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Biotech or bioterror: a global dilemma

This July 2006 report is now somewhat dated, having been overtaken by developments. Draft 3. This article is drawn in part from a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, which is part of the Homeland Security Committee. The Federation of American Scientists provided a transcript in July 2006. Other sources are National Acadamies reports. Experts worry about *A 'Ted Kaczynski' who turns bio-terrorist *Mischievous teenagers who 'hack' superbugs *Availability of biotech knowledge amid boom *Possibility 'suicide coughers' could kill millions House hearing on bioterror   BBC thumbnail of Kenneth Alibek Roger Brent, molecular scientist Brent's faculty page Michael V. Callahan, DARPA scientist Basement gene tweakers -- Wired article Professors embroiled in bioterror fears Bioterrorism: a clear and present danger -- article by federal scientists Helpful government bioterror info links Globalization and ...

How did the twin towers fall? Questions remain

This report went on-line in July 2005 and has been updated since. This page may be reproduced or published without cost. NIST's 9/11 reports show: *Fireproofing scenario is puzzling *Theory supported by scant evidence *'Mystery blasts' glossed over *Inquiry considered a 'small bomb' *WTC7 collapse baffles probers *NIST adds brief note on 'controlled demolition' Also: Physics prof challenges NIST theory NIST web site Defense contractor aids stalled WTC7 probe NOVA special on collapses, with views of MIT Professor Thomas Eagar who offers yet another theory Weapons that affect cognitive functions Weldon: 9/11 hijackers 'known' in 2000 (NY Times report) GSN's report on 'Able Danger' Weldon's 'Meet the Press' remarks in June 2005 Jim Hoffman's criticism of the NIST report WMD's: debunking the myths (presidential commission conclusions) Ex-FBI c...

9/11 blasts still echo in tangled files

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The following article was published elsewhere in 2007, and is now preserved here. Draft 2: Energy estimate revised. Please write to krypto78 att gmail dott com to report errors or amplifications. Thanks. By PAUL CONANT Copyright May 2007 A Znewz1 special report More than five years after the 9/11 attacks, official records offer a mixed bag for those concerned about reports of explosions in the twin towers. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, which investigated the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, is withholding most of its data concerning the explosions it investigated, and transcripts of police tapes released to the public are largely missing recording times, thus impeding analysis of specific explosion reports. The issue of explosions has been a long-running area of contention between federal authorities and a number of private inquirers, some of them professors with science degrees. In 2005, the NIST suggested that the various explosio...