Posted on 10/12/2001 12:31:19 PM PDT by francisandbeans
OK, folks....I have posted this on a couple of threads....but someone suggested I make a thread of it...here it is:
The anthrax scares of the past 10 days has prompted many to ask questions.
Why would they target with an anthrax delivery device that won't kill a lot of people?
Why are they targeting the media?
Is this related to 9/11?
What's with all the white powder?
Let me lay out the theory:
The media is a target for a very specific reason. This prevents the government from covering up the details. This is why they went after the sensationalist media and why they went after a major broadcast network. The delivery system is designed not to maximize death, but to make us "anthrax aware"
Reportedly, the anthrax was mailed in a white powder. Along with the actual cases, we are finding cases of white powder mailings with no anthrax. Many have speculated that the white powder is done by sick pranksters. I think this is an impossibility. Let me explain...
We learned about the white powder on Monday evening (via Newsweek). Tuesday, we saw several packages and envelopes with white powder show up. It is nearly impossible for a prankster to gather themselves quickly enough to do it. There is a plan in action:
Part A:) mail out packages with anthrax contained in a white powder.
Part B:) mail out packages without anthrax, but with the white powder.
What does this do?
CDC has to investigate each of these powder instances. This will strecth thier resources. If enough actual anthrax envelopes are sent out, the US mail will be severly slowed or stop al together. This will have a massive effect on our psyche, our economy and our Law Enforcement community.
What they will do is play the Anthrax Russian Roulette with these packages until the fed decides to start issuing massive amounts of antibiotics to the populace...therfore reducing our supply.
Now, with antibiotics increasingly rare and the CDC and other departments stretched to thier limit...the terrorists are free to strike a full scale bio-attack and us unable to treat those infected.
Not he usual sort of chief dust masks (they may catch a lot, but not all). Hepafilter N95 masks are probably sufficient- at least they are good for tuberculosis mycobacteria, which are roughly the same size. Also, the spores are probably NOT pure cultures- they are mixed with some carrier powder (Lactose? Cornstarch?)for disemination. The carrier powder is relatively easy to filter out.
BUT (and this is a BIG "but") unless you are wearing the mask at the time of exposure, and you carry out careful personal hygiene (especially handwashing!), there is really no point in bothering to buy any sort of mask.
Antrax is a poor choice for a weapon of mass distruction. It has been used well in this situation as a weapon of mass hysteria.
If terrorists choose to kill a great number of people (and I'm not conviced that that is their goal), they will use an infectious disease -- like Small Pox. Small Pox is a CDC nightmare.
Small Pox vaccinations stopped many years ago. Most young people would be entirely unprotected. The medical community is unsure whether the vaccinated masses would be resistant to newer strains or even to the original strain. Not having the disease around for people to fight off has brought the efficacy of the vaccination into question.
Distribution of Small Pox would be easily accomplished, and would produce an pandemic.
I'm heading over to one of those "David Rockefeller Rules the World for the Illuminati" threads. I'm sure they won't let me down.
Do you really think postal workers will happily sort mail containing potential anthrax or even fake powder and then deliver it every day for the next 3 months without freaking out?
If we assume that CDC/FBI whoever decides white powder is a potential threat, they will figure out equipment, dogs, what have you to "sniff" every package, envelope, etc. at every postal collection station. If postal employees believe that there is a potential for antrax to be in the mail, they will demand to work in full body contamination suits to pick up the mail and sort it. I would expect nothing less of anyone.
OK, so we can say that if white powder envelopes are a threat, the internet email traffic will soon replace regular mail, which will grind to a halt. Therefore there will not be a need for massive use of antiboitics etc. The mail will not be delivered as you envision.
Sorry, but your theory doesn't pencil out by my way of thinking.
You know Loopy, I think something and ten minutes later, generally, you have posted it! This is precisely what I think they are doing. Baby stepping us to the brink...
Well, if they were smart AND cheap, the return address would be the same as the delivery address, so even if it got returned for insufficient postage, it would go to the proper destination.
With the way the meds are being grabbed up, I wonder how true any number they give will be.
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