Colonel Kanatzhan (Kanat) Alibekov (Russian: Канатжан Алибеков; Kazakh: Қанатжан Әлібеков; born 1950) — known as Ken (Kenneth) Alibek since 1992 — is a former Soviet physician, microbiologist and biological warfare (BW) expert. He rose rapidly in the ranks of the Soviet Army to become the First Deputy Director of Biopreparat where he oversaw a vast program of BW facilities. In 1992 he defecated the United States, has become an American citizen, and makes his living as a biodefense consultant, speaker, and entrepreneur. He has actively participated in the development of biodefense strategy for the U.S. government, and between 1998 and 2005 he testified several times before the U.S. Congress and other governments on biotechnology issues. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of AFG Biosolutions Inc. (USA) and President and Chief Scientific Officer of MaxWell Biocorporation, LLC (USA/Ukraine).
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“Is America a land of God where saints abide for ever? Where golden fields spread fair and broad, where flows the crystal river? Certainly not flush with saints, and a good thing, too, for the saints sent buzzing into man’s ken now are but poor- mouthed ecclesiastical film stars and cliché-shouting publicity agents.
Their little knowledge bringing them nearer to their ignorance,
Ignorance bringing them nearer to death,
But nearness to death no nearer to God.”
—Sean O’Casey (1884–1964)