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From: moscom!de@cs.rochester.edu (Dave Esan)
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Subject: Re: Tanks and Finns (was: Re: Unconventional Warfare)
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Date: 5 Jul 89 12:37:10 GMT
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From: moscom!de@cs.rochester.edu (Dave Esan)

In article <7596@cbnews.ATT.COM- jac@paul.rutgers.edu (J. A. Chandross) writes:
-t32726k@kaira.hut.fi (Timo Kiravuo) writes:
-- Molotov coctail was the most famous solution. For some reason
-- there never seems to be any shortage of empty liquor bottles in
-- Finland :-) so those were filled with a mixture gasoline,
-- turpentine and some other chemicals, to be slightly sticky. Then

-fiddler@Sun.COM (Steve Hix)
-- Usually something like soap flakes.  Leaves you with something
-- very like napalm.

-Napalm is made using lithium stearate.  This is the same stuff they use 
-to lube your front end, basically.

In the book "The Invisible Air Force", which is the story of Air America
in SouthEast Asia, it is noted that the use of napalm was banned in Laos
and Cambodia.  To get around this ban the CIA shipped Tide laundry 
detergent, which was mixed in 55 gallons drums with aviation fuel to 
produce a napalm like substance.  This was then used where needed without
violating the export laws.

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 -->        David Esan                rochester!moscom!de