[JustPiper]

I just heard it on MSNBC. Chris Whitcomb, former FBI said FEMA is new to BioTerror and they should NOT being telling people to go out and buy plastic & duct tape for their windows. He said it makes smart sense to be prepared as in any tornado, earthquake etc. but do not waste your money and panic.

[okkev68]

By the time we knew we had been attacked with bio weapons then it would be to late to do much. These are all good suggestions for nuclear and chemical, but my understanding of bio weapons is that they would be passed by person to person contact, not some huge cloud of "death".

[Stefan Stackhouse]

I just heard it on MSNBC. Chris Whitcomb, former FBI said FEMA is new to BioTerror and they should NOT being telling people to go out and buy plastic & duct tape for their windows. He said it makes smart sense to be prepared as in any tornado, earthquake etc. but do not waste your money and panic.

Obviously, not every place in the US is at equal risk. Most of us living in small towns in flyover country are pretty safe, really. But I can think of several reasons why FEMA cannot really publicly admit this, and tell just some people in some places that they should have these preps. First of all, it might tip off AQ about our intel sources. Or AQ could just change their plans and hit someplace else. Then there is the whole thing about causing panic. And there is the "Boy who cried wolf syndrome" if the hit doesn't take place. And if prep instructions are only given to people in some locations, people in other places will say "what about us", etc.