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Terrorism and The Plague

post #1 of 17
1/19/09 at 11:03am
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle2146286.ece

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ANTI-TERROR bosses last night hailed their latest ally in the war on terror — the BLACK DEATH.

At least 40 al-Qaeda fanatics died horribly after being struck down with the disease that devastated Europe in the Middle Ages.
Whew, I'm glad this was published in good old Britain and not the U.S. or the world would be talking pooh pooh about us for this. I'm sure it is fine since it is over in Europe, though.
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post #2 of 17
1/19/09 at 11:29am
The Sun? Isn't this a sensationalist tabloid?

And fyi - the plague wiped out huge populations in Europe and hit the U.K. particularly hard. It's never been in the U.S. No wonder why a UK tabloid would sensationalize this "story".
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post #3 of 17
1/19/09 at 11:41am
Sorry to tell you this but the CDC reports that, on average, 10-15 cases of bubonic plague are reported each year in the U.S. Rodents in the western part of the U.S. have fleas carrying the plague bacteria.

The last bubonic plague epidemic in the U.S. was in Los Angeles in 1924-1925.
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post #4 of 17
1/19/09 at 11:47am
Bubonic plague is not all that uncommon in the U.S. I had a classmate whose brother died of it in Colorado, about 40 years ago, after handling a prairie dog he had shot.

Of course, the Black Death plagues took place before there was any European population in the New World.
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post #5 of 17
1/19/09 at 11:50am
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Originally Posted by KittiesHasMe View Post
Sorry to tell you this but the CDC reports that, on average, 10-15 cases of bubonic plague are reported each year in the U.S. Rodents in the western part of the U.S. have fleas carrying the plague bacteria.

The last bubonic plague epidemic in the U.S. was in Los Angeles in 1924-1925.
yes, but the deaths in the US are in the hundreds, not millions, and so far limited to about 9 western states. we've not had a real plague here.
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post #6 of 17
1/19/09 at 12:20pm
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Hey, I say, whatever works when it comes to eliminating Al Queda.
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post #7 of 17
1/19/09 at 3:29pm
And American are dying from bad peanuts. It just sounds like life on planet earth to me.
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post #8 of 17
1/19/09 at 3:36pm
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Originally Posted by Caleeko View Post
And American are dying from bad peanuts. It just sounds like life on planet earth to me.
*sigh* I love peanut butter.
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post #9 of 17
1/19/09 at 3:39pm
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*sigh* I love peanut butter.
Me too Peter Pan Honey Roast Creamy is practically a staple food here.
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post #10 of 17
1/20/09 at 6:01am
These days it is treatable with antibiotics as well.
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post #11 of 17
1/20/09 at 10:03am
wasn't there an episode of House where someone had the bubonic plague?

The only problem with using the bubonic plague as a weapon is that it doesn't really care who it infects, much like other modes of chemical/biological weaponry and many innocent people would die
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post #12 of 17
1/20/09 at 10:11am
Washington Times has a story today, in case the Sun wasn't credible enough.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...ms-experiment/

Sounds like they were making weapons and it went bad.
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post #13 of 17
1/20/09 at 10:32am
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Originally Posted by katiemae1277 View Post
wasn't there an episode of House where someone had the bubonic plague?

The only problem with using the bubonic plague as a weapon is that it doesn't really care who it infects, much like other modes of chemical/biological weaponry and many innocent people would die

Terrorists don't make that distinction,though. They don't care who dies while they commit their cowardly acts.
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post #14 of 17
1/20/09 at 10:52am
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Originally Posted by Essayons89 View Post
Terrorists don't make that distinction,though. They don't care who dies while they commit their cowardly acts.
no, but that doesn't mean that we have to sink to their level, that would make us no better than them IMO
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post #15 of 17
1/20/09 at 12:01pm
Yeah, but the old soldier in me gets all warm and fuzzy when terrorists are killed off.
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post #16 of 17
1/20/09 at 3:08pm
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Originally Posted by Essayons89 View Post
Yeah, but the old soldier in me gets all warm and fuzzy when terrorists are killed off.

I'm not an old soldier, but I get that feeling too


And as Cindy said earlier, whatever works!
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post #17 of 17
1/22/09 at 11:49pm
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Originally Posted by KTLynn View Post
I'm not an old soldier, but I get that feeling too


And as Cindy said earlier, whatever works!
I have too many health problems to go back into the Army, I'd never pass the physical. If I could I would. I'd love to be behind the trigger helping to exterminate these pieces of inhuman filth.
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