Re: Florida man faces bioweapon charge

2005-01-14 Thread Justin
On 2005-01-13T17:48:13-0800, Eric Cordian wrote:
 
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  She said that on at least one occasion he showed her something he had
  purchased via the Internet and expressed concern that if their cat
  inadvertently ate enough of it, the cat would die, according to the
  affidavit.
 
 Obviously this news story is the grand prize winner in an innuendo 
 contest.

The article also neglects to mention FEDERAL AGENCIES' pet KILL ratio.
I'm not sure about cats specifically, but dog killing is quite popular.

  The FBI is still investigating who sent two letters that contained ricin in
  2003 through the U.S. postal system. Those letters contained threats and
  complaints about labor regulations in the trucking industry.

Evidently the kid was in possession of Envelopes of Mass Destruction as
well as castor beans, guns, and books.  Envelopes!  Everyone knows that
civilized people communicate via instant/text message or email (insofar
as they are distinct).  We have no need for these ENVELOPES, which as
well as being used to send toxins to KILL LAW-ABIDING TAXPAYERS also
cause untold annual economic damage from paper-cut-caused hospital
visits.

  In 1978, Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian writer and journalist in London, died
  after a man attacked him with an umbrella that had been rigged to inject a
  ricin pellet under his skin.
 
 And WTF does this have to do with the guy with the castor beans?

I spot the beginnings of yet another war.  Please excuse me while I go
bury my umbrellas.  PATRIOTS use hooded raincoats.  We have no NEED for
barbaric and dangerous implements like UMBRELLAS.

 Looks like Ricin Theatre has joined Anthrax Theatre in the armory of 
 Weapons of Mass Deception.

You forgot the guns!  The GUNS!  Those terrible and bloody implements of
death ARE totally unnecessary!  Never mind that they're PERFECTLY LEGAL
and they don't make ricin (excuse me, castor beans) any more deadly.  He
still had guns!

-- 
War is the father and king of all, and some he shows as gods, others as men; 
some he makes slaves, others free. -Heraclitus 53



Re: Florida man faces bioweapon charge

2005-01-13 Thread Eric Cordian
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 Steven Michael Ekberg, 22, had at least 83 castor beans and other
 byproducts consistent with the manufacture of ricin in his possession, the
 FBI said.

..

 They said they also found, in a cardboard box in Ekberg's room, glass vials
 containing white granules suspected of being husk-less, chopped castor
 beans, a byproduct of the manufacture of ricin.

I'm confused here.  Is possession of castor beans possession of ricin?  
Is possession of chopped castor beans possession of ricin?

 He then picked up another container and stated words to the effect, This
 would make you really sick, the source allegedly told authorities.

I could pick up a container of Drano, and make the same commment.  Big 
deal.

 The source told police that Ekberg had two books containing information on
 how to make poisons from household chemicals and plants, according to the
 affidavit.

Still legal to own, as far as I know.

 His mother, Theresa Ekberg, told the FBI that he has been treated for
 depression, according to the affidavit.

 His mother also told authorities that in the past her son had possessed
 some chemicals.

 She said that on at least one occasion he showed her something he had
 purchased via the Internet and expressed concern that if their cat
 inadvertently ate enough of it, the cat would die, according to the
 affidavit.

Obviously this news story is the grand prize winner in an innuendo 
contest.

 The FBI is still investigating who sent two letters that contained ricin in
 2003 through the U.S. postal system. Those letters contained threats and
 complaints about labor regulations in the trucking industry.

 In 1978, Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian writer and journalist in London, died
 after a man attacked him with an umbrella that had been rigged to inject a
 ricin pellet under his skin.

And WTF does this have to do with the guy with the castor beans?

Looks like Ricin Theatre has joined Anthrax Theatre in the armory of 
Weapons of Mass Deception.

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Eric Michael Cordian 0+
O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division
Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law