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U.N. Keeps Quiet on Suspect Boxes From North Korea (NK's contaminated boxes in NYC)
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| BENNY AVNI
Posted on 02/01/2008 3:38:10 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
U.N. Keeps Quiet on Suspect Boxes From North Korea
By BENNY AVNI
Staff Reporter of the Sun
February 1, 2008
UNITED NATIONS U.N. officials failed to inform New York or federal authorities about an illness suffered by two employees who had handled boxes shipped here from North Korea boxes that might have been contaminated U.N. sources said.
The U.N. contractors suffered headaches and nausea and felt sick enough to report the incident and seek treatment. The U.N. security authorities were concerned enough to deploy their own hazardous-material team but failed to seal the site where the incident occurred or evacuate its workers. As of yet, no determination was made about the source of the symptoms suffered by the two workers. No American authorities were notified.
"A determination was made not to contact the New York authorities," a U.N. spokeswoman, Marie Okabe, said. U.N. security officials decided that the two persons who got sick should first get treatment. "Our own hazmat team" examined the boxes that the two persons handled, and the air quality in the basement where the boxes were stored is expected to be examined today, she said after The New York Sun began to inquire about the incident yesterday.
(Excerpt) Read more at nysun.com ...
TOPICS: Anthrax Scare; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: box; hazmat; illness; korea; northkorea; shipping; un
WTF? The authorities routinely evacuate people for far less. We have boxes from N. Korea. Two people made contact with them, got sick, but no serious evacuation or investigation?
What if real biochem agents were inside? NYC must have had mini-9/11 by now.
To: TigerLikesRooster; AmericanInTokyo; Steel Wolf; nuconvert; MizSterious; nw_arizona_granny; ...
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posted on
02/01/2008 3:38:42 AM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
The boxes were put in the basement ? Evacuate the building and demolish it immediately. Only way to be sure.
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
02/01/2008 4:00:05 AM PST
by
Jet Jaguar
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
To: TigerLikesRooster
It’s well known that NK diplomats run illicit drug operations out of their embassies in order to generate hard currency. Wouldn't be surprised if the boxes were contaminated by narcotics.
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posted on
02/01/2008 4:07:39 AM PST
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: TigerLikesRooster
It’s well known that NK diplomats run illicit drug operations out of their embassies in order to generate hard currency. Wouldn't be surprised if the boxes were contaminated by narcotics.
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posted on
02/01/2008 4:07:56 AM PST
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: justa-hairyape
” Evacuate the building and demolish it immediately. Only way to be sure.”
I like your style!
LLS
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posted on
02/01/2008 4:16:11 AM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(Support America, Kill terrorists, Destroy dims and vote for?)
To: LibLieSlayer
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posted on
02/01/2008 4:27:25 AM PST
by
HBAR223
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
02/01/2008 4:29:47 AM PST
by
airborne
(It's way past time for a revolution!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Another reason to kick the UN out.
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posted on
02/01/2008 4:53:47 AM PST
by
rdl6989
To: airborne
Aren’t they trying to make possession of Geiger Counters illegal in NYC?.
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posted on
02/01/2008 4:56:42 AM PST
by
seemoAR
To: seemoAR
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posted on
02/01/2008 5:17:04 AM PST
by
airborne
(It's way past time for a revolution!)
To: airborne
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posted on
02/01/2008 5:20:12 AM PST
by
EBH
( J. Galt for President)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
02/01/2008 5:27:03 AM PST
by
Doc91678
(Doc91678)
To: EBH
Thanks for the link.
From what I read, it appears that the reason given is that after 9/11 people bought faulty geiger counters, and NYPD responded to a large number of false alarms.
So, instead of going after the companies that sold defective equipment, forcing manufacturers to supply citizens with properly functioning geigers, Mayor Bloomberg chose to strip the public of something sure to improve security and overall health of the community.
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posted on
02/01/2008 6:12:10 AM PST
by
airborne
(It's way past time for a revolution!)
To: airborne
That makes sense to me. Some eyeglasses could be defective so we are going to strip them off the sheepies faces.
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posted on
02/01/2008 6:19:25 AM PST
by
seemoAR
To: airborne
So, instead of going after the companies that sold defective equipment,... Ah, the companies probably hired Little Tommy Daschle's wife as a lobbyist, and Congress probably mandated that 1/3 of all faulty detectors be bought from them....
To: justa-hairyape
Evacuate the building and demolish it immediately. Are you sure we should do it in that order?
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posted on
02/01/2008 6:30:47 AM PST
by
Straight Vermonter
(Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
To: justa-hairyape
Evacuate the building and demolish it immediately.LOL. Can I help?
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posted on
02/01/2008 6:34:09 AM PST
by
McGruff
(McCain: "We don't want them to lay in the weeds until we leave." It means a timetable)
To: HBAR223
Was the snow melted over the pot?
LLS
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posted on
02/01/2008 6:43:40 AM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(Support America, Kill terrorists, Destroy dims and vote for?)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
02/01/2008 6:45:28 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: TigerLikesRooster
And folks should make sure they read the last two paragraphs of the Sun's article....
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posted on
02/01/2008 6:47:57 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: TigerLikesRooster
The U.N. security authorities were concerned enough to deploy their own hazardous-material team
To: TigerLikesRooster
I am highly skeptical of modern day prophets but I have met one real one in my lifetime: www.prophecy.org . This guy has been exraordinarily accurate. When you get to the site check out the word search for ‘ram’ . According to this prophet, a sailboat containing an atomic weapon detonates in San Francisco in 2015 (the next year of the Ram on the Chinese zodiac). That’s what I love about the prophecies, they are not loose sentiment of judgement from God, they are specific triggers to look for.
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posted on
02/01/2008 7:59:37 AM PST
by
quant5
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
02/01/2008 10:57:03 AM PST
by
nw_arizona_granny
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1886546/posts?page=4972#4972 45 Item Communist Manifesto)
To: quant5
...and the’re just so easy to forget if they’re wrong.
There have been a whole lotta prophecies stating specific dates for specific events. We’re all still here.
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posted on
02/01/2008 1:19:53 PM PST
by
ctdonath2
(GWB wept for those who suffer. HRC wept for herself.)
To: Calvin Locke
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posted on
02/01/2008 4:05:49 PM PST
by
Donna Lee Nardo
(DEATH TO ISLAMIC TERRORISTS AND ANIMAL AND CHILD ABUSERS.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
02/01/2008 8:07:00 PM PST
by
AnimalLover
( ((Are there special rules and regulations for the big guys?)))
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