[Centurion2000]

High-ranking Czech officers cited by dpa on 15 January said President Hussein "very likely" possesses a dangerous strain of the smallpox virus as part of his biological-weapons stockpile

Someone better warn Iraq and NK ... we see smallpox, we start burning nations down to the bedrock.

This is insane.

[Cindy]

LINKS OF INTEREST:

ABC NEWS.go.com: "SMALLPOX IN IRAQ? CIA Investigates Allegations that Soviet Scientist Transferred Virus to Iraq" (120302)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Opinion Editorial: "OUT OF THE VIAL" (OPINION EDITORIAL SNIPPET: "Two recent revelations argue that they also appear to be acting appropriately. The first was a CIA intelligence assessment, which adduced that four nations - Russia, North Korea, Iraq and France - almost certainly possess secret stocks of the smallpox virus. A second, unrelated disclosure revealed that Osama bin Laden dedicated money and personnel resources to procuring stocks of numerous biological and chemical agents, including smallpox.") (111402)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Opinion Editorial: "VOLUNTARY SMALLPOX VACCINATIONS FOR ALL" (102602)

DAWN.com: "SWABI: SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC SPREADING IN SWABI" by Muqaddam Khan (060902)

UPI.com: "MONKEYPOX COULD BE USED AS BIOWEAPON" (060902)

An Interesting Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com

ARABIA.com (AFP): "SADDAM URGES IRAQI SCIENTISTS TO THWART BAGHDAD'S 'ENEMIES'" (052702)

ISLAM-ONLINE.com: "THE IRAQI BIOWEAPON: THE CAMEL" by Hwaa Irfan (052302)

BBC News: "SMALLPOX IMMUNITY WARNING" (052902)

[happygrl]

I think the former Soviet bloc countries know where the skeletons are buried. The Czechs, in particular, have expertise in biological weapons, as evidenced by their Special Forces.

These are the items that Iraq should be proving that they have dismantled.