Amen to that brother.
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Posted on 06/26/2002 9:51:58 AM PDT by RCW2001
Gas Masks Ordered for U.S. Capitol
Tue Jun 25,10:18 PM ET
By LESLIE MILLER, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Capitol Police have ordered 25,000 gas masks to help protect tourists, members of Congress and their staffs in the event of a chemical or biological attack, a congressional official said Tuesday.
The decision to buy the masks wasn't a response to any specific threat, the official said.
"The reason we're doing it is because the Capitol was targeted for a bioterrorist attack, the anthrax attack," the aide said.
Anthrax-tainted letters sent to the Capitol killed two postal workers in October.
Gas masks have been a security feature on the House floor for years, the official said. "The (the police) were basically just trying ton include tourists."
Quick masks aren't quite gas masks, but hoods that filter chemical gases and biological particles through a fitted mouthpiece. They're used by paramedics, firefighters and police officers who first respond to emergencies.
Quick masks sell for $150 each on a Web site hosted by Kennesaw, Ga.-based Brigade Quartermasters.
Telephone calls to the Capitol Police seeking comment were not immediately returned.
Capitol Police, responsible for security at the Capitol's sprawling complex, will tell members of Congress about the masks during a meeting on Wednesday, the official said.
Security has been tightened considerably at the Capitol since the attacks on the Pentagon ( news - web sites) and the World Trade Center.
Metal posts and street barriers are being installed on the perimeter of the building grounds, visitors have their bags searched and the Capitol Police hired 700 more officers.
How about making these available everywhere?
Sounds like an entrepreneur's golden opportunity (with govt. financing of the venture to boot!).
No mention of Nadler and the bean burrito party he had with Ted?
/john
...plus, Ari could use one the next time he's addressing Helen Thomas in a press conference.
Amen to that brother.
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| A woman who would only give her name as Katie wears a painted gas mask during an anti-G8 protest in Calgary June 26, 2002. The G8 summit of the world's most industrialized nations begins today in Kananaskis. REUTERS/Nick Didlick |
What's next, Spam? MRE's?
Get real, nothing is going to happen.
Blue birds are singing and the sky is a bright blue.
Nothing but wacko survivalists these congress scum..
Thanks.
You made shoot coffee out my nostrils and spray it all over my keyboard!
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