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For a very interesting read, there is a new book out, "The Demon in the Freezer", by Richard Preston. He authored a nonfiction book several years ago called "The Hot Zone" about the mechanics of Ebola and how close it came to spreading here. This time, he writes about weaponized anthrax and smallpox (he didn't talk about these types of agents, but the spread is interesting - almost as if it were dispersed). It is spookier than hell. Bottom line is that in 1995, there was no question that the Iraqis had a facility for the manufacture of smallpox, and we wanted to destroy it, but the French objected because they built it. Apparently it would endanger their other commercial ventures in Iraq. My guess is that the Germans are neck deep in it, too.

6 posted on 02/10/2003 8:41:38 AM PST by Chancellor Palpatine (those who unilaterally beat their swords into plowshares wind up plowing for those who don't)

To: Chancellor Palpatine

...the French objected because they built it.... and the french wonder, why the USA doesn't trust them.

16 posted on 02/10/2003 3:21:05 PM PST by skinkinthegrass (Just be because your paranoid,doesn't mean they aren't out to get you. :)

To: Chancellor Palpatine

Many thanks for mini-review of Death in the Freezer....here's a link to amazon.com listing for anyone who wants to follow up.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375508562/qid=1045089909/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/002-5198717-8421604

Why am I not amazed that the Frahnsh "sophisticates" built Iraq a smallpox lab? How many other deals are they in together?

36 posted on 02/12/2003 2:55:34 PM PST by PoisedWoman (Fed up with the liberal media)

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