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(56,582 posts) Tue Oct 2, 2018, 01:02 PM Oct 2018

Packages delivered to Pentagon mail facility test positive for ricin, reports say

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Mail addressed to the Pentagon have initially tested positive for the deadly chemical ricin, according to reports.

Two defense officials told CNN that the mail was delivered to the Pentagon’s mail facility, but it did not enter the Pentagon itself. The mail facility is a separate building.

The FBI is leading the investigation, the Examiner reported.

There are no reports of anyone falling ill because of the suspected substance, the Examiner reported.

Read more: https://www.ajc.com/news/national/packages-delivered-pentagon-mail-facility-test-positive-for-ricin-reports-say/8voXcwAU5D0LZgchN2V10L/

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Packages delivered to Pentagon mail facility test positive for ricin, reports say (Original Post) Recursion Oct 2018 OP

Not good at all. Hope it is a false positive, Freethinker65 Oct 2018 #1

What kind of person has access to Ricin? Renew Deal Oct 2018 #2

Anybody with acccess to castor beans (nt) Recursion Oct 2018 #4

. jberryhill Oct 2018 #5

Well now that lil kim and trump are in love pootie is feeling a little hurt Fullduplexxx Oct 2018 #3

Pootie-poot doesn't bother with such pedestrian poisons SoCalNative Oct 2018 #7

Is this a brush fire watoos Oct 2018 #6

Important not to be hasty: there are natural substances that lead to a postive test for ricin Recursion Oct 2018 #8

It's 2002 all over again hobby10113 Oct 2018 #9

Freethinker65

(10,037 posts)

1. Not good at all. Hope it is a false positive,

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Tue Oct 2, 2018, 01:03 PM

Oct 2018

Renew Deal

(81,870 posts)

2. What kind of person has access to Ricin?

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Tue Oct 2, 2018, 01:03 PM

Oct 2018

How easy is it to obtain?

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

4. Anybody with acccess to castor beans (nt)

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 2, 2018, 01:06 PM

Oct 2018

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

5. .

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 2, 2018, 01:11 PM

Oct 2018

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-blum-ricin-20140608-story.html

How did Ricin become the poison of choice for incompetent schemers?

Fullduplexxx

(7,868 posts)

3. Well now that lil kim and trump are in love pootie is feeling a little hurt

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Tue Oct 2, 2018, 01:05 PM

Oct 2018

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)

7. Pootie-poot doesn't bother with such pedestrian poisons

Reply to Fullduplexxx (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 2, 2018, 01:30 PM

Oct 2018

it's pollonium or nothin'

watoos

(7,142 posts)

6. Is this a brush fire

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Tue Oct 2, 2018, 01:29 PM

Oct 2018

that will lead up to the Reichstag fire?

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

8. Important not to be hasty: there are natural substances that lead to a postive test for ricin

Reply to watoos (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 2, 2018, 01:45 PM

Oct 2018

But, yeah, it's definitely a worry

hobby10113

(51 posts)

9. It's 2002 all over again

Reply to watoos (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 2, 2018, 01:59 PM

Oct 2018

I hope I’m paranoid but did the shrub administration raise the alert level in October of 2002 to scare the voters to keep the house and turn the senate?

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