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...troubling aspect of the report, says Thompson, is that a giant fermentation tank, which Iraq sought ostensibly to produce animal feed, may have been sold to a facility known to manufacture anthrax and botulinum. "The issue is not whether or not the sale took place, but how the equipment is being used," says Thompson. "That's for UNSCOM to determine." The latter, of course, will have to wait until the present standoff is resolved -- if, indeed, the fermentation tank still exists by then...
...Anthrax Day at the Pentagon It's innoculation time for the entire U.S. armed forces ? just in case Saddam sends us a little gift. Do they know something...
WASHINGTON: Already accustomed to more needles than a porcupine, military personnel will soon be getting an anthrax vaccination ? a shot, some vets claim, that contributed to Gulf War Syndrome. The Pentagon plans to inoculate all 1.5 million men and women in the armed forces against the deadly anthrax spores...
...Concerned about biological warfare in the weeks and months preceding the Gulf War, the Defense Department pumped soldiers full of vaccines designed to protect against everything from botulinum toxin to anthrax ? a chemical cocktail that some charge caused illnesses after...
...because of the large number of variables involved, determining whether the mix contributed to a Gulf War Syndrome is still difficult if not impossible. Pentagon officials insist the vaccine, licensed by the FDA since 1970, is safe and effective. With UN inspectors still certain that Saddam Hussein is hiding anthrax powder, the Pentagon believes the benefits of prevention outweigh questions about the cure...