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| IDF finds explosive chemicals in EU aid bags to Palestinians |
| 2007-12-30 |
| Israel said on Saturday it had recently seized a truck carrying chemicals used to make explosives hidden in bags marked as EU aid for the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. The army said 6.5 tons of potassium nitrate were in bags marked as sugar from the European Union for Palestinians in the coastal enclave. EU officials in Jerusalem had no immediate comment. The cargo in a Palestinian truck was traveling in the West Bank and seized several weeks ago at an Israeli checkpoint, the army said. The EU is the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to Gaza. Israel tightened its military and economic cordon of the Gaza Strip after Islamist Hamas seized the territory in a June war with secular Fatah. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #6 SteveS__ Judging by most of the car swarm photos, I think we can eliminate the theory that Paleos use toothpaste...... |
| Posted by: Ulaiting the Scantily Clad7668 2007-12-30 22:48 |
| #5 Heh. Rantburg is such a fountain of information. 6.5 tons of KNO3 makes for a lot of toothpaste. The Paleos must have *very* sensitive teeth. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-12-30 20:14 |
| #4 KNO3 has been used in the past -- mixed in food -- to suppress the sexual urges of adolescent males... for which purpose it is entirely ineffectual, by the way. However, it was discovered in the 1980s to be very effective at reducing dental sensitivity when applied in a toothpaste. Sensodyne makes a version, I think, and possibly Crest. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-12-30 19:53 |
| #3 Yes, but Potassium Nitrate can be used for so many things other than making your own gunpowder..... um, I think it's a diuretic for donkeys... yeah that's it, no doubt an epidemic of donkey lock has hit Palestine.... |
| Posted by: Glavimp Sproing5594 2007-12-30 17:02 |
| #2 Given with European government support. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-12-30 16:22 |
| #1 So was the content also paid by European tax money... |
| Posted by: Phusogum White7618 2007-12-30 15:48 |