> >
> >yeah yer talking about the CDC and the military? but why wasit private
> >industry that was so upset? bush was all wanting to protect *business
> >interests*, more than the govt labs that have a legitmate reason to work
> >on counterweapons
> >
> >there mayb e no way to tell defense from offense or legit from weapon.
>
>
> For example, nerve gas and many insecticides are both organic
> fluorophosphate compounds. If you inspect a manufacturing plant and find
> traces of these chemicals or their precursors, how do you tell if the
> intended victims have two legs or six?
>
>
Now youu're talking *chemical* weapons, which really should be distinct
from bioweapons - yes in many ways they are much harder to police. Other
than defense - which only a vey few people have charge of and we all know
who they are I hope - there is much less justification for keeping deadly
germs around. There was this guy (white supermacist extremist) who was
caught ordering Yersina pestis (The Black Death) through the mail! He said
it was for making "defenses." Yeah, sure. Some folks here (in the USA - I
doubt non-US posters could be *that* anti-government) might believe him
but i don't.
Kristin
