In ’93, biological defense program was misguided, poorly managed

By Seth Shulman

WASHINGTON, October 29, 2001 — A study by the Center for Public Integrity in 1993 concluded that the United States was ill-served by the nat

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"… was failing to respond to the threat of attack by known agents, including anthrax.While the report is eight years old, its findings and warnings are chillin …"

"… example, has created a highly virulent and antibiotic-resistant strain of anthrax. Another has modified the botulism neurotoxin to yield a deadly form of bo …"

U.S. biological weapons lab locked down, 50 miles from Pentagon

By Peter Eisner

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2001 — Fort Detrick conducts research to defend the United States against some of the most deadly biological agent

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"… s is frightening enough and yet, you could take a small plane and sprinkle anthrax over New York City and wipe out half the population.”Now, in the afterma …"

"… inds blowing in the right direction and at proper altitude. Agents such as anthrax, against which the military is conducting a particularly vigorous vaccine …"

"… arch into biological weapons there in the past has included such agents as anthrax and plague. The United States learned that the Soviet Union breached the 1 …"

"… to produce an offensive biological capacity.“If I have a small amount of anthrax, it would take a few days to develop a huge arsenal of anthrax,” Cole sa …"

'Tell them nothing till it's over and then tell them who won'

By Philip Knightley

LONDON, October 31, 2001 — There is an irreconcilable conflict in the way war is reported, highlighted once again by the allied attack on Af

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"… ported, highlighted once again by the allied attack on Afghanistan and the anthrax terror in the United States. Two quotations explain this conflict better t …"

"… lain why it is concentrating on the home front news — the battle against anthrax terrorism. The newspaper and TV programs are empty of news from Afghanista …"

"… ensoring themselves.Their argument is that round-the-clock coverage of the anthrax attacks is frightening Americans and risks creating panic. In a late Octob …"

"… r CNN discussion, several panelists argued that there was too much news of anthrax and that the media should lay off for a while.In Britain, the BBC guidelin …"

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Science panel has “low confidence” in Homeland Security’s risk analyses

By Amy Biegelsen

The Department of Homeland Security is using the wrong mathematic approach to assess the risk of terrorist attacks, which means that “only l

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"… illion budget and to decide if it’s more cost-effective to, say, install anthrax sanitizers in every post office or to park a bomb sniffing dog at every ai …"

Package from Yemen leads to worker illness, government stonewalling

By J.J. Barrow and Trevor Aaronson

U.S. Postal Service refuses to investigate an employee’s debilitating illness and a suspicious package that spilled chemicals.

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"… eing on the front lines of counterterrorism is nothing new. Since the 2001 anthrax attacks — during which anthrax-laced letters were mailed to news media a …"

"… rterrorism is nothing new. Since the 2001 anthrax attacks — during which anthrax-laced letters were mailed to news media and two U.S. Senators, killing fiv …"