Ricin found in Senate building?

[heartsurgeon]

anybody know anything about this?

 

[maluckey]

I heard that as of 1 hour ago, it was still listed as hazardous, but "unknown". Ricin is NASTY stuff. Let's hope that it's is not.

 

[Mill]

I saw it as breaking news on CNN.com, but I bet it is another case of a false positive or unreliable field test.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Mill
I saw it as breaking news on CNN.com, but I bet it is another case of a false positive or unreliable field test.

Or a poor gag with castor beans.

Not sure about the rates of false positives with these tests.

 

[Strk]

CNN has a little bit about it posted.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

nevermind, ya fixed it

 

[Moonbeam]

No one has been arrested in connection with the anthrax case.

Anybody remember that. Best forget that maybe, eh. Involves the US army boiwarfare labs. I thought those were closed. Trust your government.

 

[SuperTool]

So that's where Saddam has been hiding his WMD's. Pretty clever

 

[Nietzscheusw]

The exact lab has been identified and then...nothing!!!
USA...USSA...USSR. Quite close.

 

[burnedout]

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

Originally posted by: Mill
I saw it as breaking news on CNN.com, but I bet it is another case of a false positive or unreliable field test.

Or a poor gag with castor beans.

Not sure about the rates of false positives with these tests.

Depends on the detection equipment. Military-grade kits are generally more calibrated toward false positives, at least in my experience.

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: burnedout

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

Originally posted by: Mill
I saw it as breaking news on CNN.com, but I bet it is another case of a false positive or unreliable field test.

Or a poor gag with castor beans.

Not sure about the rates of false positives with these tests.

Depends on the detection equipment. Military-grade kits are generally more calibrated toward false positives, at least in my experience.

I did a Hazmat training class at the Maryland Fire Rescue Institute a few weeks ago, and the field tests the Hazmat guys had were geared to be very conservative as well from what I was told. Not an expert though.

 

[burnedout]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: burnedout

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

Originally posted by: Mill
I saw it as breaking news on CNN.com, but I bet it is another case of a false positive or unreliable field test.

Or a poor gag with castor beans.

Not sure about the rates of false positives with these tests.

Depends on the detection equipment. Military-grade kits are generally more calibrated toward false positives, at least in my experience.

I did a Hazmat training class at the Maryland Fire Rescue Institute a few weeks ago, and the field tests the Hazmat guys had were geared to be very conservative as well from what I was told. Not an expert though.

Yeah, dilluted bug spray shows up as a nerve agent on M8/M9 paper. I've seen diesel exhaust trip M43s. I'm no expert either. Just attended approximately 8 weeks total NBC training while in the service. Fallout prediction is some cool chit though, dude! Too bad the reality of it all isn't.

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
No one has been arrested in connection with the anthrax case.

Anybody remember that. Best forget that maybe, eh. Involves the US army boiwarfare labs. I thought those were closed. Trust your government.

Did you hear, Moonie? Saddam was the anthrax mailer. He also killed Kenedy and hired Jack Ruby.

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: BDawg

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
No one has been arrested in connection with the anthrax case.

Anybody remember that. Best forget that maybe, eh. Involves the US army boiwarfare labs. I thought those were closed. Trust your government.

Did you hear, Moonie? Saddam was the anthrax mailer. He also killed Kenedy and hired Jack Ruby.

and he unleashed the McRib sandwich on an unsuspecting American public as well!

 

[LeadMagnet]

False alarm - It was Teddy Kenedy's breath.

 

[amok]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: burnedout

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

Originally posted by: Mill
I saw it as breaking news on CNN.com, but I bet it is another case of a false positive or unreliable field test.

Or a poor gag with castor beans.

Not sure about the rates of false positives with these tests.

Depends on the detection equipment. Military-grade kits are generally more calibrated toward false positives, at least in my experience.

I did a Hazmat training class at the Maryland Fire Rescue Institute a few weeks ago, and the field tests the Hazmat guys had were geared to be very conservative as well from what I was told. Not an expert though.

Its not that they are necessarily geared to be conservative. Its just that field tests are hard to gear for anything other than broad spectrum. Being sure of exactly what is in a compound really requires a full lab and a series of tests.

 

[maluckey]

As of this morning, it was reported to be Ricin. This wasn't a hoax.

For those that don't know, there is no antidote for Ricin. Anthrax, on the other hand, can be vaccinated against, and death is not often quick, or certain.

 

[smashp]

Here is My Conspiracy Theory.


Bush Sent the Anthrax back in 2001 to get the patriot act passed.


Bush sent the Ricin to Bill frist to force them to pass his huge budget.



The problem is with the Budget being like 18 volumes long they wont have time to open their mail for like a month or two.

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: smashp
Here is My Conspiracy Theory.


Bush Sent the Anthrax back in 2001 to get the patriot act passed.


Bush sent the Ricin to Bill frist to force them to pass his huge budget.



The problem is with the Budget being like 18 volumes long they wont have time to open their mail for like a month or two.

:disgust: