Anthrax

Top New York Times Editor Targeted With Anthrax Swastika Hoax

Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: New York Times, Assistant Managing Editor of the Times, Anthrax, Susan Chira, Assistant Managing Editor, NY Crime, Anthrax-Hoax, New-York-Times-Anthrax, New York News

Assistant Managing Editor of The New York Times Susan Chira received an envelope bearing a swastika sticker with skulls and bones labeled "weaponized ...

Read Whole Story

Lynne Peeples

Bioterror Death Germs Thrive In Labs, Nature, As U.S. Funding Withers

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Ebola, Bioterrorism, Terrorism, Biosecurity, h5n1, Bird Flu, The Infection Loop, Anthrax, Outbreak, Biological Weapons, Sars, Infectious Diseases, Counterterrorism, Contagion, H1n1, Influenza, Green News

Part of a series investigating the complex links between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop. In early October 2001, just da...

Read Whole Story

Official: Professor Sent Anthrax Packet To Pakistani Prime Minister

Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Gilani Anthrax, Asif Ali Zardari, Yousuf Raza Gilani., Anthrax, Pakistan President Anthrax, Pakistan President, Pakistan, Video, World News

ISLAMABAD -- A university professor sent a packet containing anthrax to the office of Pakistan's prime minister in October last year, his spokesman sa...

Read Whole Story

Christmas Meets Politics: Chatting With Twisted Sister's Jay Jay French and The Mavericks' Raul Malo

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: The Rolling Stones, Vince McMahon, Sebastian Bach, Mitch McConnell, Ronald Reagan, The Ramones, Aerosmith, The Mavericks, Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Bachman, Tom Werman, Led Zeppelin, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dylan, Twisted Sister, Anthrax, Sean Hannity, Ace Frehley, Herman Cain, Dee Snider, Mark Mendoza, Pink Floyd, Jay Jay French, A.J. Pero, Barry Goldwater, Raul Malo, Eddie Ojeda, Motley Crue, Video, Overkill, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2011-12-14-Screenshot20111214at12.31.54PM.png

Read Post

Food Safety and Terrorism

Matthew Edlund, M.D. | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Pesticides, War on Terrorism, Monoculture, Corn, Stephen Hatfill, Terrorism, Health, 9/11, Genetically Modified Food, Pests, Soybeans, Food Safety, Anthrax, Green News
Matthew Edlund, M.D.

Welcome to the wacky, dysfunctional world of the "war on terrorism" -- American division -- post 9/11 -- where inaction on food safety could threaten both the economy and our security.

Read Post

Chatting With Joe Jackson And Earl Klugh, Plus Mick Harvey's "The Ballad Of Jay Givens" Video

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Ted Danson, Mary Tyler Moore, Ian Dury, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Christian McBride, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party, Hubert Laws, Rosie Westbrook, Johnny Mandel, PJ Harvey, Mick Harvey, Chick Corea, Blue Note, Burt Bacharach, Regina Carter, John Cassavetes, Suzanne Vega, Marvin & Tige, George Benson, Lenny Waronker, Roberta Flack, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Michael Franks, Duke Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Fallon, Donald Passman, Mo Ostin, Just Between Friends, William Shatner, Milestone, Tupac Shakur, Paul Simon, Larry Rosen, Jamie Foxx, Chuck Mangione, Dave Grusin, How to Beat the High Cost of Living, Downbeat, Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, John Coltrane, Al Di Meola, The Merv Griffin Show, Joe Jackson, Grand Theft Auto, David Bowie, Chet Atkins, Billy Dee Williams, Questlove, Motown, J.P. Shilo, George Shearing, Simon & Garfunkel, Dave Houghton, A Cure for Gravity, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Patrick Williams, Steve Vai, Bill Evans, Anthrax, Nelson Rangell, Ludacris, Ben Folds, Earl Klugh, Graham Maby, Roland Kirk, Wes Montgomery, Cti, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

According to Joe Jackson, performing is the best part of the "madness" that he's involved in. It's better than being in the studio or anything else.

Read Post

Anthrax Threat Turns Out To Be Poop

Lake Forest, CA Patch | Sarah De Crescenzo | Email the Author | 1:14pm | Posted 08.18.2011

Read More: Anthrax, Steven Shapiro Anthrax, Steven Shapiro, Anthrax Threat, Los Angeles News

A potentially deadly investigation turned revolting Saturday when a bomb squad team tracked down a man threatening to use anthrax and instead found a ...

Read Whole Story

Mystery Continues: More Suspicious Letters Containing White Powder Turn Up At D.C. Schools

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Suspicious Letters, Fbi, Washington Dc Schools, Suspicious Package, Dc Schools, District of Columbia, Anthrax, School Safety, Al Qaeda, Anthrax Hoax, Education News

WASHINGTON — More than three dozen suspicious but apparently harmless letters addressed to District of Columbia schools appear to have been mail...

Read Whole Story

Anthrax Attacks: Report On Bruce Ivins Faults Army In 2001 Mailings

latimes.com | David Willman, Special to the Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anthrax Scientist, Anthrax Scare, Bruce Ivins, Anthrax, Domestic Terrorism, Terrorism, Bioterrorism, Cold Case, Politics News

The Army scientist believed responsible for the 2001 anthrax letter attacks that killed five people and crippled mail delivery in parts of the country...

Read Whole Story

Anthrax Report Casts Doubt On FBI Science

Washington Post | Jerry Markon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anthrax FBI, Bruce Ivins, Anthrax, Anthrax Report, Anthrax Report FBI, Fbi, Politics News

A panel of prominent scientists is casting new doubt on scientific evidence that was a key part of the FBI's case against Bruce E. Ivins, the deceased...

Read Whole Story

The Eisenbergs' Wall of Fame

Josh Ozersky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Badalucco, Spike Lee, Anthrax, Josh Ozersky, Josh Konecky, Jeff Goldblum, Susan Sarandon, Eisenbergs, Summer of Sam, Food News
Josh Ozersky

...

Read Post

Jay DeVaughn Pleads Guilty In Obama Anthrax Hoax

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White Powder, Anthrax, Anthrax Threats, Jay Paige Edwards, Jay DeVaughn, Denver News

DENVER — A man from the Denver area has pleaded guilty to sending letters containing white powder to President Barack Obama, members of Congress...

Read Whole Story

If Deficits Don't Matter, Does Contract Abuse?

Scott Lilly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Randy "Duke" Cunningham, Congress, Department of Defense, John Boehner, Budget, Donald Rumsfeld, Government Spending, Iraq Contractors, Federal Contracting, Anthrax, Fda, Dick Cheney, Coalition Provisional Authority, Politics, Deficit, Bush Administration, Halliburton, Baghdad, Mitchell Wade, Securities and Exchange Commission, Politics News
Scott Lilly

It is remarkable how many people claim to be sincerely interested in reducing the federal budget deficit but have seemingly have no interest in taking on these kinds of abuse in contracting.

Read Post

Con Games: Be Very Afraid, America

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anthrax, Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Security, Aspen Security Forum, Richard Ben-Veniste, Denver News
Michael Conniff

Before 9/11 Commissioner Richard Ben-Veniste talked about the "menu of horrible possibilities" at the Aspen Security Forum, I had already met the guy in the stained suit running for President since he was 12 years old.

Read Post

Marc McMain Keyser, Fake Anthrax Mailer, Sentenced To Four Years In Prison

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marc Keyser Anthrax, Marc McMain Keyser Fake Anthrax, Marc Keyser Fake Anthrax, Fake Anthrax, Marc McMain Keyser, Anthrax, Marc Keyser, Los Angeles, Marc McMain Keyser Anthrax, Fake Anthrax Trial, Politics News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 66-year-old Sacramento man who admitted mailing dozens of fake anthrax samples around the country has been sentenced to f...

Read Whole Story

Managing Risks in Public Policy: Impact vs. Probability?

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dirty Bomb, Risk Assessment, Underwear Bomber, Shipping Containers, Smoking, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Oil Rig, Risk Management, Airport Security, Anthrax, Obesity, Tsa, Ricin, Shoe Bomber, Water, Cancer, Heart Disease, Loose Nukes, Sea Ports, Tobacco, Nuclear Power, Risk, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

Walking barefoot through airport security makes little sense if our ports are unprotected. Let's gather the courage to redirect our resources to risks that are high probability and high impact.

Read Post

Setting the Bar Too High For Al Qaeda

Jeremy White | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 9/11, Al Qaeda, Self-Starter Terrorism, Aum Shinrikyo, Anthrax, Uranium, Aq, World News
Jeremy White

While the vast majority of the Bush administration's security policies produced nothing more than a frightened U.S. population, its scare tactics might have actually cut Al Qaeda off at the knees.

Read Post

Ogden IRS Building Evacuated: 'Suspicious Substance' Found, Hazmat Called To IRS Building In Utah

AP | MIKE STARK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Farr West, Internal Revenue Service, Evacuation, Hazardous Materials, White Powder, Ogden Utah, Fbi, Suspicious Substance, Ogden, Utah, Irs Building, Irs, IRS Threats, Tax Filings, Evacuated, Office, Salt Lake City, Hazmat, Lockdown, Terrorism, Anthrax, Anthrax Scare, Domestic Terrorism, Home News

OGDEN, Utah — A suspicious substance found at an IRS building in Ogden, Utah, on Monday is not hazardous, an official with the U.S. Postal Inspe...

Read Whole Story

Anthrax Case Formally Closed By FBI

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT and PETE YOST | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steven Hatfill, September 11th Anthrax, Anthrax, Bruce Ivins Anthrax Suspect, Bruce Ivins, Anthrax Case, September 11th, Fbi, New York News

WASHINGTON — The FBI sought to close the book on its long, frustrating hunt for the killer behind the 2001 anthrax letters Friday, formally endi...

Read Whole Story

Fall Out Boy Split: Are They Done For Good?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fall Out Boy Split, The Damned Things, Patrick Stump, Fall Out Boy, Fall Out Boy Breakup, Joe Trohman, Anthrax, Andy Hurley, Pete Wentz, Chicago News

Since Fall Out Boy announced that they were taking 2010 off last summer, rumors have floated about whether the bad is done for good. This week, Fall O...

Read Whole Story

Anthrax In heroin kills eight in Europe: report

Reuters | Kate Kelland | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anthrax in Heroin, Contaminated Heroin, Drugs, Anthrax, Heroin, Anthrax Heroin, World News

LONDON (Reuters) -- Eight people have died of anthrax infection from using suspected contaminated heroin, European health authorities said on Saturday...

Read Whole Story

Letters Prompt anthrax scares across Alabama

AP | JAY REEVES | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anthrax Alabama, Anthrax Scare, Alabama, Anthrax Federal Courthouses, Anthrax, Anthrax Scare Alabama, Politics News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Envelopes containing white powder set off anthrax scares in five Alabama cities, shutting down two federal courthouses Monday...

Read Whole Story

Senate Anthrax Scare: Letter To Reid On Health Care From Former Surgeon General Shuts Down Senate

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Letter Senate Shuts Down, Anthrax Scare, Sentate Closes, Everett Koop Letter, Senate Shuts Down, Senate Anthrax, Former Surgeon General Letter, Anthrax, Senate Anthrax Scare, Reid, Politics News

...

Read Whole Story

Biolabs Multiplying Like Rabbits: A Clear and Present Danger

Barton Kunstler, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebola, Level-4 BioSafety Lab, Plum Island, Bioterrorism, Public Health, Boston Biolab, Anthrax, Deadly Germs, Pathogens, Foot and Mouth Disease, Vaccines, General Accounting Office, Bio Labs, Toxins, Marburg, Politics News
Barton Kunstler, Ph.D.

The dangers posed by biolabs often fly under the radar, but that may be changing. The public would do well to question the knee-jerk "security at all costs" policy of the federal government.

Read Post

I Must Have Anthrax, The Internet Says So

Helene Pavlov, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Google, Dr Helene Pavlov, Webmd, Anthrax, Hospital for Special Surgery, Health, Healthy Living News
Helene Pavlov, M.D.

It is okay to research and gather information when various symptoms present themselves, but avoid self-diagnosis. Leave diagnosis up to your primary care physician or medical specialist.

Read Post