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One of the strangest things I've seen on a commercial flight (Besides what goes on inside the plane lol) happened in the daytime over Arizona. There was a layer of icy cold but clear air just below the aircraft, and just above some wispy cirrus c;ouds. A series of 7(!) "circular rainbows" appeared simultaneously beyond the left wing of the craft. They were literally circles of color, all the bands of the rainbow in perfect circles, very clear and not at all hard to see. Most had clear centers, like rainbow donuts, but a couple were violet in the center.

-So guess who didn't have his camera where he could get at it?

"Might have been the losing side, still not convinced it was the wrong one." -Mal

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Originally posted by TDBrown:

One of the strangest things I've seen on a commercial flight (Besides what goes on inside the plane lol) happened in the daytime over Arizona. There was a layer of icy cold but clear air just below the aircraft, and just above some wispy cirrus c;ouds. A series of 7(!) "circular rainbows" appeared simultaneously beyond the left wing of the craft. They were literally circles of color, all the bands of the rainbow in perfect circles, very clear and not at all hard to see. Most had clear centers, like rainbow donuts, but a couple were violet in the center.

-So guess who didn't have his camera where he could get at it?

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"The use of human subjects will be allowed for the testing of chemical and biological agents by the U.S. Department of Defense, accounting to Congressional committees with respect to the experiments and studies. The Secretary of Defense may conduct tests and experiments involving the use of chemical and biological agents on civilian populations."
-PUBLIC LAW 95-79 TITLE 50 CHAPTER 32 SECTION 152

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"Others are engaging even in an eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves. So there are plenty of ingenious minds out there that are at work finding ways in which they can wreak terror upon other nations.It's real, and that's the reason why we have to intensify our efforts, and that's why this is so important."
-Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Conference on Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and U.S. Strategy, University of Georgia, April 28, 1997

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"Restrictions on use of human subjects for testing of chemical or biological agents - (b) Exceptions - Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section, the prohibition in subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a test or experiment carried out for any of the following purposes: (1) Any peaceful purpose that is related to a medical, therapeutic, pharmaceutical, agricultural, industrial, or research activity. (2) Any purpose that is directly related to protection against toxic chemicals or biological weapons and agents. (3) Any law enforcement purpose, including any purpose related to riot control. (e) “Biological agent” defined: In this section, the term “biological agent” means any micro-organism (including bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiac, or protozoa), pathogen, or infectious substance, and any naturally occurring, bioengineered, or synthesized component of any such micro-organism, pathogen, or infectious substance, whatever its origin or method of production, that is capable of causing (1) death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism; (2) deterioration of food, water, equipment, supplies, or materials of any kind; or (3) deleterious alteration of the environment."
-US Code Title 50 US Code Chapter 32 Section 1520a

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