Posted on 03/27/2006 6:24:41 AM PST by Wiz
Singapore, 27 March (AKI) - There is enough evidence to suggest that the al-Qaeda terrorist network is preparing to engage in biological warfare, according to the International Criminal Police Organisation or Interpol. At an Asian Bioterrorism Workshop in Singapore, Interpol said that bioterrorism cannot be ignored and that countries need to develop the laws to deal with such a crime.
"It can't be that we as a world community have to wait for a September 11 type of attack in bioterrorism before we prepare," Interpol's secretary general, Ronald Noble was quoted as saying on Singapore's Channel NewsAsia website.
"What needs to be done is first, countries need to determine whether or not there are laws which permit police and prosecutors to investigate activity that can result in the actual manufacture of a bioterrorist weapon," he said.
"Institutions that are engaged in any bioscience need to make sure that the controls they have in place are such that only legitimate scientific investigative activity is going on," said Noble.
At the workshop Interpol said that the 11th volume of al-Qaeda's Encyclopedia of Jihad is devoted to chemical and biological weapons while captured terror suspects had admitted that their organisations were planning potential biological attacks.
Yet despite the evidence suggesting a biological attack, Interpol says that most countries do not have the legislation which would allow the police to investigate scientific activity which can result in the manufacture of a bioterrorist weapon. On top of that police forces around the world also need to be trained in investigating bioterrorism-related cases.
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Didn't we hear this in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005?
Goat AIDS....the arab plague
Standard safety auditors would do better than the police who won't have a clue what the hell they are looking at anyway.
yes, agree, but don't we all wonder where Saddams WMD's ended up????????
I believe they are in Syria and were being held for him. I don't think they are easily accessible because they were his.
Syria.
Good! Two can play at this game. We can release the swine flu on them.
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Gee, now I wonder where they might get the material for this?
Oh, maybe from that Iraqi stash that is stored in Syria.
Time to dust off our tactical nukes!!!
yup.
Syria
what is your point?
are you saying that they are NOT doing this?
if so how do you know? are you certain?
what are your information sources?
you are full of $hit!
Regards,
Lurking'
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OH AM I???
6/9/2003 - U.S.: 'High probability' al-Qaeda will use weapons of mass destruction
11/14/2001 - Evidence suggests al Qaeda pursuit of biological, chemical weapons
9/2/2002 - Republican Lawmaker Warns of Threats From Al Qaeda and Iraq, September 9, 2002
3/31/2005 Al Qaeda's Bio Weapons
02/2005 Military Officials Warn Al Qaeda Determined To Attack With WMD
you did not answer the question:
are you saying they are NOT doing this??
yes or no?
Lurking'
If you read what I said in my first post and UNDERSTOOD IT CORRECTLY instead of attacking me - I just said that they have been saying this since 2000. I didn't say they weren't doing it but you misinterpreted it. I"m saying that we have been hearing this for a long time.
so just because you "have been hearing it for a long time" means what?
What is YOUR point?
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