Iraq behind US anthrax outbreaks

The Observer (UK) ^ | 10/14/01 | David Rose and Ed Vulliamy

[Carry_Okie]

As far as I can tell, the amounts of anthrax used so far are very small. Such would be an amount easily stolen or simply purchased by bribing a complicit officer. That Iraq produced the material is likely. Whether or not they wittingly supplied it for use against the US is obviously still in doubt.

[The Sons of Liberty]

It has always been the stated policy that if The United States or American troops were attacked with chemical of biological weapons, we would respond with nuclear weapons.

I hope this was not an idle threat and I think now is the time to prove that it wasn't. Nothing, NOTHING, takes the starch out of the shorts of a militant like a couple of nukes, - ask the Japanese.

[shezza]

At any rate, I'd hate to ever find out that China is somehow involved. It would scare the crap out of me, and every proponent of freedom around the world.

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The fact is, the Communist Chinese government is in bed with every one of the terrorist and terrorist-supporting rogue regimes (is it not now time that we dispose of the laughable "countries of concern" nonsense?) of the Middle East.

China's alliance with major rogue regimes has been so extensive and so well known for so long that it is absurd to pretend otherwise. Indeed, it is equally absurd to expect assistance against terrorism from a regime that has supplied nuclear and missile technology to Pakistan and Iran, chemical weapons materials to Iran, missile technology to Libya and air defense equipment to help Iraq shoot down U.S. pilots, all of which China has done.

Less well known is that the Chinese government is one of the foremost benefactors of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban, the focus of so much of U.S. attention since Sept. 11. Moreover, China is the largest foreign investor in Afghanistan.

On Sept. 11, Pakistan's Frontier Post reported that the Chinese and Afghani governments had signed a new economic and technical cooperation agreement. A defense cooperation agreement was signed in 1998 after Taliban officials allowed Chinese scientists to inspect unexploded cruise missiles that had been fired on Afghanistan in retaliation for Osama bin Laden's attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa.

-Senator Jesse Helms
Oct. 14, 2001 (Washington Times)

[PLK]

It's really too bad that 7,000 dead Americans has still not mobilized us to true war. It may happen after we have taken some more hits.

I have been thinking the VERY SAME thing! It amazes me and frankly, I think that for many people New York and D.C. are still very far off places. The P.C., "sensitive" atmosphere has become so pervasive, that rational thought is no longer possible among the Sheeple. Terrorist activity is going to have to hit every one of them in some personal way before the war becomes a national battle cry. Heck, even at that, there have been widows whining on CNN that even though they lost their husbands they don't believe "war is the answer." Duh and sheesh!

[Brian Allen]

..... linking Saddam to the terrorist attacks [[Will hopefully] broaden the war to include Iraq, a move being resisted by the British government .....

Might be time to trim the Brits back down to size, then -- and tell them to put their aeroplane back in its hanger -- and their boat back in its pond.

[PLK]

the strain was developed at the University of Iowa in the '50s

The correct name of the school where the anthrax was developed is "Iowa State University." The location is Ames, Iowa.

The University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa.

The state is clearly divided into Hawkeyes (University of Iowa) and Cyclones (Iowa State) when the teams play against each other. Otherwise, Iowans pretty much cheer for whichever team is playing.

[VRWC_Member428]

After reading what Sen. Jesse Helms had to say, things are starting to look bleak. If a connection to Sept 11th is found, would the govt keep it under wraps in order to keep us out of a war with China, or would it make it publically known? And then, would we be willing to engage China? I have the feeling that even if it were made public that China definitely played a supportive role in 911, there wouldn't be much support for going after China, even in this country. Such a conflict would be huge, long, hard, and bloody. One then must ask the question: how many deaths does it take to get us to engage China?

[malarski]

Their inquiries are adding to what US hawks say is a growing mass of evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved, possibly indirectly, with the 11 September hijackers.

That is true, he was possibly indirectly involved. Why don't we just nuke the whole country and be done with him, that filthy Nazi.

[ganesha]

China does not like the Northern alliance because it includes some of the same moslem ethnic groups who are opposed to Chinese control of Xinjiang. Their motivation for supporting the Taliban may be based on the principle that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" rather than a conspiracy against the United States.