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Senate OKs disease research biolab money in Homeland Security bill --Research

will be done on deadly diseases at National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility 20 Oct

2009 The Senate approved $32 million Tuesday for a planned foot-and-mouth

disease research lab in Kansas, while ordering more study on the lab's safety.

The money and required safety studies are part the $44.1 billion Homeland

Security spending bill the Senate passed on a 79-19 vote. The Homeland Security

Department has been eager to move forward with its plans for the

520,000-square-foot lab to replace the aging lab on Plum Island, N.Y. [where

bioterrorists created Lyme disease. Odd, there's no money for single-payer

healthcare --but there's millions to spend trying to get a(nother) pandemic

started so pharmaterrorists can be paid to make vaccines to use against the

outbreaks that they create. Sound familiar? --LRP]

Plum Island Animal Disease Center 20 Oct 2009 The Plum Island Animal Disease

Center (PIADC) is a United States federal research facility dedicated to the

study of animal diseases. It is part of the DHS Directorate for Science and

Technology. Plum Island's freezers also contain samples of polio and diseases

that can be transferred from animals to humans. In 1991, the center's freezers

were threatened following a power outage caused by a hurricane... As a

diagnostic facility, PIADC scientists study more than 40 foreign animal diseases

and several domestic diseases, including hog cholera and African swine fever.

Lab 257, a book by C. Carroll, Ph.D., has alleged a connection between

Plum Island Animal Disease Center the outbreaks of three infectious diseases:

West Nile virus in 1999, Lyme disease in 1975, and Dutch duck plague in 1967.

Pentagon gives 3,500 Iowa troops orders to Afghanistan --Mobilization for fall

of 2010 is projected to be largest single call-up of an Iowa National Guard unit

since World War II 20 Oct 2009 About 3,500 Iowa National Guard soldiers from 31

communities are scheduled to be sent to Afghanistan later next year for a

deployment that will touch families, employers and many other people statewide,

military officials said today. The entire 2nd Brigade of the 34th Infantry

Division has been alerted for a mobilization in the fall of 2010 in what is

projected to be the largest single call-up of an Iowa National Guard unit since

World War II, said Brig. Gen. Tim Orr, the Iowa National Guard’s adjutant

general.

Fort soldier dies in Afghanistan By Hal Bernton 20 Oct 2009 Fighting in

the Arghandab Valley of southern Afghanistan has claimed the life of another

Fort soldier, Spc. Dahl, 23, from Moreno, California. Dahl's

vehicle was struck by a bomb. He died on Oct. 17 from wounds suffered in the

attack.

Hamid Karzai agrees to take part in Afghan presidential run-off 20 Oct 2009

President Karzai today bowed to international pressure and agreed to take part

in a run-off vote in the Afghan presidential 'election.' Mr Karzai accepted the

findings of the country's electoral authorities that widespread fraud had

invalidated the results of the first round of voting that awarded him an

outright victory with 55 per cent of the vote. Instead the Afghan President will

go head-to-head with his main challenger, Dr Abdullah Abdullah, the former

Foreign Minister, in a second round of 'voting,' which the electoral authorities

said would take place on November 7.

U.S. decision can't wait for Afghan legitimacy: Gates 20 Oct 2009 The United

States cannot wait for problems surrounding the legitimacy of the Afghan

government to be resolved before making a decision on troops, U.S. Secretary of

Defense Gates said. Gates, speaking to reporters on board a plane

traveling to Tokyo, described the situation in Afghanistan as an evolutionary

process that would not improve dramatically overnight, regardless of what course

is taken following the country's flawed August 'election.' [is the Pentagon

pushing for a coup d'etat in the US?]

Former Bush-era State Dept. program manager charged 21 Oct 2009 A former State

Department program manager in Iraq has been charged with accepting tens of

thousands of dollars in kickbacks in exchange for steering contracts to Iraqi

construction firms, according to court documents. It appeared to be the first

time a State Department employee had been charged in federal court in connection

with fraud in the multibillion-dollar U.S. reconstruction 'effort' in Iraq,

according to officials familiar with that work. The criminal complaint, unsealed

Monday in U.S. District Court in western Texas, charged Razo with

illegal receipt of kickbacks and bribes and with wire fraud. He was arrested

Friday in Sterling and later released on his own recognizance, court documents

said. From 2005 to July 2008, Razo worked in Iraq as a logistics specialist for

three U.S. companies, according to the complaint.

Iraq lawmakers warn next govt may alter oil deals 19 Oct 2009 International oil

companies signing deals with Iraq are taking a big risk as the next government,

to be elected in January, may revise or cancel those contracts, senior lawmakers

said on Monday. The warnings from lawmakers and uncertainty about who will win

the Jan. 16 election mean that firms striking a spree of deals, which could rock

the balance of power among oil states, are unlikely to invest heavily before the

vote, analysts said. [Maybe the (real) insurgents will deep-six any oil rigs in

Iraq, and US corporaterrorists will be forced to crawl back under the rocks from

whence they came.]

Five killed in Iraq violence 20 Oct 2009 Two bombings in Iraq on Tuesday killed

five people, including four policemen, and wounded 16 others, police said. In

the worst attack, four people, including three policemen, were killed and 12

injured by a car bomb near the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, just

west of Baghdad. Two policemen were among the wounded.

US Republicans side with Halliburton/KBR against gang-raped woman --American

woman gang-raped by fellow US contactors in Iraq wins rights despite Republican

opposition. 20 Oct 2009 A federal appeals court has ruled a woman who says she

was gang-raped by co-workers of the war contractor KBR can pursue her case in

open court. The three-judge panel rejected KBR’s attempt to have the case

handled in private arbitration instead of a courtroom... This year, Sen. Al

en (D-MN) proposed an amendment that would deny defense contracts to

companies that ask employees to sign away the right to sue. It passed, but the

amendment received 30 nay votes, all from Republicans.

Israel backs 'carte blanche' to kill 20 Oct 2009 The Israeli war minister

advocates operational latitude for its army amid mounting condemnation of the

Zionist regime's massacre of the Palestinians. " We must give the IDF (Israeli

army) the full backing to have the freedom of action, " Ehud Barak said on

Tuesday, AFP reports.

Congress Approves Trying Guantanamo Terror Suspects in U.S. 20 Oct 2009 Congress

approved holding trials in the U.S. for terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo

Bay in Cuba as part of a homeland-security measure. The Senate backed the $42.8

billion legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal 2010

by a vote of 79- 19. The House approved the bill on Oct. 15.

Obama praises Joint Terrorism Task Force during trip to New York City 20 Oct

2009 A somber President Obama came to New York Tuesday to hail the Joint

Terrorism Task Force as a model of cooperation and to tell it's courageous

agents: I got your back. " You're showing us what focused and integrated

counter-terrorism work really looks like, " Obama told task force members, which

includes the FBI, the NYPD and some 44 other public 'safety' agencies.

U.S. Spies Buy Stake in Firm That Monitors Blogs, Tweets By Noah Shachtman 20

Oct 2009 America’s spy agencies want to read your blog posts, keep track of

your Twitter updates -- even check out your book reviews on Amazon. In-Q-Tel,

the investment arm of the CIA and the wider intelligence community, is putting

cash into Visible Technologies, a software firm that specializes in monitoring

social media. It’s part of a larger movement within the spy services to get

better at using " open source intelligence " -- information that’s publicly

available, but often hidden in the flood.

County Boards of Health Have Powers to Institute Quarantines --The board can

" summon sufficient guard for the enforcement of their orders in the premises. "

20 Oct 2009 County boards of health have the power to implement a quarantine.

The Wheeling-Ohio County Board of Health recently was reminded of its quarantine

powers, now that the swine, or H1N1, flu is here. According to West Virginia

Code 16-3-2, refusing to obey a quarantine order can result in a misdemeanor

charge and fines of up to $200. A quarantine can be implemented to prevent the

introduction of a disease into a community or prevent the spread of a disease.

The board can confine an infected person or person liable to spread infection to

their residence. If they do not have a home in the county, a place will be

provided for them. If necessary, the board can " summon sufficient guard for the

enforcement of their orders in the premises. " [um, I think we'll *pass* on the

'places' (aka KBR camps)

FEMA wants to 'provide' for us. See: KBR awarded Homeland Security contract

worth up to $385M 24 Jan 2006 KBR, the engineering and construction subsidiary

of Halliburton Co. , said Tuesday it has been awarded a contingency contract

from the Department of Homeland Security to supports its Immigration and Customs

Enforcement facilities in the event of an emergency. The maximum total value of

the contract is $385 million and consists of a 1-year base period with four

1-year options... The contract provides for establishing temporary detention and

processing capabilities to expand existing ICE Detention and Removal Operations

Program facilities... or to support the rapid development of new programs, KBR

said. The contract may also provide migrant detention support to other

government organizations in the event of an immigration emergency, as well as

the development of a plan to react to a national emergency, such as a natural

disaster, the company said.]

'The state declared an emergency in order to get this drug through.' Legal

Challenge to H1N1 Vaccine Expands 17 Oct 2009 A group that's challenging a state

requirement that all health care workers in New York get vaccinated for swine

flu said Thursday that it's seeking a federal injunction to halt nationwide

distribution of the vaccine. " We are arguing this is a new drug and it must go

through the proper testing for safety and efficacy,'' said attorney Jim ,

who wants to stop other states from following New York's lead in mandating

vaccinations.

Poll: 7 of 10 MI voters don't plan swine flu shot 19 Oct 2009 About two-thirds

of Michigan voters aren't planning to get the swine flu vaccine or are unsure,

and a majority of parents gave the same responses about vaccinating their

children, according to a poll released Monday. The results from the survey by

Lansing-based EPIC-MRA concern state health officials as they work to spread the

word propaganda about risks and dispel myths about the 2009 H1N1 flu.

Glaxo seasonal flu vaccine approved for children 19 Oct 2009 GlaxoKline PLC

said Monday the Food and Drug Administration approved the seasonal flu vaccine

Fluarix for children. The drug had already been approved for adults. It is now

also approved for children between the ages of 3 years and 17 years old.

School to Shut Down After Major Flu Outbreak --900 Students At St. East

Call In Sick 20 Oct 2009 (IL) A suburban high school is shutting down after more

than 900 students were out sick with flu-like symptoms on Tuesday, school

officials said.St. East High School will be closed, starting Wednesday

and won't re-open until Monday at the earliest. More than 700 students called in

sick on Monday. The school enrolls about 2,100 kids, meaning about 40 percent of

the student body stayed home from class today.

July 4 swine flu outbreak shows pattern of virus --Tamiflu did not help any of

the previously healthy young people get better any quicker. 20 Oct 2009 More

than 100 new cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy got infected with swine flu at

a July 4 barbecue and fireworks display but quick isolation measures got it

under control within two weeks, researchers reported on Tuesday. The outbreak

provided a unique opportunity to study the virus closely and Dr.

Takacs Witkop and colleagues say they discovered some surprising things.

H1N1 flu strain found in Canadian turkey flock 20 Oct 2009 Turkeys in the

Canadian province of Ontario have become infected with the H1N1 flu virus, but

no birds or eggs from the farm entered the food supply, provincial government

officials said on Tuesday. The infection poses minimal risk to human health, Dr.

Arlene King, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, said in a news

conference in Toronto.

Harper: I " hunt " Democrats By Glenn Thrush 20 Oct 2009 Another dopey gun

reference from a Republican using shooting Democrats as a metaphor, courtesy

POLITICO's Anne Shroeder Mullins, who sat down with Republican Mississippi Rep.

Gregg Harper. Anne: What in the world does the Congressional Sportsmen’s

Caucus do? Harper: We hunt liberal, tree-hugging Democrats, although it does

seem like a waste of good ammunition. Hilarious. Especially in a state with a

long, ugly history of political assassinations -- Medgar Evers, Chaney,

Schwerner and Goodman.

House moves closer to healthcare public option 20 Oct 2009 Democrats in the U.S.

House of Representatives moved closer on Tuesday to agreeing on a broad

healthcare reform plan that would include the most liberal version of a

government-run public insurance option. House members leaving an evening meeting

with House Speaker Pelosi said a " robust " public option was gaining

support, buoyed by preliminary estimates from budget analysts putting the cost

of a bill with the option at less than President Barack Obama's $900 billion

target.

Bankers set to pocket £6bn as bonuses soar by 50% 21 Oct 2009 City financiers

will together pocket New Year bonuses of more than £6 billion - 50 per cent

more than a year ago - as the rest of the country faces growing unemployment and

public-service cutbacks, according to research published today. Seven-figure

pay-outs will be among the bonuses awarded to many of the top financiers of the

major banks and financial institutions this Christmas, following months of

bumper profits.

Watchdog: Bailout Has Helped Wall St., But Infuriated Main St. --TARP Has Not

Stopped Rising Unemployment and Home Foreclosures 21 Oct 2009 More than a year

after its implementation, the $700 billion bailout program has proven to be a

mixed bag of successes and failures, helping Wall Street but infuriating Main

Street, a government watchdog says in a new report. In his new quarterly report

to Congress released today, watchdog Neil Barofsky says the controversial

bailout has helped lead to " significant signs of improvement in the stability of

the financial system, " but it has not yet stopped rising unemployment and home

foreclosures. [We're not infuriated enough, though. That's the problem.]

As unemployment and poverty rise: Obama turns to the financial elite for

campaign cash By Bill Van Auken 21 Oct 2009 Under conditions of growing

unemployment and deepening social misery for working people throughout the US,

President Barack Obama flew into New York City Tuesday to raise millions of

dollars in campaign donations from America’s financial elite. He was expected

to clear at least $3 million, largely from a Manhattan bash with an entry fee of

$30,400 per couple--the maximum contribution allowed by law. According to the

Los Angeles Times, four of the seven co-chairs of the event and about a third of

the guests come from the big banks and Wall Street.

Latest bank fee is for paying off credit card on time every month 20 Oct 2009

Starting next year, Bank of America will charge a small number of customers an

annual fee, ranging from $29 to $99. The bank has characterized the fee as

experimental. But card holders who have never carried a balance or paid late

fees could be among those affected. Citigroup, meanwhile, has started charging

annual fees to card holders who don't put more than a specific amount on their

cards, typically $2,400 a year.

Obama's EPA cracks down, orders more tests for BP refinery --In last months of

Bush's regime, agency approved project to upgrade and expand northwest Indiana

BP site, one of the largest polluters in the Chicago area 20 Oct 2009 The Obama

administration is cracking down on BP as the oil company overhauls its massive

refinery in northwest Indiana, one of the largest sources of air pollution in

the Chicago area. In response to a petition from environmental groups, the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency on Monday ordered Indiana regulators to revamp a

new operating permit for the Midwest's biggest refinery. The groups, along with

elected officials in Illinois, contend Indiana had allowed the oil giant to

avoid stringent requirements under the federal Clean Air Act.

FAA investigating 'balloon boy' incident 20 Oct 2009 The Federal Aviation

Administration has opened an investigation into last week's " balloon boy "

incident to determine if the experimental balloon's launch violated agency

regulations. and Mayumi Heene of Fort , Colo., already face the

possibility of criminal charges for the release of an experimental balloon from

their backyard... The FAA will investigate how it was informed of the balloon

launch, how it responded to the incident and whether the launch violated FAA

regulations that prohibit the release of large unmanned balloons that could

interfere with other aircraft near airports, spokeswoman Brown said.

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Previous lead stories: US, UK behind attack on Guards, claims Iran 19 Oct 2009

Iran's armed forces yesterday accused the United States and Britain of

involvement in a suicide attack which killed five elite Revolutionary Guard

leaders, the semi-official Iranian Fars News Agency reported. The military

headquarters blamed the bombing on " terrorists " backed by " the Great Satan

America and its ally Britain " . A statement added: " Not in the distant future we

[iran] will take revenge, " Fars said.

Military Seeks $1.3 Billion For Construction Projects in Afghanistan 18 Oct 2009

While the Obama administration weighs whether to send additional troops to

Afghanistan, the U.S. military is spending billions of dollars on construction

projects to ensure the country's infrastructure can support American and

coalition personnel in 2010 and years beyond. The military has already spent

roughly $2.7 billion on construction over the past three fiscal years. Now, if

its request is approved as part of the fiscal 2010 defense appropriations bill,

it would spend another $1.3 billion on more than 100 projects at 40 sites across

the country, according to a Senate report on the legislation.

'The plan calls for different rules for some populations.' Florida hospitals to

implement 'death panels' in pandemic --The state has not yet publicized the

guidelines or solicited input from the general public. 18 Oct 2009 Florida

health officials are drawing up guidelines that recommend barring patients with

incurable cancer, end-stage multiple sclerosis and other conditions from being

admitted to hospitals if the state is overwhelmed by flu cases. The plan, which

would guide Florida hospitals on how to ration scarce medical care during a

severe flu outbreak, also calls for doctors to remove patients with poor

prognoses from ventilators to treat those who have better chances of surviving.

That decision would be made by the hospital... While it says those decisions are

not to be made based on patients' perceived social worth or role, the plan calls

for different rules for some populations.

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