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Britain
Norwegian Somali jugged, charged with trying to buy red mercury
2005-01-28
A Norwegian citizen of Somali background has been arrested in Britain and is now in a jail outside London. He is charged with allegedly having supplied radioactive materials to be used for terrorism. The 52-year-old man who became a Norwegian citizen in 1997, was arrested in London in September, after he according to the charges had supplied a kilo of the radioactive material red mercury, the newspaper VG writes. Red mercury is supposedly an ingridient in so-called "dirty bombs".

The jailed Somali/Norwegian has together with two other men been charged with conspiring to buy the red mercury with the aim to use it in a terrorist action, the newspaper writes. The three pleaded not guilty when they were brought before the Old Bailey court last Monday. According to VG the Norwegian Security police has been informed. The Norwegian Foreign Office has been informed, but does not want to comment. However, they say they are ready to offer consular assistance to the arrested man.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#7  >>#5

Plate Lutefisk=10,000 metric tonne red mercury.
Posted by: Charlie   2005-01-28 10:13:12 PM  

#6  That site has everything except for directions for building a high quality Farraday Chappeau.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-01-28 1:08:53 PM  

#5  Norwegian red mercury = lutefisk
Posted by: Duke Nukem   2005-01-28 12:57:02 PM  

#4  I'd be interested in what AC, our regular RB contributor from Texas Tech, has to say about Red Mercury. After a quick excursion with GOOGLE I found an article on chemistry that claims Red Mercury does exist and gave several definitions. I also found an interesting interview with Sam Cohen acclaimed inventor of the neutron bomb. Cohen was asked, "Is red mercury a hoax?". Scroll about half way down the article to read why Cohen says, "The Atomic Energy Commission denies red mercury,....but they lie through their teeth. And they have to."
Google on, Neutron Bomb Sam Cohen, for other scary interviews.
Posted by: GK   2005-01-28 9:04:14 AM  

#3  I used to drive an old red Mercury, it too was a dirty bomb.
Posted by: Duke Nukem   2005-01-28 7:43:40 AM  

#2  I love the journalism here...especially the part where they credulously report the existence of "red mercury" without bothering to check if it actually exists or not. Red mercury is mythical.
Posted by: gromky   2005-01-28 6:06:24 AM  

#1  ...I wonder if hes the asshat whos been putten mercury in my tuna sammys?
Posted by: Charlie   2005-01-28 5:17:11 AM  

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