The man who sold the war Nov 7, 2009
In the 1980s Saddam had a huge chemical weapons program and he only really started up -- he had a crash program for the production of biological warfare agents just before the 1991 war. So, in this case what happens is that when they see that the biological weapons people are claiming with high confidence that Saddam not only has a robust biological weapons program but that it's even larger and more developed than it was before the first Gulf War, they looked around and said, "Well, geez, if... (Salon)
LETTER: Stop waging war and provide health care Oct 27, 2009
The Question wrote on Oct 26, 2009 9:58 AM:" We were attacked by terrorists AFTER 9-11. Those weapons came from a Pentagon biological warfare lab, so I can understand why the right wingers always so-conveniently "forget" that particular terrorist attack. We've wasted trillions on the military-industrial complex, and those trillions have paid for WMD USED AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.But we were too busy fretting about Saddam Hussein's nonexistent WMD to stop the real thing coming at us out of the... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Immune System Quirk Could Lead To Effective Tularemia Vaccine Oct 25, 2009
(July 28, 2008) Scientists hope a vaccine is on the horizon for tularemia, a fatal disease caused by the pathogen Francisella tularensis, an organism of concern as a potential biological warfare agent. Until. (Science Daily)
LETTER: No one has the rightto incite violence Oct 12, 2009
The Question wrote on Oct 11, 2009 10:09 AM:" It seems to have escaped you boys notice that its not the 1970s anymore, and that ALL the domestic American terrorists are now right wingers.Right-wing terrorists obtained anthrax from Pentagon biological warfare labs and used it to attack Democrats and news reporters, remember?Crazed right-wing terrorists have also gone on several killing sprees in the U.S. in the last year. Their murder victims include: three Pittsburgh police officers; two people... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
News from the Jewish Community Center: Oct. 8 onlne edition Oct 9, 2009
Dec. 5: A Jewish Slant on Biological Warfare. JCCNS After Dark. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
No Controversy: A QB Analysis Oct 3, 2009
The stink emanating from Cleveland is powerful enough for biological warfare. Are you depressed yet. (BerniesInsiders.com)
Wealth Gap Widening in Kazakhstan Sep 12, 2009
Once a well-financed secret town during the Soviet era the site of the world's largest biological warfare development and production facility in recent years the town has fallen on tough times, partly because of the death of the local metallurgical plant that used to employ many local people. But there is a larger reason for the crumbling infrastructure in Stepnogorsk, and in other regions of this vast country: sewage systems in Aktobe and Uralsk, water supply facilities in Ust-Kamenogorsk and... (BusinessWeek)
3 Convicted in Plot to Blow Up Airliners Sep 8, 2009
Don't sneeze either, you will be accused of biological warfare in spreading swine flu. by hermitdave September 7, 2009 5:35 PM EDT. (CBS News)
Cheney Was Right Aug 26, 2009
The two Cheney-requested documents also show the interrogations foiled an al Qaeda program to produce and spread anthrax, the deadly germ used in biological warfare. KSM produced the names of three al Qaeda members working on anthrax. (Human Events Online)
The Safety of the Swine Flu Vaccine Aug 22, 2009
Gulf War veterans were shown to develop nerve damage after anthrax vaccination for overseas protection from biological warfare. The most common type of adjuvant is aluminum salts, which is the adjuvant used in the swine flu vaccine. (Suite101.com)
Cyber War Could Wreak Worldwide Havoc Aug 16, 2009
"In many ways cyber warfare is like biological warfare. It is unknown who these agents will infect or what types of casualties your own side may take.". Others agreed. (eSecurityPlanet)
How Is America Going To End? Aug 8, 2009
In "," a group of Mormons sets out for Utah after a societal collapse brought on by nuclear war, biological warfare, and climate change. Despite finding that is about to be submerged by rising waters, the travelers manage to keep the world alive by sticking together even as "places without Mormons were dying or dead.". (Slate)
Media Freak-outs: Every Week Is Shark Week Aug 2, 2009
But, the show helpfully notes, it could have been "human conflict, nuclear bombs, natural disasters, chemical and biological warfare. Without warning, the world as we know it can come to an end." Until it does, enjoy the show. 1. (Time.com)
Iran Detains 3 Americans Aug 2, 2009
An investigation into responsibility for the Halabja massacre, by Dr Jean Pascal Zanders, Project Leader of the Chemical and Biological Warfare Project at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) concluded in 2007 that Iraq was the culprit, and not Iran. The U.S. State Department, however, in the immediate aftermath of the incident, took the official position based on examination of available evidence that Iran was partly to blame. (CBS News)
Hollywood Destroys the World; New wave of disaster movies, TV shows... Aug 1, 2009
(1971): Chased by nocturnal, blood-drinking mutants, Mr. Heston once again struggles to survive in a bleak new world ravaged by biological warfare. The story originated from the Richard Matheson novel I Am Legend, which was also the title used for the blockbuster 2007 remake starring Will Smith. (The Drudge Report)
Save a flush Jul 30, 2009
dogbark wrote on Jul 29, 2009 3:47 PM:" David V, there is a place for those who propose biological warfare; it's called GITMO. ". gray cloud wrote on Jul 29, 2009 2:36 PM:" Dave, i think much of this is to pay a phoney state imposed fine that they never imposed sooner. I haven't researched the origins of the fine, but if it comes from the state it is guaranteed to be crooked and phoney. Say hi to your sweet Misses B. PS, you suggestion is great and I am beginning to save 5 gallon plastic... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Researchers Find A Quicker, Cheaper Way To Sort Isotopes Jul 14, 2009
22, 2005) A scientific method that has been used to track the source of illegal drugs, explosives, counterfeit bills and biological warfare agents may have some new uses: detecting rapidly growing cancers and. . (Science Daily)
New Way To Make Sensors That Detect Toxic Chemicals Jul 11, 2009
They are using this simple, fast, and low-temperature process to make materials for gas sensors that detect toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) and biological warfare agents. The researchers described their work in a recent issue of the journal Materials Chemistry and Physics. (Science Daily)
11 comment(s) Jul 9, 2009
510joe wrote on Jul 8, 2009 1:37 PM:" MFD needs four bays for different types of apparatus. Currently they have one engine (pumps water and has extrication equipment) that is permanently stationed at #2 station. They just put an ambulance down there from station #1 to help with EMS call volume. I think MFD was wanting to put the Haz Mat truck down there as well (this vehicle is semi-like in size and length is used for chemicals, rope rescue, spills, biological warfare detection etc). Currently,... (Muscatine Journal, IO)
British wanted poison darts for World War II Jun 26, 2009
Military planners at the experimental biological warfare station at Porton, England, looked at several different types of poison, including synthetic urethane, and believed the darts would be able to kill victims within 30 minutes unless they were able to pluck out the dart's poison tip within 30 seconds ... The dart memos are contained in a file called "Research into the use of anthrax and other poisons for biological warfare." The file indicates the British were also studying ways to use... (Sioux City Journal)
9,200 Uncounted Vials Found At Army Lab Jun 18, 2009
The 13 percent overage mainly reflects stocks left behind in freezers by researchers who retired or left Fort Detrick since the biological warfare defense program was established there in 1943, said Col. Mark Kortepeter, deputy commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. He said the found material included Korean War-era serum samples from patients with Korean hemorrhagic fever, a disease still of interest to researchers pursuing a vaccine. (CBS News)
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, University of Memphis nab $1.1M in federal research funds Jun 5, 2009
One study will focus on tularemia, a disease found in contaminated water, carried by infected rodents or used in biological warfare. The other study will focus on developing a new anti-tuberculosis agent. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
New 'Montauk Monster' Washes Up on Long Island Beach May 14, 2009
Papers then goes on to speculate that the dead animal may be a result of biological warfare, and carrying the H1N1 swine-flu virus. Last year's Montauk Monster looked to be a drowned raccoon; from the photo, FoxNews. (Fox News)
Napolitano Defends Anti-Vet Extremism Report May 13, 2009
5 million dollars to detect agents of biological warfare. Lawmakers also sought reassurance that the agency was disrupting Mexican drug cartels and the flow south of weapons from the United States, along with measures to curb illegal immigration and deport offenders. (Newsmax)
On Your Mind May 11, 2009
Dilbert wrote on May 8, 2009 3:17 PM:" The US was aquitted of Vietnamese accusations of Biological Warfare for Operation Ranch Hand.If what we did was not torture then why not want a trial to clear themselves ". Winston Smith wrote on May 8, 2009 10:14 AM:" I believe General Franks hass been indicted and the Spanish and Italians are working on indictments. The courts are still working on Bosnia, Rwanda and the Khmer Rouge. ". (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Hidden history of US germ testing May 10, 2009
" Fort Detrick is a US Army biological warfare research facility The white coat volunteers were not infected with the most lethal microbes. Their role was to test the effectiveness of new vaccines and antibiotics and as soon as they became ill, they were given medical treatment. Within a few days, George Shores began to recover. But America's Institute of Medicine is conducting a study of more than 6,000 veterans who say their health has been compromised by secret tests in the Cold War years.... (BBC News)
Swine flu confirmed in Oklahoma May 8, 2009
Some of the allies thought the epidemic was a biological warfare tool of the Germans. One of the main differences between the 1918 pandemic and the current flu outbreak is the availability of antibiotics and anti-viral medications. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Neutering An Ally May 7, 2009
The same Ms. Gottemoeller co-authored a paper in 2005 recommending an agreement in which Israel would move toward nuclear disarmament: Iran would abandon uranium enrichment, and other Mideast powers would scrap their chemical and biological warfare programs. In pursuit of a "Mideast Nuclear-Free Zone" in which the world can live happily ever after, will the U.S. government now, in effect, echo the propaganda of Iranian officials that no one should complain about Iran having nukes since Israel... (Investors Business Daily)
WOMAN'S 'FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS' DIVERT FLIGHT May 2, 2009
Maybe there is an ongoing Biological Warfare attack and they won't admit they scrwwed this up. Why else would you divert a plane for one lousy sick passenger and then send the rest on their way. (The Drudge Report)
3 E.C. schools closed over flu May 2, 2009
drussel wrote on May 1, 2009 9:17 AM:" joemomma wrote on May 1, 2009 8:57 AM:"can you say biological warfare anyone ... " joemomma wrote on May 1, 2009 8:57 AM:" can you say biological warfare anyone. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Sanuvox UV Air Sterilization Systems Ability to Destroy Airborne Type A Influenza including Swine Flu (H1N1) Apr 30, 2009
The Sanuvox In-Duct Air Sterilizer has been tested by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC) against biological warfare agents. Installed into the ventilation system, the Sanuvox UV Air Sterilization unit achieved on a single pass with no recirculation >99. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Frank Gaffney: Obama 'Wrecking' National Security Apr 30, 2009
Gaffney, an assistant secretary of defense under President Ronald Reagan, also warned that the Obama administrations reaction to a swine flu pandemic could be a vital test of homeland security: a virus like the swine flu strain could be used by an adversary in an act of biological warfare ... Thats not simply a national security problem but it certainly could be one, especially if what has generated this strain might be a virus that has been deliberately manipulated by people engaging in what... (Newsmax)
Alaska prepares for pig flu Apr 29, 2009
It started as a biological warfare response and morphed as worries of pandemic flu, avian flu or SARS arrived. So far the system for distributing such large quantities of vaccine has only been tested during simulated drills. (Juneau Empire)
Scientists discover new chemical reaction for DNA production in bacteria and viruses Apr 17, 2009
The chemical reaction discovered by the researchers uses an enzyme called flavin-dependent thymidylate synthase, or FDTS. The enzyme is coded by the thyX gene and has been found primarily in bacteria and viruses, including several human pathogens and biological warfare agents. In the future, scientists may use this knowledge for the development of new antibacterial and antiviral drugs. (EurekAlert!)
Group: Nearly $20B In Pork In Fiscal '09 Apr 15, 2009
You're so clueless and deluded, you'll no doubt be protesting when they come to take you away to the FEMA Camps, that's if you live through the Biological Warfare Attack they have planned for the entire population. I'll be watching you on TV from the Islands. (CBS News)
Click for Full Story Apr 10, 2009
In 1972, the United States and the Soviet Union joined some 70 nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare. In 1978, Arkady Shevchenko, a high-ranking Soviet citizen employed by the United Nations, sought political asylum in the United States. (KWTX.com, TX)
Weekend viewing picks Mar 28, 2009
It's a pity American journalist Bob Coen lets his desire to appear on camera and some sexy conspiracy theories dominate this documentary about the frightening new potential for biological warfare. The all-too-present filmmaker begins by doubting that a single rogue scientist was responsible for the anthrax-in-the-mail attacks that terrified the United States shortly after 9/11, but never discusses who else might have been responsible. (Globe and Mail)
Timeline: Porton Down Mar 25, 2009
1940 After the outbreak of war, a secret group is set up at Porton Down to investigate biological warfare. 1945 Thousands of military personnel had taken part in trials at Porton Down during World War II, and as the war ended, volunteers began participating in nerve-agent trials there - a practice that was to continue until 1989. (BBC News -- Health)
MoD scientists 'deployed in UK' Mar 25, 2009
The lab mainly specialises in nuclear and biological warfare but the reason for the deployments is not known. Brigadier Chip Chapman told a committee of MPs he could not go into details for national security reasons. (BBC News -- Health)
Ex-Nazi Guard Deported From Wisconsin Mar 20, 2009
Two months after his Nuremberg acquittal, Blome was interviewed at Camp David, Maryland, about biological warfare. In 1951, he was hired by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps to work on chemical warfare. (CBS News)
Drug developed in Corvallis lab stands ready to fight smallpox Mar 11, 2009
Siga's search for an antiviral smallpox drug started before 2001, but Sept. 11 accelerated its work and opened the federal spigot for research and development to counter biological warfare. The drug is named ST-246. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Nicaragua's Vampire Problem Feb 27, 2009
While biological warfare might seem an extreme measure to some animal-protection advocates, international bat expert Dr. Merlin Tuttle, founder of Bat Conservation International, says that's the best way to handle vampires. The problem, Tuttle says, is when people motivated by fear, ignorance, or both target all bats for extermination by dynamiting caves, which causes enormous environmental damage and often kills thousand of beneficial bats that eat insects, pollinate flowers and even disperse... (Time.com)
Ruth Hunsberger, 97; worked at WHO and as speechwriter Feb 23, 2009
She was also an administrative assistant to George W. Merck, chief of his family's pharmaceutical company, when he studied potential US responses to biological warfare threats. The War Department recognized her contributions by awarding her the Meritorious Civilian Service commendation. (Boston Globe)
Tiny 'Lab-on-a-chip' Detects Pollutants, Disease And Biological Weapons Feb 19, 2009
Funded by a 3 million grant from the United States Department of Defense Projects Agency (DARPA), the new lab-on-a-chip could become a defensive weapon that protects America from biological warfare. His system, Prof. (Science Daily)
Taliban-Pakistan truce: Why India should worry Feb 18, 2009
Pakistan has nuclear weapons, has expertise in chemical and biological warfare and could be dangerously appealing to a Muslim diaspora in the West that has been under pressure since 9/11. "That is the big danger and is the big threat which causes panic in the capitals of all western countries because they all believe that if there is a dirty bomb or a nuclear bomb exploded by a terrorist, the source would be Pakistan," former Ref Anand Kumar Verma says. (IBNLive.com)
Don't want a shot? Try yogurt Feb 17, 2009
It has the potential to be used in biological warfare, so inoculations have been required for military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's not clear whether a new delivery system would eliminate much of the controversy surrounding the anthrax vaccine. (News & Observer)
Why Chemical Warfare Is Ancient History Feb 16, 2009
The prospect of chemical and biological warfare in this age of and can feel like the threat of nuclear Armageddon before it like a uniquely modern terror ... At Themiscrya, another stubborn Greek outpost, Romans tunneling beneath the city contended with not only a charge of wild beasts but also a barrage of hives swarming with bees a rather direct approach to biological warfare. (Time.com)
