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Worldwide, about 122 people have caught avian influenza (A/H5N1); and 62 of them died). They came in direct, intimate contact with infected birds or with someone who was in intimate contact with poultry. As migrating birds brought the potentially deadly strain to the West, a sense of panic enveloped governments. They were pressed to jumpstart preparations for a pandemic and buy the only promising weapon against avian flu. And despite the money being poured into securing stockpiles of Tamiflu®, there is little flexibility in shortening the time it takes to make the drug from shikimic acid, which is extracted from Chinese star anise. Yet investors in Tamiflu®, like U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, are making out like a bandit.In Secret, U.S. Aids Pakistan's Nuclear Security
With Pakistan's political future in doubt, the safety of the country's nuclear weapons is again up for debate. Washington has …
Uruguay Tackles Women's Rights vs. Abortion
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They were supposed to have gone home after the Balkan Wars. But the foreign mujahedeen who imported radical views of …
Benazir Bhutto Bad for Business, for Pakistan
Sure Pakistan's military regime has enriched itself in the past eight years, but Gen. Musharraf has arrested the country from …
Hamaswood: A Hollywood for the Radical
Expect more propaganda as usual and not 'Hamas does Dallas.' The radical Palestinian group wants to add a Hollywood-style movie …
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