Re: Avian Flu, BSE and FMD

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:57:30 +0000 (UTC), "Pat Gardiner"
<patgardiner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>As so often is the case in shipping, he had unusually strong connections to,
>lets call them rather rudely, the spook fraternity....and the connections
>were both strong and to more than one agency too.
>
>He knew nothing about livestock, but he did know a lot about the dynamics of
>newsgroups. I got a useful, but rather cynical lecture, following some
>unannounanced ukba watching, plus a stack of warnings before he evapourated.
>
>Now looking back, he obviously tipped off his contacts that he had reliable
>information that animal health in the UK was a problem and that ukba was the
>place to watch for information. He was clearly told to back off and allow
>pros to take over.

Beware the spooks, Pat. They might not be entirely happy at your drawing
attention to them.
--
Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from ukba)
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