Saddam's germ war plot is traced back to one Oxford cow

I guess we've become so used to the "Saddam had no WMDs" line that it's almost a shock when we're reminded of things like this:

Saddam's germ war plot is traced back to one Oxford cow
Times
August 09, 2005

On the subject of bio-terror I can recommend this book I read recently (though it's not good for sleeping well at night). The description of how smallpox kills you was particularly horrible.

The Demon in the Freezer: The Terrifying Truth About the Threat from Bioterrorism
Richard Preston