[The Great Satan]

It's bogus because it's an attempt to pass of something innocent as something sinister. Is that straightforward enough for even your tiny brain to grasp?

[Jolly Rodgers]

It's bogus because it's an attempt to pass of something innocent as something sinister. Is that straightforward enough for even your tiny brain to grasp?

We're about to go to war with Iraq, and the best justification we've got is that they have the potential to manufacture weapons of mass destruction. The fact that we have historically been a supplier of the materials necessary to create that potentiality is hardly bogus. As a matter of fact, it is highly relevant. Your attempt to cover it up by calling names and obfuscating is highly unethical, but not surprising. No matter how much dirt you try to shovel over the truth, it is coming out - one way or another. People are going to know, and they are going to know who tried to pull one over on them.

[RonF]

Ignorance is not a sufficient defense against negligence. It's the job of government to make a thorough investigation before it ships virulent pathogens and chemical warfare precursors to other governments, especially those run by despots.

[Mr. Mojo]

It [the story] is bogus because it's an attempt to pass off something innocent as something sinister.

I agree with you that our dealing of these germs was not sinister, and that leftists are indeed desperately latching onto this story like parasites, but I maintain that it's very ill-advised to allow the dispersal of pathogens throughout the world - for either scientific or military purposes - that could be used as bioweapons, especially to Islamic countries. Hopefully, we've learned our lesson.