The Department of Homeland Security is dismantling a next-generation biological attack warning system in New York City subways because of technical problems, U.S. officials said.
The deactivation of the pilot program in late March marks a setback in U.S. efforts to detect biological weapons, and its disclosure comes as the Obama administration is unveiling new security priorities as part of its 2010 budget today.
To: Cindy
Dear Al queda, Just to keep you up to date......
2 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 6:54:46 AM by
Sacajaweau
To: Sacajaweau
I understand what you are saying.
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They read us...we read them.
3 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 6:56:00 AM by
Cindy
To: Sacajaweau
Thanks...
So the “pilot” program which had “probably” been working for the last few years gobbling up untold billions of dollars had been having “technical” problems (i.e.: not working) is being canned...
Ans someone thought it might be a good idea to let the world know this???
This is becoming a surreal existance to me...
4 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:00:27 AM by
stevie_d_64
To: Cindy
Robert Hooks, a deputy assistant secretary, said the department no longer believes it is necessary to expand the pilot program, as he told Congress in July, because of resource and technology limits.
BO and his socialist minions in Congress have plenty of resources to fund corrupt socialist ACORN with GPS devices to mark where everyone lives during the census.
5 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:05:03 AM by
Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
To: Cindy
Obviously a trick to make Al Queda show their cards. Even if you did drop the program, you wouldn't be stupid enough to announce it. Right?
6 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:10:22 AM by
BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: Man50D
7 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:12:28 AM by
Cindy
To: BallyBill
I can’t speak for the Big 0 Administration nor the Washington Post.
If it was up to me, a common housewife; I sure wouldn’t print it in a major newspaper.
8 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:14:54 AM by
Cindy
To: All
9 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:17:30 AM by
Cindy
To: Cindy
10 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:24:04 AM by
Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
To: Diogenesis
Thank you Diogenesis for adding that link.
11 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:25:47 AM by
Cindy
To: stevie_d_64
It has long been known that the most effective bio/sensor system in dependable use are the ER’s of hospitals.
12 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:34:06 AM by
hockea
To: Cindy
Ok, so for the past few weeks we've had swine flu, H1N1. Technically a pandemic level 5 and we're still not sure if it is a natural phenomena or lab generated. What did our reaction to this demonstrate to the enemy? Ignorance, ineptitude, won't close the borders, won't institute protective measures...yeah I could go on and on.
Now we announce the end of this program?
Psst....a bioattack is coming in the next 6 months or less. Watch and see. And, it may not be from a foreign source. They need this kind of crisis to demonstrate how bad our health-care system really is. Left hand meet right hand.
13 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:43:54 AM by
EBH (May God Save the Republic!)
To: stevie_d_64
"So the “pilot” program which had “probably” been working for the last few years gobbling up untold billions of dollars had been having “technical” problems (i.e.: not working) is being canned..."
Not at all. This is typical for advanced instrument development. The APDS is FAR cheaper than the "Biowatch" program it is scheduled to replace.
14 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:45:20 AM by
Wonder Warthog ( The Hog of Steel)
To: Sacajaweau
Why on earth is this public information!!?? Sometimes I think the government and its underlings at the Compost have lost their collective minds.
15 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 8:08:45 AM by
RU88
To: Cindy
What is it about New York? First being terrorized by Air Scare 1 and now being laid out as having poor defenses against a bio attack?
16 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 8:26:20 AM by
bergmeid
To: Cindy
Yep. no reason to detect a biological attack. Just give more money to Acorn.
17 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 8:40:01 AM by
Lockbar (March toward the sound of the guns.)
To: bergmeid
It ain’t New York. It is DHS which was created to make the Department of Energy look good.
I would only note for you Bush lovers that clearly the Bush administration thought it was a good idea to fund the boondoggle to install a system that didn’t work in the first place.
The first step in building a party to represent constitutional conservatives, if there is even such a group around here, is to admit that the Bush administration was, from top to bottom, populated by the most incompetent do nothing namby-pambies to accept presidential political commissions since the Carter administration.
To: stevie_d_64
Well they need that money so they can spend it on the welfare , food stamps and housing for all the jihadi’s they are importing
19 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 8:50:08 AM by
Lera
To: BallyBill
Obviously a trick to make Al Queda show their cards. Even if you did drop the program, you wouldn't be stupid enough to announce it. Right?
Ummmm.. This is the incompetent 0bama administration we're talking about.
To: NYRepublican72
Totally agree with what you’re saying. Obama is a “nutcase” and doesn’t know how “Loose lips, sinks ships” works.
21 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 9:09:07 AM by
Sacajaweau
To: Cindy
I said it before...obama will kill thousands of Americans.
22 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 10:39:55 AM by
odin2008 (EVIL TRIUMPHS WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING)
To: odin2008
I said it before...obama will kill thousands of Americans.
I work with a Obama Zombie, (He was untenable up until recently, even he is waking up ) I made a bet with him the other day that Zero will kill more American civilians then any other President except for Lincoln.
He thought that was pretty humorous until I listed off a litany of potential scenarios where that might come true. Several National security issues, CIA compromised, throwing Israel under the bus, border issues among many others.
23 posted on
Saturday, May 09, 2009 10:48:54 AM by
Popman (Only one question remains: Does the sun rise because of Obama or does Obama rise because of the sun)