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| 2006-10-15 |
| Posted by:anonymous2u |
| #8 nothing meant by the "hmmm?" Kind of like the Canadian eh, eh? |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2006-10-15 18:30 |
| #7 I was referring to VDH's book, sorry I didn't make that clear (I see now...) :-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-10-15 15:57 |
| #6 nothing meant by the "hmmm?" I loved the book and I also liked his "Mexifornia" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-10-15 15:56 |
| #5 Plum Island Animal Disease Center "Located about 1.5 miles off the northeastern tip of Long Island, Plum Island diagnoses and studies foreign animal diseases, and it is the only government facility in the United States that studies foot-and-mouth disease. The executive branch has proposed increasing the biosafety level at Plum Island over the past decade, but has faced local protests and opposition from New York lawmakers. Opponents have argued that operating a Biosafety Level 4 facility at Plum Island could endanger the local population, which includes the occupants of multimillion-dollar homes in the nearby Hamptons, and that the facility could be subject to a terrorist attack. Plum Island has had well-publicized security lapses in the past, and it has recently been upgrading its security capabilities." Not functioning on all cylinders currently, but brain cells and memory functions finally cascaded together properly. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2006-10-15 15:37 |
| #4 Frank G - Which one are you referring to and why the "hmmm"? Sorry, it's been a way too long 28+ hours for me to be awake and fully cognizant. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2006-10-15 15:33 |
| #3 FOTS Greg - excellent book, hmmm? I liked it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-10-15 14:56 |
| #2 Not that hard to believe, really. VDH, in his book "A War Like No Other", believes that an unknown hemmorhagic-like disease, originating somewhere in Africa, was responsible for the plague that struck down tens of thousands of Athenians during the Pelloponesian War. The symptoms described by those around at the time do not match anything known today including plague, smallpox, or other known types of hemmorhagic diseases. There's also a book with the rather alarmist title "The Coming Plague" which goes into depth regarding "emerging diseases". It's an excellent read though rather long-winded and dry in places (the story of the Marburg virus is especially fascinating). In addition, there's a book on this little-known US animal disease research facility located on this little island back east somewhere (I forget currently having been up for the last 24 hrs both the title of the book and the name of the facility) that details some pretty scarey stuff (mostly in the name of alarmism and anti-animal testing as I recall). The danger from emergent diseases should not be underestimated. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2006-10-15 14:26 |
| #1 "He argues that an unknown indigenous hemorrhagic fever may have killed the bulk of Mexico's native population" Stop right there. Call me when you have any actual proof. They also may have been killed by little green men from outer space (though I'm betting against it). |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-10-15 11:25 |