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The disturbing story of the governments secret germ laboratory. Lab 257 is a call to action for those concerned with protecting present and future generations from preventable biological catastrophes. Originally intended for munitions storage, the facility researched antianimal biological agents beginning in 1952 under the united states army. The governments secret lab 257 the horrific secrets of. Plum island houses a research compound where experiments on the worlds most dangerous bacteria, viruses, and microbes are performed. Biological warfare research continued in the building under the united states department of agriculture. According to carrolls book, the island and laboratory are also home. The book also probes whats in store for plum island s new owner, the department of homeland security, in this age of bioterrorism. West nile virus in 1999, lyme disease in 1975, and dutch duck plague in 1967. The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ laboratory hardcover february 17, 2004. The book also probes whats in store for plum islands new owner, the department of homeland security, in this age of bioterrorism. The author acknowledges that the times demand that the u.
The disturbing story of the governments secret plum. Plum island to be more than a nearby atoll covered in a blanket of trees and secrecy. Plum island and lab 257, as it was designed by the army, was not specifically geared towards germ warfare against people, but against food, carroll stated. Strictly off limits to the public, plum island is home to. The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ laboratory michael christopher carroll, author. Strictly off limits to the public, plum island is home to virginal beaches, cliffs. The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ laboratory, which relied heavily on research obtained through the freedom of information act, michael christopher carroll wrote that in a 2002 raid of the kabul, afghanistan, residence of sultan bashiruddin mahmood, a nuclear physicist who american officials. Strictly off limits to the public, plum island is home to virginal beaches. Traub is mentioned in this truthstream media video and also in michael carrolls book lab 257. It shows that the seemingly bucolic island in the shadow of new york city is a ticking biological. The island s vibrant history stretches back 350 years. The number of building 257 is a metonym for the entire site in 2004 when michael carroll, an attorney, published lab 257.
Plum island is located off the coast of long island, new york. The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ laboratory by michael carroll, ph. Lab 257 lab 257 audiobook, by michael christopher carroll. The 840acre island sits unlabeled on most maps for good reason. The islands vibrant history stretches back 350 years. While reading lab 257 i had to keep reminding myself that what is contained in this book is real, it is not a work of fiction. It shows that the seemingly bucolic island in the shadow of new york city is a ticking biological time bomb that none of us strictly off limits to the public, plum island is home to virginal beaches, cliffs, forests, ponds and the deadliest germs that. The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ laboratory read by anna audiobook nestled near the hamptons, the fashionable summer playground of americas rich and.
In the shadow of new york city lies an unimposing 840acre island unidentified on most maps. Lab 257 has alleged a connection between plum island animal disease center and the outbreaks of three infectious diseases. I hope that lab 257 will shed light on the fascinating story of plum island. Lab 257, by michael carroll, tells the story of a little known island lying inconspicuously off the coast of new yorks prestigious hamptons. For the first time, lab 257 takes you deep inside this secret world and presents startling revelations on virus outbreaks, biological meltdowns, infected workers, the periodic flushing of contaminated raw sewage into area waters, and the insidious connections between plum island, lyme disease, and the deadly west nile virus. And plum islands purpose, says the book, became what insel riems had been. Lab 257 blows the lid off the stunning true nature and checkered history of plum island. He says the usdas record of running the island is somewhere between dismal and abominable. For a book about biology and history, lab 257 reads more like modern horror. Plum island and lab 257, as it was designed by the army, was not.
The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ laboratory, compiled from declassified documents and numerous interviews with those with insider knowledge, in which he goes into detail on what he claims was the epicenter of lyme disease. The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ laboratory. The disturbing story of the government\s secret plum island germ laboratory blows the lid off the stunning true nature and checkered history of plum island. In that book, carroll claims he had a source who worked on plum island in the 1950s. Carrolls lab 257 also documents a nazi connection to the original establishment of a u.
The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ laboratory blows the lid off the stunning true nature and checkered history of plum island. According to the book, erich traub, a scientist who worked for the. It shows that the seemingly bucolic island in the shadow of new york city is a ticking biological time bomb that none of us can safely ignore. The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ laboratory michael c. Strictly off limits to the public, plum island is home to virginal beaches, cliffs, forests, ponds and the deadliest germs that have ever roamed the planet. Lab 257 25 with the primitive tick colony then in operation under the veterinarian dr. The book advances the idea that lyme disease outbreaks have originated at plum island and. Lab 257 takes you deep inside plum island s laboratories and presents startling revelations including virus outbreaks, biological meltdowns and the connections between plum island, lyme disease and the west nile virus. Lab 257 takes you deep inside plum islands laboratories and presents startling revelations including virus outbreaks, biological meltdowns and the connections between plum island, lyme disease and the west nile virus. Plum island labs, and why they shouldnt relocate it. The purpose of my book then is to try and reach that goal to explore the last halfcentury on plum island in depth a halfcentury of biological experimentation and scientific breakthroughs, darkened by upheaval, concealment, and astonishingly careless management.
The disturbing story of the government s secret plum island germ laboratory popular. Plum island is the title and focus of one episode of the television series conspiracy theory with jesse ventura. Building 257, also known as lab 257, was a united states biological warfare research laboratory located at fort terry on plum island, new york. Strictly off limits to the public, plum island is home to virginal beaches, cliffs, forests, pondsand the deadliest germs that have ever roamed the planet. In a work of fiction, the lack of safety measures taken on plum island would be laughable.