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Old April 28th 05, 04:05 PM
Al Patrick
 
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Ever notice how those with the greatest alligator mouths almost always
attempt to hide behind a supposed anonymity?

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CW wrote:

Agreed,
CW, ex tanker.

"luigi" wrote in message
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Al,

Your infantile gullability is exceeded only by your ignorance. Is it
possible that DU has as yet unknown hazards? Certainly. Our country has


a

long a glorious history of such deceit and blunder, e.g., nuclear


radiation

testing in the fifties, agent orange in the sixties, etc., so I won't


argue

that point. What I will argue is your inability to do independent


research

beyond the internet.

Point 1: The picture of the B-52 dropping bombs in your source is absurd.
DU is used (by-the-way, I spent 24 years on active duty in USAF and the


last

15 as a USAF civilian) in anti armor projectiles such as the 30 mm rounds
used in the A-10 and the tank rounds in the M-1.
Therefore, the credibility of the article becomes suspect immediately.
Point 2: I have personally handled the 30mm DU rounds fired by the A-10.
Although I may die a horrible death, at present (I am almost 60) I am in
excellent health. Moreover, my wife, children and grandchildren are in
excellent health nor do I know of any of my comrades (numbering in the
hundreds) who have experienced any of the alleged horrors of DU.
Point 3: You have a history of being reactive. Why don't you make a


feeble

attempt to determine your mental limitations and work within your


abilities

with an understanding that you are probably wrong 90% of the time.