I hate to say this and not only because I've got relatives over there, but I think England is going to be getting it next. When it does happen, they'll probably run with their tails between their legs just like the Spanish have done.
Why am I not surprised? Killing is there business--their only business.
Probably more like seven out of eight.
We need to exploit our lead in biotechnology for the development of weapons against an "integrated enemy".
Report: Israel developing biological weapons targeting Arabs from www.arabicnews.com
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/981116/1998111619.html Regional-Israel, Military, 11/16/1998
Israel has abstained from commenting on reports leaked to Western media that it had developed "ethnic" biological weapons which target Arabs and exclude Jews, a British daily reported.
Apart from the condemnation of Israeli Knesset Member Dedi Zucker, for processing this weapon which he described as "immoral," the Israeli governmental source kept silent toward these information which were attributed to Israeli military sources and Western intelligence.
In its Sunday issue, the British daily "Sunday Times" said that Israel is embarking on developing biological weapons which can affect people according to their ethnic affiliation.
The paper reported that Israeli scientists are trying to exploit medical discoveries in order to diagnose "distinctive genes" relating to Arabs and develop according to these genes "microorganisms" that can attack those who carry these "distinctive genes" apart from others through transforming the "DNA system" inside the human cells.
The same source quoted scientists working at the Israeli Neis Tasyouna institute which specializes in manufacturing biological and chemical weapons as saying that they faced difficulties in diagnosing "distinctive genes for the Arabs" because both Jews and Arabs are descended from a Semitic origin, while others said they could actually diagnose certain traits "in the profile gene" of certain Arab communities, especially the Iraqi people.
The said weapon can be used by being sprayed in the air or the water. Israeli sources said that this "weapon can get at the trench of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein."
The name of the Israeli biological institute was front-paged by the Israeli dailies following news that Israelis who live near the institute had been exposed to vague and unfamiliar symptoms as a result of material leakage. Israeli officials denied such news.
The Israeli media gave wide interest to the report by the British daily, which asserted that a secret report on the development of the Israeli ethnic weapons project had recently arrived at the US Defense Department (Pentagon ).
Last year the Pentagon warned in a secret report against the possibility of developing biological elements through genetic engineering to manufacture new weapons of mass destruction.
The idea of the ethnic biological weapon was based on research prepared by a scientist from South Africa during apartheid in South Africa. The idea was disclosed during discussions of the investigation into crimes of racial discrimination in South Africa. All research pertaining to the development of biological weapons was secretly transferred to Israel from South Africa just a short time prior to the collapse of the racist regime in South Africa out of fears that it would fall into the hands of the blacks.
Within the same context, Israeli Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon reiterated that, "Israel reserves its right to repel any possible Iraqi attack."
At the conclusion of his meeting on Sunday with the US secretary of commerce, Sharon added: "Israel can defend itself and knows how to prevent being attacked."
Emerging Technologies
Genetic Engineering and Biological Weapons
http://www.sunshine-project.org/publications/bk/bk12.html The Sunshine Project
Background Paper #12
November 2003
...Ethnic specific biological weapons
Current wisdom holds that population specific biological weapons are practically and theoretically impossible. Practically, many consider it impossibly difficult to use genetic variability to kill or otherwise affect populations. Others, including geneticists, argue that no suitable ethnic specific genes exist in the first place. Both notions are wrong. New technologies are indeed available to translate specific genetic sequences into markers or triggers for biological activity. And a recent analysis of human genome data in public databases revealed that hundreds, possibly thousands, of target sequences for ethnic specific weapons do exist. It appears that ethnic specific biological weapons may indeed become possible in the near future…
It must be stressed that ethnic or population specific weapons are still a future threat and may not be accomplished within the coming decade. However, the notion that they are impossible and would violate the laws of nature is wrong and outdated. Practical steps can and must be undertaken today to prevent the future development of these kind of weapons. A key step would be to restrict the amount of ethnic specific genomic data to an absolute minimum. We are, however, currently witnessing a scientific development that is actually doing the opposite: creating vast amount of genetic data for different populations and ethnic groups. This happens in a variety of contextes:
Biotechnology: Impact on Biological Warfare and Biodefense
JAMES B. PETRO, THEODORE R. PLASSE, and JACK A. McNULTY
from www.biosecurityjournal.com
http://www.biosecurityjournal.com/PDFs/v1n303/p161_s.pdf Customizable aspects of advanced agent development may allow for predictable, desired results following agent release.
. Unusual clinical presentation could allow a biological warfare attack to be mischaracterized as a natural outbreak and remain undetected.
. Development of novel agents previously unknown to the medical community would yield BW agents that are difficult to diagnose and treat.
. Advanced agents could be developed to circumvent vaccines or treatments designed to counter traditional agents.
. Agents could be tailored to target a specific population based on genetic or cultural traits.
. Sterilizing, oncogenic (cancer-causing), or debilitating agents could be created for use as a strategic weapon against a target population for long-term effects.
You can take the Jihadist out of the Middle East but you can't take the Middle East out of the Jihadist.