As I have posted in this forum before: the way to help Afghanistan is through Iran.

The State (Stadt) is being built by funds from foreign powers - Afghanistan at this time does not have the resources to build a state after 20 years of coup, revolution, and war.

Foreign powers cannot do so indefinitely. Afghanistan has to develop economically and Iran is the only country that can do so in an organic manner.

EU & US policy is to isolate Iran. It is foolish and only helps Paksitan, Taliban, Drug Barons & Traders.

My recommendation to you is to advise your governments to change their Iran policy. Without Iran, you will fail in Afghanistan as well as in Iraq.

Yes you are underestimating the dangers of drugs - look at China after the Opium War and see for yourself.

Look at US and see what drugs are doing to that country - the wreckage is everywhere.

The "Freedom of Choice" argument is bogus: what do you do to the addicted children when drugs find their way into schools - like in America?

What are you going to do to those drug addicts that are no longer able to function in the scoiety? Are you willing to let them die on the street? Or will your bleeding-hearts take them to Rehabilitatio Centers s and make the rest of population -in effect - subsidize their Freedom of Choice?

Do not try to run a social experiment such as this. Other states and countries have done that in the past with dire consequences.

The "Daily Telegraph" article was never substantiated. The Austrian company repeatedly has asked for serial numbers from US - there was no reply to those requests.

This was a lie - a planted propaganda story.

Shame on you for repeating it here - shame, shame, shame.

Pat Patterson:

I never stated that I will supply URLs for the Lithium bombs. I know from my knowlege of nuclear physics that they can be built. Go ask any experimental heavy ion physicist in UK. And I have understood that the French have them (through the grapevine).

The following is from the Wall Street Journal (3/22/2007):

The management and employees of Steyr-Mannlicher share your deep concern about reports that weapons we produced may have fallen into the hands of Iraqi insurgents ("Iran's Smoking Guns," Review & Outlook, Feb. 16).

As you rather backhandedly acknowledge, Steyr-Mannlicher agreed three years ago to deliver a shipment of HS50 rifles to Iran for legitimate and important law enforcement purposes -- to equip drug interdiction forces patrolling that nation's border with Afghanistan. Iran's effort to close off the routes of a violent and dangerous drug trade -- one that is operated by Afghan warlords, is reportedly the source of most of the heroin reaching Western Europe, and is helping finance the activities of America's terrorist enemies -- is certainly one area in which Americans share a common cause with the regime in Tehran.

As you also acknowledge, our company sought and received written assurances from Iranian authorities that use of these weapons would be limited to this intended and worthy law enforcement purpose. If -- and Steyr-Mannlicher has not yet received confirming evidence from the U.S. government that this is the case -- any of the rifles we manufactured and sold to the Iranian government have made their way into Iraq, we will seek a full explanation and pursue all remedies available under this agreement. The American people can be certain that we do not want to see the high-quality weapons that we build with pride to assist law enforcement personnel misused for purposes and in countries other than those authorized.

In the meantime, we reiterate our pledge to provide full support to the U.S. government in investigating whether Steyr rifles legally exported to support law enforcement efforts against drug dealers in Iran have been used for another purpose and, in the event these weapons are indeed proven to be involved, to take any and all steps within our power to prevent any further unauthorized and illegal use.

Franz Holzschuh
Chief Executive Officer
Steyr-Mannlicher, GmbH
Kleinraming, Austria

So, please do not repeat propoganda.

The burden of proof is on you guys.

Pat Patterson:

Sir - you do not seem to understand. You have to furnish the proof; the burden is on you. We cannot prove a negative. Ask your American friends to furnish proofs. Have not US & UK lied before?

About Lithium bomb - I stand by what I have said. Please walk into a Physics Department and ask them. It is an specific of isotope of Lithium that has to be used.

And pray Sir tell me since when Yahoo & Google hav bcome the reliable repository of human knowledge?

I am just telling you if you are interested to work with us you will consult us. And please spare me your old story of nuclear isue whereby you were trying to scare us to accept your "trade goods" for nothing - we are not colonial nig-nogs.

From:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_24_nuclear_bomb

Mark 24 nuclear bomb
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The Mark 24 nuclear bomb was an American thermonuclear bomb design, based on the third American thermonuclear bomb test, Castle Yankee. The Mark 24 bomb was tied as the largest weight and size nuclear bomb ever deployed by the United states, with the same size and weight as the Mark 17 nuclear bomb which used a very similar design concept but unenriched Lithium.

The Castle Yankee thermonuclear test was the first bomb to use enriched Lithium-6 isotope, up to perhaps 40% enrichment. The device tested was called the Runt II design; it was reportedly very similar to the Runt design tested in Castle Bravo, other than the enrichment level.

Castle Yankee had a demonstrated yield of 13.5 megatons. The yield for the weaponized Mark 24 was predicted to be 10-15 megatons.

The EC24 bomb was a limited production run of the Castle Yankee test device, with 10 produced and stockpiled through 1954. The EC24 was 61 by 225 inches and weighed 39,600 pounds. The EC24 was a purely free-fall bomb design.

The production model Mark 24 nuclear bomb was 61.4 by 296 inches long, with a weight between 41,000 and 42,000 pounds. It was in service between 1954 and 1956, with a total of 105 units produced. The Mark 24 included a 64 foot diameter parachute to slow its descent.

Please do not waste my time more with your incompetence.