Here
are some links on the US connection
CounterPunch
A little breathless in the beginning but keep on reading...
British
report on US Senate hearings
Sen. Byrd demands some answers
Washington Post confirms Rumsfield's trip to Irag in 1983
"Between 1985-89, US firms exported Bacillus anthracis (anthrax),
Clostridium botulinum, Histoplasma capsulatam, Brucella melitensis,
Clostridium perfringens (gas gangrene), Clostridium tetani (tentanus),
Escherichia coli, and "dozens of other pathogenic biological
agents," to Iraq.[9]
Between 1985-89, the US firm ATCC sent Iraq up to 70 shipments including
21 strains of anthrax, 15 Class III pathogens, E. coli, Salmonella
cholerasuis, Clostridium botulinum, Brucella meliteusis, and Clostidium
perfringens. [This may include shipments already listed to the Agriculture
and Water Resource Department, Atomic Energy Commission, and College
of Medicine].[10]
Between 1984-89, the CDC sent Iraq more than 80 agents, including
botulinum toxoid, Yersinia pestis, dengue virus, and West Nile antigen
and antibody. [This may include shipments already listed to Basra
University, and Salman Pak.]" This chilling summary is part of
a report from the Center
for Nonpoliferation Studies
Different, related topic. This is from a U.S. Army think tank - their
study of who in the MidEast has WMD and who has used them. Egypt has
used chemical weapons, Israel has them. Strategic
Studies Institute
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