Germany worried about exporting #Ebola to the US Army

[jakeXT]

https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/524105669881106432

https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09BERLIN1588_a.html#efmAYPAhB

US Army withheld promise from Germany that Ebola virus wouldn't be weaponized

The United States has withheld assurances from Germany that the Ebola virus - among other related diseases - would not be weaponized in the event of Germany exporting it to the US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases.

German MFA Deputy Head of Division for Export Control Markus Klinger provided a paper to the US consulate's Economics Office (Econoff), "seeking additional assurances related to a proposed export of extremely dangerous pathogens."

Germany subsequently made two follow-up requests and clarifications to the Army, according to the unclassified Wikileaks cable.

"This matter concerns the complete genome of viruses such as the Zaire Ebola virus, the Lake Victoria Marburg virus, the Machupo virus and the Lassa virus, which are absolutely among the most dangerous pathogens in the world," the request notes.

http://rt.com/news/197500-us-army-ebola-weapon/

[unhappycamper]

1. That sounds about right.

Our Imperial ways allow/enable/encourage us to do whatever we want to do.