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>From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed] Note: We store 100's of related "New Paradigms Posts" at: http://www.msen.com/~lloyd/oldprojects/recentmail.html Subject: CIA says no evidence that encephalitis was bioterrorism attack NEW YORK (AP) -- The CIA looked into rumors that the recent encephalitis outbreak in the New York area was the work of terrorists and concluded it wasn't, an agency official said today. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press there's no evidence Iraq or any other foreign government was involved. The CIA "looked into rumors which appeared in British media and elsewhere," the official said. City officials also played down any suggestions of bioterrorism. "Nothing indicates that this was anything other than a natural outbreak," Jerome Hauer, director of the city's emergency management office, said Sunday. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said there was no evidence to suggest the recent outbreak was anything other than "Mother Nature at work." Analysts at the CIA who deal with biological weapons said an Iraqi defector had claimed in April that Saddam Hussein was developing a strain of West Nile-like encephalitis for use as a biological weapon, The New Yorker reported in its issue that hit newsstands today. The defector's report was published April 6 in the Daily Mail of London. It was an except from the book "In the Shadow of Saddam," written by Mikhael Ramadan. Ramadan claimed that he worked as one of Saddam's body doubles and that the Iraqi president had told him of a plan to develop a strain of West Nile encephalitis that would kill 97 percent of people in an urban environment. The magazine said Ramadan was believed to be hiding somewhere in North America. A strain of a West Nile-like virus has claimed the lives of six people in the New York area since it was discovered in early September. The mosquito-borne virus has infected at least 54 people in the metropolitan area. Symptoms of the strain include fever and headache. In rare cases, the virus can cause neurological disorders and death. The elderly, young and those with weakened immune systems are most vulnerable. Top Front </> Local <../../local/> State <../../state/> Opinion <../../opinion/> Business <../../business/> Obituaries <../../obituaries/> Sports <../../sports> Features <../../features/> Classifieds <../../classifi.htm> Homebuyer's <../../realestate> Community <../../community/> Archives <../../stories/> About the News Tribune <../../about/> Subscribe <../../subscribe/> All Contents ©Copyright 1999 News Tribune Co. All rights reserved. AP stories © Copyright 1999 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Comments or questions? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Forwarded for info and discussion from the New Paradigms Discussion List, not necessarily endorsed by: *********************************** Lloyd Miller, Research Director for A-albionic Research a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for the entire political-ideological spectrum. **FREE RARE BOOK SEARCH: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ** Explore Our Archive: <http://a-albionic.com/a-albionic.html> <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
