Found this while I was looking for something else…
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/22/iraq.main/index.html
CNN being pretty much ahistorical, that’s a dead link by now. Here’s another copy:
http://www.powermediaplus.com/news/archive.aspx?newsTypeID=1&newsID=2653
The money quote:
We also found the various components of a metal shop,
including welders, burner stoves, circular saws, sanders
and other items needed to build explosive devices.
Remember:
When guns are outlawed, only machinists will have guns.
Memo to self: The Man knows that, too.
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 