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The history of terrorism against Americans and U.S. allies looks a little like its effects: a smoking pile of rubble. By contrast, the history of nations and their wars—with known political leaders, generals, soldiers, and ambassadors—is downright tidy. World Wars settle issues (temporarily, anyway) and redraw maps; terrorism, concentrated so often on civilians, usually just terrorizes. The human toll of attacks has recently increased as terrorists have moved from making specific demands about prisoner release to general statements of their desire for vast governmental changes. The following is more a journey down nightmare lane than a neat history lesson ...

Smallpox cure may already be in hand, U.S. scientists say ©Associated Press November 21, 2001 Scientists in search of a smallpox cure hope they'll find one already on the shelf. Their strategy: sift through the hundreds of potential virus medicines developed by drug companies to see if any work against smallpox. Chances are good, they say, because 21 drugs have already been identified this way that can kill the virus in a test tube. Whether any of these will pan out in people is uncertain, but clearly the treatment of viral illnesses has undergone a revolution since smallpox was eliminated ...

Smallpox shot may help fight cancer   On the Cutting Edge: Modified smallpox vaccine tested against cervical cancer     By Charlene LainoMSNBC Nov. 19 —  A modified version of the smallpox vaccine is being tested as a novel weapon in the war against cancer. In early trials, the custom-tailored shot appears to boost the body’s immune system to attack the virus that is a culprit in nearly all cases of cervical cancer.                         Sign up for our free health e-newsletter              BY ...

<p>WASHINGTON -- In 1980, D.A. Henderson did what no one else in history has ever done. He wiped a disease, smallpox, off the face of the earth. Now, smallpox is back - not as a naturally occurring killer but as a potential bioterrorist weapon. D.A. Henderson is back, too.</p>

ASHINGTON, Nov. 15 — The Bush administration, reversing a course set two decades ago, has decided that the world's remaining stocks of smallpox should be retained until scientists develop new vaccines and treatments for the disease, a process that could take years if not decades. The decision, disclosed by senior administration officials, is likely to provoke criticism from international health officials who have long favored the destruction of the microbe. A succession of administrations have endorsed the goal of destroying the virus, which was eradicated as a disease in the 1970's. But some American scientists and Pentagon officials have ...

<p>FBI agents armed with search warrants raided two houses in a southwestern suburb of Philadelphia yesterday, backed by members of a hazardous-materials squad wearing full protective gear.</p> <p>Located less than two blocks apart in Chester, Pa., some 15 miles southwest of Philadelphia, the houses are owned by Dr. Irshad Shaikh, a Pakistani physician and specialist in epidemic diseases who is Chester's city health commissioner, and by Asif Kazi, the Chester city accountant, who also is a Pakistani native.</p>

Public health officials want to shut down roads and airports, herd people into sports stadiums and, if needed, quarantine entire cities in the event of a smallpox attack, according to a plan being forwarded to all 50 governors this week. The plan, drafted at the request of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, could give states sweeping new powers. ``In tough times you have to make tough decisions,'' said Paul Jacobsen, assistant commissioner for the state Department of Public Health, who said he received a copy of the 50-page plan last week. ``There are times when you may have to ...

We're not the only nation worried about the possibility of this happening - which gives this a slightly more ominous tone:Russian Experts Warn Of Smallpox Terror Russian scientist Lev Sandakhchiyev who heads Russia's Vektor Institute told that smallpox mass vaccination should be reintroduced to prevent new terrorist attacks, The Telegraph online news reported. Sandakhchiyev is in charge of keeping the two last smallpox virus samples in Russia. "Smallpox is a very dangerous weapon in the hands of terrorists and there is a very simple way of delivering it," said Sandakhchiyev. "All you need is a sick fanatic to arrive in ...

Just as for centuries slavery was an acceptable form of property in our nation, a new definition of 'property' is eating away at our country's moral underpinnings. This new definition has thrown us into a war that is silently stripping away the very fabric of our nation's soul. It is a war much like the Great War between the States, and yet it crawls among us now in a new form while festering itself in a guise that beguiles discussion. Once again its precept hides itself under the Constitution and under the declaration of our Supreme Court to give it ...

I'm sure that HBO has aired this before, but I saw "Soldiers in the Army of God" on HBO tonight, for the first time.It is a video montage of comments, events, and personal commentary from adherents to Neil Horseley's "Army of God" and pro-abortion advocates.Frankly, both sides looked bad. The pro-aborts, from the Universal Unitarian Church, were mostly elderly, teary-eyed candle-lighters who cried on cue whenever PAUL HILL was mentioned.The Horseley followers, mostly overweight, Scripture-quoting folks who, without hesitation, advocated violence against abortion providers, even, in the case of one woman, named their children after PAUL HILL.Frankly, both sides looked ...

Dick Cheney due to health reasons decides to withdrawl his name from the ticket in 2004 after a very successful term as Vice President. He figures he can still stay close to the President and advise him in any way possible, but not have to deal with the every day hustle of being the Vice-President of the country. So who would President Bush pick to be his new VP? I think Condi Rice would be a wonderful choice but I dont know if this country (especially the Republican Party) is ready for a VP who is black, a woman, and ...

From Planned Parenthood's teen website:"This time, however, instead of dispersing, the group fought back. Gradually the crowd grew, and so did the number of police. Over the next three days, protests mounted, tempers flared, fires were started, and property was damaged. This marked the first time that homosexuals had publicly and unabashedly defended themselves, and it was liberating."The above is an excerpt from an article on “Gay Pride” that appears on Planned Parenthood’s teen website. Planned Parenthood aborts more children than any other organization in the world. Planned Parenthood spent over ten million dollars in an attempt to defeat George ...

I know there is a strong vocal contingent of pro-lifers here on Free Republic. Since I'm relatively new to FR this may have already been done, but would it be possible to meet other FReeper pro-lifers at one central location in Washington DC during the annual March For Life this year? I will be there as usual and I'm sure many of you will be there too. Lets coordinate plans here.

Planned Parenthood of Omaha-Council Bluffs marked 2001 by beginning to offer abortion services at its Council Bluffs clinic and by completing a renovation of the building. The facility began offering the service in September and started performing abortions shortly afterward, said Beverly Nolte, vice president of communications. "Things are running very smoothly," she said. "We're very pleased with the services we've been able to offer to the women of our community." Reaction has been mixed. While religious leaders criticized the move, many Planned Parenthood supporters applauded the addition to the branch's line of services, Nolte said. Overall, most of the ...

Norma McCorvey's Testimony&nbsp; |&nbsp; ROE NO MORE MINISTRY | Return to The Real Story | Roe v. McCorvey by Norma McCorvey with Gary Thomas I could out-cuss the most crass of men and women; I could out-drink many of the Dallas taverns' regulars; and I was known for my hot temper. When pro-lifers called me a murderer, I called them worse. When people held up signs of aborted fetuses, I spit in their face. I had a reputation to protect, after all. As the plaintiff in the infamous Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, my life was inextricably tied up ...

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The recently released results of an Election Day poll indicate there is a growing pro-life consensus among voters, according to Kellyanne Fitzpatrick, president and chief executive officer of the Polling Co. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;While the conventional wisdom among the political elite is that the majority of women demand wide availability of abortion, the data from 803 voters leaving the polls last November indicated that a plurality of the electorate (48 percent) and a little more than half of female voters (51 percent) favored a range of pro-life positions. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“A pro-life candidate, except perhaps for some of the coastal and New England states ...

Are You a "single issue" person? Begin speaking and acting against abortion, and it won't be long before you'll be called a "single-issue" person. What the phrase means isn't exactly clear. Certainly, pro-lifers know that other "issues" besides abortion exist, and pro-lifers everywhere are in fact actively involved in addressing a host of other issues. But precisely why do "other issues" exist and what is their importance? Other issues exist because people exist. If there were no people, there would be no issues and nobody to discuss them. The bottom line, in other words, is life. Any issue is important ...

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains has responded to an independent auditor's findings that it has illegally used state funds to subsidize abortion with a fiery political counterattack accusing Gov. Bill Owens of "bullying 13,000 of the state's most vulnerable citizens." But Planned Parenthood's legal response to the state's cutoff of $382,000 in taxpayer funds is so weak that it evokes the lawyer's adage: "When you have the facts, argue the facts. When you have the law, argue the law. When you have neither, attack your accusers." The law, in this case, is a 1984 state constitutional amendment forbidding the ...

How we respect life is the over-riding moral issue By JESSE JACKSON; Right to Life News, January 1977. This article is part of no violence period. The question of "life" is The Question of the 20th century. Race and poverty are dimensions of the life question, but discussions about abortion have brought the issue into focus in a much sharper way. How we will respect and understand the nature of life itself is the over-riding moral issue, not of the Black race, but of the human race. The question of abortion confronts me in several different ways. First, although I ...