[Dog Gone]

With concern rising, President Bush signed an executive order last month that would allow authorities to quarantine people in the event of a pandemic.

I hadn't heard this before. While I think it's a good move, it's also an ominous sign.

[redgolum]

With concern rising, President Bush signed an executive order last month that would allow authorities to quarantine people in the event of a pandemic.

Great. Well, at least I have a fall back excuse for getting a new shotgun now..

[xVIer]

Bush also authorized preemptive nuclear strikes against WMD's everyone is speculating ...Iran...my 1st thought was Angola!...Hope not! Too much going on to ignore on all of these fronts... Mr. x thinks alot of the activity going on (preparedness) is states spending their homeland security grant money and not , necessarily, because of any threat...I, on the other hand, think they are getting ready for something.
The world is moving so fast these days, hard to fathom all the info and make sense of it.

[Judith Anne]

While I think it's a good move, it's also an ominous sign.

Not necessarily, he also signed an EO for SARS. It's a just in case thing, in my opinion.

But in this case, it may well be necessary. During the SARS outbreak, my mother travelled to Japan, and everyone on all flights over there got a yellow SARS warning sheet.