Ok, does it scare anyone else that they actually HAVE the plague to screw up with???
DOES it actually SCARE folks that now we are in the hands of ZERO?
OMG!! We are probably doomed!
Yeah, that is my thought.
They HAVE it. Successful test.
Of course, we wouldn’t want to roughly interrogate anyone about it if it comes up.
Yeah it worries me but it doesn’t sound like it makes a great weapon.
The plague itself is not problem in the 21st century. However, it is obvious that Al Qaeda has made a weaponized version of it.
Y.Pestis, Ricin, even Antrax just haven't seemed to cut it as WMD vectors. Now, if they got ahold of some of that old Soviet smallpox virus, OK, that's the time to hit the panic button.
Sure feel better now that 0bama's in charge of protecting the country.
There’s just not enough info I’ve seen yet. I sure would like to know if this was a lab facility or just a bunch of jihadi yahoos with vials of plague to play with.
If its the latter, its a lot worse than I thought.
It shouldn’t be a surprise that they have biological weapons though. I’m sure that’s one of the reasons for GWB’s gray hair.
To screw up with, or to successfully test on some insufficiently enthusiastic jihadis.
For all we know, if it was pneumonic plague, or some other contagious agent, they could have infected one (possibly willing) subject and observed the effects on the camp.
There might be dismay in AQ circles that things went awry and their bioweapons team perished, but there might equally be rejoicing at the successful test. For all we know, next week dozens of jihadis armed only with their own infection might be flying hither and thither around the civilized world, attending decadent rock concerts, taking tours of the Capitol, and the like. Even if it has only, say, a 5% mortality rate when properly treated, they could still cause more casualties and a greater strain on the economy than 9/11.
It certainly scares the heck out of me.
I read more about this story earlier today in the Times of India. A thread was posted here with this link:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Plague_sweeps_Qaida_camp_in_Africa/articleshow/4004140.cms
Yes, and they probably will get better at dealing with it.
But take comfort, we have O to keep us safe.