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U.S. Army To Ramp Up Anthrax Purchasing
An anonymous reader writes "New Scientist reports that the U.S. Army wants to purchase a large supply of an anthrax strain." From the article: "A series of contracts have been uncovered that relate to the US army's Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. They ask companies to tender for the production of bulk quantities of a non-virulent strain of anthrax, and for equipment to produce significant volumes of other biological agents ... Although the Sterne strain is not thought to be harmful to humans and is used for vaccination, the contracts have caused major concern. 'It raises a serious question over how the US is going to demonstrate its compliance with obligations under the Biological Weapons Convention if it brings these tanks online,'"
FYI: the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention has a website.
No, it didn't.
The US signed Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction and thePROTOCOL FOR THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE IN WAR OF ASPHYXIATING, POISONOUS OR OTHER GASES, AND OF BACTERIOLOGICAL METHODS OF WARFARE
Both of which allow having biological agents for peaceful and protective purposes. I.E. Exactly what the US is doing here.
1.) The US sold the WMD's to him in the early 80's
2.) He used WMD's on Iranian soldiers and civilians and its OK
3.) He used WMD's on his own citizens and its OK--only until almost a decade later when we decide its not ok.
"He refused to allow a vigorous inspection to prove he didn't have them."
When you're making a case for war--any excuse is used.
a.) The inspecors were in there for years befor ehe initially kicked them out.
b.) Inspectors were initially let back in befor the war.
c.) inspectors themselves said it was extremely unlikely he had WMD's.
Troll, Troll, go away and flame again some other day
Yes, Rumsfield was over there selling him more weaponry after the fact.
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I've also read that they used Bell helicopters fitted for the job--the Commerce department won over the State department.
So when the administration used the gassings as a reason for war, they were just "crocodile tears".
-b