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I am me, I am free
10th April 2010, 03:19 PM
I am without words.

http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/iraq-the-wrong-type-of-sand/

http://www.tomdispatch.com/archive/175228/
MNeagle
10th April 2010, 03:22 PM
Even better than The Onion. Reality of DoD! :o
I am me, I am free
10th April 2010, 03:27 PM
There are even more fun facts in the main article where I gleaned that link. It's fuking surreal.

http://www.tomdispatch.com/archive/175228/
iOWNme
10th April 2010, 03:47 PM
Ummm......


Seriously?
silver_surfer
10th April 2010, 09:21 PM
Seems like a scam.
But the explanation does seem plausable.
mick silver
10th April 2010, 09:29 PM
just why would they so this .... there f brain dead
Grand Master Melon
30th June 2010, 04:04 PM
Further proof that the people in DC think money grows on trees.
Down1
30th June 2010, 04:27 PM
Good story.
I wonder how many test sites they went to ?
I believe Jordan exports sand and cement, why not get it from them ?
UAE And Qatar both host US war bases, I don't think Jordan does.
Sounds like a weak excuse to bribe some of our "Allies".
gunDriller
30th June 2010, 04:49 PM
so who got the job ?

i'm wondering if this is special Halliburton ISO-9001 compatible sand.
k-os
30th June 2010, 04:56 PM
Good story.
I wonder how many test sites they went to ?
I believe Jordan exports sand and cement, why not get it from them ?
UAE And Qatar both host US war bases, I don't think Jordan does.
Sounds like a weak excuse to bribe some of our "Allies".


This is similar to my line of thinking . . . greasing the wheels of allies. Regardless, it's absurd.
Hatha Sunahara
30th June 2010, 08:05 PM
It could be that there is some deception going on with this sand. Maybe they need clean imported sand to cover up evidence of the use of weapons they don't want anyone to know they are using.

I have seen aerial photos of Fallujah that looked like complete devastation. I remember reading stories of how trucks came in and removed sand and rubble in the area. I would not be at all surprised if they used some kinds on nuclear weapons there. Also, I have heard that the Baghdad airport was the target of a neutron bomb. Iraqi sand may be too radioactive to use in blast walls to protect anything.

Hatha
Quantum
30th June 2010, 09:37 PM
Sand - one penny per pound

Transportation - $50.00 per ton

DOD contract to deliver said sand = $1,000 per ton