C.I.A. Hunts Iraq Tie to Soviet Smallpox

SLATE reference to New Yourk Times Article ^ | Updated Friday, December 6, 2002, at 9:35 AM PT | By Jack Shafer

[Fedora]

Found the wacko site you were referring to :) Okay, I see what you're talking about and the names/sources they're referencing--thanks. Heading to bed here, so have a good one!

[Alamo-Girl]

Excellent research, piasa! Thank you!

[Shermy]

I'm looking for leaks to deconstruct. If you've seen a good one, throw it my way:

Any help here you can lend would be appreciated:

Joseph Wilson, Niger, Uranium and Bush’s Famous Sixteen Words: Evolution of a Confused Story April 16, 2004

Domestic Anthrax Theories and Early Media Reports

[Shermy]

I find the smallpox story has credence - at least there was a fear of it.

Because it was not "hyped" but handled quietly even more so.

Right after 9/11 there was a govt. inspired discussion about biowar - smallpox mentioned more than anthrax.

In the run up to the Iraq War II there were many preparations on the local level for a smallpox attack. Once major hostilities were over, the story died out.

[Just mythoughts]

One way to test the veracity of this story is to check and see how many of the lying crooked liberals in Congress made sure they were in line first to get a shot.

[Shermy]

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