It did a hell of job on the OKC Murrah building
Posted on 06/10/2005 8:44:41 PM PDT by restornu
The truck reported missing in Arkansas last week has been found. But the load of fertilizer it was carrying and its driver are still missing, according to Arkansas law enforcement officials.
The Highway Information Sharing and Analysis Center issued a bulletin on June 1 stating that Randy McDaniel, a driver with J&M Transport, Cabot, AR, has been missing since late May.................
McDaniel picked up a 51,000-pound load of Urea fertilizer in Little Rock, AR, on May 25 and never made it to his destination of Stuttgart, AR, which is less than an hour away.
The truck was located in North Little Rock, AR, by another employee of J&M Transport.
McDaniel and the fertilizer are still missing. McDaniel has not contacted his girlfriend or family members. The theft of the fertilizer is being investigated, but is believed to be a criminal matter by the local authorities.
Anyone with information is being urged to contact the Highway ISAC at (703) 838-1999.
By Land Line
It seems the latest crop of Journalist are watch dogs for the detesters of this the USA while the Americans enable their wages from reader or viewers etc!
Hillary's missing?
can this fertilizer be used to make explosives ?
Most likely...... if it's urea ammonium nitrate. This would be the same or close to what McVey used in OK. Add diesel or kerosene and an initiator. I think McVey used a few drums. This is 51,000 lbs (20.5 tons).
Urea is a non-explosive, non-flamable fertilizer, ammonium carbamate. I used to work in a fertilizer plant and we routinely used open flame to melt it. Unlike ammonium nitrate, Urea is not placarded as a potentially hazardous material.
51,000 lbs of Urea? Damn, that's a lot of piss.
Explosives are about all you can make out of urea - not any drugs that come to mind. Of course, if your farming operation (like maybe growing weed) needed fertilizer, well, here you go!
MORE TRUCKING NEWS....
Thursday, June 9, 2005
Suspicious man eyes tankers in Florida and Georgia
Tanker drivers in the southeast should be on the lookout for a suspicious individual seen snooping around trucks.
According to the Transportation Security Operations Center with the Department of Homeland Security, a suspicious individual has been spotted at truck stops and fuel stations in Ft. Myers, FL; Ringo, GA, and Tampa, FL, in the past year.
The individual was most recently seen on May 27 at a gas station in Tampa. He approached a tanker truck that was unloading fuel at the station and began asking the driver questions. The driver told the man to leave the area. He had just started to call the police when the man left.
The driver in that case said the man matched the description of a man seen at another fueling station in Ft. Myers, FL, in April. That man also approached a tanker truck driver unloading fuel and began to ask questions about the truck and its capacity. He also began recording the undercarriage of the trailer with a small video camera and took notes in a small notebook.
And yet another driver reported a similar incident about a year ago in Ringo, GA. This time there were two suspicious individuals who were taking pictures of tanker trucks. Witnesses who contacted the Department of Homeland Security in May said one of the men matched a picture taken from a surveillance camera in the Ft. Myers incident.
Don Rondeau, of the DHS, said that, while no illegal activities have been connected with the two men, truckers are being asked to be on the lookout for anything suspicious.
One man is described as being tall and skinny with a beard. The other is about 6-7 inches shorter, with dark, short, wavy hair, in his early 50s with good language skills.
Anyone with further information should contact Special Agent Jim Myers of the Southwest Florida Joint Terrorism Task Force at (239) 278-7080, Ext. 213.
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2005/Jun05/060905.htm
I used to heat rations with C-4 as an open flame as well. We wouldn't take it out of the Claymores, but demo blocks were common for cooking use as we didn't get heat tabs.
What was it you were saying again?
MORE TRUCKING NEWS....
Friday, June 10, 2005
Trucker alleged to be Iraqi agent claims to have evil twin
A Greenfield, IN, truck driver who has been accused of being an Iraqi agent offered a rather interesting explanation to a federal judge in Indianapolis this week.
According to The Associated Press, Shaaban Hafiz Ahmad Ali Shaaban, who has apparently been watching a lot of soap operas in his jail cell, claimed that he is really a U.S. secret agent and that prosecutors have him confused with his now-dead twin brother.
Meanwhile, back in the real world, prosecutors said that Shaaban is in fact a seasoned intelligence officer trained by the Soviet KGB and has at least 13 aliases.
Shaaban allegedly traveled to Iraq in 2002 and tried to sell the names of U.S. intelligence operatives in Iraq for millions of dollars.
Though he is a naturalized U.S. citizen, authorities believe he obtained that status illegally by lying about his identity during the naturalization process.
With 13 aliases, he was bound to get them mixed up sooner or later
Urea is safe as kittens. Even when mixed with diesel it doesn't burn well. Urea decomposes into NH3 and CO2, the nitrate in ammonium nitrate is what makes it nasty.
Can't imagine why anyone would want to steal a load of it - unless they were a really desperate farmer or a total idiot.
This dude share good eats....Randy Pollak is an over-the-road truck driver and chef
Soups and Stews
This time of the year is my favorite time for enjoying satisfying soups or stews. They are also a great way to get the daily recommended servings of vegetables, legumes and whole-grains. Cooking methods are also quite easy; saucepan, Crock-Pot, lunchbox stove and even a microwave oven can be used. Choose fresh ingredients whenever you can. If you must use canned, rinse and drain before using, if practical, as this will remove most of the added salt. Lean meats and whole-grain pasta or brown rice are good choices, too. Here are a few of my favorites to get you started.
New Mexico’s Best Red Chili
10 oz. sirloin steak, trimmed into thin strips
3 tsp. whole grain flour
1 T. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup red onion, chopped
14 1/2 ounces no salt added diced
tomatoes
1 cup low sodium beef broth
2 T. hot New Mexico chili
powder
1 T. ground cumin
1 tsp. Adobo seasoning
1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp. crushed pequin peppers
1/4 tsp. black pepper
Place steak strips in a bowl and mix well with flour to coat. In a large saucepan or wok, heat olive oil on moderate heat; add beef and cook until evenly brown. Add onions and red bell pepper; continue to cook until onions are translucent.
Add remaining ingredients and continue to cook and stir on moderate heat until gravy thickens. Reduce heat to lowest setting and simmer for about 10 minutes. Divide into serving bowls. Makes three portions.
Per Serving: 361 Calories; 19 g Fat (48.2 percent calories from fat); 24 g Protein; 22 g Carbohydrate; 5 g Dietary Fiber; 59 mg Cholesterol; 849 mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 1/2 Grain (Starch); 3 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
Tuscany Potato & Sausage Soup
6 oz. sweet Italian turkey sausage
1 medium russet potato, quartered and sliced
1 T. extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup onion, sliced 1/4-inch thick
1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper (optional )
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2 cups low-salt chicken broth
1 cup skim milk
2 stalks green onion, sliced thin
1/4 cup Spelt flour
Boil potatoes in large saucepan until tender. Drain and set aside.
Add olive oil to pan, remove sausage from casings and cook over moderate heat, until it’s no longer pink. Add garlic, onions and red bell pepper; cook for two minutes. Add spices; then sprinkle flour over mixture and stir and cook for one minute longer. Add chicken stock and milk, stir well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about five minutes while stirring several times.
Add cooked potatoes and continue to simmer for another five minutes, again stirring several times.
Divide into serving bowls and garnish with green onion. Makes three portions.
Per Serving: 287 Calories; 12 g Fat (35.2 percent calories from fat); 24 g Protein; 27 g Carbohydrate; 4 g Dietary Fiber; 49 mg Cholesterol; 476 mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 1 Fat.
Moroccan Lentil & Vegetable Soup
1 T. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup yellow onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup lentil, rinsed and drained
1 tsp. coriander, diced
1 tsp. cumin, minced
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon (optional)
14 oz. low sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup celery, chopped
1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
1 medium yellow squash, chopped
1/3 cup red bell pepper, chopped
1 T. parsley, freeze-dried
2 whole plum tomatoes, chopped
2 T. cilantro, chopped
Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is tender. Stir in lentils, coriander, cumin, black pepper and cinnamon; cook for two minutes. Add chicken broth, water, celery and sun-dried tomatoes; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 25 minutes.
Add squash, bell pepper and parsley. Continue cooking, covered, until lentils are tender.
Stir in plum tomatoes and cilantro just before serving. Makes three portions.
Per Serving: 198 Calories; 5 g Fat (23.1 percent calories from fat); 15 g Protein; 26 g Carbohydrate; 10g Dietary Fiber; 0 mg Cholesterol; 416mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 1 Grain (Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Fat.
What's a few tonnes of Guano between friends ?
"Shaaban Hafiz Ahmad Ali Shaaban": seems to me he has kept 5 of them straight, and that all Arabs have at least 8 aliases.....so 13 isn't a challange for a bright guy.
Pass a new law: all Arabs and Muslims have to have two names (ie: Hafiz Shaaban) seperated by a middle initial ( how about "A" in Hafiz's case). And that is the extent of the names they may use when in the USofA. Any violation of the rule is grounds for permanent deportation and loss of a testicle (a nice little Sharia Law feature so they know they know we are serious!).
Have they tried San Quentin?
Ammonium Nitrate -- plus diesel fuel and (supposedly) Nitromethane racing fuel) was used by Mcveigh, et al. in OKC.
Urea Nitrate was the prime explosive material used in the first WTC attack.
Ammonium Carbamate is an "intermediary" in production of Urea for fertilizer:
Urea fertilizers are produced by a reaction of liquid ammonia with carbon dioxide. The process steps include solution synthesis, where ammonia and carbon dioxide react to form ammonium carbamate, which is dehydrated to form urea;
For obvious reasons, I will not discuss how to make Urea Nitrate, which is an explosive.
If the stolen material is, indeed fertilizer-grade urea, let's hope our Homeland Security people do their job!!
Otherwise, let's hope the thieves/terrorists are WAY out in the boondocks when they blow themselves up, trying to convert 25 tons of urea into urea nitrate...
Ping to #9, Man taking photos of trucks and number to report to if spotted again.
Did they put urea in C4?
How messy was the military C4 under heat conditions? Commercial C4 is only slightly less messy than Marshmallow Fluff when it gets hot. You'd damn near have to burn it in a cup...
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