Published in TidBITS, November 10, 2003.
Monthly Archives: November 2003
The war on terror research
The New Scientist reports that new bioweapons research laws are effectively shutting down the research. One scientist faces life in prison. Quote from the article: “Trying to meet the unwarranted burden of what the government considers ‘biosafety’ is simply not coincident with the practice of sound, creative scientific research.”
Hundreds–no, dozens–maybe just a handful
“There’s a lot ofsome people who are upset [Saddam Hussein] is no longer in power.” GWB, quoted in the Christian Science Monitor.