Deadly Ricin detected at Washington Mail Facility

[Nbadan]

Envelope tests positive for ricin at Washington mail facility
Source: CNN


Washington (CNN) -- An envelope that tested positive for the deadly poison ricin was intercepted Tuesday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol's off-site mail facility in Washington, congressional and law enforcement sources tell CNN.

After the envelope tested positive in a first routine test, it was retested two more times, each time coming up positive, the law enforcement source said. The package was then sent to a Maryland lab for further testing.

The envelope was addressed to a U.S. senator, though the sources would not say which one.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/us/tainted-letter-intercepted/index.html



Letter sent to Sen. Roger Wicker tests positive for ricin


An envelope sent to an office of Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) included a substance that has tested positive for Ricin, two sources say.

It was not immediately clear when the envelope was received or whether it was sent to his Washington, D.C., office or a field office.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/roger-wicker-letter-ricin-90171.html


Wickers was one of 16 Repugs voting to proceed with gun control debate in Senate...hmmm.........

[mavs>spurs]

very predictable and choreographed, it'll be blamed on a conservative who is pissed off about gun control proposals. we're going into a tyranny people.

[ChumpDumper]

very predictableBut no one predicted it.

[mavs>spurs]

soon as i read a title something like "ricin sent to senator" i already knew that they would try to blame it on a gun owner and of course they are

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

very predictable and choreographed, it'll be blamed on a conservative who is pissed off about gun control proposals. we're going into a tyranny people.

So they planned to blame it on a conservative by sending the letter to a Republican senator in Mississippi who's been against stricter gun control?

That's logical.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

:lmao @ people thinking that Roger Wicker voting to end a filibuster = he is pro gun control

http://www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=NewsRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=45076203-c061-5b36-298a-afb16c79ebd2

Here's a real quote from the guy about gun control:

"The President's proposals would violate the Constitution and have been proven not to be effective in preventing gun violence,” said Wicker. “I will be part of a bipartisan coalition opposing this legislation and looking for real solutions such as school safety guards, mental health care, and addressing the culture of violence in the media. The Second Amendment rights of Americans must be preserved."

Wow, looks like a a key threat to gun rights that the government would try to victimize in a fake attack!

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

:lmao @ people thinking that Roger Wicker voting to end a filibuster = he is pro gun control

http://www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=NewsRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=45076203-c061-5b36-298a-afb16c79ebd2

Here's a real quote from the guy about gun control:

"The President's proposals would violate the Constitution and have been proven not to be effective in preventing gun violence,” said Wicker. “I will be part of a bipartisan coalition opposing this legislation and looking for real solutions such as school safety guards, mental health care, and addressing the culture of violence in the media. The Second Amendment rights of Americans must be preserved."

Wow, looks like a a key threat to gun rights that the government would try to victimize in a fake attack!

Now that I think about it, the Alex Jones right wing nuts are gonna see this and change their views to, "Well then it's just some libtard gun control nazi going after a politician who wants to protect gun rights." That's why they start off by calling it a conspiracy theory, so either way they can demonize liberals after we receive more details.

[DMX7]

Normally, when I write LOL, I don't actually laugh out loud, but references to Alex Jones actually make me LOL.

[Cane]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/image.php?u=2042&dateline=1349212797

[ChumpDumper]

soon as i read a title something like "ricin sent to senator" i already knew that they would try to blame it on a gun owner and of course they areBut you didn't predict what you characterized as a "very predictable" event.

[The Reckoning]

so it's actually a liberal who's for gun control?


http://youtu.be/y8Kyi0WNg40

[Wild Cobra]

Funny how nobody credits the USPS for intercepting two attacks now. The bomb to America's Favorite Sheriff, and now to a US senator.

[Winehole23]

well, you just did.

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/51522982#51522982



The U.S. Postal Service spends about $100 million annually to screen every piece of first-class mail sent or received by U.S. households and mail sent to federal addresses in Washington, say officials familiar with the process.
Mail destined for the White House, Congress and federal agencies requires closer scrutiny. In the past, postal officials have said that once mail with federal addresses is sorted at a Washington facility, it is trucked it to a New Jersey irradiation facility operated by a private firm operating medical sterilization equipment. The Postal Service spends about $12 million annually on irradiation, say officials familiar with the process.http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ricin-laced-letter-sent-to-senator/2013/04/16/01230966-a6e6-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html

[Wild Cobra]

well, you just did.

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/51522982#51522982


http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ricin-laced-letter-sent-to-senator/2013/04/16/01230966-a6e6-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html
If more reporters knew of that, there would be less wild speculation like in the OP:

It was not immediately clear when the envelope was received or whether it was sent to his Washington, D.C., office or a field office.

[Wild Cobra]

The off-site facility that screens mail will be closed for several days for further testing and examination by federal investigators, delaying delivery of mail to the Capitol and Senate office buildings.
Oh Shit....

[ChumpDumper]

If more reporters knew of that, there would be less wild speculation like in the OP:That isn't speculation.

[Wild Cobra]

That isn't speculation.
What was it then when a reporter is filling in gaps?

[ChumpDumper]

What was it then when a reporter is filling in gaps?It's a reporter saying it isn't clear.

[Wild Cobra]

It's a reporter saying it isn't clear.
LOL...

Making up the idea that maybe it was received?

[ChumpDumper]

LOL...

Making up the idea that maybe it was received?Preliminary reports are just that.

[Wild Cobra]

Preliminary reports are just that.
Making shit up?

That's a preliminary report?

OK, if you say so....

[ChumpDumper]

Making shit up?

That's a preliminary report?

OK, if you say so....Preliminary reports often get details wrong.

You'd give Fox News a pass.

[Wild Cobra]

Preliminary reports often get details wrong.

You'd give Fox News a pass.
Are you saying preliminary reports often speculate?

[ChumpDumper]

Are you saying preliminary reports often speculate?I'm saying they often get details wrong.

[Wild Cobra]

I'm saying they often get details wrong.
So they are wrong, because they are speculating, right?

If not, what do you call it?

[CosmicCowboy]

Fuck

I'm using FedEx next time.

[Drachen]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/image.php?u=2042&dateline=1349212797

Great minds and all.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212376&page=2&p=6484972&viewfull=1#post6484972

[DarkReign]

Great minds and all.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212376&page=2&p=6484972&viewfull=1#post6484972

It isnt Great Minds, its someone who watches that show is my guess. I have my doubts as to how popular Breaking Bad is in the Muslim world.

I am totally guessing here, but it would seem this is another mad white dude.

[Drachen]

I was referring to the fact that we saw ricin and both of us went to walter white, not to the actual perp.

[boutons_deux]

ricin to Barry, too.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/294461-second-poison-letter-sent-to-white-house

[lefty]

rofl

Yeah suuuure ricin letter sent to officials


BS BS BS BS



Then they said they found a guy with the same envelopes in his backpack, WTF :lmao

[Wild Cobra]

rofl

Yeah suuuure ricin letter sent to officials


BS BS BS BS



Then they said they found a guy with the same envelopes in his backpack, WTF :lmao
It's the USPS that checks packages and letters, finding them on the initial screening. Are you going to say they are in on a conspiracy?

[Koolaid_Man]

all terrorist sympathizers such as SA210 should be looked at...tbh all those tea party "patriots" are should be looked at...

[SA210]

Nothing to see here, just lies and propaganda by a corrupt White House to pass agendas and distract the public and spread fear. Business as usual.

Btw, CISPA passes the House while everyone is blinded by the propaganda..hmm..wonder what else they are distracting people from. lol

[SA210]

all terrorist sympathizers such as SA210 should be looked at...


No sympathy for terrorist Obama here, but thanks. :tu

[boutons_deux]

"CISPA passes the House while everyone is blinded by the propagand"

Barry said he will veto CISPA

[ChumpDumper]

Nothing to see here, just lies and propaganda by a corrupt White House to pass agendas and distract the public and spread fear. Business as usual.

Btw, CISPA passes the House while everyone is blinded by the propaganda..hmm..wonder what else they are distracting people from. lolThis is your conspiracy theory?

Seriously?

Who told you to think this?

[SA210]

"CISPA passes the House while everyone is blinded by the propagand"

Barry said he will veto CISPA





Like he did NDAA, I remember that.

[TeyshaBlue]

[COLOR=#000000]"CISPA passes the House while everyone is blinded by the propagand"

Barry said he will veto CISPA


Obama, like you, says a great many things he'll never do.

[Nbadan]

Arrest made: Kenneth Curtis from Tupelo Mississippi..apparently he writes lots of angry letters to congresspeople...


Federal agents on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the mailing of letters to President Barack Obama and a U.S. senator that initially tested positive for the poison ricin. The suspect was identified as Kenneth Curtis of Tupelo, Miss., federal officials told NBC News.

Both letters carried an identical closing statement, according to an FBI bulletin obtained by NBC News on Wednesday. According to the FBI bulletin, both letters, postmarked April 8, 2013 out of Memphis, Tenn., included an identical phrase, "to see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance."

In addition, both letters are signed: "I am KC and I approve this message." The letter to Obama was intercepted at an off-site White House mail facility and was being tested further, the FBI said. A federal law enforcement official said that the letter was “very similar” to one addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.

Two federal officials said late Wednesday that an initial laboratory test on the material in the letters was inconclusive. The test shows some level of ricin, they said, but the potency is uncertain. They cannot tell whether the material is actually harmful or not. So more tests have been ordered.

Read more: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/17/17794663-feds-arrest-suspect-in-ricin-positive-letters-sent-to-obama-senator?lite

[lefty]

lol rednecks