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2008-07-28 Africa North

Egypt seizes Israeli radioactive shipment

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Posted by Steve White 2008-07-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Could be, the clay is slightly radioactive or even colours in the glaze. I doubt there is some dastardly scheme behind this.

Posted by phil_b 2008-07-28 02:42|| 2008-07-28 02:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Much ado about nothing. Just some kind of Islamic PR. Ceramics are more radioactive than most things out there. Just ask your teeth.

Posted by gorb 2008-07-28 06:05|| 2008-07-28 06:05|| Front Page Top

#3 This happens a lot more than you might imagine. I've seen very radioactive ceramics sent from Italy to Germany. Ironically, the tiles were subsidized by Germany to help the Italian tile industry.

Radiation levels were about the same as in pitchblende, because the radioactive matter was concentrated to make the glaze color.

A lot more common is lead contamination. You should never use off-label ceramics for food without testing for lead first. Most hardware stores sell inexpensive lead test wipe kits. Children are especially susceptible and can suffer brain damage even with small amounts.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-07-28 10:02|| 2008-07-28 10:02|| Front Page Top

#4 It might very well have been a shipment to Abdul Jihadi p/o box Tel Aviv for all we know.

I can't see the Israeli government shipping anything by land unless it was a false-flag deal. I can see the Palestinians and friends doing so.

Of course the ceramics mentioned by other posters is the most likely scenerio.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-07-28 11:24|| 2008-07-28 11:24|| Front Page Top

#5 A truckload of red fiestaware?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-07-28 12:15|| 2008-07-28 12:15|| Front Page Top

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