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TICKING BOMBS Pentagon ordered to reveal to Congress if its scientists used diseased TICKS
thesun.co.uk ^ | July 17, 2019 | Jacob Dirnhuber

Posted on 07/16/2019 6:20:22 PM PDT by ransomnote

Full Title: TICKING BOMBS Pentagon ordered to reveal to Congress if its scientists used diseased TICKS as biological weapons – and if any escaped the lab

US Military chiefs have been ordered to reveal whether they used diseased TICKS in sick biological warfare experiments.

A bill passed in the House of Representatives requires the Pentagon to investigate whether researches infected the insects in the 1970s - and if any were let loose.

It comes after a bombshell new book claims the Defence Department was behind the spread of Lyme Disease between 1950 and 1975.

Congressman Chris Smith - who added the amendment to a military spending bill - said: "We need answers and we need them now."

The bill orders officials to "conduct a review of whether the Department of Defence experimented with ticks and other insects regarding use as a biological weapon between the years of 1950 and 1975."

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: chrissmith; ohbrother; pentagon; ticks
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To: ransomnote

What the hell is wrong with Chris Smith? This is the dumbest pile of crap ever


21 posted on 07/16/2019 6:50:44 PM PDT by montag813
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To: ransomnote

I lost a beautiful black lab to Lyme disease. I now keep a close eye out for ticks. They are getting bad in SW PA.


22 posted on 07/16/2019 6:52:51 PM PDT by cork (Gun control = hitting what you aim at)
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To: Pelham

So there we have it. Not only did the DoD create Lyme Disease, they used their time machine to go back and infect Otzi.
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They don’t need a time machine. The Soviets had multi-threat bio warfare pathogens comprised of 30+ separate, known diseases. Their thinking was that the US population chouldn’t be vaccinated against 31 diseases in time (in response) to a deployment of their weapon.

Another way our enemies utilize extant pathogens, is to weaponize it by cultivating more virulent strains those extant in the population and select strains for specific means of distribution. For example, they need to delay onset so those ill have time to spread it.

The following story made me wonder about the CIA’s potential involvement. July 13 there was a story (link below) about “self cloning ticks” that had sucked so much blood out of a few cattle that the cattle died of anemia (blood loss). The fact that these ticks reproduce via parthenogenesis (no male needed) and would kill a host (ticks normally don’t because the species that kill their own host die off - reproduce less) seems to indicate weaponizing of an otherwise “normal” pest.


23 posted on 07/16/2019 6:58:15 PM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: ransomnote

So... the Soviets infected Otzi?


24 posted on 07/16/2019 7:01:16 PM PDT by Pelham (Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
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To: Pearls Before Swine
Get you a couple of resident possums on the property.

Opossums: Unsung Heroes in the Fight Against Ticks and Lyme Disease
https://blog.nwf.org/2017/06/opossums-unsung-heroes-in-the-fight-against-ticks-and-lyme-disease/

25 posted on 07/16/2019 7:07:17 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We chose Trump.)
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To: kiryandil

Possums.....our furry allies.


26 posted on 07/16/2019 7:10:10 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: cork
See my post #25.

I would immediately create an opossum-friendly habitat on my property, and protect them zealously.

27 posted on 07/16/2019 7:11:35 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We chose Trump.)
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To: blueunicorn6
I always thought they were useless.

Turns out they've moved up MANY places on The Useful Critters List.

28 posted on 07/16/2019 7:12:48 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We chose Trump.)
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To: Black Agnes

Didn’t know that … explains why there’s almost no chiggers here


29 posted on 07/16/2019 7:21:00 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: Black Agnes
"fire ants keep ticks...."

B.S.

Talked with one rancher in Palo Pinto County (Texas Y'all). Bad fire ants and ticks on his property.

He started with the tick problem and he brought in the fire ants 'cause he was told they would take care of the ticks.

He is now infested with both.

Guineas should have been his choice.

The coyotes and bobcat would be fat, but would reduce his problem. Yeah, he knows that now.

30 posted on 07/16/2019 7:25:04 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: cork

Something called tick tubes is supposed to work pretty well.

I suppose, that is, until the ticks become resistant to the insecticide.

Homemade Tick Tubes: A Cheap Way to Kill Ticks
https://www.trueprepper.com/homemade-tick-tubes/


31 posted on 07/16/2019 7:26:07 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: kiryandil

How does one do that?


32 posted on 07/16/2019 7:28:15 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: metmom
I would find a way.

The possums would become aware that my property was a Possum Paradise.

I think you may be able to make pets of them, but I would rather have them out on patrol.

33 posted on 07/16/2019 7:39:03 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We chose Trump.)
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To: metmom
https://www.hunker.com/13425595/how-to-attract-a-possum-to-my-yard
34 posted on 07/16/2019 7:40:17 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We chose Trump.)
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To: Deaf Smith

Might be a TX problem.

Used to have bad deer and seed ticks here when I was a young thing. Ditto chiggers. Could walk across the fields to my uncle’s farm and get literally covered in seed ticks.

Haven’t seen any of those in probably 30 years now.

I make sure to keep a mound or two near the house in the front yard. Just because.


35 posted on 07/16/2019 7:40:56 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: metmom

“Install a possum nest box to mimic the tree holes that possums use for nesting. A possum nest box is essentially like a large bird box with a 5-inch diameter hole near the top. The Australian government provides detailed instructions for making possum boxes, which are the right size for North American opossums as well. Attach the nest box 6 to 10 feet up in a tree.”


36 posted on 07/16/2019 7:41:32 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We chose Trump.)
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To: kiryandil

If my memory serves me, female possums have two wombs and their gestation period is 9 days. Male possums have a forked penis so they can impregnate either/both wombs. A litter of newborn possums can fit in a tablespoon. Amazing animal!


37 posted on 07/16/2019 7:49:28 PM PDT by Ben Hecks
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To: kiryandil

Excellent!!!!

Thank you so much.

We are closing on a house in the country this week and it’s the heart of deer tick country, so that is very useful information.


38 posted on 07/16/2019 7:50:32 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: Black Agnes
FYI, if you imported fire ants across state lines, you could be arrested.

Your page says you are in Canada; bigger problem for importing a invasive species into your country.

Do NOT tell people to bring in Fire Ants!

39 posted on 07/16/2019 7:53:36 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: gaijin

How stupid do you have to be to put a bio weapons research facility in one of the most densely populated regions of the country?


40 posted on 07/16/2019 7:56:49 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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