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Libyan rebels put responsibility on US – Washington Times

Mr. Shalgam told US officials the international community would be responsible if Col. Gadhafi's forces attack the residents of the rebel-controlled eastern city of Benghazi with chemical and biological weapons.

March 14, 2011
| Filed under Middle East, North America, Biological Weapons, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Iraqi defector “Curve Ball” speaks out – CBS News

The Iraqi defector's fabricated story of mobile biological weapons drove the US argument for invading Iraq. Next Saturday will mark the eighth anniversary of America’s invasion of Iraq. And after all this time, questions still remain as to why the United States launched the war in the first place. The Bush administration said it was Read More »

March 14, 2011
| Filed under Middle East, North America, Biological Weapons, and International
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Middle East Unrest Could Harm WMD-Free Zone Talks

“We see it as a give-and-take process,” Abdel Aziz said. “At the same time that Israel will join the NPT, we will join the [Biological Weapons Convention and Chemical Weapons Convention]. It’s a parallel process requiring progress on all three fronts.” Egypt and Syria have both signed but not ratified the biological weapons treaty. Neither Read More »

March 10, 2011
| Filed under Middle East, Biological Weapons, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Virologists form Global Virus Response Network

Leading medical virologists from around the world today signed up to join a new Global Virus Response Network – a first-of-its-kind international scientific alliance that aims to be a leading global authority on viral disease. Two days of organizational meetings at the Italian Embassy in Washington, DC, culminated in a signing ceremony 3 March during Read More »

March 7, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Qadhafi May Use Chem, Bio Weapons on Protesters, Ex-Minister Warns

Former Libyan Justice Minister Mustafa Abdel Galil warned yesterday that besieged dictator Muammar Qadhafi could use chemical and biological weapons against opposition forces in a last ditch effort to retain control of his regime, Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported. “At the end when he’s really pressured, he can do anything,” Galil said to al-Jazeera. “I think Qadhafi Read More »