Bats in the Belfry, by Design

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Bats in the Belfry, By Design, was originally published in hardcopy form in 1995. It is libertarian-oriented military science fiction centered on bioweapons in a multi-cellular form (AKA "monsters"). Here is an introductory blurb: During the past fifty years, in the name of “science” or “military preparedness” or “proactive defense,” the American government has injected or bathed its citizens, without their knowledge or consent, with plutonium, LSD, clouds of simulated germ warfare agents, and deadly levels of hot air. During the next fifty years, we’ll spend billions of dollars developing new uses for genetic engineering. To what ends? Some have speculated that we’ll build an amusement park featuring dinosaurs. But, as we look back to the Manhattan Project, we remember that we didn’t spend billions to split the atom because we wanted a place to play. No, we wanted a big bang for our buck. Human nature hasn’t changed; we still want that big bang. And, the lessons of history notwithstanding, smart money says our energies will continue to be directed toward building weapons of mass destruction. Unfortunately, as the building and experimenting proceed, you won’t hear about the mistakes, the failures, the dead ends. This is classified information, top secret. Weapons devised in darkness and tested in secrecy can bear monstrous fruit, and the desire to save American lives can turn into genocide. This is a major theme of Bats in the Belfry, By Design. This book isn’t for those who don’t want their thinking challenged, who believe in “My country, right or wrong.” Rather, it is for those who care about the free exchange of information and ideas, freedom, and a future for the human race, and who also want a few good chuckles and some chills and thrills. Author Titus Stauffer sounds a warning in Bats in the Belfry, By Design about the dangers of genetic engineering that may not be revealed to the public for another fifty years... if we’re still here... if the secret schemes d