Re: Bird flu (was: Gartner spews more junk)

[Black Ops Security <x () blackopssec com>]

> Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 13:44:14 -0400
> From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
>
> Given that there's no indication that said virus has mutated to a form
> easily transmissible to humans, and there's no *particular* reason to
> *expect* it to happen anytime soon, why is *this* one getting played up
> any more than any of the *other* nasty pathogens out there?
>
> Yes, there's good reason to suspect that in the next decade or two, we
> will see *some* influenza variant go pandemic.  My money is on some strain
> other than "avian".

you might have spoken too soon ...

REPORT: HUMAN-TO-HUMAN BIRD FLU SUSPECTED IN INDONESIA...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aWESsJvt6CFE&refer=asia
http://news.google.com/?ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D10000087%26sid%3DaarqxYXeylxs%26refer%3Dtop_world_news&hl=en

time to top off your reserves of ammo and MREs.  good luck finding 
quantities of 7.62x39 (most being sent to Iraq), or Beef Roast, 
Rib/Chowder, and Enchilada MREs (thanks to Iraq and Katrina).

if buying Wolf steel-cased ammo, remember to stock up on ejectors and 
extractors too.  :)

Regards,
x
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