Radiological materials not secured for months after Iraq invasion: report

[deminks]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050907/pl_afp/usiraqradiological_050907232143

WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (AFP) - The US Defense Department failed to secure sources of radiological material in Iraq for six months after the US invasion in 2003, during which period some were looted or scattered, a congressional watchdog said.

In a report, the Government Accountability Office said US forces ultimately collected some 1,400 radiological sources used in medicine, industry and research, and removed 1,000 of them.

"According to DoD (Department of Defense) and State officials, however, the total number of unsecured radiological sources in Iraq remains unknown," the report said.

But Defense Threat Reduction Agency officials said that attention did not shift to the collection of radiological materials until after it became clear that the broader hunt for weapons of mass destruction was unsuccessful.

[Roland99]

1. VOTE THAT UP! *1* Star?!?!

[Roland99]

2. Come on folks! 1 STAR?? 123 votes?

VOTE IT UP!

[DeepModem Mom]

3. Kick!

[roseBudd]

4. voted n/t

[atommom]

5. What a bunch of dumbasses they are. Even when they're not

actively trying to screw us, they're putting the human race in danger in a thousand different ways...

[lakeguy]

6. done!

[Barrett808]

7. Radiological materials not secured for months after Iraq invasion: report

WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (AFP) - The US Defense Department failed to secure sources of radiological material in Iraq for six months after the US invasion in 2003, during which period some were looted or scattered, a congressional watchdog said.

In a report, the Government Accountability Office said US forces ultimately collected some 1,400 radiological sources used in medicine, industry and research, and removed 1,000 of them.

"According to DoD (Department of Defense) and State officials, however, the total number of unsecured radiological sources in Iraq remains unknown," the report said.

"For instance, even after DTRA (Defense Threat Reduction Agency) completed collecting and securing sources, according to Department of State officials, a neighboring country twice detected trucks leaving the country with unsecured radiological sources," the report said.

The fate of the radiological materials is a matter of concern because of the threat to civilians of radiation exposure and their possible use by terrorist to make "dirty bombs," the report said.

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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050908/wl_mideast_afp/usiraqradiological

[orpupilofnature57]

8. AH AH How about that flood ha ah ahmmm, tell you the truth I don't

even think about weapons of mass destruction, and I never did, I'm a liar and so was poppy and gramps

[skooooo]

9. Man that Louisiana governor is screwing things up EVERYWHERE!

[orpupilofnature57]

10. Ya he directed that small aircraft that made it inside D.C last spring

[DeepModem Mom]

11. Will the cabal's negligence kill us all, one way or another? nt

[leftchick]

12. didn't we know this a year or more ago?

I certainly knew it.

[Javaman]

13. Sadly this is old news...

I read about this about 8 months after the war had "ended". I wish I could find the article. It stated that all sorts of x-ray equipment along with it's radiological material were looted during the start of the war. At the time, it appeared that that information just fell down the memory hole.
It's nice to see that the memory hole has a bottom and people are recovering the information.

colossal failure*.

[sattahipdeep]

14. Bremer cash in

Paul Bremer, former presidential envoy to Iraq will be on the Island next month to give the
keynote address at a reinsurance congress held annually to look at issues facing the industry.

....
Annabel Davies, brand director at Hawksmere said of Ambassador Bremer: “Not only is he one
of the world’s most high profile figures involved in the fight against global terrorism, he has
applied his experiences to the corporate realm whilst holding the position of director for
numerous private companies, lending his expertise in crisis management, terrorism and
homeland securities.” :puke:

http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050902/BUSINESS/109020050

[Barrett808]

15. Story being Freeped in a big way: 1/5 with 127 votes! n/t

[struggle4progress]

16. kick