Posted on 10/10/2006 9:41:43 AM PDT by grandpa jones
Over the weekend, a story broke from Iraq describing a mysterious illness that affected hundreds of policemen from a unit in Iraq. The symptoms were unusual in the sense that they were not consistent with what would be expected from the use of a biological or chemical weapon. They were consistent, however, with the symptoms of ingesting rat poison, discussed here, and on this thread at GCP.
Interestingly enough, a similar substance was found to be the contaminant of a Danish water reservoir, during a routine check.
A vial labeled rat poison found in the bottom of the well has been traced to the pharmacy where it originated, investigators told the Post.
A coincidence? Perhaps. But, I smell a rat.
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