Mailman to deliver aid in case of anthrax attack

Mailman to deliver aid in case of anthrax attack
By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer

Wednesday, December 30, 2009


(12-30) 16:25 PST WASHINGTON (AP) --

If the nation ever faces a large-scale attack by a biological weapon like anthrax, the U.S. Postal Service will be in charge of delivering whatever drugs and other medical aid Americans would need to survive.

In an executive order released Wednesday, President Barack Obama put the Postal Service in charge of dispensing "medical countermeasures" to biological weapons because of its "capacity for rapid residential delivery."

While most likely unrelated, the release of the executive order comes less than a week after a man with alleged ties to al-Qaida tried to bring down a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner. In recent days, Obama has sought to assure the public that his administration is doing what it can to protect the nation from terrorist attacks.

Under the new order, federal agencies must develop a response plan that includes possible law enforcement escorts for Postal Service workers and gives anthrax "primary threat consideration."


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We're fuckin' doomed...

Can you think of anything faster?

There are roads with speed bumps in our area that the fire people hate. The fire department vehicles are too big and clumsy.

The fire and police departments do not have enough vehicles and do not know the areas like the post people do.

Don't you think they did a study first?
Do you think they are all dumber than you?

I can sort of see the logic on this one, but it still seems like this scenario could end badly.

homes and under control. How likely is it, really, that postal workers will actually show up for work after a biological attack? I'm thinking 'not very'.

My mail lady is 5 feet tall, 4.5 feet wide, works 2 or 3 days a week and I suspect a lot of my mail gets burned up under a viaduct.

Seriously, she works a couple days a week. Or she doesn't finish her route every day and hoards mail till she gets around to it.

It's not a big deal since it's mostly junk and bills.