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An update on preparedness
Washington Times ^ | Friday, November 21, 2003 | House Editorial

Posted on 11/21/2003 3:12:21 AM PST by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:10:47 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

''The greatest threat of our age," President Bush said in his remarks at London's Whitehall Palace, "is nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons in the hands of terrorists." That claim is supported by a soon-to-be released report by the U.N. al Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee, which warns that it is "just a matter of time" before the terrorist group launches a chemical or biological attack. While the U.S. government has taken a number of needed steps toward meeting the threat of biological weapons, it still has a long way to go.


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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bioterrorism; biowarfare; ebola; nih; preparedness; vaccine
Friday, November 21, 2003

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1 posted on 11/21/2003 3:12:21 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
the U.N. al Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee

These U.N. folks don't even realize how funny they are.

2 posted on 11/21/2003 4:01:56 AM PST by metesky (Chairman - Free Republic Sanctions Committee)
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To: metesky
hehe... A UN representative on the Taliban Al Qaeada sanctions committee, a monkey and 2 blondes walk into a bar.
3 posted on 11/21/2003 4:52:14 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz
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