CNN Breaking: WH was sent a ricin-laced letter in 11/03...

[Cooley Hurd]

John King says WH mail facility had a ricin-laced letter delivered to it in November of 2003. No link yet...

More intersting timing... :eyes:

[Richardo]

1. Note to GW: That's "ricin" not "rice krispies"

"Oh. Never mind"

[CatWoman]

listen, Richardo

It's *' brain:

snap.....................crackle....................POP

[West Coast Democrat]

2. Oh, Boy! Karl really went nuts after latest Gallup poll!!

he'll even take Sympathy points.

[alittlelark]

36. Went ballistic

Forget Kobe/Jackson/Stuart/Neverland........this is the real STORY.............................. aaaahhhhh never mind, go back to what you were doing.
Ignore the man behind the curtain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Born Free]

3. True sign of desperation...

Let's hope they get that desperate they play their last ace in the hole, the Osama captured/killed card allowing the democrats time to regain momemtum before the election.

[West Coast Democrat]

7. Osama bump will be as small as the Saddam bump

and besides that, won't really help Bush's case that the voters need to stick with him to finish what they started in the war on terror.

[jpak]

4. But didn't Chimpy say in his SOTU address that there had been NO

terra incidents in the last 28 months?????

Fucking liars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Robb]

18. Good catch!! nt

[Judi Lynn]

23. Damned right! That WAS a good catch. n/t

[Nay]

25. Yes! Excellent catch! Effing liars.

[jpak]

27. Terra 'Lert manipulation is Job #1 in Chimpville

Makes you wonder what else they haven't told us - and how much of what they have told us is bullshit

(Orange Alert ...Orange Alert...Orange Alert)

Can you say - Independent Terra 'Lert Commission????

[NashVegas]

34. It's Not Terrorism if it Comes By Mail Order

is it?

[alittlelark]

37. Chimpy is 'DA MAN" or at least he has been told he is

OOOOHHH OhhhOOOOhhhhh OOOO hhhh OOOhhhhhn O h Oh OOOOOHHHH OOOOHHHH OOOOHHHH OOhhh OH NENTELLLLLLLLLLLLLLIGANT QUORIUUUUUUUUUUUUUm



FUNDIE FANTASY.....OH BABY OH.......BUT, where are the bananas, or the papayas, or the coconuts, or the JOBSW??????\



Bush is a pansie next to Kerrie '04

[UpInArms]

5. and there were threats

against Air Force One on 9/11, too. (NOT!)

Oh yeah, we are going to believe this tripe - coming out today -

Feed us some more slop, KKKarl.

:puke:

[plcdude]

6. Excuse me but isn't

that our house? This secrecy is an attempt to project the image that this misadministration is in contol when they are not. Honesty is in very short supply here. If ricin is possible for the highly secure areas of our country then what about those like ours who are not. These elected civil servants owe this information to us. To not tell the people is dereliction of duty pure and simple. This if true, is completely outrageous.

[Cooley Hurd]

8. Yes it is!!!!

Those bastards act like it BELONGS to THEM!!!

Fuck them! Fuck them hard with a fireplace poker!!!

:grr: <- this emoticon is getting LOTS of use today...

[0007]

9. Jays'us, this is worse than a class 'B' comedy

'Wait till we hear, cough cough, "win one for the gipper" - Comming October 20, 04

[Lucille]

10. In January AP reported an October 2003 delivery of Ricin in SC

Though I never saw nor heard it myself. I found this mention at talkingpointsmemo.com today.

Anyway, here's the link to the story:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/23/national/main579600.shtml

Feds Plead For Ricin Leads

GREENVILLE, S.C., Jan. 9, 2004



(Photo: AP)



Death from ricin can come between 36 and 72 hours after exposure. There is no antidote.


The Airport Mail Center in Greenville. (Photo: AP)


Last year, traces of the deadly poison ricin were found in a London apartment. (Photo: AP)



(CBS/AP) The FBI on Thursday offered a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to an arrest of anyone responsible for leaving a package containing the deadly poison ricin at a post office in October.

A letter inside the package said the author could make much more ricin and will "start dumping" large quantities of the poison if new federal trucking rules went in effect, according to information released by the FBI and other federal agencies Thursday.

The rules, which require more rest hours for truck drivers, took effect Sunday.

The letter, signed "Fallen Angel," said the author was "a fleet owner of a tanker company."

No suspects have been arrested and no illnesses have been reported since the package was found Oct. 15 at the postal facility serving Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. The postal center was temporarily closed while health officials tested it. No signs of contamination were found.

[Taeger]

20. Sounds like a smear job

Something deep inside me tells me that someone on the "inside" of bio-terror issue is trying to point out our vulnerability without getting fired. Bush is doing little or nothing to secure our country and our borders.

[pinto]

24. isn't it odd that the Senate was working on highway bill today?

A little tinfoil hattish, but an odd coincidence.

[frylock]

11. doesn't ricin need to be ingested to be effective?

It's my understanding that you can't be poisoned from ricin by merely coming into contact with it. Am I wrong on this?

[Taeger]

21. Threat to the president

Mind you, this is a serious threat to the President. If he receives white powder in the mail, he'll probably snort it ;-)

[Nihil]

42. Ooooohhhh ....

<Wipes coffee off screen>

Nice one! :hi:

Nihil

[Sufi Marmot]

28. Ricin is toxic by ingestion or inhalation...

I'm not sure how toxic it would be if you just got some dry power on your skin, or whether it is absorbed into the skin if the dry powder is moistened.

-SM

[kentuck]

12. It was the same letter that showed up in Frist's office...

if the truth be known....Damn, it's awful knowing how low these people would stoop....

[leetrisck]

13. There were thousands of threats against

the Clinton's and it was kept quiet - this bunch makes a major announcement each time they "think" someone is trying to get someone. They're playing it for all it's worth. Could we please get the person who attempted to assissinate Daschle

[wysi]

14. Do something quick!

The first letter wasn't distracting enough!

[Malva Zebrina]

15. Right ;, like Bush is going to eat a letter and ingest Ricin

desperation. He is going down , down when this type of shallow propaganda has to be foisted on the American people.

If this does not work, look to see a more "bold" assassination attemnpt on the life of the boy wonder. Hell, we may eve see a fake shoot em up, if that is what Rove thinks it will take.

[David__77]

16. We're not safer! We're not safer! We're not safer!

Bush's so-called "war on terror" is a miserable failure!
Bush's so-called "war on terror" is a miserable failure!
Bush's so-called "war on terror" is a miserable failure!

I can't say it enough. If these events prove anything, this is it.

[Zhade]

38. We're not safer because these traitors have not been deposed.

I assure you, send these men and women to the Hague, and our safety level shoots up.

The only way we will regain any of the world's respect and a modicum of trust is if we, when push comes to shove, do what must be done to ensure these criminals are no longer in power.

That time is coming. The election - or lack thereof - will be a watershed event. Mark my words. The b*sh administration must be removed, and whichever elite-preferred candidate replaces him must be watched very carefully. We will still have many battles to fight, even once b*sh is gone.

[Shadder]

17. Sure they did

Yeah, right. Just one more lie to add to the never ending collection.

This is restoring dignty and honor to the White House?

[Cooley Hurd]

19. Liar liar...

OMG! Can you believe Shrub lied during the 2004 SOTU address?

From the 2004 SOTU Address...

Twenty-eight months have passed since September 11th, 2001 -- over two years without an attack on American soil.

It's 100% Grade-A SHIT that flows from his mealy little mouth...

[hatrack]

22. Sympathy Ricin!!! "We are TOO on the front lines of the War On Terror!"

Funny, they don't seem to be doing too much on catching the anthrax murderer. Wonder if this will spur their efforts?

NAH!!!!!!!!!!!

[PaDUer]

26. Deja vu

Just like those planes were headed for the WH...what a bunch of BS!

[daleo]

33. That was exactly the phrase I was thinking too

He sent himself a little sympathy ricin, so that the bad people would quit talking about TANG/AWOL.

[hippiechick]

29. "Me Too Unca Dick, Me Too, I Want Some Ricin !!"

I can just see Little King George having a tantrum on the floor of the Oval Office ....


:eyes:


:hippie:

[ThoughtCriminal]

30. Link - SS kept it secret from FBI etc.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/washpost/20040204/ts_washpost/a8403_2004feb3&e=3

<snip>
But the existence of a similar letter sent to the White House was not disclosed until yesterday, and then only by law enforcement officials who asked not to be identified by name.


Six sources in law enforcement and public health said the Secret Service did not immediately inform the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service or other agencies about the White House letter when it was discovered. Three of those sources said the delay lasted "weeks," while a fourth recalled a lag of about nine days. Several said the delay was long enough that anyone exposed to the ricin would have begun to show symptoms.
<snip>

[Cooley Hurd]

31. Why would the SS keep it quiet "for weeks?"

Are they suspecting an inside job (an assassination attempt from inside the gov't)? Why else would they keep it from the FBI???:shrug:

This is some messed up shit here...

[ThoughtCriminal]

41. Stange indeed

There is absolutely no spin that explains keeping this secret from the FBI.

[truthisfreedom]

32. two interesting quotes from that link:

"It was . . . determined that there was no public health risk because of the low potency and granular form of the substance," the official said.

<snip>

Some Senate aides criticized the Bush administration for not disclosing the White House letter sooner. "This shows that their obsession for secrecy is more powerful than their regard for the safety of their colleagues on Capitol Hill," one Democratic leadership aide said.

[Must_B_Free]

35. Isn't that months ago?

Why is it news now?

[BrotherBuzz]

39. Chicken Once, Chicken Twice...

Chickenhawks with ricin...

[Enjolras]

40. I knew I would find scatter-brained conspiracy theory here

IIRC, in 2001 when the anthrax mail attacks occurred, the intended victims were Sens. Leahy and Daschle, both Democrats, and this proved the GOP or some of its evil minions were behind it. This time, it's Senate Majority Leader Frist (and in Nov., the White House itself), and this too proves GOP complicity. Sure, Frist wasn't actually exposed, but then neither were Daschle and Leahy.

In general, I find DU'ers to be highly intelligent. But I guess there a few looneys in every crowd.