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US Team Tours Africa to Boost Bioterror Safety
AP ^ | 11/13/2010

Posted on 11/14/2010 1:04:25 AM PST by nickcarraway

U.S. officials are wrapping up a visit to Africa to investigate what security upgrades at facilities holding pathogens are needed to help prevent biological terror attacks.

U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar is leading the three-country visit.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: africa; bioterrorism; lugar

1 posted on 11/14/2010 1:04:30 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

As a Hoosier, I can say:

dick Lugar.

A worthless rino.


2 posted on 11/14/2010 1:07:41 AM PST by american_ranger
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To: STARWISE; LucyT; maggief; onyx

The “official” reason for Lugar being in Africa....HHHMMMMm?


3 posted on 11/14/2010 2:59:30 AM PST by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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To: hoosiermama

http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20101113/NEWS04/311139953

Andy Weber, a top Pentagon official on the trip who oversees nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs, said the Nunn-Lugar program is likely to contribute several million dollars to Africa and later tens of millions of dollars to upgrade facilities.


4 posted on 11/14/2010 3:41:09 AM PST by maggief
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To: american_ranger

As a former Hoosier, I want to know what Lugar is thinking.
This is a man who once garnered federal monies to study cow farts and their collective effects on the environment. WTF does he know about biological terrorism?


5 posted on 11/14/2010 3:46:09 AM PST by Artie
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To: nickcarraway

6 posted on 11/14/2010 3:47:07 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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