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| 2007-09-16 |
| The link will take you to the web version of a presentation I recently did for my ambulance corps on bomb dangers to EMS. I invite your comments. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #2 TW - a clandestine lab, for making meth or something nasty done by a white supremicist Take your pick. Thanks for the input. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2007-09-16 17:08 |
| #1 Clearly thought through and clearly written, Chuck. Well done! A few small thoughts: Suicide bombers may be mentally ill or they may be willing to kill themselves for a belief or cause. Or they may have been paid (frequent in Iraq), or blackmailed (frequent for Palestinian females), or the family threatened (again, Iraq). it's important to realize that a quite a few of those wearing vests (or even driving VBIEDs) do not really want to be there, and may well surrender without exploding. Also that in those cases there may be a long distance detonator held by a controller to obviate such attempts. A suicide vest consists of Palestinian suicide vests generally contain rat poison which prevents blood coagulation, so that even minor injuries from flying shrapnel become serious problems. As far as I am aware, Iraqi and Afghani suicide bombers haven't used that innovation thus far. What is a CLAN lab? If your EMTs know, then never mind, but I didn't see it defined. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-09-16 14:40 |