| State Officials: S.C. Prepared |
| South Carolina leaders and emergency
officials say weeks worth of preparations have gotten them ready to deal with the threat of terrorism in response to military strikes that started Wednesday night on Iraq. Spokesman Will Folks says Governor Mark Sanford was aware of the strikes, but did not plan to take any action unless federal officials raised the national threat level to its highest point. Spokesman Thom Berry says the state Department of Health and Environmental Control is doing nothing above and beyond what they have already done. Berry says health officials have spoken to doctors at hospitals across the state, telling them what symptoms to look out for in case of a bioterrorism attack. |