Observations and inanities by a second-shift assistant supervisor in the Puppy-Grinding division of the Evil Atheist Conspiracy® (our motto: "Sure it's cruel, but think of the jobs!"), your host, Brent Rasmussen.
Beyond hype?
Via dKos, this story:
Report: 'Dirty bomb' parts found in slain man's home
BELFAST, Maine — James G. Cummings, who police say was shot to death by his wife two months ago, allegedly had a cache of radioactive materials in his home suitable for building a “dirty bomb.”
According to an FBI field intelligence report from the Washington Regional Threat and Analysis Center posted online by WikiLeaks, an organization that posts leaked documents, an investigation into the case revealed that radioactive materials were removed from Cummings’ home after his shooting death on Dec. 9.
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It says that four 1-gallon containers of 35 percent hydrogen peroxide, uranium, thorium, lithium metal, thermite, aluminum powder, beryllium, boron, black iron oxide and magnesium ribbon were found in the home.
Also found was literature on how to build “dirty bombs” and information about cesium-137, strontium-90 and cobalt-60, radioactive materials. The FBI report also stated there was evidence linking James Cummings to white supremacist groups. This would seem to confirm observations by local tradesmen who worked at the Cummings home that he was an ardent admirer of Adolf Hitler and had a collection of Nazi memorabilia around the house, including a prominently displayed flag with swastika. Cummings claimed to have pieces of Hitler’s personal silverware and place settings, painter Mike Robbins said a few days after the shooting.
OK, skepticism is in order. We've seen a "terrorist threat" hyped too many times in the last 8 years for me to trust any initial reports of some guy who may have just had a bunch of random chemicals in his house. But the whole story seems to hold together reasonably well if you read it. Be interesting to see what comes out over the long run. Certainly, it seems more credible to me that it is being handled in what I would consider an intelligent and professional manner, rather than the Attorney General holding a press conference to claim that some huge plot has been foiled.
Jim Downey
(Cross posted to my blog.)
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O Holy Bomb (Planet of the Apes reference)
There was a joke going around in the 70s about a guy who got mobbed by airport security after he saw a friend at the airport and called out "Hi, Jack!"
I'm imagining this same type of arrest in the Bush era, only the truth would be that the guy's wife sees him coming out of a bar with another woman and shouts "You dirty bum!"