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Polio virus strain in Syria confirmed as being from Pakistan, WHO says
Jewish Journal
November 11, 2013
Polio that has crippled at least 13 children in Syria has been confirmed as being caused by a strain of the virus that originated in Pakistan and is spreading across the Middle East, the World Health Organisation said.
Zombies solved the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Jewish Journal
July 15, 2013
Recently, I went to see “World War Z,” a typical Hollywood blockbuster with a fairly typical theme — zombies. Now, a quick note to all you non-film buffs out there: Zombie films are never about zombies; they are about the societal pressures of the day.
Snowden says U.S., Israel created Stuxnet virus
Jewish Journal
July 8, 2013
Whhistleblower Edward Snowden told a German magazine that Israel and the United States created the Stuxnet computer virus that destroyed nuclear centrifuges in Iran.
Researchers say Stuxnet was deployed against Iran in 2007
Jewish Journal
February 26, 2013
Researchers at Symantec Corp. have uncovered a version of the Stuxnet computer virus that was used to attack Iran\’s nuclear program in November 2007, two years earlier than previously thought.
Tens of millions of hackers target Israel government Web sites
Jewish Journal
November 18, 2012
More than 44 million hacking attempts have been made on Israeli government web sites since Wednesday when Israel began its Gaza air strikes, the government said on Sunday.
PRO PROP 37: Should genetically engineered foods be labeled?
Jewish Journal
October 3, 2012
Did you know that you have been enrolled in the largest research study ever conducted in the United States, but you never signed a consent form or agreed to participate? That’s because since 1996, you — and basically everyone you know — have been eating genetically engineered foods.
Iran denies report of AC/DC song playing from computers at nuclear site
Jewish Journal
August 2, 2012
Iran denied a report that some computers at the country’s nuclear facilities were hit with a virus that shut them down and played the AC/DC song “Thunderstruck” at full blast.
Virus gives Iran’s nuclear facilities a blast of AC/DC
Jewish Journal
July 25, 2012
A virus reportedly caused a heavy metal song to play from computers at two of Iran\’s nuclear facilities.
U.S., Israel developed Flame computer virus, according to anonymous Western officials
Jewish Journal
June 19, 2012
The United States and Israel jointly developed the Flame computer virus that collected intelligence to help slow Iran\’s nuclear program, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous Western officials.
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