Saturday High Noon - Radio Free Kansas - Kenneth King

The Andromeda Strain Comes to Kansas?

"A superb guided tour of the demented world of twenty-first century bioweapons research in America, where dangerous new labs seem to pop up on every street corner, the lines between offense and defense blur, and people who question the wisdom and safety of it all are derided by their own government."

Ed Hammond
Former Director of
THE SUNSHINE PROJECT

Manhattan, Ks.- Elected federal and state officials (of both parties) have promoted the construction of the National Biological Agro-defense Facility (NBAF) slated to begin in 2012, as an addition to a pre-existing bio-lab named for Sen. Pat Roberts.

Despite petitions signed by over one thousand local residents and cattle ranchers, a billboard that was paid for, displayed then prematurely taken down by the property owner and other repressed expressions of caution. The local governments have been unrelenting in promoting the facility with the lure of, "Jobs, jobs, jobs."

Active faculty members at Kansas State University, where the labs will be immediately located, comment on deep background in fear of losing their jobs.

Earlier this month a much awaited study by the National Academy of Science's National Research Council, an unpaid non-partisan, peer reviewed group, found that the safeguards blueprinted were dangerously inadequate for public health, as well as outlining other numerous dangers inherent in the geographic location of the facility.

Gov.-elect U. S. Sen. Sam Brownback, readying for his upcoming inauguration has appointed as one of his close advisers a former congressional staffer, Landon Fulmer, who played a big role in "helping Kansas to secure NBAF." And the new Adjutant General to the Kansas National Guard, Colonel [and] Rep. Lee Taffanelli (47th Dist. - R) has been recently promoted as "program director" for the NBAF.

Clearly, a great effort from powerful financial and political interests have thrust this estimated $680 million project (including over $120 million in tax abated sewers, power and street costs) upon all the citizens in Kansas, yet it largely remains unknown to most.

Listen in today beginning at High Noon (CST), to the research by Dr. Kenneth King, as he describes the making of this important book. Be sure to travel to the "Germs Gone Wild" web site and check out the timeline page.

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