NewsMax.com Report: Los Angeles Braces for Chance of Convention Germ Attack UPI Monday, July 24, 2000 LOS ANGELES � Hospitals in the Los Angeles area have been stocking up on supplies and equipment in the event of a bio-terrorism attack on the city during next month's Democratic National Convention. The Secret Service and other government agencies have requested that about a dozen hospitals in the downtown area build up supplies of antidotes and equipment that would be needed in the event that a biological agent is released in or around the convention hall, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Sunday. Fears of violent protests at the convention have been a major concern for law enforcement, especially in light of the violent demonstrations that broke out in Seattle last year during the World Trade Organization summit. Law enforcement officials told the newspapers that the biological warfare precautions were fairly standard for major events involving the president and vice president. "We are looking at what occurred in Seattle and indications that some of those folks are planning on coming and exercising their First Amendment rights in Los Angeles," said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Dennis Beene. "There isn't anything we're seeing that we're concerned about." However unlikely a biological attack might be, medical officials appear to be taking the threat seriously. The newspaper said that at California Hospital Medical Center � the closest hospital to Staples Center � doctors and nurses have been told they could be on the front lines after a terrorist attack. "We have purchased a lot of equipment, specialized masks and gowns," said Dr. Robert Splawn, the hospital's medical director. "The No. 1 one thing we need to do is secure the hospital � because if we're down, we won't be able to take care of anyone." The federal government has chipped in by sending trained personnel from the Centers for Disease Control to Los Angeles with special computer software that will quickly track symptoms of emergency room patients and determine if they match up with the signs of a disease that would be found in a biological weapon, such as anthrax or the plague, or are deathly ill due to natural causes. The Secret Service and FBI will be coordinating emergency responses among federal, state and local agencies, and agents will also monitor regional water and power systems to guard against sabotage. The Los Angeles County Emergency Management Council Steering Committee last week approved an emergency plan drawn up by the Democratic National Committee for the convention, which included a warning that terrorists bent on violence could blend in with the thousands of legitimate protesters expected to demonstrate at the Aug. 14-17 convention. Leaders of the protest movement, however, dismissed fears of terrorism, especially those linked to the demonstrators. "The idea that protesters have any plans to be involved in any terrorist activity is just outrageous and really discourages people from exercising their First Amendment rights," said D2K protest spokeswoman Margaret Prescod. (C) 2000 UPI. All Rights Reserved. For More NewsMax.com Election Coverage CLICK HERE Return A<>E<>R Integrity has no need of rules. -Albert Camus (1913-1960) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The libertarian therefore considers one of his prime educational tasks is to spread the demystification and desanctification of the State among its hapless subjects. 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