ISIS Closer to Getting a Dirty Bomb?

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ISIS Closer to Getting a Dirty Bomb?

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So far, the FBI has thwarted at least four attempts to purchase cesium and other materials from ex Soviet block smugglers.
Moldova — Over the pulsating beat at an exclusive nightclub, the arms smuggler made his pitch to a client: 2.5 million euros for enough radioactive cesium to contaminate several city blocks.

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“You can make a dirty bomb, which would be perfect for the Islamic State,” the smuggler said. “If you have a connection with them, the business will go smoothly.”
AP via WashPost http://wapo.st/1WPgCqH
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Moldovan police and judicial authorities shared investigative case files with the AP in an effort to spotlight how dangerous the black market has become. They say a breakdown in cooperation between Russia and the West means that it is much harder to know whether smugglers are finding ways to move parts of Russia’s vast store of radioactive materials.
Another fine example of Obummerism.
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Re: ISIS Closer to Getting a Dirty Bomb?

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What's the big deal? Let them live.  They hate us because we're meddling.

Now on to something important like global warming......
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