30 countries joined Israel in mass bio-terror drill

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Source: Haaretz

Last update - 05:58 20/01/2010
By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent


The security and health systems conducted a mass drill against a smallpox terror attack last week, involving a scenario whereby terrorists infected with a virus entered Tel Aviv posing as tourists from a European country. It was the largest drill of its kind ever held in Israel.

Among other things, the drill, which was conducted in the Dan region over a two-day period, involved the simulated purchase of tens of thousands of courses of medication against the disease.

Dubbed "Operation Orange Flame 4," the biological defense drill was conducted by the Defense Ministry and the Health Ministry, along with the Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command.
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Also involved in the drill were representatives from 30 other countries, in Israel to participate in a conference on emergency and disaster management. The drill included a response to a smallpox outbreak affecting about 1,000 people.



Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1143850.html

[DeadEyeDyck]

1. wonder if their intel is picking up something? n/t

[TheWatcher]

2. Or Perhaps, Just Perhaps

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Or perhaps, just perhaps (after peeling away the tinfoil)....

[TheWatcher]

4. Doubtful.

But Thanks for the useless input.

[Behind the Aegis]

5. Sorry, I didn't have my tinfoil on near the microwave so my brains weren't scrambled.

Israel was mentioned...it must be a prelude to "false flag."

ETA: forgot the end bold.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Wonder if soon we will be hearing the need for smallpox vaccines?

edit to add:

ahhhh..further down the story is this:
"Among the participants was the CEO of SIGA Technologies Dr. Erik Rose, whose company produces anti-viral pharmaceutical agents, and which is developing a smallpox anti-viral medicine, known as ST-246 for the U.S. Department of Health.

A statement released by the company in the United States said SIGA Technologies had contracted with the defense and health ministries to immediately sell Israel tens of thousands of anti-viral medications against smallpox. "

Interesting combination of government and private sector activiites going on.