — The bomb busters had a bang-up time here Thursday detonating more than a ton of explosives and in a thunderous burst destroying rockets, mortar rounds and other ordnance that insurgents had buried in this desolate sandscape. A fireball flash and mushroom cloud marked the spot of the controlled blast in the desert about 15 miles north of Baghdad. Capt. Jason Pape, commander of H Troop, 1st Cavalry, of the 1st Armored Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, said reconnaissance troops dug up the stash the day before, following about a week of operations to uncover weapons caches. “The insurgents use this area to store their stuff because there’s a lot less coalition forces here, a lot less homes,” he said. Acting on intelligence findings and working with the 47th Explosive Ordnance Detachment Company out of Fort Hood, Texas, the recon soldiers dug up two holes — three to 10 feet deep, both near a well — containing a wide variety of explosives. “We’re kind of like the fire department — whenever someone finds a cache, that’s where we go,” said the 47ths Capt. David Foster . The Jazeera cache included 122mm rockets, 120mm mortars, 82mm mortars, smaller rockets, plastic explosives and even Russian “Swatter’ guided missiles. The estimated 3,500-pounds of explosives and propellant came from a host of other nations, including France, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Brazil, Iraq and others. “A real smorgasbord,” said Pape. The troops warned the few families living in earthen homes about the blast, as they did – through Iraqi army soldiers working with the Americans — a shepherd riding a donkey and leading dozens of sheep. The man reined the donkey in a hard turn and led his flock in another direction across the sandy terrain