TV News LIES

Thursday, Sep 18th

Last update06:51:08 AM GMT

You are here News Politics US disregarded experts over biolab

US disregarded experts over biolab

E-mail Print PDF

The Homeland Security Department swept aside evaluations of government experts and named Mississippi — home to powerful U.S. lawmakers with sway over the agency — as a top location for a new $451 million, national laboratory to study some of the world's most virulent biological threats, according to internal documents obtained by The Associated Press.

The disclosure is the latest example of what critics assert is the Bush administration's politicizing of government decisions, such as efforts to steer science over global warming at the Environmental Protection Agency and hiring and firing practices at the Justice Department.

Some lawmakers already skeptical over the department's plans said (Homeland Security official, Undersecretary Jay) Cohen's intervention on behalf of Mississippi appears improper.

"It appears that the undersecretary responsible for this program may have corrupted the site selection process by putting his thumb on the scale in favor of a particular site and its contractor, in violation of his own rules and over the objections of his own advisers," said Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich. "This raises the question of whether DHS is interested in bioresearch or just shameless empire building."

More...


Most Recent Related Stories...


Trump says he is designating anti-fascist Antifa movement as terrorist organization

antifaCNN’s David Axelrod expressed alarm after President Donald Trump designated Antifa as a terrorist organization on...

US justice department removes study finding far-right extremists commit ‘far more’ violence

DOJThe US justice department has scrubbed a study from its website concluding that far-right extremists have...

Family of Black student found hanging from tree on school campus hires lawyer Ben Crump

Delta State UThe family of a Black student who was found hanging from a tree on a college...

Jerry quits Ben & Jerry’s, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled

Ben and JerryBen & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!