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[BuffaloJack]

I came across this in my travels and its implications would scare the jeebies out of me.

http://boortz.com/nuze/200506/06272005.html#smallpox
WHY ARE IRANIAN CHILDREN VACCINATED AGAINST SMALLPOX?

Smallpox is an acute, highly contagious and often fatal disease caused by the variola virus. The virus is so dangerous and potentially deadly that one confirmed case of smallpox is considered to be a public health emergency. Oh .. and there is no proven treatment for the disease once a person falls ill. You just administer fluids and antibiotics to handle any secondary infections, and hope that the patent is one of the 70%. The other 30% will die.

In case you don't already know, Smallpox has been eradicated worldwide. The eradication is so complete that we don't even vaccinate people against smallpox any more. In fact, smallpox vaccinations are not currently available to ordinary citizens in the United States any more.

Why bring this all up? Well -- as I said, you can't get a smallpox vaccination in the United States; but apparently you can get vaccinated in Iran. There are reports that young Iranian children traveling outside their country have been vaccinated against smallpox. Why would that be? The smallpox vaccination process is not fun. So why would you go through the trouble of administering a troublesome and difficult vaccination to your child for a disease that has been eradicated around the world?

Do I really need to carry this bit any further? Tell me I don't need to connect the dots. Well .. there is that chance that you've just stumbled into this bit from some reality show website ... so here you go. Iran is a state supporter of terrorism. Iran is developing a nuclear weapon. Iran is providing people and support to the Iraqi insurgency. Iranian mullahs want to see as many Americans die as possible. Even though smallpox has been eradicated, the virus still exists in government laboratories. It is possible that Islamic fascists in Iran have acquired some of the Smallpox virus and are working on plans to use that virus as a weapon against the Western world. That being the case, would it make sense to vaccinate Iranian children who might be traveling to the West?

Just something for you to think about.
http://boortz.com/nuze/200506/06272005.html#smallpox
Is this a real article or is it just conspiracy theory??
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[dusty]

This information becomes a lot more scary now that it seems the new pres. of Iran is apparently one of the ringleaders of the Iran Hostage episode.
Maybe it's time to break out the smallpox innoculations again.

Dusty

[Tom Poole]

I hope the people of Iran know if they're caught using a WMD on the US, we're capable of annihilating the entire country in one mission, no contagion necessary. We went through a very cold 40 years fearing mutual annihilation and somehow managed enough brains to stand down. With luck, the Iranis also will muster the brains to stand down. Has anyone else wondered what would have happened if on December 8, 1941, we had reduced Tokyo, Rome and Berlin to small rocks?
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[PhantomSgt]

Scenario: Today 25 Islamic extremists were given shots of smallpox contagion and placed on aircraft flying to 25 major cities around the western world. The incubation period gives them a few days to move around the cities before they start showing the first symptoms. After this they will have about a week to continue spreading the disease throughout the city they are assigned until they are incapacitated.

Estimated Deaths: In cities of one million residents or more, thirty-five percent in the first 45 days. The young and the elderly will go first.



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