Tracking the Illegal Shipment of Sarin Precursor from Belgium to Syria

Re:Tracking the Illegal Shipment of Sarin Precursor from Bel... by tzahola on Sunday April 22, 2018 @03:44PM (#16898123)

"sarin precursor" = isopropanol

I use this very dangerous sarin precursor everyday as a hand sanitizer.

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Re:Tracking the Illegal Shipment of Sarin Precursor from Bel... by loceng on Sunday April 22, 2018 @03:53PM (#16898184)

And if you all of a sudden ordered "96 tons" of it out of the blue? I think the issue being brought to light is contrast to normal export/import of it to this region?

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Re:Tracking the Illegal Shipment of Sarin Precursor from Bel... by tzahola on Sunday April 22, 2018 @04:07PM (#16898267)

96 tons is nothing.

http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?q=isopropyl&d=ComTrade&f=_l1Cod...

According to the United Nations, Syria imported 1,916,504 kilograms of "Propyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol" in 2010, 1,705,420 kilograms in 2009, 926,139 kilograms in 2008, and so on...

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Re:Tracking the Illegal Shipment of Sarin Precursor from Bel... by loceng on Sunday April 22, 2018 @04:17PM (#16898339)

Cool, well, so long as someone is keeping track and following up. Thank you for digging up the information.

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Re:Tracking the Illegal Shipment of Sarin Precursor from Bel... by semi-extrinsic on Sunday April 22, 2018 @03:49PM (#16898157)

You should mix it with glycerine though, unless you like your skin like I like my martinis.

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