Read more bioterrorism stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/33330/bioterrorism.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:44:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60896/us-fears-al-qaeda-bioattack-from-mexico.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS counterterrorism officials are worried that al-Qaeda may mount a biological attack from Mexico and could even seek to collaborate with domestic terrorists, the Washington Times reports. The fears are bolstered by a February video from Kuwait al-Qaeda recruiter Abdullah al-Nafisi. In the video, Nafisi boasted that anthrax “carried by...http://www.newser.com/story/60896/us-fears-al-qaeda-bioattack-from-mexico.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 13:52:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57680/flu-carries-lessons-for-bioterror-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe H1N1 flu outbreak spotlights a public-health infrastructure ill suited to respond to a pandemic or its close cousin, a bioterror attack, D.A. Henderson writes for Newsweek . We must “sharpen our health-care response. Rapid diagnosis and response are critical,” he writes. The “interconnected world we live in” means a...http://www.newser.com/story/57680/flu-carries-lessons-for-bioterror-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 13:11:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47099/an-insect-bioterror-strike-sounds-overblown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSure, bug swarms can spread nasty things, but using them to unleash bioterror isn't as easy as they say, Robert Roy Britt writes in LiveScience. One expert said in the Telegraph today that dispersing insects as weapons is "relatively easy"—but consider that terrorists would have to team up with...http://www.newser.com/story/47099/an-insect-bioterror-strike-sounds-overblown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Jan 2009 20:49:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46308/terrorists-up-to-dangerous-new-tricks-next-5-years-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe number of homegrown Islamic militants in the US is expected to increase sharply over the next 5 years, according to a Homeland Security assessment obtained by AP. A pool of "terrorist wannabes" will be recruited online and used to carry out attacks, including sophisticated cyberattacks for which al-Qaeda currently...http://www.newser.com/story/46308/terrorists-up-to-dangerous-new-tricks-next-5-years-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Dec 2008 2:23:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44270/obama-to-fill-wmd-post-bush-ignored.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident-elect Obama will hire an official to oversee efforts to stop terrorists from gaining nuclear and biological weapons, the Boston Globe reports, a position the Bush administration approved but left unfilled. Such efforts are currently spread among many agencies, and a report predicting a deadly attack within 5 years using...http://www.newser.com/story/44270/obama-to-fill-wmd-post-bush-ignored.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Dec 2008 14:24:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44114/bio-nuke-attack-likely-in-5-years-panel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed tomorrow to Vice President-elect Joe Biden. It suggests the Obama administration bolster efforts to counter and prepare for germ warfare by terrorists. "Our margin of...http://www.newser.com/story/44114/bio-nuke-attack-likely-in-5-years-panel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Dec 2008 20:24:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40966/mutant-anthrax-cells-led-slowly-to-ivins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe anthrax poisoning case against Bruce Ivins won't be made in court, but it is compelling, the FBI says. Although the late Army scientist's lawyer dismisses the case as “heaps of innuendo,” federal records reveal a far-reaching, exhaustive investigation that required newly invented technology and depended on mutant bacteria, reports...http://www.newser.com/story/40966/mutant-anthrax-cells-led-slowly-to-ivins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Oct 2008 8:56:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37684/senate-grills-fbi-on-anthrax-ivins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSenators cast strong doubts today on the FBI's conclusion that Bruce Ivins acted alone in the 2001 anthrax scare, reports the Washington Post, with many demanding a more public vetting of the investigation into America’s largest bioterror attack. "There are others out there who should be charged with murder," said...http://www.newser.com/story/37684/senate-grills-fbi-on-anthrax-ivins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Sep 2008 14:02:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34776/captured-mit-grad-linked-to-trove-of-al-qaeda-secrets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA suspected al-Qaeda operative arrested in Afghanistan last month could provide a treasure trove of intelligence about terrorist sleeper cells in the US and abroad, government sources tell ABC News. MIT graduate Aafia Siddiqui, 36, was captured carrying maps of New York, a list of potential targets, information on chemical...http://www.newser.com/story/34776/captured-mit-grad-linked-to-trove-of-al-qaeda-secrets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Aug 2008 4:26:07 CDT