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To: margie who wrote (43843)	9/14/2002 9:31:48 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Trying to guess why you posted the list of bacteriologicals imported by Iraq. I assume that you think you are supporting Skeet Shipman's assertion that "We provided Iraq with the sarin gas they used against Iran." I hope that you are capable of telling the difference between sarin, a nerve gas, and bacteria. You probably don't realize that for decades researchers all over the world routinely shipped samples of deadly bacteria to each other. Bacteriologists study bacteria in order to understand them. Pharmacologists study bacteria in order to develop antibiotics. Drug manufacturers culture bacteria in order to test antibiotics. During the anthrax scare in 2001 many news outlets reported how easy it still is to buy deadly bacteria samples from biology supply houses. Not ones in the US anymore but in other parts of the world. But it was still possible to steal bacteria from US universities, they did not keep their samples in locked areas. Nothing you posted demonstrates an intention of the United States government to supply Iraq with biological weapons, does it?