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2003-12-23 3:08 PM BREAKING NEWS: MAD COW NIGHTMARE/ HOLIDAY OF TERROR Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (0) THIS IS SILLY THINKING BREAKING NEWS:
MAD COW NIGHTMARE/ HOLIDAY OF TERROR. From New York here is Connie Chung. CC: Good evening to our readers on the east coast and good afternoon to the west coast. Moments ago Reuters news service broke the story of the FIRST MAD COW DISEASE OUTBREAK IN THE UNITED STATES!! CC:A farm in Mabton, Washington (state) has been quarantined and the contaminated beef from that farm is bieng traced to three different processing plants: Midaway Meats Willamette Processing and one another. all in Washington state. Mad cow disease effects the brains of the cow, drilling small holes into the brain tissue driving the cows insane. Human interaction with the beef or infected cows IS FATAL. CC: Ann Venneman of the USDA just ended a press conference outlining the government's reaction to THE FIRST MAD COW OUTBREAK IN U.S. HISTORY! CC: It was a single cow that presumably caught the disease from contaminated feed. The farm, 48 miles east of Yakima Washington, has been sealed off and is bieng searched and tested. The food supply in the United States is almost as safe as it always has been. CC:The USDA is trying to track down and recall all the contaminated beef from the three processing houses. The United States government has contacted trading partners worldwide and halted beef exports. Further, The USDA has activated it's ANTI MAD COW RESPONSE PLAN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY. CC: Ms. Venneman made clear that this is is NO WAY THE RESULT OF TERRORISISM IN ANY WAY... YET. CC:Christmas dinners involving beef are almost certainly safe. The risks to humans is VERY LOW AT THIS TIME. CC:So there you have it. THE FIRST OUTBREAK OF MAD COW DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES HAS NOT BEEN FOUND TO BE CONNECTED WITH TERRORISIM AS YET. BUT the investigation is in it's very early stages. CC:We will have more on THE MAD COW NIGHTMARE as this story develops. CC:On the terrorism front on this HOLIDAY OF TERROR. CC:The prime targets seem to be Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Washington D.C., which have all increased security even more. L.A. police officials say that even though they have been threw three orange alerts in the last 18 months they are taking this one much more seriously than the others. Federal Homeland Security teams have instructed police in the these prime target areas to be on alert at bridges, airports, and Christmas gatherings, and to be watchful for DIRTY BOMBS. CC:As of 6:33 pm eastern standard time there have been no terror attacks YET. CC:Stay with Silly Thinking for all the BREAKING NEWS on The MAD COW NIGHTMARE and Our HOLIDAY OF TERROR. I'm Connie Chung in New York. See you later. SILLY THINKING a new dedication to Journalism. Jim Farris Presents Silly Thinking With Douglas Lain. IT'S ALL HERE!! Read/Post Comments (0) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top |
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