more on GOP Lawmakers Propose Forming Secretive Federal Agency to Spur Vaccine Development

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: ken kousky <kkousky () ip3-inc com>
Date: December 3, 2005 11:58:20 AM EST
To: dave () farber net, ip () v2 listbox com
Subject: RE: [IP] GOP Lawmakers Propose Forming Secretive Federal  
Agency to Spur Vaccine Development

It takes only a 30 minute history of bioweapons development to  
understand
that it was this approach that created the problems we now confront  
in our
war to eradicate, at least in the hands of our enemies, weapons of mass
destruction. Our own DoD tested bio weapons and bio delivery systems  
quite
recklessly. We elected not to prosecute the Japanese forces that killed
hundreds of thousands of Chinese in bio-weapons testing and  
development in
order to gain access to their knowledge, to share in their spoils.

In an effort not to repeat the mistakes of the past, we should be  
horrified
by this kind of cold-war approach. It is this approach that has put  
anthrax,
small pox and other horrifying weapons into the global underground  
markets
and it will again be a corrupting force even when initiated with the  
very
best of intentions.

But we do need to let our government begin serious planning on how we  
will
deal with something just as frightening to liberally minded people -
quarantine plans. The most vital defense against viral pandemics of  
bird flu
or small pox, massive quarantines. This will be the source of far  
greater
social collapse than we witnessed in New Orleans because we are  
unable to
engage in meaningful public planning around the most vital Homeland  
Security
tool we have for these threats.

We need a government plan for quarantines that the public trusts and
endorses BEFORE we have a serious incident.

KWK


-----Original Message-----
From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net]
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 6:48 AM
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Subject: [IP] GOP Lawmakers Propose Forming Secretive Federal Agency  
to Spur
Vaccine Development



Begin forwarded message:

From: Damien Del Porto <delporto () bivings com>
Date: December 3, 2005 6:30:25 AM EST
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: GOP Lawmakers Propose Forming Secretive Federal Agency to
Spur Vaccine Development

For IP. -d

GOP Wants to Create Secretive Gov't Agency
GOP Lawmakers Propose Forming Secretive Federal Agency to Spur
Vaccine Development
By ANDREW BRIDGES Associated Press Writer

*WASHINGTON Dec 2, 2005 *- By creating a federal agency shielded from
public scrutiny, some lawmakers think they can speed the development
and testing of new drugs and vaccines needed to respond to a
bioterrorist attack or super-flu pandemic.

The proposed Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Agency, or
BARDA, would be exempt from long-standing open records and meetings
laws that apply to most government departments, according to
legislation approved Oct. 18 by the Senate health committee.

Those exemptions would streamline the development process, safeguard
national security and protect the proprietary interests of drug
companies, say Republican backers of the bill. The legislation also
proposes giving manufacturers immunity from liability in exchange for
their participation in the public-private effort.

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http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1365376






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