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    May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Bioterrorism consultant's anthrax claims challenged

    WASHINGTON — As an example of the ease with which terrorists could produce anthrax, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig has repeatedly cited the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo.
    WASHINGTON — As an example of the ease with which terrorists could produce anthrax, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig has repeatedly cited the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo. The cult gained infamy in 1995 by unleashing the nerve agent sarin in...

    Tags: Anthrax, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, George W. Bush

    2. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting

    WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a major threat to national security.
    WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...

    Tags: Anthrax, George W. Bush, Finance, Science, Lobbying

    3. Oct 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. BioWatch technology couldn't detect lethal germs, tests found

    WASHINGTON — For two years, the nationwide BioWatch system, intended to protect Americans against a biological attack, operated with defective components that left it unable to detect lethal germs, according to scientists with direct knowledge of the matter.
    WASHINGTON — For two years, the nationwide BioWatch system, intended to protect Americans against a biological attack, operated with defective components that left it unable to detect lethal germs, according to scientists with direct knowledge of...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Smallpox , Anthrax, Elections

    4. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. BioWatch documents demanded

    WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Department and other federal officials responsible for BioWatch, the nationwide system for detecting deadly biological attacks, have withheld key documents sought by a congressional committee, according to the panel's...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anthrax, Smallpox , U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce

    5. Aug 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Early warnings on BioWatch

    WASHINGTON — Scientists who helped pioneer BioWatch, the government's system for detecting a biological attack on the U.S., knew from the start that it was prone to false alarms, records show.
    WASHINGTON — Scientists who helped pioneer BioWatch, the government's system for detecting a biological attack on the U.S., knew from the start that it was prone to false alarms, records show. Between 2003, when the nationwide network of air...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Anthrax, Smallpox , Elections, Democratic National Convention (2008)

    6. Sep 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. BioWatch upgrade apparently postponed

    WASHINGTON — Amid concerns about cost and reliability, the federal Department of Homeland Security has quietly postponed plans to buy technology that officials have long claimed could provide a life-saving upgrade of BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting biological attacks.
    WASHINGTON — Amid concerns about cost and reliability, the federal Department of Homeland Security has quietly postponed plans to buy technology that officials have long claimed could provide a life-saving upgrade of BioWatch, the nation's system...

    Tags: Anthrax, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Lab Tests, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Barack Obama

    7. Jul 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. The biodefender that cries wolf

    DENVER — As Chris Lindley drove to work that morning in August 2008, a call set his heart pounding.
    DENVER — As Chris Lindley drove to work that morning in August 2008, a call set his heart pounding. The Democratic National Convention was being held in Denver, and Barack Obama was to accept his party's presidential nomination before a crowd of...

    Tags: Anthrax, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, DNA, Biological and Chemical Weapons

    8. Sep 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Congress members voice doubts about BioWatch

    WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee and a senior Republican colleague voiced grave doubts Thursday about the viability of BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting biological attacks that has been plagued by false alarms.
    WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee and a senior Republican colleague voiced grave doubts Thursday about the viability of BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting biological attacks that has been plagued by false...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, National Security, Bennie G. Thompson, Laura Richardson

    9. Aug 28, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Is Homeland Security spending paying off?

    On the edge of the Nebraska sand hills is Lake McConaughy, a 22-mile-long reservoir that in summer becomes a magnet for Winnebagos, fishermen and kite sailors. But officials here in Keith County, population 8,370, imagined this scene: an Al Qaeda sleeper cell hitching explosives onto a ski boat and plowing into the dam at the head of the lake. The federal Department of Homeland Security gave the county $42,000 to buy state-of-the-art dive gear, including full-face masks, underwater lights and radios, and a Zodiac boat with side-scan sonar capable of mapping wide areas of the lake floor.
    On the edge of the Nebraska sand hills is Lake McConaughy, a 22-mile-long reservoir that in summer becomes a magnet for Winnebagos, fishermen and kite sailors. But officials here in Keith County, population 8,370, imagined this scene: an Al Qaeda...

    Tags: Foreign Aid, Air and Space Accidents, Joplin Tornado (2011), Emergency Incidents, George W. Bush

    10. Jun 6, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Lawmaker says U.S. 'dodged a bullet' in TB case

    Times Staff Writer
    The globe-trotting groom with a highly infectious strain of tuberculosis, whose travels last month caused an international health scare, told Congress today that he had no idea he was contagious. "I don't want this, and I wouldn't have wanted to give...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Hospitals and Clinics, National Security, Crime, Law and Justice

    11. Oct 9, 2001 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 2nd Man Exposed to Anthrax

    Times Staff Writer
    A second Florida man has been exposed to the rare and extremely deadly anthrax bacterium, and U.S. officials said Monday that they were vigorously investigating the incident as a potential criminal act. One law enforcement source said they are...

    Tags: Delray Beach, Medical Procedures and Tests, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Anthrax, FBI

    12. Oct 28, 2001 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. U.S. Anthrax Battle Lacking in Expertise

    Times Staff Writers
    At a laboratory in northern Arizona, microbiologist Paul Keim toiled over the pedigree of the anthrax spores that killed three people and shook the U.S. capital to its roots. At Ft. Detrick, Md., Army germ warfare specialists struggled with another...

    Tags: Anthrax, FBI, Raymond W. Kelly, Central Intelligence Agency, Hospitals and Clinics

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