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| The Sun: The Taliban is using HIV Bombs |
| 2010-06-09 |
| TALIBAN fighters are burying dirty needles with their bombs in a bid to infect British troops with HIV, The Sun can reveal. Hypodermic syringes are hidden below the surface pointing upwards to prick bomb squad experts as they hunt for devices. The heroin needles are feared to be contaminated with hepatitis and HIV. And if the bomb goes off, the needles become deadly flying shrapnel. Deadly ... needles become flying shrapnelThe tactic, used in the Afghan badlands of Helmand, was exposed by Tory MP and ex-Army officer Patrick Mercer. Senior backbencher Mr Mercer said yesterday: "Are there no depths to which these people will stoop? This is the definition of a dirty war." Razor blades are also being used. All Royal Engineer and Royal Logistic Corps bomb search teams have been issued with protective Kevlar gloves. |
| Posted by:Ominelet Thromotle8980 |
| #10 Paleo suicide bombers in Israel that had Hepatitis 3 were used, as their bone shards and all would make shrapnel wounds that would infect the victims of the bombing. Israeli medical facilities developed techniques to treat this heinous method of warfare. Read a paper on this during that time, but I cannot find it now. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2010-06-09 22:52 |
| #9 ION NEWS KERALA > [Africa = Somalia] PAK, AFGHAN MILITANTS TAKING/GAINING CONTROL OF AL-SHABAAB MOVEMENT. Import PRO-AL QAEDA IDEO, TECHS, + TACTICS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-06-09 21:56 |
| #8 th3e aids avirus doesnb't lieb otuside the human body what 1.5 seconds? It's time too nuke these bastards and who gives a two flying fuck what the pakis think or the chinese |
| Posted by: chris 2010-06-09 21:47 |
| #7 An effective argument, Lowspark. I just don't recall any stories of infected suicide bombers since that first one almost a decade ago. Which doesn't mean there weren't any... For the rest, I still await my first outlet shock, let alone tool damage. My life hasn't been nearly as exciting as yours, I'm afraid. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-06-09 20:02 |
| #6 While I can see that would apply to contaminated shrapnel, TW, I would argue that an infected, living human body would resist the sterilizing effects produced by the explosion. While the blast pressure would certainly vaporize many of the viral bodies, lots of body parts, blood, and bone fragments remain intact to act as contaminated shrapnel (esp. bone fragments). In addition the water in blood plasma and tissue is an extremely effective insulator especially in the millisecond time frame of a blast. For reference think about being shocked by an electrical outlet (120 or 240V). It hurts, and it sucks, but it rarely burns the skin unless you get stuck to it. In contrast, I've had dime sized chunks instantly vaporized out of pliers, clippers, screwdrivers, etc. made of steel from the same outlets. Keep in mind this is only my speculation. I've no empirical data to back my position. |
| Posted by: Lowspark 2010-06-09 19:48 |
| #5 Haven't the Paleos used a similar tactic with suicide bombers being infected w/ Hep C and HIV/AIDS? I did a bit of a google, Lowspark. It seems in 2001/2002 there was a suicide bomber who was found afterward to be suffering from a Hepatitis infection, and several suicide bombs were laced with rat poison. However, it seems the cognoscenti do not believe standard issue rat poison would survive the heat and pressure of the explosion. It would make sense that HiV, which cannot survive for long outside the human body, would also not survive the heat and pressure of a bomb explosion. However, the needles would do very nicely as flechettes, about as nasty as the ball bearings the Palestinian bomb makers are so fond of. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-06-09 19:08 |
| #4 needles become flying shrapnel That's the only danger. Let me guess, those islamic scholars never cracked open a biology book. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-06-09 18:48 |
| #3 "Are there no depths to which these people will stoop? No. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-06-09 18:39 |
| #2 Human Rights Watch outcry and U.N./World condemnation in 3...2...1...Oh yeah I forgot. Haven't the Paleos used a similar tactic with suicide bombers being infected w/ Hep C and HIV/AIDS? |
| Posted by: Lowspark 2010-06-09 17:30 |
| #1 Hey Obama, et al: if we can't safely fight talibanimals by means of conventional war, then i say we go to step 3. What do you say, Hussein O? |
| Posted by: Omerelet Oppressor of the Jutes7800 2010-06-09 16:44 |