[119212] in Cypherpunks
Re: NYC Bioterror threatcon alpha Warfare Theater
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Peter Gutmann)
Tue Oct 19 17:43:14 1999
From: pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz (Peter Gutmann)
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:17:45 (NZDT)
Message-ID: <94036786507639@cs26.cs.auckland.ac.nz>
Reply-To: pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz (Peter Gutmann)
Sunder <sunder@sunder.net> writes:
>A while back there were supposed incidences of a "West Nile Like Virus" or
>such which encited our glorious dis^H^H^Hhonorable Mayor to spray us down
>like dogs so that they may get the pesky mosquitoes that were supposedly
>carrying this evil virus.
>
>They sprayed us with Malathion among other things. From helicopters and
>from trucks. During broad daylight without any warning. About the only
>thing on the local news were spraying schedules.
I've always thought they did this in entirely the wrong manner. They should
have:
- Not told anyone what they were doing
- Sprayed at dusk
- Used black helicopters
- Denied everything when questioned
Peter.
