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Zachstar 03-09-09 10:06 PM

Report: Slain US Nazi hated Obama, had parts for 'dirty bomb'
 
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Trust fund millionaire James G. Cummings, an American Nazi sympathizer from Maine who was slain by his wife Amber in December, allegedly had the radioactive components necessary to construct a "dirty bomb," a newly released threat analysis report states.

The man, allegedly furious over the election of President Obama, purchased depleted uranium over the Internet from an American company.
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Slain_..._for_0309.html

Geezus!

Of course its not one of "them" (The stereotypical boogieman for the past decade) so I guess the public will forget quickly.


Yes I understand that DU is not THAT radioactive but in reality most dirty bombs are meant to destroy by panic than direct effect are they not?

August 03-09-09 10:13 PM

Nazis. The original scumbag terrorists... :shifty:

Max2147 03-09-09 10:23 PM

Nazis suck - something we can all agree on!

baggygreen 03-09-09 10:27 PM

I would imagine if he had for example set off a bomb coated in DU, the explosion would have caused casualties, but the radiation would not have. From what i've seen DU is simply nowhere near radioactive enough.

You're right though, it would cause a good amount of fear, especially when the news networks begin pondering what might have been if it was a maniacal muslim with real radioactive waste from Pakistan's or Iran's nuke program..

Freiwillige 03-09-09 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by August
Nazis. The original scumbag terrorists... :shifty:

2 things I must point out. First Nazi's or National Socialists are hardly the original terrorists, In fact I would have to say that they came way late on the scene. You have Ghingas Khan, The Roman's, Hell even the Communist murdered before the Nazis!

The second thing that I would point out is that alot of American views like ultra conservative politics would have much in common with National Socialist Germany.

Nazi baiting is so last world war. :rotfl:

A Very Super Market 03-10-09 12:30 AM

Nazis, while horrible people, aren't terrorists. I don't think the term would be used correctly to describe nazis, Genghis Khan, the Romans or communists.

Freiwillige 03-10-09 01:59 AM

I must agree. Terrorists aren't usually nation states. The word terrorist has been thrown around so loosely that it has lost all meaning. It has become the favorite label of (Name organization you dislike here). Its a smear word.

Now when the word first gained notoriety nobody was in doubt as to what a terrorist was, But in these (Gag cough) politically correct (Sick) times "we the sheeple" must be cautious as so not to offend the worlds scum.:stare:

Raptor1 03-10-09 02:46 AM

Err, could you even make a dirty bomb from DU? I mean, by definition, DU is very weakly radioactive, and contains an even lower concentration of U-235 than natural uranium

Dirty bombs are supposed to spread and kill using radioactivity, I'm sure it is easier to create panic by just putting more explosives in the bomb...

Schroeder 03-10-09 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Max2147
Nazis suck - something we can all agree on!

Agreed.

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Originally Posted by Raptor1
Dirty bombs are supposed to spread and kill using radioactivity, I'm sure it is easier to create panic by just putting more explosives in the bomb...

Imagine the media hype after something explodes in a big city that has something to do with radioactivity. It doesn't matter how low it is there will be some sort of panic.
Besides DU is nothing you want to have stick in a wound that was caused by the explosion of that bomb.:dead:

Skybird 03-10-09 06:50 AM

I hold a zero tolerance policy towards certain groups and people - and Nazis are one of them. Since they have abandoned their legal and moral duties to civilised society, for me they also no longer have any right to claim rights and securities from these legal codes.

"Kick on sight".

Raptor1 03-10-09 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder
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Originally Posted by Raptor1
Dirty bombs are supposed to spread and kill using radioactivity, I'm sure it is easier to create panic by just putting more explosives in the bomb...

Imagine the media hype after something explodes in a big city that has something to do with radioactivity. It doesn't matter how low it is there will be some sort of panic.
Besides DU is nothing you want to have stick in a wound that was caused by the explosion of that bomb.:dead:

Eh, I suppose, just makes me sick at how ignorant the media and the general population can be though

Sailor Steve 03-10-09 10:20 AM

I don't care if it's a dirty bomb, a clean bomb, or a pipe bomb. I also don't care if he's a Nazi, a Communist, a Catholic, a Hindu, an Atheist, A Jain, A Buddhist or a Baptist or a Jew.

Anybody who thinks that doing what he contemplated is any kind of a solution is himself the problem. Period

While I'm theoretically against murder, I'm of the opinion that his wife did us all a favor.




I do agree about the media, though. Radiation is bad, therefore irradiating food is bad. Idiots.

Frame57 03-10-09 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
I don't care if it's a dirty bomb, a clean bomb, or a pipe bomb. I also don't care if he's a Nazi, a Communist, a Catholic, a Hindu, an Atheist, A Jain, A Buddhist or a Baptist or a Jew.

Anybody who thinks that doing what he contemplated is any kind of a solution is himself the problem. Period

While I'm theoretically against murder, I'm of the opinion that his wife did us all a favor.




I do agree about the media, though. Radiation is bad, therefore irradiating food is bad. Idiots.

Yep! A necessary evil...

SteamWake 03-10-09 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor1
Err, could you even make a dirty bomb from DU? I mean, by definition, DU is very weakly radioactive, and contains an even lower concentration of U-235 than natural uranium

Dirty bombs are supposed to spread and kill using radioactivity, I'm sure it is easier to create panic by just putting more explosives in the bomb...

Well actually there purpose would be to cause fear, panic, and dismay.

The DU could be enough to trip the air monitors. That alone would probably end up with quite a few deaths.

There is something missing in this story though. What about the wife? What was her motive?

heartc 03-10-09 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Max2147
Nazis suck - something we can all agree on!

Which is easy now and quite meaningless because they are dead (please don't confuse skin-headed radical dumbasses with the Nazis from the 30s and 40s.)

There is a saying which is quite true: The longer Hitler has been dead, the more resistance there is against him.

Meanwhile the dictator of Iran is building the bomb.


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