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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A49502-2001Dec15?language=printer Capitol Hill Anthrax Matches Army's Stocks 5 Labs Can Trace Spores to Ft. Detrick By Rick Weiss and Susan Schmidt Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, December 16, 2001; Page A01 Genetic fingerprinting studies indicate that the anthrax spores mailed to Capitol Hill are identical to stocks of the deadly bacteria maintained by the U.S. Army since 1980, according to scientists familiar with the most recent tests. Although many laboratories possess the Ames strain of anthrax involved in this fall's bioterrorist attacks, only five laboratories so far have been found to have spores with perfect genetic matches to those in the Senate letters, the scientists said. And all those labs can trace back their samples to a single U.S. military source: the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID) at Fort Detrick, Md. http://nl4.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=0F076394754 5A950&p_docnum=1 REPORTED ALLIANCE ATROCITIES PROBED Published on December 16, 2001. Author(s): Patrick Healy, and Elizabeth Neuffer, Globe Staff KABUL, Afghanistan - The International Committee of the Red Cross, the organization committed to protecting civilians and prisoners in war, is investigating allegations of torture, mistreatment, and other harm that hundreds of prisoners and detainees are believed to have suffered at the hands of the Northern Alliance across Afghanistan.A Red Cross official in Kabul said some prisoners, chiefly Taliban fighters, had been burned or subjected to "sordid mistreatment." http://pw1.netcom.com/~ncoic/cia_info.htm Results of the 1973 Church Committee Hearings, on CIA misdeeds, and the 1984 Iran/Contra Hearings.... the CIA has evolved from an agency whose primary assignment was to gather intelligence into a powerful entity whose help is enlisted to help attain American foreign policy goals. Since 1947, the Agency has been involved in the internal affairs of over fifty countries on six different continents. Although an exact number is impossible to determine, there are over 20,000 employees affiliated with the organization. Of these, more than 6,000 serve in the clandestine services, the arm of the CIA that is responsible for covert operations. http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/12/16/cia.anthrax/index.html Official: CIA uses anthrax, but no link to letters >From David Ensor CNN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The CIA uses anthrax in its bio-warfare program but the bacteria did not make it into tainted letters sent to two U.S. senators and several news organizations, an agency official said Sunday. National Post http://www.nationalpost.com/commentary/columnists/story.html?f=/stories/2001 1215/877977.html December 15, 2001 Is he a public servant or a public enemy? Alleged CSIS link begs question: Just who is Mouammar? Paul Wells PARIS - A riddle: Why is it a greater crime to know Youssef than it is to be Youssef Mouammar? The question is more than academic for Boualem Chibani, a 38-year-old Algerian resident of France, who was sentenced on Nov. 30 to four years in French prison for terrorist conspiracy. In its ruling, the Court found "the essential element" of the prosecution's case "to be the accused's relations with Gilles Breault, alias Youssef Mouammar." Youssef Mouammar lives in Montreal. During the Paris trial, the prosecution revealed more than a dozen vicious threats of terrorist attacks against targets in Canada, France and the United States, all emanating from an organization Mr. Mouammar used to run. http://english.pravda.ru/main/2001/12/17/23790.html RUSSIA FIGHTING FOR IRAQ On Sunday, the war against the Taliban and Al-Qaida carried out by the anti-terrorist coalition with the US at the head neared its conclusion. Some officials at the White House are in favor of spreading the anti-terrorism war to other outcast countries. Most Americans support the extending of the war to other countries, while 78 percent of US citizens speak in support of a military strike on Iraq. This is testified to by the results of a poll carried out in the US by Newsweek. According to the poll, 75 percent of Americans support strikes on (terrorist targets| in other countries of the Middle East. Sixty-six percent believe that such strikes might be delivered on targets in Somalia and at the Philippines. The Russian position on this question was expressed by Vladimir Putin. Russia hopes that the US will consult with European countries before starting a war on terrorism beyond the bounds of Afghanistan, the Russian President said in his interview with the Financial Times. However, the Russian president warned against military agression against Iraq. The anti-terrorist coalition|s next task should block sources of terrorist activities| financing, he stated. Though, for the time being, we have neither information nor proof of Iraq financing terrorist activities. The president criticized US aircraft|s bombardments of Iraq. According to him, the world community|s main task is to prevent Iraq from creating weapons of mass destruction, and bombardments will not help in this. Russia would like Iraq to permit UN armament inspectors on to its territory in exchange for he sanctions| full abolition, - Putin stressed. Though, he admitted this idea was not welcomed by the Iraqi leadership. Russia|s voice in support of Iraq was met with approval by Washington|s European allies. In particular, Germany announced that it would categorically oppose any anti-Iraq military operation until evidence of Hussain|s guilt is presented. I wonder, will the US listen to its European allies| position? I suppose that it will not. At least, the US withdrawal from the ABM testifies to this it. Dmitry Litvinovich http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1217/p2s1-usgn.html 12/17/01 CIA expands its watchful eye to the US It will gather intelligence at home to curb terrorism. Critics see era of Big Trenchcoat. By Abraham McLaughlin | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON - The Central Intelligence Agency is poised to get involved in domestic surveillance and investigations in ways that are unprecedented in its history. The CIA's intelligence gathering has long been kept as separate as possible from domestic law enforcement, which is bound by strict evidence-gathering rules and legal safeguards protecting the rights of those investigated. But as the nation girds itself against global terrorism carried out on American soil, the barriers between covert, stealthy intelligence and by-the-book domestic law enforcement investigations are beginning to melt. Suddenly, for instance, the CIA will now have access to testimony collected by federal grand juries. And the CIA, FBI, and other federal agencies are, for the first time, being allowed to share vast amounts of information ranging from phone records and credit cards statements to profiles of suspected terrorists. These shrinking restraints come as new antiterrorism legislation adopted this fall grants the FBI far broader wiretapping and other investigative powers. And while many see the new cooperation as essential in combating the enormous threat, for others it raises civil-liberties concerns - and resurrects dark memories of CIA monitoring of domestic groups, including 1970s antiwar protesters. This may be heavy for survivors. A Chip ID That's Only Skin-Deep - 12/19/01 Biotech: Firm plans to sell implantable devices that can store a variety of data about you. - By DAVID STREITFELD, TIMES STAFF WRITER "A Florida company is poised to become the first to sell microchips designed to be implanted into human beings, an achievement that opens the door to new systems of medical monitoring and ID screening. Implantable chips have long been discussed by technologists and denounced by those who object on religious grounds or fear their use by a totalitarian state. But the company that did the test, Applied Digital Solutions of Palm Beach, said the specter of terrorism is shifting attitudes. The direct union of man and computer is no longer dismissed out of hand. "The bottom line is, when people are trying to regain their peace of mind, they're more open to new approaches," said Keith Bolton, Applied Digital's chief technology officer http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000100545dec19.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2D business%2Dmanual <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. 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