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I Was Right about The Anthrax

Lionheart

13:47 / 13.12.01

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011213/ts/attack_anthrax_army_dc.html

quote:An Army biological and chemical warfare facility in Utah has been quietly developing weapons-grade anthrax spores since at least 1992, and has shipped samples of the bacteria to Fort Detrick, Maryland, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

grant

16:49 / 13.12.01

quote:No other nation is known to have made weapons-grade Ames anthrax, the report said.

Fuckers.

quote:Army officials told the Post all the anthrax they have made has been accounted for and that they are cooperating with the FBI in its investigation of the anthrax attacks in September and October.

The FBI would not comment on the Dugway program, the newspaper said.

Double fuckers.

quote:
The most recent shipment of the deadly spores to Fort Detrick left Dugway Proving Ground on June 27 and shipped back to Dugway on Sept. 4, less than a month before the spate of U.S. bioterrorism attacks began, the newspaper said, citing shipping records and interviews with officials.

Dungheads.

Lionheart

14:35 / 16.12.01

I wonder why they're shipping anthrax back and forth.

Naked Flame

09:03 / 17.12.01

Damn good question, Lionheart.

I hate to say I told you so. So I won't.

Fuckers, though.

Edit: found this in the discussion, allegedly lifted from the Washington Post:
quote: "Under the terms of the international biological weapons convention, small amounts of weapons-grade biological weapons can be produced in "types and quantities consistent with prophylactic, peaceful and protective purposes." No specific allowable quantities are spelled out. Among other things, the Army research seeks to find new ways to detect anthrax spores after a clandestine attack, to develop new ways of decontaminating spore-laden environments, and to test the efficacy of face masks and other protective equipment"

Sooo.... if you're the US govt., it's all perfectly legal. If you're not, you get put on the list of potential bombing candidates, I guess.

[ 17-12-2001: Message edited by: Flame On ]

Jackie Susann

09:50 / 17.12.01

Prophylactic purposes?

Doesn't that seem kind of like overkill?

Naked Flame

09:50 / 17.12.01

Incidentally, can someone with better US geographical knowledge than me tell us if that utah-maryland trip is likely to take that truck anywhere interesting?

grant

09:50 / 17.12.01

Depending on the part of Utah, it'll take you across two or three time zones.

Utah is two states east of the Pacific Ocean, Maryland is on the Atlantic.

Let's see if this works:

If not, here's the map and driving directions.
Looks like it'd go through Chicago and Detroit. Not to mention Cheyenne, WY and Des Moines, IA. But that's more for civilian drivers.

grant

09:50 / 17.12.01

Oh, and Ft. Detrick is kinda near Washington DC. Same interstate exit as Baltimore, which butts up against the District on the northern side. The fort is apparently to the NW of our capitol.

Oh, and the route doesn't go through downtown Detroit, but it does go through Cleveland, Akron and Pittsburgh. And, as previously mentioned, Chicago.

The fort is also off something called "Opossumtown Pike," if that helps put your fears at rest.

Naked Flame

13:28 / 17.12.01

Ft Detrick is 180-odd miles from Trenton, NJ. Hmmm. </mulder>

Very interested to see how this pans out.

Ethan Hawke

12:24 / 21.12.01

quote:The FBI searched the home of an American scientist who helped manufacture anthrax for the government's top secret program, ABCNews.com reports. The scientist, who is not named, worked at the Battelle facility near Columbus, Ohio. Twice fired, he allegedly made threats about using anthrax.Police seized his personal computer and also found suspicous chemicals, but not anthrax

ABC news

Gee, why didn't they question this guy 3 MONTHS AGO?

Why can't we, you know, shoot any scientist who wants to leave our secret weapons programs instead of letting them go? I'm just askin' for a little Stalinism.

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