>>"No case of plague of any type has been recorded in any region of Algeria since 2003," the health ministry said.My eyes shifted to the word "recorded." If al-Qaeda had plague, would they report it? "Excuse me, we had a oopsy in our jihad R&D unit. Hello?"Further, the Health Ministry may be taking some guidance from the tiny but aggressive Ministry of Tourism.
Hmm. This sounds a tiny bit like an attempt to save the hypothesis. Although the information seems to have come from the Algerian ministry of health, the information I sent was from a very reputable organization, the International Society for Infectious Diseases, whose mailings (ProMed) I've subscribed to for years. They're not known for being gullible.
I myself had doubts about the original story, when I read that the Al Queda was 'rapidly fleeing' the area.
Robert Paul, worried about cat scratch fever ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html