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The Swine Flu Hoax
Tamiflu is an antiviral medication used to treat influenza. It will be the prime medication sold to protect citizens from swine flu as it was for avian flu. All healthcare workers, military and essential service workers will need a dose available and it will be bought with your tax dollars.Tamiflu is made and patented by Gilead Sciences and Donald Rumsfeld was the chairman of this company before he joined the Bush administration. When the Avian Flu scare flashed across the television sets of Americans, Gilead Sciences stock went through the roof. Rumsfeld refused to sell his stock when he joined the Bush administration and the increase in stock value made him the richest man in that administration. Moreover, Gilead Sciences successfully lobbied a billion dollar contract with the U.S. military during the avian flu scare, giving each soldier access to the drug. Now, with the swine flu scare, the same players are about to make an even bigger fortune. Who are these people? They are all hardcore neoconservatives with a long history of paying for neocon agendas and campaigns and they have far-reaching capabilities to manufacture a media-constructed, influenza hoax. The actual flu may be real, but the panic surrounding it is the product of those who waited for another opportunity to knock, or sneeze.
The largest shareholder of Gilead Sciences is the FMR Corporation. This company is owned by Grover Glenn Norquist, a well-connected Republican activist with close ties to business and the media. Norquist was the Executive Director of the College Republican National Committee in the 1980's and he oversaw the transformation of the committee into a conservative grassroots powerhouse for the Reagan administration. His credentials and resume include being a:
- Lobbyist for Microsoft
- Member, board of directors, National Rifle Association
- Member, board of directors, American Conservative Union
- Member, Council on Foreign Relations (2001)
- Consultant for Janus-Merritt Strategies, a lobbying firm
As we sit on the eve of a new influenza scare, the question is: will anybody pay attention to the fact that the last influenza scare didn’t become a pandemic, but it sure made neoconservatives rich. Rumsfeld, Norquist and Goldman Sachs (another major shareholder) do not have the general public's best interest at heart. They will manipulate every connection they have in government, media and the health-care industry to make this a financial windfall. I'm not insinuating they created the swine flu itself -they are just capitalizing on a virus that just isn't that much of a threat.
The regular run-of-the-mill strains of influenza kill more than 35 000 Americans every year and hospitalize another 200 000. Eighty people dying of disease in one of the dirtiest cities on earth is tragic, but it should not be used as an excuse to fill the coffers of a conservative faction that has already ripped off America of every penny it could during its time in office. I wouldn’t be surprised if Bush even stole the cutlery out of the White House before he left. The only hands that need washing are America's; washed of the filthy agenda of neoconservatives willing to exploit anything to make a buck.
“Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me”
Bibliography
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Gilead_Sciences#Ownership_status
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Grover_Norquist
http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/31/news/newsmakers/fortune_rumsfeld/?cnn=yes
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=+ME20051026&articleId=1148
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at 02:06 on May 1st, 2009
Thanks very much! Rene' for the info... :D
at 04:26 on August 19th, 2009
Rene
Read the book Lab 257 by Michael Christopher Carroll. It goes into detail about the germ warfare lab on Plum Island off the coast of New York. This place was the source of Lyme's Disease and west nile to name a few
at 11:08 on April 29th, 2009
Fyi it's not avian flu it's aviar flu. The Swine Flu Hoax is so evident, money makes the world go 'round. what a perfect opportunity to make some bucks, isn't it?. i don't know if you folks remember the Chupacabras, that was a distraction used by the mexican government some time ago. when a crisis was about to occur. the question is: is capitalism going to burst globally?, are we all going to catch this flu?.
at 15:21 on April 29th, 2009
You can tell this is fake, The Swine Flu - It spread all the way to egypt, and egypt has ordered all pigs to be exterminated. O come on now, this is the stupidest thing i have ever hurd.so they sell the vaccines, to prevent the flu, do you have to buy the little face masks 2? anything to get ur money GO GO AMERICA!! yeahhh the poor get poorer
at 16:08 on April 29th, 2009
the swine flu scam is just what the USDA needs to push its animal disease tracking program called NAIS... NAIS(national animal identification system) is first and foremost, a business plan designed to benefit corporate agriculture and factory farming so they can sell their product on the global level but they way it works will put those who own livestock on a private basis, (such as the Amish) including whoever raised or owned that animal to to be under more surveillance than illegals, drug dealers or child molesters.
The part about tracking animal disease was added later. All those who own even one cow, pig, horse, chicken or other farm animal will be required to register their premises, microchip (RFID) each and every last critter, no matter if it is a pet or potential food. Then they must, under threat of huge fines, tell the govt about all birth, death and off-property movement reports (within 24 hours) on every last critter on the place. If animal disease is even suspected in an area, the USDA can go in and kill all the animals. (6 mile radius or 140 sq miles of animals dead that never came in contact with each other!) The claimed purpose of this oh-so-wonderful-thanks-for-protecting-us program is to provide 48 hour traceback should a disease be suspected. Animals within a 6 mile radius could be killed, though most diseases are preventable, can be vaccinated against or the animal recovers. The only problem with this program is that e-coli happens after the cow is slaughtered, which is when NAIS tracking stops. The beef is most vulnerable to being tainted in those processing plants. And the fact the majority of beef is raised by corporate agriculture, who will not be required to tag and track each animal because they raise them in lots, they they get only ONE number per groups of animals. Any one of those critters in that group could be diseased and who would know. But as long as there are appearances of something being done, the city dwellers will eat in peace, while granny and her few egg hens will be tracked closer than the illegals everybody is making such a fuss about and that will make our beef supply oh so safe. See nonais dot org for more info on the true impact NAIS will have on all of us who eat! The USDA claimed a reason for NAIS was to track and prevent mad cow disease. Yet when Creekstone Beef wanted to test every cow they process for BSE, the USDA says they cannot!!! Creekstone had to take the USDA to court to sue for the right to test for BSE! And what does my reporting to the USDA when I take my horse off my property have to do with big ag selling beef to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Japan? There are already disease protocols in place and they work. NAIS tracking stops at time of slaughter which is when many food safety issues occur by mishandling the meat. I suggest checking out nonais.org and read about how NAIS will negatively affect everyone who eats. The British hoof and mouth disease was traced back to the local lab it had escaped from. The millions of animals killed, only a few thousand tested positive for the disease from which cattle can be cured or vaccinated. The British ag officials do not want to vaccinate. The famous 'bird flu' that ran from China through Turkey less than 300 humans out of 6 billion died from that disease while thousands die from regular flu in the US each month.at 16:40 on April 29th, 2009
Swine flu is a Hoax the government is using as a control method for US citizens. Think people will be to scared to go out people will be to scared to do anything and what happens with the economy? it goes down. Everyone is going to look to the government to do something about it of course this gives them more power. These "vaccines" they are working is nothing but a money maker for corporate cash machines. Please don't let our government get more power then it should already.
at 18:47 on April 29th, 2009
There will be no Swine Flu epidemic and Tamiflu falls short on what it promises. Can we great some real issues on the news!
at 19:03 on April 29th, 2009
NICE article. WELL written.
Here's another load of crap for ya to bust apart:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/04/scare-force-one.html
... a photo opportunity? My ass. Think for a second ... maybe the plane was hijacked? Stolen? Who knows. But if it were stolen or hijacked do you think they'd tell the American people? Not a chance. Tell them you were out with a couple of fighter jets to get a good photo. What a lame story.
at 23:09 on April 29th, 2009
I see the similairities between this "scare" and the previous "scares"
I think we should make sure this doesn't become another money grab by an administration.
Watch out people! The flu is real, the Pandemenic is not.
Propogation of fear is profitable, remember.
at 00:37 on April 30th, 2009
Literaryguru, Alan N, esbee - you guys are kings and I commend you fo bringing this info out into the public.
Even before this became the panic it is now I asked mtyself "Hmmm... Who's going to make money from this? What else is happening now that they don't want us to know about [thanks for the info Alan N]"
Then I saw the Tamiflu "advertising" on the news and I thought "of course!!!! The damn pharamceutical companies!" - what an idiot I was for wondering "who" - but guys have shed some more light on the "who's" of this ridiculously sad tale.
I saw they found "patient 0" the other day - interesting how unscientifically they found him i.e. a few comments from the locals who said "he's the one!" - spanish Inquisition ring a bell?
Again, I salute you guys! Well done!
at 01:54 on April 30th, 2009
I agree about those who stand to gain more from this. And, it is a shame really. But, there may also be a more sinister underlying scheme at work. And, it could very well be the law-yet-to-come that mandates that everyone get the RFID chip.
Think about it... right now, getting the RFID implant is voluntary at this point in time. And, those who have it, use scanners to activate things normally needing keys- like a door lock, for instance. And, of course, the idea is to have the RFID chip connected to your bank account, thus eliminating money altogether, as well as having all your medical information stored within.
With the "outbreak" of the Swine Flu Hoax, which is going to be inevitably reported to be pandemic, they will report that the hospitals are becoming increasingly overwelmed with patients so much so that getting every patient's personal information is becoming increasingly difficult. Other reports could be "looting is also running rampant" due to society's breakdown, therefore, law enforcement is also suffering because of the lack of being able to contain the looting problem or make arrests of the perpetrators. Just a couple of exampled scenarios which could also lead to the mandate order being issued that all people across the globe must be implanted for a "safe and secure society"- to quote Emperor Palpatine.
It is all part of the rising One World Government that, whether one thinks it is biblically prophetic or not, will happen. Let's face it, George Orwell's nightmare is coming true.
at 02:16 on April 30th, 2009
Oh, I almost forgot one other point, which could very well lead to the onset of the RFID chip. With the supposed rampant outbreak of Swine Flu, the most evidently affected venue being reported is the declining stock market. If the stock market drops out, as it did in 1929, the Dollar, the Euro, and other major world currencies will be literally completely worthless.
To solve this problem, which I believe the idiots behind the scenes of shadow have already figured out, the RFID chip will also include connection to a so-called "personal source" account, which allows an individual to purchase items without the use of paper money or coins. In other words, a type of credit payment (like a credit card), making this world a cashless society.
Whether you follow the Bible or not is irrelavant. But, one thing is for certain. In the Book of Revelation, it talks about everyone required to receive a mark within their right hand or foreheads. And, to those who refuse, they won't be able to buy or sell anything. In the case of the RFID chip being made manditory upon the arrival of a cashless society, if you don't get the chip, as required by law, then you too will not be able to buy or sell like those who complied.
This means, without the RFID chip, you won't be able to buy food for you and your family. You will likely lose your home if you either rent or have a mortgage, since physical money won't have any value and thus will be declined for payment. You won't be able to get fuel for your car or even get insurance, thus you could lose your license (which could also become obselete since all of your personal information will be on the chip) for not being covered. And, to top it all off (among many other theorized things beneficial to those with the chip), you won't even be able to prove who you are, therefore, you won't even be able to work either.
I tell you, it is truly a sad state of affairs we are facing, should I be right. And, I pray to God Almighty, that I am wrong. Because, if I am right as I feel that the Bible is right, then things are going to get even uglier. And, if I am wrong, well, I can admit my mistakes and will willingly accept the title of crackpot. But, until then, I hope people will just keep an open mind to these words and those of the Bible to see if what I theorize is correct before calling me or anyone seeing similarly names.
at 05:32 on April 30th, 2009
And I suppose the Holocaust never happened? Man never landed on the moon? Bill Clinton assasinated all his political opponents? AIDS is a hoax? Was FOCA in the bible too?
at 06:57 on April 30th, 2009
Thank you Donald Rumsfeld!
Rumsfeld is the benefactor of Humanity!.
He took us to the moon !
He brought democracy in Irak and saved the world from weapons of mass destruction!
... and now he's saving the human race again thanks to Tamiflu produced by his compnay gilead!!!
Thank you Rumsfeld for what your are doing to Humanity!
at 09:20 on April 30th, 2009
Its the flu people, the flu. Your immune system is run by your nervous system. If there is interference (spinal misalignment) it affects the ability to respond to "bad bugs" like the flu. See the research done by Dr. Ronald Pero, NYU. Life without Fear.
at 00:52 on May 1st, 2009
You are a MEGA NOOB rofl lololol, god pwned your mum in the ass!!!!
at 09:49 on April 30th, 2009
Nice theory, except the stock has not gone up. If Rummy and the gang were profiting from this phony catastrophe the stock would have to increase in price. I just checked the numbers and they are trading at $46 which is right in the middle of the 52 week high and 52 week low. I love the theory (and would not put it past those a**holes), but this cannot be the cause.
This is purely a media concoction... to many "all news" channels and not enough news. Without Bush to kick around these people don't have anything to do. They certainly are not going to spend any cycles criticizing President Obamaprompter.
Dick
at 10:51 on April 30th, 2009
I too have been checking the stock prices.. but this isn't over yet. The stock will only go up once government contracts are signed for mass vaccinations. Moreover, if you check the history of the stock, you'll see that it has been growing steadily for 5 years. It started at $8 and now it's at $48. Maintaining that value is more than enough of an indication of market manipulation.
at 10:42 on April 30th, 2009
Hi Guys,
I live in Mexico City and let me tell you, there is a bunch of stuff that just does not quite make sense. They inform in the news that there are X number of cases, and Y number of deaths, but they never make public the details of in what hospitals they were or the number of infected patients by hospital. They never interview infected people or give any names of the deasesed, they just throw out there numbers to cause public hysteria. They also state in the news that the virus came from a person coming from the US, if this were true why there were not so many cases in the US if the virus is as contaigeous as they say it is taking into account that the flu season just passed. Mexico is not a country that suffers from infuenza in a seasonal basis as the US because we get way less cold winters and normally the cases are very few and as I said right now is not flu season.
Obama and the rat Calderon had a private meeting that could have been to ultimate on the detailes of the hoax. I would not speculate on what is the political and economical reasons behind this, in fact it is hurting the economy of my city because of movie theaters being closed, sport stadiums and in general mass people events being calceled, it is killing tourisim and so on, but I do know it is something big that made polititians disregard this negative impact.
at 12:44 on April 30th, 2009
Yes definately, a sickness pandemeic possibility. But not before the corporarions have passed enough 3AM laws in their monetary favor whilst you sleep a sheep-like slumber. After all, you've had a hard day at work. Eat some more chinese take-out, slurp down a few more drinks and take a f'cking Ambien or two before bed. Get your ass up the next day and do it all over again, and don't forget to reward yourself daily for your troubles, by slapping a few more bucks on your credit card during lunch shopping time.
Wake TFU you dunbasses!!! Conspiracy or not, you tell me what you think your world would be like without corporations and governement laws. And by government laws, I'm not talking about the 4-way stop signs in front of your local Hanniford suprmarket. (Whilst I'm at it, GO to your local grocer, and sit within clear view of the entrance/exit for 30 minutes. You'll have spent 30 minutes witnessing the global problem. The entire American fatass global problem!)
The issues aren't money, prostitution, abortion, drugs, or your stupid daytime job security. The problem is your slavery to the credit companies and banks, for things you've been taught to own. "You've absolutely GOT TO HAVE that SUV to haul those two children you never planned around town". You've GOT TO HAVE that 50" LCD TV, and in case you have a moment's worth of sanity thinking you don't need any of these things, well then what will your FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS ever think of you?
You'll suck the gov't dick if it means you won't have to downsize in the face of your neighbors.
Fuck the gov't, and fuck loans. Car loans, house loans, student loans, Walmart loans, Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. If not, you will have become (if you aren't already) niggers beyond colour.
at 08:07 on May 1st, 2009
Right on! Preach it SMBBT!
at 15:35 on April 30th, 2009
No different from the avian flu? Um no, swine flu in the mutated virus that contains viral DNA of the avain, swine, and human type influenza viruses.. which now causes this H1N1 "swine" flu communicable between humans, unlike the avian flu which never mutated to that point. Avian flu was only transfered between birds and humans, never human to human.
That being said, this is a more serious situation, not a neoconservative conspiracy....... i'm fairly liberal myself, and I still think this theory is ridiculous...
at 21:39 on April 30th, 2009
I'm saying it's a real issue that has been super-inflated by corporate factions owned by neconservatives. You didn't quite get the gist of the argument.
at 15:49 on April 30th, 2009
This is just foolish. So, Rumsfeld and Gilead conspire to create a flu pandemic to reap massive financial gains. Okay, so Gilead makes a few hundred million from Tamiflu each year. Flu medications are a low margin item. Gilead makes over $5 billion a year - Tamiflu revenues are less than 10% of their business, and it is low margin product, much lower than Gilead's cash cow, HIV drugs. Why not just say that Gilead is spreading HIV though an airboune strain? And how much has Rumsfeld's stock gone up? Nada. It's actually down from where it was a month ago. We just passed about a Trillion dollar bailout package, and Gilead and the US govt are concocting a disease to make a couple hundred million? Yeah, that makes a whole lot of sense. Why don't you delete my post now too so you can continue to propagate these ridiculous theories.
at 21:35 on April 30th, 2009
Hey Jack.. I don't mind critical analysis at all. I'll answer your criticisms of the article:
1) When Gilead got the contract to vaccinate the U.S. military, their revenue went from 250 million a year to a billion and their stock price went from $8 a share to $45-47. This contract was the result of a 1.1 million dollar lobbying campaign with the Bush administration during the avian flu scare. This is a massive company growth -the largest of any pharmaceutical company in the world.
2) I am not arguing that the government has conspired to create a swine flu... that would be conspiracy hogwash. I'm saying corporate entities with strong ties in the health care industry (WHO is an industry -don't kid yourself into believeing some altruistic vision of what WHO is) have gone overboard with sensationalizing this and the media bit on the story like a rabid dog. They knew they would. Now, as tamiflu is ineffective, a NEW vaccine needs to be constructed and Gilead will get the govt contract to do it. Think of it like marketing "restless leg syndrome"... they create the fear of the syndrome through the media and the need for a medication. This isn't rocket science.. it's the same old snake oil grift on a much larger scale.
3) Gilead stock has been growing for 3 days now. I'd buy some if I were you..lol. Not only that but they have been growing for 5 years.. they need this to maintain their inflated stock values.
4) I'd never delete your posts.
at 05:25 on May 1st, 2009
Tamiflu is a treatment, not a vaccine. Researchers are working on a vaccine to prevent H1N1, not treat it. The new vaccine would not replace Tamiflu. Got it? Vaccine is to prevent flu: Tamiflu is to treat it in those already infected.
at 13:29 on May 1st, 2009
You are right .. I just read up on exactly how this ant-viral drug works. This doesn't change the argument I am presenting.
at 16:45 on April 30th, 2009
i always find it amusing when revelations is quoted in the bible. when the bible talks of sheep it refers to the blind followers of the bible and i hope you get your sign out the end is near...enjoy the fear and enjoy your ignorance....
at 20:40 on April 30th, 2009
Let us not forget CODEX is due to be implemented December 31, 2009. What a great cover to get this in place on time. CODEX will outlaw all natural medicine, all nutrients, all organic food, add more poison to water, air quality, food, etc. and demand one kind of food GMO. Once implemented the global criminals expect to see three Billion people die within 3 or so years - globally. This entire flu hype seems to be the lynch pin to the final attempt of their criminal scheme of a total global COMMERCIAL CORPORATION. It touches all the structures of a military police state and total tyranny, the falling of an empire. If this occurs, humanity will be in total enslavement. Kissinger stated he would have American's weapons by September. The timing here is very ominous. I feel like there are two trains about to have a head on collision at 100 miles per hour. For a better understanding about CODEX search "Nutricide - Criminalizing Natural Health..." video.
at 20:50 on April 30th, 2009
I totally agree that this whole thing is a big scam. There are people that die every day from pnuenomia. So I believe the media is trying to scare people in order to drive them to go to the doctor more, then eventually the president will say, see if you would have had insurance, then you would have been saved", so people will get insurance. It is just ridiculous to me how people are getting so worried. I really do believe that the government came up with this hoax. Money money money. Its not just a coincidence that while we are in a bed economic time, that this just pops out of the blue. Come on people THINK!