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Militia Members Accused of Plotting Ricin Attacks

Several suspected members of a radical militia in Georgia were apprehended on Tuesday on charges of scheming to manufacture the biological toxin ricin for use against government personnel and others, Reuters reported (see GSN, June 21). (Nov. 2) – U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates, shown last year, is involved in prosecuting the federal case against  Read More »

US to test anthrax vaccine in children… maybe

(New Scientist) The US National Biodefense Science Board has told the US government that to prepare for a bioterrorist attack it should test a decades-old anthrax vaccine in children, as its effects in the young are unknown. In the event of an anthrax attack, …

Condoleezza Rice recalls moment when Dick Cheney told her, George Bush they …

(New York Daily News) In a revealing ABC interview, Rice recounted the story while on tour for her newly released memoir, in which she details fears of radioactive attacks and smallpox in Washington after 9/11. She and then-President Bush were in Shanghai just weeks after …

Scientific Case Still Open On 2001 Anthrax Attacks

( NPR ) Army microbiologist Bruce Ivins, the FBI’s prime suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks, died before his trial in an apparent suicide, and the case is now closed. John Dankosky and guests discuss new investigations that question whether scientific evidence against Ivins was conclusive enough to hold up in court.

Feds arrest 4 in alleged Ga. ricin attack plot

(The Associated Press) Federal agents arrested four suspected members of a Georgia militia on charges of plotting attacks with toxins and explosives in Atlanta and against unnamed government officials. The four, who authorities arrested Tuesday, were expected to appear in federal court in Gainesville, Ga., on Wednesday afternoon. They were part of a group that  Read More »

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