metallix Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 Source: Information Clearing House Published: September 10, 2003 Author: by Thom Hartmann For Education and Discussion Only. Not for Commercial Use. The Genetically Modified Bomb by Thom Hartmann Imagine a bomb that only kills Caucasians with red hair. Or short people. Or Arabs. Or Chinese. Now imagine that this new bomb could be set off anywhere in the world, and that within a matter of days, weeks, or months it would kill every person on the planet who fits the bomb's profile, although the rest of us would be left standing. And the bomb could go off silently, without anybody realizing it had been released - or even where it was released - until its victims started dying in mass numbers. Who would imagine such a thing? Paul Wolfowitz, for one. William Kristol for another. And, history shows, when the men who define U.S. military policy from the shadows set their sights on something, it's worthy of our attention. I have brown hair and eyes, both determined by specific genes, and there are probably other markers deep within my DNA that would show a geneticist that most of my ancestors are Norwegian, Welsh, and English. While there's no one gene for race, there are numerous genes for the various components of what we call race - hair color and texture, skin and eye color, eye and nose shape, predispositions or immunities to disease like Sickle Cell Anemia or Tay-Sachs, and the like. When creating a genetic bomb to target specific groups, such genetic profiles are actually far subtler and more accurate than the coarse pseudo-category we call race. Among men named Cohen all over the world, for example, researchers have found a specific genetic profile tying them all back to a common ancestor. Another group with a common genetic profile are people with ADHD ("The Edison Gene"), who uniquely share common inherited variations in their dopamine-regulating genes regardless of their ostensible race, geography, or ethnicity. Thus, anybody who's part of a group with a shared genetic profile may be at risk in the future, suggest the authors of The Project for a New American Century's (PNAC) report titled "Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategy, Forces and Resources For a New Century." The report notes that, "Much has been written in recent years about the need to transform the conventional armed forces of the United States to take advantage of the 'revolution in military affairs....'" They point out that our military requires a dramatic transformation, lest we lose our ability to fight future, unconventional wars. Some may be fought in cyberspace, others underwater or in outer space. And some even within our own bodies. Consider what would happen if there was a virus or bacteria that only infected a particular type of person, killing, disabling, or sterilizing only those of a particular genetic profile. Consider the political leverage a nation would have if they could credibly threaten the extinction of all people worldwide with almond-shaped eyes, or the sterilization of everybody with a gene that tracks them back to a common ancestor or region. Three years ago, Wolfowitz, Kristol, and their colleagues suggested this is something the Pentagon should be thinking about. Not just germ warfare, but gene warfare. And it's not limited just to warfare: Imagine how genetic terraforming could replace diplomacy, could even render the United Nations irrelevant if entire ethnic groups were wiped out or could be controlled by the threat of extinction. Or how it could change the face of politics if an organism got loose that killed off all the people of a particular minority who tend to vote for a particular political party. Genetically targeted weapons could change world politics forever, according to PNAC. "And," their report notes, "advanced forms of biological warfare that can 'target' specific genotypes may transform biological warfare from the realm of terror to a politically useful tool." Given that Kristol, Wolfowitz, and their conservative PNAC associates like Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Perle, Eliot Abrams, Jeb Bush, and John Bolton have already brought us two of their early 1998 recommendations - the seizure of Iraq and a huge increase in defense spending - it's tempting to wonder if this is another of their other politically useful ideas being explored by the Pentagon. Or maybe we'd rather not know. At least not those of us with politically problematic relatives. Thom Hartmann (thom at thomhartmann.com) is the award-winning, best-selling author of over a dozen books, and the host of a syndicated daily talk show that runs opposite Rush Limbaugh in cities from coast to coast. www.thomhartmann.com His most recent book (September 2003) is "The Edison Gene." This article is copyright by Thom Hartmann, but permission is granted for reprint in print, email, blog, or web media so long as this credit is attached and the title is unchanged. Published on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by CommonDreams.org Some COmmentary (NOT MY OWN..take from a forum): "I have been aware of this ever since the gene project Which is to decode the human genome was being run by Oak Ridge National laboratry which is also the same one making H bombs. There could be 5 types of genetic weapons 1. Terminal with in a few days. 2. Binary delayed terminal. The receptor gets half of a virus via food during peacetime. The other half comes via a modified cold virus during war time. 3. Reproductive terminus. Causes the recptor babies to come out either dead or deformed 4. The Pharoah virus. Reproductive terminus for male only. Causes male babies to be dead, deformed or mentally defective. 5. Pharoah Slave virus. The receptor gradually looses 20 to 30 points of his IQ. Once the elite/leadership of an enemy nation gets this they become stupid and dull and eventually become enslaved. Due to their stupidy they are unable to break out of their slavery. The ideal virus in terms of the Chosen people is number 5 where they get lots of slave peoples and nations to serve them." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallix Posted September 14, 2003 Author Share Posted September 14, 2003 http://i.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/attack/weapons.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 strange and interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 bullshit... there's no actual science to support this idiotic idea and what if something goes wrong and it only kills politicians? (and Tease, hopefully) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 it doesnt seem so far fetched to me smart. There is no one gene for race, but their are enough to define a race. and the bomb could be triggered given x amounts of race indicating genes. However, I'm not too sure if it'd work or not. You could def. influence the offspring, but i'm not sure if it'd have any immediate effects on that person.. the slave one sounds particularly far fetched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effyoo Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 I only know the very basics when it comes to genes/genetics, but how exactly will scientists build 'diseases' that can affect such an exact segment of the population? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 so, if we can selectively program a bomb to attack certain genetic code, why can't we create genetic material, or humans, or even sheep? Hell, we can't even clone sheep with out them aging superfast or having 6 legs... If you believe this, you should stick to science fiction because you aren't very good at spotting science reality... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ment2 Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 fuck a smart bomb, they built a racist bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 the article never said they could... they said it's in development. and i guess the states would be so interested because we're so racially mixed up that no country could really use one on us.... though they'd obviously just use one to target whites.... it wouldnt really scare the politicians if we were threatened w/ a bomb that whould kill all the hispanics and blacks... but heck, that could be what we're developing it for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 I'm developing a 'crap your pants' ray... when pointed at anyone it will cause their innards to become outards via their rear exit... I'm also developing an 'ass for a hat' ray as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 haha, don't forget the "stop posting" ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 Source: 12oz forum Published: September 12, 2003 Author: by Scott McNasty For Education and Discussion Only. Not for Commercial Use. The Crap Your Pants Ray By Scott McNasty Imagine a ray that causes people to crap their pants. Now imagine that this new ray could be set off anywhere in the world, and that within a matter of days, weeks, or months it would make every person on the planet crap their pants. And the ray could go off silently, without anybody realizing it had been released - or even where it was released - until its victims started crapping in mass numbers. Who would imagine such a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOOGLE? Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 to whom do i sign the check to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 http://www.rnw.nl/hotspots/assets/images/presidentsmen.jpg'> "we suppose that's some sort of joke... but you wont be laughing when your pants are crapped" http://marsattacks.warnerbros.com/img/photos/photo5.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 The ass hat isn't coming along as we'd hoped... Scientists have had trouble getting past the ass face matrix... http://www.dirtyjokesinc.com/buttface2.gif'> And even when the hat is fully formed, the crack is often off center... http://www.megapics.com/images/asshat.jpg'> Surely this weapon is a few years in the future, but when they work out the bugs, GOD HELP US ALL!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effyoo Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 Isn't there a certain frequency that will make people lose control of their bowels? Some deep, deep bass almost too low for human ears? A raver told me this. Swif, is it true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the shitz Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 Originally posted by ..fuD.. fuck a smart bomb, they built a racist bomb. was that supposed to be funny? cuz it made me laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 This could be YOU! http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/dcprieve/video%20image%20of%20scat%20in%20evan.jpg'> http://snltranscripts.jt.org/98/pics/98aoops.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 yes, it's true eff.. this will be deployed by our army: http://www.jeffbots.com/raygun.jpg'> http://www.elfis.net/images/e6/rygnkd.gif'> beware ravers http://www.neraves.8k.com/images/annoyingkid.jpg'> you dont wanna know what else we have in the works http://www.keyfair.com/turner-kid-cotton-candy.gif'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOOGLE? Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 holy . this is by far one of the funniest things i've ever seen on 12oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ikueism Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 broo-ha-ha-ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 laugh while you can!!! http://www.spacequest.net/sq7/gun.gif'> http://www.ooze.com/ooze13/images/teenpreg/baby-stink-face.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAMBOOZLED Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 Now that you mention it I havn't seen many asians lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAMBOOZLED Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 But there seems to be a surplus of ass-heads running around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crave Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 interesting article and a scary thought. although i have to agree that it does seem a bit far fetched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroHammers Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 Originally posted by BAMBOOZLED Now that you mention it I havn't seen many asians lately. SARS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One_in_Ten Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 i think wht you guys ae missing is not that these things exist yet, but the gov is spending doe on priliminary research to try to develope the needed technologies to make these things a reality. There is no doubt traditional war is on its way out, well have guns for a long time but large scale wars will cease to exist as we know it. It seems only sensible to develope a leathality that is highly directable. Would it not make sense to be able to demobilize a nations men of fighting age? then the invading forces can swwep in,and gentially rape and pillage, with little to no blood shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 I thought this thread was about writing graffiti on peoples genes. Shyeah, are you mental? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 Originally posted by metallix Now imagine that this new bomb could be set off anywhere in the world, and that within a matter of days, weeks, or months it would kill every person on the planet who fits the bomb's profile, although the best of us would be left standing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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