FDA fears terrorists could strike drugs

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tampering with prescription drugs could be a way for terrorists to launch an attack on Americans, acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Lester Crawford said Wednesday.

Crawford said in an interview with The Associated Press that possible action by terrorists was the most serious of his concerns about the increasing efforts of states and cities to import drugs from Canada to save money.
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A spokesman for the Homeland Security Department said it has received "no specific information" of such a threat.

"We do acknowledge that al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups have studied agroterrorism techniques and have probably considered that tactic with regard to destabilizing the United States," said Brian Roehrkasse, spokesman for the Homeland Security Department. "While we must assume that such a threat exists generally, we have no specific information now about any al-Qaeda threats to our food or drug supply."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-08-11-terrorist-drugs_x.htm

[prodigal_green]

1. So THAT'S why

they are making drugs unaffordable. How very clever of the Chimpministration. Make Murka safer by decreasing exposure to prescription drugs.

Genius.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. Fear.

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The following was brought to you by The Bush Maladministration. Puckering Assholes as Campaign Tactics since 2001.

"I'm George W...uhhh...uhhh...Bush, and I approve of your puckered asshole, since I resemble one, in thought, word and deed.."

[rexcat]

10. Ditto!

Pure scare tactic.

[Occulus]

12. well said :)

:silly:

[agingdem]

3. So why don't we play "What's Next?"

I'll start...terrorist could tamper with toilet bowl cleaner.

[Fuzz]

4. Wow, the BS meter is off the freakin' charts on this one.

[DrWeird]

7. No kidding.

1. All drugs have tamper proof seals. I'd like to see how terrorists get around that.

2. All drug manufacturing has quality control at every step of the process, from the petroleum based starting materials, to when the tamper-proof seal goes on the pills in the bottle.

If terrorist were going to poison something it wouldn't be pharmaceuticals.

[BrotherBuzz]

5. Mule Fritters!

What a pile of crap this misadmistration is trying to feed us! November can't come fast enough for me.

[Junkdrawer]

6. As I read the title, I was going to do a satire on "especially Canadian...

imports". Then I read the story.

Irony is truly dead.

[SOS]

8. So drugs, casinos and limosines

are now all terror targets?
There goes my weekend!

[Mel]

9. So when does the Revolution start?

I'm sick of their FEAR Mongering crap! Keep it up HSD and *Bush WH you better read your damn history and find that Revolution comes from the middle class keep on breaking peoples backs and they will rise up......Here's to Seeing you booted out in Nov. you bunch of Fascist Terrorizing Global Gangsters.
This is nothing more than a bunch of transparent corporatista motivated bullshit to protect the pharmaceutical industry. (import drugs not safe) BE AFRAID :eyes:

Also that one line 'import drugs from Canada to save money' should be 'import drugs from Canada so people can afford to take their damn medicine and not die!'

[arwalden]

11. Not Just ANY Drugs... But CANADIAN Drugs!! Eeeeek! BUY AMERICAN!!!

Is your LIFE worth it? Support AMERICAN pharmaceutical companies. BUY ONLY EXPENSIVE QUALITY AMERICAN DRUGS!!!

-- Allen

[scottxyz]

13. How are "they" supposed to get at people's drugs?

Are they going to target them on the assembly line? In the warehouse? Break the seals on the bottles and change the pills and close the bottles back up?

Maybe further back on the supply chain - contaminate the raw materials?

None of this sounds very plausible, as I would imagine there's pretty strict quality control at every stage of drug production and distribution.

I wish the administration would stop fantasizing about these kind of far-out whacko scenarios, and instead focus on protecting our ports.

[CarolynEC]

14. And, if I may, a reminder...

... Bush let bin Laden walk away.

What about that threat, Mr. "President"? :grr: