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----- Original Message ----- From: "Monterey Institute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 11:21 AM Subject: ChemBio Weapons and WMD Terrorism News - December 12, 2001 > ****************************************************** > ChemBio Weapons and WMD Terrorism News - December 12, 2001 > ****************************************************** > > 1) BW TERRORISM > A) http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20011212-85319822.htm > B) http://www.fas.org/bwc/news/anthraxpaper.htm > C) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28471-2001Dec11.html > D) http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/11/politics/11LOBB.html > > 2) WMD TERRORISM - BIN LADEN > A) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28540-2001Dec11.html > B) http://www.dawn.com/2001/12/12/top5.htm > > 3) CW DESTRUCTION - RUSSIA > A) > http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=011211009209&query =chemical+weapons > > B) > http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=011211005492&query =chemical+weapons > > **************************************************** > > -------------------- > BW TERRORISM > -------------------- > 1A) 'American in Taliban: Biological strike on U.S. near' > Washington Times > December 12, 2001 > Bill Gertz > > http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20011212-85319822.htm > > "An American Taliban fighter held captive by Marines in Afghanistan has > told American officials that al Qaeda's next attack on the United States > will take place in days and involve biological weapons, U.S. > intelligence officials told The Washington Times. John Walker Lindh, the > Taliban guerrilla captured near Mazar-e-Sharif, said in intelligence > debriefings at the U.S. Marine Corps base near Kandahar that 'Phase II' > of al Qaeda's war against the United States will occur at the end of the > Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ends Sunday. Mr. Lindh told U.S. > intelligence officials that the Ramadan attack will involve the use of > biological weapons." > > > 1B) 'A Compilation of Evidence and Comments on the Source of the Mailed > Anthrax' > Federation of American Scientists > December 10, 2001 > Barbara Hatch Rosenberg > > http://www.fas.org/bwc/news/anthraxpaper.htm > > "All the available evidence indicates that the source of the mailed > anthrax, or the information and materials to make it, is a US government > program." > > Please follow the link for more evidence and comments on the source of > the mailed anthrax. > > > 1C) 'Canadian Study Shows Anthrax's Easy Spread' > Washington Post > December 12, 2001 > David Brown > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28471-2001Dec11.html > > "People in the Senate office where a letter containing anthrax spores > was opened in October may have been exposed to concentrations of the > bacteria that were tens, and possibly hundreds, of times higher than the > normally fatal dose. If that is the case, then immediate antibiotic > treatment probably saved their lives -- and will be imperative for other > targets of mail-borne anthrax attacks. Those are among the conclusions > suggested by experiments done by Canadian military researchers months > before the events in the office of Senate Majority Leader Thomas A. > Daschle (D-S.D.)." > > > 1D) 'Lobbyists Seek Special Spin on Federal Bioterrorism Bill' > New York Times > December 11, 2001 > Robert Pear > > http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/11/politics/11LOBB.html > > "In the final hectic days before Congress adjourns for the year, > lobbyists are swarming around the Capitol, trying to adorn a bill on > bioterrorism with all sorts of special-interest provisions.. > Biotechnology companies want the government to protect them against > lawsuits over injuries caused by use of their products. Drug companies > want an exemption from the antitrust laws so they can work together to > develop, produce and sell drugs and vaccines against anthrax, smallpox > and germ warfare agents. House Republican leaders said today that the $3 > billion bioterrorism bill would reach the House floor this week, perhaps > on Tuesday. The Senate is expected to act on it before the end of the > year." > > > --------------------------------------- > WMD TERRORISM - BIN LADEN > --------------------------------------- > 2A) '2 Nuclear Experts Briefed Bin Laden, Pakistanis Say' > Washington Post > December 12, 2001 > Kamran Khan and Molly Moore > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28540-2001Dec11.html > > "Two Pakistani nuclear scientists reportedly have told investigators > they conducted long discussions about nuclear, chemical and biological > weapons with accused terrorist Osama bin Laden in August in the Afghan > capital of Kabul, according to Pakistani officials familiar with the > interrogations of the men.. The Pakistani officials characterized the > discussions between the scientists and bin Laden as 'academic' and said > they have no evidence the information resulted in the creation or > production of any type of weapon. The reported admissions by Sultan > Bashiruddin Mahmood, who held key appointments in each of Pakistan's > three most important nuclear facilities, and his associate, Abdul Majid, > represent a turnabout from their earlier claims that they met with bin > Laden only to discuss their charitable endeavors in Afghanistan, > according to the accounts provided by Pakistani intelligence > authorities." > > 2B) 'Osama has no weapons of mass destruction' > Dawn - Pakistan > December 11, 2001 > > http://www.dawn.com/2001/12/12/top5.htm > > "The US-led coalition has not found any evidence that Osama bin Laden or > Al Qaeda had acquired or produced weapons of mass destruction, spokesman > Kenton Keith said on Tuesday. Although no evidence has been found, some > documents have been recovered which were specifically on the subject of > various kinds of weapons of mass destruction, Mr Keith told a daily news > briefing. 'What they wanted to achieve from these documents is not > clear,' he said, adding that in their judgment Osama and Al Qaeda were > not able to acquire or produce any kind of weapon of mass destruction. > The spokesman reiterated that Pakistan and the United States had been > cooperating against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and > international terrorism, and added that it would not be fair to assume > that some Pakistani scientists, who were under detention, had been > involved in proliferation of such weapons." > > > ---------------------------------- > CW DESTRUCTION - RUSSIA > ----------------------------------- > 3A) 'Chemical weapons disposal deal with UK could be signed soon - > Russian official' > Financial Times/BBC Monitoring Service/ITAR-TASS > December 11, 2001 > > http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=011211009209&query =chemical+weapons > > "A string of European countries are ready to take part in funding the > destruction of stocks of chemical weapons stored in Russian warehouses. > Sergey Kiriyenko, the chairman of the State Commission on the > Destruction of Chemical Weapons, made the statement at the end of a > meeting of the Russian Security Council. According to Kiriyenko, such an > agreement could be signed with Britain some time soon after 20 December. > As well as European countries, the USA is also planning to allocate some > money for these purposes." > > > 3B) 'Russia committed to destroying chemical weapon stockpiles by 2012' > Financial Times/BBC Monitoring Service/Interfax > December 11, 2001 > > http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=011211005492&query =chemical+weapons > > "Russia has no doubts that the Organization Prohibiting Chemical Weapons > will extend the period during which Russia must destroy its chemical > arsenal. Vladimir Rushaylo, secretary of Russia's Security Council, told > its members at a conference on Tuesday [11 December] that Russia has > lodged an appropriate request with the anti-chemical weapons body, and > 'there is no doubt the executive committee of this organization will > meet Moscow's request.'" > > > ************************************************** > > CNS ChemBio-Terror News is prepared by the Washington, DC office of the > Center for Nonproliferation Studies of the Monterey Institute of > International Studies in order to bring timely and focused information > to researchers and policymakers interested in the fields of chemical and > biological weapons nonproliferation and WMD terrorism. > > CNS presents these keywords and links for the convenience of the > recipients of ChemBio-Terror News, but CNS does not endorse these sites > or the veracity of their information and cannot be responsible for the > maintenance of the links listed here. > > We hope you find this material of use, and welcome your suggestions. 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