Murder and Ethno Bombs To Re-Map the Middle East
Link to the Armed Forces Journal, where a retired neo-con general is promoting reshaping and the entire middle east again after a major battle.
http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2006/06/1833899
Israel Developing an Ethno-Bomb
by Uzi Mahnaimi and Marie Colvin
ISRAEL is working on a biological weapon that would harm Arabs but not
Jews, according to Israeli military and western intelligence sources. The
weapon, targeting victims by ethnic origin, is seen as Israel's response to
Iraq's threat of chemical and biological attacks.
Yesterday Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi leader, backed away from the brink of
war and agreed to resume co-operation with the inspection teams seeking his
suspected chemical and biological weapons plants.
Kofi Annan, the United Nation secretary-general, said he believed Iraq had
met UN requirements. As Britain and America stood by to bomb Saddam,
however, Tony Blair's office said compliance must be unconditional.
The White House, which is threatening Iraq with the biggest onslaught since
the Gulf war, said President Bill Clinton's advisers were assessing whether
Iraq's offer was adequate. The Pentagon is ready to bomb within days.
Last week Downing Street warned Labour MPs that Saddam could be only weeks
away from completing the construction of offensive biological weapons
mounted on Scud missiles. Israel was hit by Scuds during the Gulf war and
fears it would be the prime target.
In developing their "ethno-bomb", Israeli scientists are trying to exploit
medical advances by identifying distinctive genes carried by some Arabs,
then create a genetically modified bacterium or virus.
The intention is to use the ability of viruses and certain bacteria to
alter the DNA inside their host's living cells. The scientists are trying
to engineer deadly micro-organisms that attack only those bearing the
distinctive genes.
The programme is based at the biological institute in Nes Tziyona, the main
research facility for Israel's clandestine arsenal of chemical and
biological weapons.
A scientist there said the task was hugely complicated because both Arabs
and Jews are of semitic origin. But he added: "They have, however,
succeeded in pinpointing a particular characteristic in the genetic profile
of certain Arab communities, particularly the Iraqi people." The disease
could be spread by spraying the organisms into the air or putting them in
water supplies.
The research mirrors biological studies conducted by South African
scientists during the apartheid era and revealed in testimony before the
truth and reconciliation commission.
The idea of a Jewish state conducting such research has already provoked
outrage in some quarters because of parallels with the genetic experiments
of Dr Josef Mengele, the Nazi scientist at Auschwitz.
Dedi Zucker, a member of knesset, the Israeli parliament, denounced the
research yesterday. "Morally, based on our history, and our tradition and
our experience, such a weapon is monstrous and should be denied," he said.
Some experts said that although the concept of an ethnically targeted
weapon was feasible, the practical aspects of creating one were enormous.
Dr Daan Goosen, head of a South African chemical and biological warfare
plant, said his team was ordered in the 1980s to develop a "pigmentation
weapon" to target only black people. He said the team discussed spreading a
disease in beer, maize or even vaccinations but never managed to develop
one.
However, a confidential Pentagon report warned last year that biological
agents could be genetically engineered to produce new lethal weapons.
William Cohen, the American defence secretary, revealed that he had
received reports of countries working to create "certain types of pathogens
that would be ethnic-specific". A senior western intelligence source
confirmed last week that Israel was one of the countries Cohen had in mind.
The "ethno-bomb" claims have been given further credence in Foreign Report,
a Jane's publication that closely monitors security and defence matters. It
reports unnamed South African sources as saying Israeli scientists have
used some of the South African research in trying to develop an "ethnic
bullet" against Arabs.
It also says Israelis discovered aspects of the Arab genetic make-up by
researching on "Jews of Arab origin, especially Iraqis".
The British Medical Association has become so concerned about the lethal
potential of genetically based biological weapons that it has opened an
investigation, which is due to report in January.
Dr Vivienne Nathanson, who organised the research, said: "With an
ethnically targeted weapon, you could even hit groups within a population.
The history of warfare, in which many conflicts have an ethnic factor,
shows us how dangerous this could be."
Porton Down, Britain's biological defence establishment, said last week
that such weapons were theoretically possible. "We have reached a point now
where there is an obvious need for an international convention to control
biological weapons," said a spokesman.
Additional reporting: Matthew Campbell in Washington, Hugh McManners
Israel Ethnic Weapon
Israel is reportedly developing a biological weapon that would harm Arabs while leaving Jews unaffected, according to a report in London's Sunday Times.
The report, citing Israeli military and western intelligence sources, says that scientists are trying to identify distinctive genes carried by Arabs to create a genetically modified bacterium or virus.
The "ethno-bomb" is reportedly Israel's response to the threat that Iraq may be just weeks away from completing its own biological weapons.
The "ethno-bomb" program is based at Israel's Nes Tziyona research facility. Scientists are trying to use viruses and bacteria to alter DNA inside living cells and attack only those cells bearing Arabic genes.
The task is very complex because both Arabs and Jews are Semitic peoples. But according to the report, the Israelis have succeeded in isolating particular characteristics of certain Arabs, "particularly the Iraqi people."
Dedi Zucker, a member of the Israeli parliament, denounced the research in the Sunday Times. "Morally, based on our history, and our tradition and our experience, such a weapon is monstrous and should be denied."
Last month, Foreign Report claimed that Israel was following in the ignominious footsteps of apartheid-era research, in their supposed efforts to develop an "ethnic bullet."
http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2006/06/1833899
Israel Developing an Ethno-Bomb
by Uzi Mahnaimi and Marie Colvin
ISRAEL is working on a biological weapon that would harm Arabs but not
Jews, according to Israeli military and western intelligence sources. The
weapon, targeting victims by ethnic origin, is seen as Israel's response to
Iraq's threat of chemical and biological attacks.
Yesterday Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi leader, backed away from the brink of
war and agreed to resume co-operation with the inspection teams seeking his
suspected chemical and biological weapons plants.
Kofi Annan, the United Nation secretary-general, said he believed Iraq had
met UN requirements. As Britain and America stood by to bomb Saddam,
however, Tony Blair's office said compliance must be unconditional.
The White House, which is threatening Iraq with the biggest onslaught since
the Gulf war, said President Bill Clinton's advisers were assessing whether
Iraq's offer was adequate. The Pentagon is ready to bomb within days.
Last week Downing Street warned Labour MPs that Saddam could be only weeks
away from completing the construction of offensive biological weapons
mounted on Scud missiles. Israel was hit by Scuds during the Gulf war and
fears it would be the prime target.
In developing their "ethno-bomb", Israeli scientists are trying to exploit
medical advances by identifying distinctive genes carried by some Arabs,
then create a genetically modified bacterium or virus.
The intention is to use the ability of viruses and certain bacteria to
alter the DNA inside their host's living cells. The scientists are trying
to engineer deadly micro-organisms that attack only those bearing the
distinctive genes.
The programme is based at the biological institute in Nes Tziyona, the main
research facility for Israel's clandestine arsenal of chemical and
biological weapons.
A scientist there said the task was hugely complicated because both Arabs
and Jews are of semitic origin. But he added: "They have, however,
succeeded in pinpointing a particular characteristic in the genetic profile
of certain Arab communities, particularly the Iraqi people." The disease
could be spread by spraying the organisms into the air or putting them in
water supplies.
The research mirrors biological studies conducted by South African
scientists during the apartheid era and revealed in testimony before the
truth and reconciliation commission.
The idea of a Jewish state conducting such research has already provoked
outrage in some quarters because of parallels with the genetic experiments
of Dr Josef Mengele, the Nazi scientist at Auschwitz.
Dedi Zucker, a member of knesset, the Israeli parliament, denounced the
research yesterday. "Morally, based on our history, and our tradition and
our experience, such a weapon is monstrous and should be denied," he said.
Some experts said that although the concept of an ethnically targeted
weapon was feasible, the practical aspects of creating one were enormous.
Dr Daan Goosen, head of a South African chemical and biological warfare
plant, said his team was ordered in the 1980s to develop a "pigmentation
weapon" to target only black people. He said the team discussed spreading a
disease in beer, maize or even vaccinations but never managed to develop
one.
However, a confidential Pentagon report warned last year that biological
agents could be genetically engineered to produce new lethal weapons.
William Cohen, the American defence secretary, revealed that he had
received reports of countries working to create "certain types of pathogens
that would be ethnic-specific". A senior western intelligence source
confirmed last week that Israel was one of the countries Cohen had in mind.
The "ethno-bomb" claims have been given further credence in Foreign Report,
a Jane's publication that closely monitors security and defence matters. It
reports unnamed South African sources as saying Israeli scientists have
used some of the South African research in trying to develop an "ethnic
bullet" against Arabs.
It also says Israelis discovered aspects of the Arab genetic make-up by
researching on "Jews of Arab origin, especially Iraqis".
The British Medical Association has become so concerned about the lethal
potential of genetically based biological weapons that it has opened an
investigation, which is due to report in January.
Dr Vivienne Nathanson, who organised the research, said: "With an
ethnically targeted weapon, you could even hit groups within a population.
The history of warfare, in which many conflicts have an ethnic factor,
shows us how dangerous this could be."
Porton Down, Britain's biological defence establishment, said last week
that such weapons were theoretically possible. "We have reached a point now
where there is an obvious need for an international convention to control
biological weapons," said a spokesman.
Additional reporting: Matthew Campbell in Washington, Hugh McManners
Israel Ethnic Weapon
Israel is reportedly developing a biological weapon that would harm Arabs while leaving Jews unaffected, according to a report in London's Sunday Times.
The report, citing Israeli military and western intelligence sources, says that scientists are trying to identify distinctive genes carried by Arabs to create a genetically modified bacterium or virus.
The "ethno-bomb" is reportedly Israel's response to the threat that Iraq may be just weeks away from completing its own biological weapons.
The "ethno-bomb" program is based at Israel's Nes Tziyona research facility. Scientists are trying to use viruses and bacteria to alter DNA inside living cells and attack only those cells bearing Arabic genes.
The task is very complex because both Arabs and Jews are Semitic peoples. But according to the report, the Israelis have succeeded in isolating particular characteristics of certain Arabs, "particularly the Iraqi people."
Dedi Zucker, a member of the Israeli parliament, denounced the research in the Sunday Times. "Morally, based on our history, and our tradition and our experience, such a weapon is monstrous and should be denied."
Last month, Foreign Report claimed that Israel was following in the ignominious footsteps of apartheid-era research, in their supposed efforts to develop an "ethnic bullet."
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