Agroterrorism risk eyed in hoof and mouth disease talk
Officials weigh bioterror threats to farming sector with Kansas highlighted as vulnerable. Radcliffe notes cattle movements from surrounding states to feedlots and packing plants could spread disease quickly. Incubation runs one week to ten days. eradication history cited, with costs and lessons from California and Britain. A Kansas pilot tracks livestock shipments and plans to halt trucks if an outbreak occurs in Franklin County.
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Kansas
United States
New York
Washington
Radcliffe
Franklin County
Ukraine probes illicit arms sales to Iran and China
A Ukrainian government probe into illicit weapons deals tied to officials from the Kuchma era has led to secret indictments or arrests of at least six arms dealers accused of shipping nuclear-capable missiles to Iran and China. The probe, initiated Feb 14, 2004, seeks to curb a long-standing illegal arms trade as Kyiv seeks closer ties with NATO and the EU.
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Kiev
Ukraine
Leonid Kuchma
Fedo
Iran
China
Moscow
NATO
European Union
Viktor Yushchenko
U.S
Kuchma
Iraq
U.N
Saddam Hussein
State Security Service
Hrihoriy Omelchenko
Yushchenko
Omelchenko
Associated Press
Russia
Defense Ministry
Oqmelchenko
Tehran
Feedlots information access sparks public debate
North Dakota and Iowa officials clash over whether feedlot data should be public. Advocates warn secrecy aids terrorists, while opponents note public access supports permits and public trust. The debate centers on disclosure of locations and animal counts versus protecting application details.
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Moser
Jack McDonald
North Dakota
Nelson
Health Department
David Glatt
Environmental Section
Glatt
McDonald
Wayne Gieselman
Environmental Services
Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
Gieselman
Soldier receives six months for Abu Ghraib abuse
Sgt Javal Davis, who admitted stepping on hands and feet of handcuffed Abu Ghraib detainees in 2003, was sentenced at Fort Hood to six months in a military prison and given a bad conduct discharge. A nine member jury deliberated about five and a half hours on the punishment.
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Fort Hood, Texas
Javal Davis
Abu Ghraib
Davis
Igi Roselle
N.J
Army
Baghdad
Michael Holley
Holley
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Ukrainian Security Service
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