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Suspected lethal nerve agent discovered at JFK Airport mail facility; two customs agents
New York Post ^ | 8/11/13 | Philip Messing

Posted on 08/11/2013 5:18:59 PM PDT by Nachum

The highly lethal nerve agent VX -- used in weapons of mass destruction -- appears to have been discovered in a mail facility at JFK Airport where two US customs agents were sickened this morning, a law-enforcement source said. Both victims suffered respiratory distress and were taken for emergency treatment after being overcome while inside the US Postal Service facility on North Boundary Road at 9:40 a.m., the source said. Initial testing after the incident revealed the presence of "chemical-grade weapons and nerve gas," and subsequent testing produced a positive reading for VX, the source said.

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KEYWORDS: airport; jfk; lethal; nerve; rehash; seebreaking
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To: Texas Fossil

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/nypd-investigating-mail-nerve-gas-jfk-airport-article-1.1423812


23 posted on 08/11/2013 6:07:50 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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If only Special Agent Stanley Goodspeed was on the case.


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24 posted on 08/11/2013 6:17:05 PM PDT by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: Nachum

reading up on VX one thing struck me... it can be delivered via the water supply

think back ... there were a number of break-ins to water facilities in the news in the last few months

is this the threat 0bama and crew were made aware of?

where was the package heading? was it an abandoned location? odds are it was meant to be picked up as part of a bigger plan


25 posted on 08/11/2013 6:59:09 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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...there were a number of break-ins to water facilities in the news in the last few months...

Does Depo-Provera remain active in water?

26 posted on 08/11/2013 7:06:03 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Rodamala

I have no idea what that is and I won’t be googling around for anything similar to VX (i figure googling VX is ok as it’s in the news)

what is it?


27 posted on 08/11/2013 7:12:42 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: dinodino

Neither do I. And if true, was prolly mailed from the DOJ.


28 posted on 08/11/2013 7:16:46 PM PDT by SgtHooper (The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Heck - incandescent light bulbs are now considered to be weapons-grade electricity suckers. I’m sure there was some weapons grade something or other there....


29 posted on 08/11/2013 7:24:01 PM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Nachum

It was just announced a few minutes ago on WCBS news radio that it was some SPILLED COSMETICS which caused the “nerve gas” reaction in the equipment. No worries!


30 posted on 08/11/2013 7:29:00 PM PDT by EinNYC
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Now the question is whether that is true or whether it is the cover story for yet another attack in America under Obysmal. Was it just cosmetics or was it cosmetics laced with VX? I think VX is one of the agents given to Saddam in the 80s, so it could definitely be out there on the global market.


31 posted on 08/11/2013 11:43:16 PM PDT by Trod Upon (Every penny given to film and TV media companies goes right into enemy coffers. Starve them out!)
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32 posted on 08/12/2013 6:05:15 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one)
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33 posted on 08/12/2013 6:56:57 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Had never thought of that. Have used it to make quick recontact on corroded battery cables. Works in a pinch, but must be cleaned later to remove the sugar.


34 posted on 08/12/2013 8:09:56 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one)
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To: sten

Birth Control (sterilization) serum.


35 posted on 08/12/2013 11:21:11 AM PDT by Rodamala
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