On September 24, six bioweapons air sensors around the Mall in Washington, D.C., registered positive for airborne traces of francisella tularensis, bacteria with flu-like symptoms that can be deadly if untreated. At the same time, 300,000 people were on the Mall protesting the Iraq war. So far as anyone can tell, nobody died. Was it a terrorist attack gone wrong, the government running some kind of test, or something else?
First, what we do know.
On Sep. 24, a large anti-war protest took place on the Mall in Washington, D.C. The march was organized by United for Peace and Justice, a group the FBI has previously placed under surveillance when it protested the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City.
That same day, and no other day before or since, six biohazard sensors around the Mall detected “low levels” of the tularemia bacteria.
The U.S. military keeps stockpiles of tularemia for use as a biological weapon.
It wasn’t until six days later that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning to U.S. doctors to be on the lookout for tularemia cases.
Tularemia exhibits flu-like symptoms and can be easily treated with antibiotics; however, it must be treated early. Wait too long, and about half of people who remain untreated die.
While the government says no cases of tularemia have been reported, people who were at the protest told Salon.com they were treated using antibiotics for flu-like symptoms. The flu is not treatable with antibiotics.
And to muddy the waters even further, this month the National Institutes for Health gave a $23 million grant to Cerus Corporation and the University of New Mexico for a tularemia vaccine.
So, what happened in D.C. that day? Was the tularemia “naturally occurring” as the government has said? Was the government trying to set up a fake terrorist attack? Or did terrorists really attack, and something went wrong?
Jason Siggel says there’s nothing to see here. Tularemia is, of course, naturally occurring, so this was obviously a complete fluke. It couldn’t have been a terrorist attack, unless the terrorists are utterly incompetent. Deliberately set by the government? Preposterous!
As I said, I don’t like conspiracy theories at all. I prefer facts and evidence. But I can’t dismiss the possibility that something unnatural happened here. Sure, tularemia is naturally occurring. But if it were around all the time, the sensors should be registering it all the time. Why only on that day and no other before or since? Why on so many widely dispersed sensors? Why were people with flu symptoms being treated with antibiotics?
There are still too many unanswered questions here, and I suspect we may not see the answers for them. As for me, I’m thinking it’s a good idea to wear a gas mask in the D.C. metro area.
(Hat tip to Defense Tech.)
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Bren Flibig
Oct 24, 2005
Why would the government have to execute a “fake terrorist attack”? Their own documents – start with MKUltra and Conintelpro, then keep reading – demonstrate willingness, ability, and a previous history of doing this sort of thing for the simple and straightforward purpose of poisoning liberals. A fake terror incident would be a fringe benefit – it would be as easy to blame it on a random epidemic in a large crowd were that more convenient.
And yes, if you are attending a large public protest, in NYC, D.C., Seattle, or any number of other cities, a gas mask would be a good idea, though not necessarily sufficient.
How come none of these “terrorists” ever attack the neocons? How come they only attack the liberal mainstream in America? Surely just more conspiracy theory – I mean, it makes perfect sense for Al-Qaeda to support the neocons and attack the peace movement, right?
Karin Whitten
Oct 27, 2005
Hello,
I was one of the people at the march, and I and many others have goten sick with flu or cold symptoms. Because many of the people are unaware of the symptomology, and because it mimics flue, however, when I treated as a flu, nothing happened. It was only after I had started taking a remedy for bacterial compromise was there any effect, however, because I did not use a strong enough remedy, I am still very sick. In addition, people who came from other states have also gotten sick.
the problem with verification is that the person or the doctor has to be aware of how to treat the problem, and also believe the person that they have this problem. It is truly nightmare which is probably why it was done. There is no doubt that this was done purposefully. It is my understanding that one person has tested positively for the bacteria because he has a savvy doctor, and also had been informed about the possibility of tularemia bacteria infection. There has been no good coverage of this problem by the press or ANSWER who has been informed that this is an issue, and needs to be put on their website.
Thanks for asking the question, since there is still time for people to get help.
Sincerely, Karin
Feb 08, 2006
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