Bush ends nuclear monitoring program

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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is eliminating a small Department of Energy program that monitors radioactive materials at federal sites, triggering questions from a Democratic congressman.
Rep. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, in a letter to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, questioned why the program is being phased out, considering the increased threat of terrorism and warnings that al-Qaida has been trying to obtain nuclear materials.
The Energy Department said the program has been discontinued because it finished its work. DOE spokesman Joe Davis said radioactive materials at federal sites around the country have been identified, and now the agency is either consolidating or getting rid of them. Cutting the program will save about $1 million.



The program, Markey said, "has been very effective in retrieving abandoned radioactive sources and storing them safely. The Department of Energy should not have canceled it."



Hmmmmm….this is the second nuclear related program bush has ended this year….trying to remember the other one…will find it later.

at the same time.

So this makes perfect sense.

Money grubbing weasel.

If their work was finished here, then send them to Russia to reclaim some of that material as we are entitled to do by treaty. It's a far greater threat than any old Saddam Boogey Man ever was.

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To Iran - yellow cake crumbs denote activity? - Hah - AVLIS process leaves trail of bread crumbs - Poor Hansel (the Dutch banker) can't find his way out of the forest cause Gretel's been cheatin on him! Sorry, just connecting the dots w/fuzzy logic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=88281

This administration is so inept/corrupt that if the Bush administration is "eliminating a ... program that monitors radioactive materials at federal sites," we should all go out and buy geiger counters.

cutting the program is only saving a million bucks. Given the much touted concern for homeland security....:eyes:

that I am reading is just fucked up!!!!!!!! I posted on gd earlier about a march, nobody wants to march.

:nuke: Why doesn't he just yell Its open Season!

this? Who gains by stopping this?

Our Reps should be raising hell!

All of a sudden "$1 million" is money to Bush?!! Hell, there are petitions out there that can save him billions per year but I guess those don't come with fire-works.

Does he actually think he is doing something positive? It is infuriating.

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Welcome to DU!! :toast:

THERE'S A PSYCHOTIC AT THE WHEEL! LET ME OUTTA HERE!

And why am I in this handbasket?

Sounds like Highway To Hell.....
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Why's he stopping the monitoring program -- is he afraid that it will show that no other country in the world has as many nuclear missiles as he does?