From Judith Miller, let go from the NY Times for her poorly sourced, Iraq war drumbeat articles, who is now at Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, writing in their City Journal (reprinted by FrontPageMag.com): a long and valuable piece on the biodefense enterprise that has developed since 9/11. It includes the following: Moreover, while there…
Half the US GDP was loaned to banks with no collateral. Recall that (former NY Attorney General and Governor) Eliot Spitzer was investigating the Wall Street banks at the time his indiscretions with call girls led to his resignation, ending any hopes of seeking the presidency. Not only American, but many foreign banks were bailed…
Meryl Nass Oct 5 It’s one week later. The natural gas has all bubbled to the surface. Yet the pipeline owners have not been allowed to inspect the damage. MOSCOW, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The operators of two Baltic Sea gas pipelines that linked Russia and Germany until they both sprang major leaks last week…
Brief article by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee: A long-awaited review of the scientific evidence relating to the investigationof the 2001 anthrax letter attacks is finally getting off the ground. The study,to be conducted by the National Academies, will check the validity of thescientific techniques used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in solving thecase. What the study…
photo of Julie Gerberding, Reuters From Reuters’ Maggie Fox, we learn that the swine flu “pandemic” has opened avenues for increasing vaccine uptake in the US… by grabbing children in schools, which might reduce the impact of seasonal influenza. (Let’s experiment on tens of millions of American children to find out.) The vaccine spin doctors…
From the Daily Mail: A retired surgeon campaigning for a full coroner’s inquest into the death of Dr David Kelly will have his case heard by a High Court judge on Monday (December 20). David Halpin, 71, is seeking permission to challenge the Government’s decision in June not to order a coroner’s inquest into the…