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To: Michael Watkins who wrote (37)	10/25/2001 10:33:35 PM
From: Michael Watkins	Respond to of 827

Congress Trying to Guard Food Supply [mw: Jill, weren't we talking about this a couple weeks ago? 'Salt Shaker' attacks at Safeway or QFC...] By PHILIP BRASHER AP Farm Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After attacks from the air and the mail, officials worry the nation's food supply could be next. The government considers potential targets to be fruits and vegetables that people eat raw and cattle that could be infected with fast-spreading foot-and-mouth disease. To deter potential terrorists, Congress is considering proposals to hire hundreds of new food inspectors and lab technicians and empower the government to seize or recall tainted products and inspect food makers' records. The Agriculture Department has put veterinarians on alert and wants more guards to protect its labs around the country that work with food pathogens. ``Food security can no longer be separated from our national security,'' Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., said Thursday. Terrorists could poison a limited amount of food and still ``create a general atmosphere of fear and anxiety without actually having to carry out indiscriminate civilian-oriented attacks,'' Peter Chalk of the Rand Corp. think tank recently told Congress. ... more wire.ap.org

To: Michael Watkins who wrote (37)	10/26/2001 9:14:03 AM
From: Jill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 827

Hi Mike...Alibek is actually pretty smart, but then again, he's just a man w/ opinions. I generally respect new scientist and thought that was sloppy journalism indeed. I am absolutely convinced this was state-sponsored, contrary to Cobalt's opinions. What's got me worried now, besides living in the Northeast!! :-), is HOW the CIA and the state post office got contaminated. Either we aren't hearing all the news, or letters are impregnated without powder...?