Homeland Insecurity
I've noticed that Discover magazine has broadened its coverage to include politics, at least where it treads upon science. The 2004 presidential election seemed to be the official start of said coverage. Discover compared the records of W and Kerry on science. I thought that it was a fair and non-partisan look at the two. Not everyone agreed and a few, blind idiots in my opinion, canceled their subscriptions. How many? No idea. The magazine's still here so it couldn't have been that bad.
Earlier this year, they focused on Iraq. "Dead Men Walking" highlighted the dramatic increase in traumatic brain injuries among our soldiers while "Iraq's Medical Meltdown" revealed how deplorable health care is for Iraqis.
The latest foray, "Homeland Insecurity", delves into our response to the threat of terrorism here at home in our post 9/11 world. It recounts tales of pork that would make even the most modest of financial conservatives sick. Primarily, it shoots down the fear mongering and hysteria that nearly everyone either purports or has fallen victim to with facts. Dirty bombs and bioterrorism are shot down as being impractical when simpler and safer (for the terrorists to deliver) methods abound. Some fears are supported, like chemical attacks, and Tom Ridge's suggestion to have plastic tarps and duct tape on hand is even lauded.
If there's one thing that we should be doing it's bolstering our healthcare system. Hospitals are ill equipped to handle day-to-day crises now. In the event of a natural catastrophe or a chemical warfare strike, hospitals would quickly find themselves overwhelmed. After what we saw with Katrina, perhaps all that talk that preparedness starts at home has something to it after all.
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DED
Earlier this year, they focused on Iraq. "Dead Men Walking" highlighted the dramatic increase in traumatic brain injuries among our soldiers while "Iraq's Medical Meltdown" revealed how deplorable health care is for Iraqis.
The latest foray, "Homeland Insecurity", delves into our response to the threat of terrorism here at home in our post 9/11 world. It recounts tales of pork that would make even the most modest of financial conservatives sick. Primarily, it shoots down the fear mongering and hysteria that nearly everyone either purports or has fallen victim to with facts. Dirty bombs and bioterrorism are shot down as being impractical when simpler and safer (for the terrorists to deliver) methods abound. Some fears are supported, like chemical attacks, and Tom Ridge's suggestion to have plastic tarps and duct tape on hand is even lauded.
If there's one thing that we should be doing it's bolstering our healthcare system. Hospitals are ill equipped to handle day-to-day crises now. In the event of a natural catastrophe or a chemical warfare strike, hospitals would quickly find themselves overwhelmed. After what we saw with Katrina, perhaps all that talk that preparedness starts at home has something to it after all.
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DED
Labels: government_waste, politics, science
posted by DED at 9:23 PM
2 Comments:
preparedness starts at home is a good idea. I have been expecting an attack by the izlamo-demo-republicrat nazi banker crime syndicate for some time. The bush crime family will no doubt be in charge of security. Egad.
Hi ded,
P.S. Duct tape is always a good idea. I am going to buy some plastic sheets for use collecting water condensation in a pinch. I sure hope it never comes to that, because I get smelly after only a few days without a bath. ;-)
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