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2004-04-20 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-04-20 12:25:28 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 But in exchange for supplying Dr Khan, they may have been given tips on moving a step closer to that goal. Who are they trying to kid. He probably got all the unranium he wanted for seven bales of blankets, seven velvet Elvi, a five pound bucket of assorted beads and a Hairdini.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-20 4:40:18 AM|| 2004-04-20 4:40:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Elvises" is acceptable in informal speech, but one should always use "Elvi" in formal writing. In fact, I recall that the latter form is required in the Rantburg Style Manual.

Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-04-20 7:47:19 AM|| 2004-04-20 7:47:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Rantburg Style Manual. I want one!

Posted by Phil B 2004-04-20 7:51:22 AM|| 2004-04-20 7:51:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Dr Khan visited Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan between 1998 and 2002 in the wake of selling nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya in a black-market trade exposed this year.

Odd we didn't hear about this from Wilson. It's almost like he went to Niger with no intention of finding anything.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-04-20 8:20:01 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-04-20 8:20:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Khan has admitted sales to Iran, NK, and Libya.

Money and the ideology of sharing the "Muslim Bomb" drove his quest.

Why no Iraq?

Posted by Daniel King 2004-04-20 10:45:57 AM|| 2004-04-20 10:45:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Just guessing here, but perhaps because Iraq was being closely watched by the Americans perhaps? It might be easier to visit other countries.

And offering such tech to Iraq might have hurt Khan's dealings with the actual axis of Terror -- Iran and Syria.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-04-20 11:33:30 AM|| 2004-04-20 11:33:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Rantburg Style Manual? What about us commenters who ain't got style?

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-20 11:36:09 AM|| 2004-04-20 11:36:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 What about us commenters who ain't got style?

That's why you didn't get a manual. Sheeesh.

Posted by Steve White 2004-04-20 4:18:06 PM|| 2004-04-20 4:18:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Pakistan's pardon of Khan was one of the most unscrupulously transparent slap-on-the-wrists for someone who should have been jailed for life.

Khan's nuclear proliferation contributed to some of the greatest dangers this world will face since the Cold War. I'd really love to see this b@stard take the dirt nap.

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-20 5:09:24 PM|| 2004-04-20 5:09:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 SW - how about a "stylecheck" button? LOL

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-20 5:28:58 PM|| 2004-04-20 5:28:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 how about a "stylecheck" button

Can you make it underline and blink? I'm alway getting Preshawared. Could a "So off topic even muck is bewilder" module be added?

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-20 5:35:30 PM|| 2004-04-20 5:35:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Ship - you get points just for that

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-20 5:39:22 PM|| 2004-04-20 5:39:22 PM|| Front Page Top

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