And the tone of this article?
"INERT/DUD BOMBS may STILL EXPLODE!!"
"None of those weapons, nearly all covered in rust and barnacles, contained explosives or rocket propellant or posed any danger. But the threat of an explosion is always there .... advise visitors that the bombs “should be treated as live munitions that have the potential to detonate"
How? Why?
Sigh. You got enough fear in ya now, 'murkn?
Did "terrorists" put 'em on the beach?
"Into the booming surf; Diving off Vineyard, vets seek unexploded bombs" by David Abel, Globe Staff | June 21, 2009
EDGARTOWN - The remnants of a bombing range the Navy operated here during World War II....
The COSTS of WARS are ALWAYS WITH US for DECADES -- if not longer!
Since April, with the tourist season rapidly approaching, the US Army Corps of Engineers has tapped into a large pool of money set aside by the Defense Department to clean up former defense sites.
Yeah, THE WAR MACHINE is the WORLD'S WORST POLLUTER, but I NEVER SEE the enviro protesters at the ANTIWAR PROTESTS!!!! Their absence speaks volumes about their real agenda.
They have found 124 MK-23 bombs, five MK-5 bombs, and nearly 2,000 pounds of other bomb parts off Cape Poge. Along South Beach, where the work continues, they have found about 115 similar bombs, many of them designed to destroy submarines. None of those weapons, nearly all covered in rust and barnacles, contained explosives or rocket propellant or posed any danger, aside from cuts to unsuspecting swimmers. But the threat of an explosion is always there....
Warning signs have been posted in the area that say in bold type that “World War II munitions may be present’’ and advise visitors that the bombs “should be treated as live munitions that have the potential to detonate, causing serious injury or death.’’
The stark language and persisting danger has rattled local officials, who are already coping with a dip in tourism as a result of the cold spring and the recession....
Hey, I don't want to hear it.
MAYBE the TOWNSFOLK will now OUT the OUTRAGEOUS LIES of the GOVERNMENT and NEWSPAPERS now, huh?
After all, I think she's getting ready to blow!
Pfffft!
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