Bird Flu: Looking The Wrong Way?

According to a study to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we've been looking the wrong way for the bird flu. Most of the U.S. surveillance efforts for the virus are directed at sampling wild migratory birds along the northern border with Canada. But scientists actually think that bird flu will arrive to the U.S. via the poultry trade from our neighbors south of the border. Why? Because countries in Central and South America lack the adequate controls to prevent the import of live birds from other countries already affected by the bird flu. So besides all the illegal immigrants and illegal drugs and psychotic pseudo-socialist dribble (Hola Hugo!) from down there, now we've got to worry about the bird flu too.

China...Still Rising

More troubling reports about the military strength of China. According to assessments made by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) in its annual report, released Nov. 16, China’s cyberwarfare strategy has "switched from a defensive to an offensive posture, with the goal of attacking enemy networks and denying adversaries access to information". Hey, forget about the few hacking al-Qaeda wannabees mentioned in my previous post. We've got a whole nation-state aiming for us. On a similar note, DoD has been concerned about possible jamming of our reconnaissance satellites by China. According to this article, China may have already targeted U.S. spy satellites over its territory with ground-based lasers.