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madp · 01-11-2004, 02:04 PM

Superbelt:

In fairness, you have shown a photograph of a degraded artillery shell. The journalists on the scene reported that only "some" of the shells were leaking, so we can assume that the photo you have posted is not representative of the entire cache.

Having said that, "misplacing" or "losing" munitions (as you are suggesting may have happened to these, within the allowances of UN resolutions) means they're stacked in the back of a military warehouse somewhere and forgotten. . .not stored out in the desert hidden ten feet underground in shrinkwrap.

However, I agree that it is a valid point to question what the circumstances of this find are, and what it truly means in the big scheme of things.

Imho, the significance of this event has yet to be determined.

01-11-2004, 02:04 PM	#46 (permalink)
madp Insane Location: New Orleans/Chicago	Superbelt: In fairness, you have shown a photograph of a degraded artillery shell. The journalists on the scene reported that only "some" of the shells were leaking, so we can assume that the photo you have posted is not representative of the entire cache. Having said that, "misplacing" or "losing" munitions (as you are suggesting may have happened to these, within the allowances of UN resolutions) means they're stacked in the back of a military warehouse somewhere and forgotten. . .not stored out in the desert hidden ten feet underground in shrinkwrap. However, I agree that it is a valid point to question what the circumstances of this find are, and what it truly means in the big scheme of things. Imho, the significance of this event has yet to be determined. __________________ why are you wearing that stupid man suit? Last edited by madp; 01-11-2004 at 02:11 PM..