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Pentagon: Suspicious substance in envelopes was castor seeds, not ricin itself
AP ^
| October 3, 2018
| Robert Burns
Posted on 10/03/2018 11:54:36 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods
A Pentagon spokeswoman says the suspicious substance found in envelopes turned over to the FBI contained the substance from which the poison ricin is derived, but not ricin itself. Dana W. White, the chief Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters traveling with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in Brussels that the substance was castor seeds.
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KEYWORDS: beans; castorbeans; pentagon; ricin; secdefmattis; trumpdod
So, it was a test of the detection system.
To: SaxxonWoods
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posted on
10/03/2018 11:59:04 AM PDT
by
ltc8k6
To: SaxxonWoods
To: SaxxonWoods
So, it was a test of the detection system. Looks like it's pretty damn sensitive.
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posted on
10/03/2018 12:05:19 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
To: ltc8k6
You know, though I don’t rule out liberals, it wouldn’t surprise me, given that the Navy was targeted - Chinese? Or one of their allies? Dunno.
First guess would be liberals or Mad Mo followers but the Navy thing seems a bit - surprising.
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posted on
10/03/2018 12:08:15 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: SaxxonWoods
That or a Berkeley snowflake who hasn’t got the foggiest idea about making the poison but barely enough education to know where ricin comes from.
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posted on
10/03/2018 12:11:34 PM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
To: SaxxonWoods
Maybe they can blame an innocent person, badger him into suicide, then get Bob Mueller to whitewash it. Been known to happen.
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posted on
10/03/2018 12:26:17 PM PDT
by
cdcdawg
To: SaxxonWoods
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posted on
10/03/2018 12:33:50 PM PDT
by
DCBryan1
(Quit calling them liberals, progs, socialists, or democrats. Call them what they are: COMMUNISTS!!!!)
To: SaxxonWoods
That, or catch up to the news and deflate the occurrence and its significance.
To: SaxxonWoods
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posted on
10/03/2018 12:42:43 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
[Trial Balloon?]
Democrats practicing for just before Mid-Terms? Or Day of Mid-Terms?
Democrats are stoked on fake news and lies. Expect anything.
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posted on
10/03/2018 12:51:28 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: SaveFerris
It was apparently castor beans, but why would it take more than a few minutes to recognize castor beans?
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posted on
10/03/2018 1:00:35 PM PDT
by
ltc8k6
To: piasa
Yep. They are no Walter White.
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posted on
10/03/2018 1:09:00 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Consensus isn't science.)
To: ltc8k6
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posted on
10/03/2018 1:13:36 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Rebelbase
I was thinking of that episode (referenced in the last episode).
I’ve only seen 2, maybe 2.5 episodes from the whole thing.
1) The last episode
2) The one where the guy in the wheelchair meets with the DEA and then Gus(?).
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posted on
10/03/2018 1:15:33 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: ltc8k6
“And a message/threat.”
Agreed.
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posted on
10/03/2018 1:32:53 PM PDT
by
SaxxonWoods
(Stop The Madness. Do Not Respond To Vanity Posts.)
To: ltc8k6
It was apparently castor beans, but why would it take more than a few minutes to recognize castor beans? Because they were dried and crushed into a white powder.
Castor beans contain small amounts of ricin, which can be extracted from them. The extract is a white powder.
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posted on
10/03/2018 1:51:51 PM PDT
by
flamberge
(It seemed like a good idea at the time)
To: flamberge
No, the white powder was harmless and sent to Ted Cruz. The letters to Mattis, Richardson, and Trump contained unprocessed castor beans.
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posted on
10/03/2018 4:57:11 PM PDT
by
ltc8k6
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