By Lisa Suhay Special to The Virginian-Pilot
The Legal Environment For Military Involvement In Domestic Terrorism On September 10, 2001 A. From Technical and Informational Assistance to Direct Law Enforcement B. The Stafford Act C. The Insurrection Act D. Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Authorities II. Normalization After September 11 A. Future Planning for a Military Role in Law Enforcement in Homeland Defense: The Smallpox Scenario Revisited B. Impact of New Structures, Policies, and Laws C. Controlling People: The Military Role in Enforcing Quarantine or Travel and Movement Restrictions, Vaccination Programs, and Related Disorder D. The Role of the National Guard and Reserves E. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and Civilian Controls III. Conclusions: Clarifying The Future Roles And Missions Of The Military In Homeland Defense A...
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WASHINGTON - The top intelligence official at the Homeland Security Department, worried about an increased risk of attack in coming months, says al-Qaida wants to strike on U.S. soil with something other than a conventional explosive - perhaps with a chemical or biological weapon. Retired Lt. Gen. Patrick Hughes said in an Associated Press interview that America has gotten better at predicting and safeguarding itself against attacks since Sept. 11, 2001. But Hughes said he fears that new terrorists "are being made every single day on the streets of the Middle East.
PLAGUE The Mysterious Past and Terrifying Future of the Worlds Most Dangerous Disease WENDY ORENT
Western Pennsylvania emergency planners on Wednesday disputed an online report that called the seven-county Pittsburgh region woefully unprepared for a mass-scale terrorist attack with a biological weapon such as anthrax or smallpox. It matters where you are today and not where you were yesterday," said Guillermo Cole, spokesman for the Allegheny County Health Department. "We've made improvements, and we have demonstrated the ability to execute a plan.
DAYTON -- On the outside, the hand-delivered envelopes read "Merry Christmas," "Happy Holidays," "You're a winner," and "Just for you. But the greeting cards inside contained a light-colored powder and written messages such as "Now you are sick," "Enough to infect you" and "You're infected," according to an FBI affidavit.
GENEVA (AP) -- Health ministers from around the world agreed yesterday to put off setting a deadline to destroy the last known stockpiles of the smallpox virus for three years, rejecting a U.S. plan that had called for a five-year delay. After two days of debate, the 193-nation World Health Assembly agreed by consensus to a compromise that calls for another review in 2014. The United States had proposed a five-year extension to destroying the U.S. and Russian stockpiles, arguing that research is needed and the stockpiles could help prevent one of the world's deadliest diseases from being used as a biological weapon.
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