Truemors
OpEd in the Baltimore Examiner- The 2001 Anthrax attacks used the highest grade US government Anthrax, but only 5 died- despite potentially tens of millions being exposed through the Post Office. On the other hand, a vaccination program has killed at least 21 and sickened thousands. Meanwhile, the FBI is maintaining that Bruce Ivins is the killer, despite having only a circumstantial case filled with holes- and many of his co-workers have said Ivins couldn't have done it. And the Bush Administration has invested billions in weaponizing diseases.
Two clear facts shine from the clouded mystery of anthrax attacks on America and our government’s tenuous claim seven years later of closing the case with the suicide of a suspect.Fact No. 1: Government warnings about anthrax being a weapon of mass destruction were false. Somebody dispersed the most lethal strain our tax dollars can produce — weapons-grade or near enough — via the U.S. Postal Service, exposing tens of millions of people, yet managed to infect 22. Five died. But from anthrax vaccination, at least 21 died and thousands reported a wide range of illnesses.
Fact No. 2: If FBI accusations against their prime suspect in the 2001 attack are true, it means billions of dollars taxpayers invested on the premise of prevention actually increased the risk.
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We learned in 2001 the actual danger from anthrax was lower than vaccine.
But these biohazard labs grow a lot more dangerous pathogens than anthrax. The next one to get out could kill millions.
President Bush must immediately halt programs until we can impose coordinated oversight, then assess security and capacity needs.
We must not let self-defense become self-inflicted catastrophe.
Thanks to Frank Keegan for bringing this article to my attention.
“And advanced forms of biological warfare that can “target” specific genotypes may transform biological warfare from the realm of terror to a politically useful tool.” pg. 60, PNAC- Rebuilding America's Defenses - .pdf
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