Been off the list for a few months, and don't know whether this subject has made the list or not:
My wife discovered this silver factoid while reading "Targeted: Homeland Security and the Business of Immigration" by Deepa Fernandes: A water backpack marketed by a company formerly owned by ex-NYC police commissioner Bernard Kerik (he sold his share when he was being considered for Homeland Security honcho) are being sold to the U.S. Border Patrol and to the military for troops in Iraq. The Camelbak contains a silver-lined pouch for prolonged purity of the water. After 9-11, Camelbak took its $20 athletic water bag, added better straps and the silver pouch, and sold it to the government for about $200. That's what the book is all about. My wife has also acquired colloidal silver impregnated food storage containers, sold by Sharper Image. They also market silver socks for diabetics. Is any of this news?
