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Out of Control - AIDS and the corruption of medical science April 7, 2006. Originally from Harper's Magazine, March 2006. By Celia Farber.

Joyce Ann Hafford was a single mother living alone with her thirteen-year-old son, Jermal, in Memphis, Tennessee, when she learned that she was pregnant with her second child. She worked as a customer service representative at a company called CMC Call Center; her son was a top student, an athlete and musician. In April 2003, Hafford, four months pregnant, was urged by her obstetrician to take an HIV test. She agreed, even though she was healthy and had no reason to think she might be HIV positive. The test result came up positive, though Hafford was tested only once, and she did not know that pregnancy itself can cause a false positive HIV test.

Prescription Drugs | Many Authors of Mental Health Diagnosis Guidelines Have Financial Ties to Drug Makers, Study Says (Graham, Chicago Tribune, 4/20)

The majority of psychiatrists who worked on the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's widely influential diagnostic manual had financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry before, during or after the manual was published, according to a study published Thursday in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, the New York Times reports. Researchers from Tufts University and the University of Massachusetts studied financial records and conflict-of-interest statements in medical journals from 1989 to 2004. They found that 95 of 170 psychiatrists who worked on the 1994 edition -- the most recent -- of APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual had financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry during that period (Carey, New York Times, 4/20). The DSM often is "described as the psychiatrist's bible," and although the manual does not "contain specific recommendations for treating patients ... psychiatrists regularly refer to the diagnostic criteria for understanding mental disorders," the Newark Star-Ledger reports (Silverman, Newark Star-Ledger, 4/20). In addition, FDA will not approve a drug to treat a mental condition that is not listed in the DSM, making it of "enormous importance to pharmaceutical firms," the Chicago Tribune reports .

AUSTIN, Texas -- One of the consistent deformities in American policy debate has been challenged by a couple of professors, and the reaction proves their point so neatly it's almost funny.

A working paper by John Mearsheimer, professor of political science at the University of Chicago, and Stephen Walt, professor of international affairs at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, called "The Israel Lobby" was printed in the London Review of Books this month. And all hell broke loose in the more excitable reaches of journalism and academe.

For having the sheer effrontery to point out the painfully obvious--that there is an Israel lobby in the United States--Mearsheimer and Walt have been accused of being anti-Semitic, nutty and guilty of "kooky academic work." Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz, who seems to be easily upset, went totally ballistic over the mild, academic, not to suggest pretty boring, article by Mearsheimer and Walt, calling them "liars" and "bigots."

Of course there is an Israel lobby in America; its leading working group is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. It calls itself "America's Pro-Israel Lobby," and it attempts to influence U. S. legislation and policy.

Excerpt: He it was who shouted abuse at me during an Irish radio interview when I said that we had to ask the question "Why?" after the 11 September 2001 international crimes against humanity. I was a "dangerous man", Dershowitz shouted over the air, adding that to be "anti-American" - my thought-crime for asking the "Why?" question - was the same as being anti-Semitic.

Food additive "MSG" is a Slow Poison. Slow Poisoning MSG hides behind 25 or more names, such as "Natural Flavouring".

MSG is also in your favourite Tim Horton's and other brand coffee shops! Pass this on to those who still may be unaware or disbelieving of the dangers of MSG. I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the massive obesity epidemic, so did a friend of mine, John Erb. He was a research assistant at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and spent years working for the government. He made an amazing discovery while going through scientific journals for a book he was writing called "The Slow Poisoning of America". In hundreds of studies around the world, scientists were creating obese mice and rats to use in diet or diabetes test studies.

No strain of rat or mice is naturally obese, so the scientists have to create them. They make these morbidly obese creatures by injecting them with MSG when they are first born. The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates; causing rats (and humans?) to become obese. They even have a title for the fat rodents they create: "MSG-Treated Rats".

I was shocked too. I went to my kitchen, checking the cupboards and the fridge. MSG was in everything! The Campbell's soups, the Hostess Doritos, the Lays flavoured potato chips, Top Ramen, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen prepared meals, Kraft salad dressings, especially the 'healthy low fat' ones. The items that didn't have MSG marked on the product label had something called ''Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein'', which is just another name for Monosodium Glutamate. It was shocking to see just how many of the foods we feed our children everyday are filled with this stuff. They hide MSG under many different names in order to fool those who carefully read the ingredient list, so they don't catch on. (Other names for MSG: 'Accent' - 'Aginomoto' - 'Natural Meet Tenderizer' etc) But it didn't stop there.

When our family went out to eat, we started asking at the restaurants what menu items had MSG. Many employees, even the managers, swore they didn't use MSG. But when we ask for the ingredient list, which they grudgingly provided, sure enough MSG and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein were everywhere. Burger King, McDonalds, Wendy's, Taco Bell, every restaurant, even the sit down ones like TGIF, Chilis', Applebees and Denny's use MSG in abundance. Kentucky Fried Chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG was in every chicken dish, salad dressing and gravy. No wonder I loved to eat that coating on the skin, their secret spice was MSG! So why is MSG in so may of the foods we eat?.. Is it a preservative or a vitamin??

Not according to my friend John. In the book he wrote, an expose of the food additive industry called "The Slow Poisoning of America" he said that MSG is added to food for the addictive effect it has on the human body.

www.spofamerica.com/ Even the propaganda website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG at: www.msgfactscom/facts/msgfact12.html explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people eat more. A study of the elderly showed that people eat more of the foods that it is added to. The Glutamate Association lobby group says eating more benefits the elderly, but what does it do to the rest of us? 'Betcha can't eat just one', takes on a whole new meaning where MSG is concerned! And we wonder why the nation is overweight?

The MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their products. It makes people choose their product over others, and makes people eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added.

Not only is MSG scientifically proven to cause obesity, it is an addictive substance! Since its introduction into the American food supply fifty years ago, MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the pre-packaged meals, soups, snacks and fast foods we are tempted to eat everyday. The FDA has set no limits on how much of it can be added to food.

They claim it's safe to eat in any amount. How can they claim it safe when there are hundreds of scientific studies with titles like these? - The monosodium glutamate (MSG) obese rat as a model for the study of exercise in obesity'. Gobatto CA, Mello MA, Souza CT, Ribeiro IA. Res Commun Mol Pathol Pharmacol. 2002.

Adrenalectomy abolishes the food-induced hypothalamic serotonin release in both normal and monosodium glutamate-obese rats'. Guimaraes RB, Telles MM, Coelho VB, Mori C, Nascimento CM, Ribeiro Brain Res Bull.
2002 Aug.

Obesity induced by neonatal monosodium glutamate treatment in spontaneously hypertensive rats: an animal model of multiple risk factors'. Iwase M, Yamamoto M, Iino K, Ichikawa K, Shinohara N, Yoshinari Fujishima Hypertens Res. 1998 Mar.

Hypothalamic lesion induced by injection of monosodium glutamate in suckling period and subsequent development of obesity'. Tanaka K, Shimada M, Nakao K, Kusunoki Exp Neurol. 1978 Oct.

Yes, that last study was not a typo, it WAS written in 1978. Both the "medical research community" and "food manufacturers" have known about MSG's side effects for decades! Many more studies mentioned in John Erb's book link MSG to Diabetes, Migraines and headaches, Autism, ADHD and even Alzheimer's. But what can we do to stop the food manufactures from dumping fattening and addictive MSG into our food supply and causing the obesity epidemic we now see?

Even as you read this, G. W. Bush and his corporate supporters are pushing a Bill through Congress called the "Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act" also known as the "Cheeseburger Bill", this sweeping law bans anyone from suing food manufacturers, sellers and distributors. Even if it comes out that they purposely added an addictive chemical to their foods. Read about it for yourself at: www.yahoo.com/ The Bill has already been rushed through the House of Representatives, and is due for the same rubber stamp at Senate level. It is important that Bush and his corporate supporters get it through before the media lets everyone know about 'MSG, the intentional Nicotine for food'.

Several months ago, John Erb took his book and his concerns to one of the highest government health officials in Canada. While sitting in the Government office, the official told him "Sure I know how bad MSG is, I wouldn't touch the stuff!" But this top level government official refused to tell the public what he knew.

The big media doesn't want to tell the public either, fearing legal issues with their advertisers. It seems that the fallout on fast food industry may hurt their profit margin. The food producers and restaurants have been addicting us to their products for years, and now we are paying the price for it. Our children should not be cursed with obesity caused by an addictive food additive. But what can I do about it?... I'm just one voice!

What can I do to stop the poisoning of our children, while our governments are insuring financial protection for the industry that is poisoning us!

This e-mail is going out to everyone I know in an attempt to tell you the truth that the corporate owned politicians and media won't tell you.

The best way you can help to save yourself and your children from this drug-induced epidemic, is to forward this email to everyone. With any luck, it will circle the globe before politicians can pass the legislation protecting those who are poisoning us. The food industry learned a lot from the tobacco industry. Imagine if big tobacco had a bill like this in place before someone blew the whistle on Nicotine?

If you are one of the few who can still believe that MSG is good for us, and you don't believe what John Erb has to say, see for yourself. Go to the National Library of Medicine, at www.pubmed.com/. Type in the words "MSG Obese" and read a few of the 115 medical studies that appear.

We the public, do not want to be rats in one giant experiment and we do not approve of food that makes us into a nation of obese, lethargic, addicted sheep, feeding the food industry's bottom line, while waiting for the heart transplant, diabetic induced amputation, blindness or other obesity induced, life threatening disorders. With your help we can put an end to this poison. Do your part in sending this message out by word of mouth, e-mail or by distribution of this print-out to all your friends all over the world and stop this 'Slow Poisoning of Mankind' by the packaged food industry.

Moscow (CNSNews.com) - Russia begins construction of a major oil pipeline from eastern Siberia to the Pacific on Friday, a project that signals a shift toward Asia and away from Europe.

The planned 1,400 mile-long pipeline, estimated to cost $11.5 billion, will stream oil to Pacific Rim markets, including China and Japan, when it is completed by the end of 2008.

The project has been controversial, given its planned route near the shores of Lake Baikal, the world's largest body of fresh water.

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday unexpectedly gave in to environmentalists' demands and ordered a change in the route.

Russia should look to the East for energy partnerships, he said, because Russian companies were facing discrimination and unfair competition elsewhere.

Do you suffer from restless legs syndrome? We�re sure you do, because countless newspaper articles revealed that loads of people have the problem.

And they know because a drug company told them so, and the drug company should know because it was about to launch a new drug for, er, restless legs syndrome.

The mutually beneficial dance between the drugs industry and the media was revealed at a recent conference in Australia on �disease mongering�. Also at the dance are the �patient groups�, which become willing partners and are invariably funded by the drug industry. They provide the official seal of approval on a non-existent, or rare, disease that suddenly becomes the stuff of a national crisis. So-called diseases that have been inflated in order to flog millions of dollars worth of drugs include sexual dysfunction, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder and restless legs syndrome.

Restless legs syndrome started to attract enormous press interest in 2003 after drug giant GlaxoSmithKline launched an �awareness campaign�, which revealed that the condition was widespread and under-diagnosed. In short time, 33 newspaper articles appeared about the condition, and researchers discovered that journalists uncritically accepted the �information� fed to them by the drug company.

They also championed a �cure� for the problem � the drug Requip (ropinirole), which happened to have been manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline. (Source: British Medical Journal, 2006; 332: 871).

How do you know if you�ve got the beginnings of multiple sclerosis? Your suspicions may be raised if you suffer two separate � and different � neurological malfunctions, and this is the acid test before deciding to see the doctor.

If this happens to you, your doctor will arrange for you to have a hospital examination, which will be an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan. This is the standard treatment for determining MS cases, as it can detect �clinically silent� lesions in the brain. Unfortunately, the scan is a hopelessly inaccurate method of detection, and researchers have also discovered that lesions � even lots of them in the brain � don�t necessarily indicate the presence of MS.

This striking piece of new research suggests that medicine doesn�t have any reliable tools at its disposable to detect MS. Worse, it means that many cases of MS aren�t MS at all, and patients and their families go through years of hell when there isn�t much wrong with the person.

The MRC Health Services Research Collaboration in Bristol reviewed 29 studies on MRI and MS, and discovered that the scan could not rule out � or rule in, come to that � the possibility of MS. The presence of brain lesions didn�t indicate MS, either. Even patients with 10 or more brain lesions didn�t develop MS, the study found. (Source: British Medical Journal, 2006; 332: 875-8).

Al-Zarqawi Video Is A Pentagon Propaganda Psy-Op April 10th Washington Post article said US would 'play up' role of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, target 'US home audience'

The Pentagon is engaged in a psychological PR propaganda campaign to exaggerate the role of Musab Al-Zarqawi in Iraq and link the war in Iraq to 9/11. How do we know? Because their own leaked documents admit it.

How else can we therefore quantify yesterday's 'surprise' release of the Al-Zarqawi video tape as anything other than a cynical ploy on the part of the Pentagon to hoodwink the American public into believing that George W. Bush is leading US troops in a brave turf war against global terrorists?

An April 10th Washington Post article brazenly stated,"The U. S. military is conducting a propaganda campaign to magnify the role of the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, according to internal military documents and officers familiar with the program. The effort has raised his profile in a way that some military intelligence officials believe may have overstated his importance and helped the Bush administration tie the war to the organization responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks."

The Post even described how the Pentagon had concocted fake Al-Zarqawi letters boasting about suicide attacks and leaked them to Dexter Filkins of the New York Times, who splashed it on the front page the next day. Despite the fact that Filkins had severe doubts about the authenticity of the letter, the Times got down on their knees, licked boots, and published it anyway.

And the military leadership has the nerve to claims its propaganda doesn't target US citizens and only appears in 'liberated' Iraqi newspapers.

The same documents directly state that the false promotion of Al-Zarqawi includes marking the the "U. S. Home Audience" as one of the targets of a broader propaganda campaign."

Transcripts of meetings between the Joint Chiefs of Staff talk about turning Al-Zarqawi into a caricature and making him appear, "more important than he really is."

Donald Rumsfeld recently stated that the US media was being used by Bin Laden and Al-Zarqawi as a tool of propaganda for Al-Qaeda! The Pentagon itself is running PR for Al-Qaeda in trying to link the monumental mess in Iraq to the events of 9/11.

Americans watched Forrest Gump shake hands with President Kennedy 12 years ago. Do you really think creating a mock video in 2006 is going to be a problem?

The Pentagon admits it leaked fake Al-Zarqawi letters to the New York Times, what would prevent them from leaking a video? Especially as the deceased Al-Zarqawi isn't around to disown himself of appearing in the video.

In December 2005, the government started consulting on whether to slaughter badgers to control TB in cattle. It apparently ignored evidence from its own scientists that such killing could increase the disease and that most is caused by cattle to cattle infection.

The consultation period has now ended. There was a huge response. We understand that the vast majority was totally opposed to killing badgers.

An Early Day Motion number 1788 has been put before Parliament. It calls on the Government to note the robust scientific evidence that a badger cull will almost certainly make the situation worse. It is concerned that the proposed methods of killing badgers are inhumane and that the vast majority of badgers are not infected. It urges the Government to quickly implement the cattle measures needed to tackle the disease. Sadly many M. P's seem unaware of the situation and few have signed the motion.

Over the course of the last few months, the Badger Trust has campaigned vigorously to stop this massive threat to the badgers.

If the decision does go ahead, many thousands of badgers will be shot, snared or gassed. The vast majority will be healthy.

1. Sending this e-mail to as many people as possible.
2. Urging your local MP to sign the motion.

We need to ensure that MP's receive a large number of letters from the public. The more they receive, the more they will listen and realise that this is an important issue. Your letter should say in your own words that you are opposed to the killing of badgers as it is not a solution to the bovine TB problem. Instead the Government should implement the cattle control measures recommended by its own scientists.

Please do not underestimate the seriousness of this threat to one of Britain's best-loved animals.

The former deputy head of the Egyptian Domestic Security Agency says the group behind yesterday's deadly bombings in Dahab is not Arab Terrorists � it's Israel.

General Fouad Allam, who in 2004 pinned the bombing of a Sinai hotel on the Israeli Intelligence service Mossad, said only the Israelis had anything to gain from carrying out the attacks arguing that Arabs would not have targeted areas frequented by Egyptians.

What's more, Allam believes Mossad is involved because, just prior to the bombings, Israel warned its citizens to avoid the region because of possible terror attacks.

Scientists working along the south west coast of Britain have discovered wide-spread evidence of chemicals disrupting the sexual development of marine organisms. The study, published today, reveals hormone-disrupting pollutants are believed responsible for gender-bending effects on marine invertebrates in British estuaries. Clams & other species are crucial for the health of the eco-system & form the diet of many larger animals. Researchers at The Marine Biological Assoc. in Plymouth examined clams in estuaries from Southampton to The Severn & found males at 17 of the 23 sites were "intersex" having both sperm & eggs. This is thought to be only the tip of the iceburg. The most likely culprits are agro-chemicals such as pesticides. Published in "Biology Letters" journal today. www.guardian.co.uk/science

After appointing Joshua Bolten to be the White House chief of staff, US President George W. Bush nominated another Jewish staffer, Joel Kaplan, to serve as Bolten's deputy, putting him in charge of the daily policy planning. The fact that White House policy is now in the hands of two Jews is not seen as significant by activists in the American Jewish community.

24th April 2006

Drugs Companies 'Inventing Diseases to Boost Their Profits' by Mark Henderson Source: The Times of London 4/21/06

PHARMACEUTICAL companies are systematically creating diseases in order to sell more of their products, turning healthy people into patients and placing many at risk of harm, a special edition of a leading medical journal claims today.

www.healthliesexposed.com/articles/article_2006_04_21_2301.shtml

Eric Hufschmid on fake 9-11 "truth seekers"

"There is a battle going on for control of the planet. However, this is not a battle with guns and fists. This is a battle in which the primary weapon is deception" - Eric Hufschmid

www.erichufschmid.net/InvestigateTheTruthSeekers.htm

EMF News

Dear Sir, Madam, Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, for your information.

Best regards,

Klaus Rudolph - Citizens' Initiative Omega

Member of the Buergerwelle Germany (incorporated society) Protectorate Union of the Citizens and Initiatives for the Protection against Electrosmog

Cardiovascular risk in operators under radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation

http://omega.twoday.net/stories/1834449/

Immunotropic influence of 900 MHz microwave GSM signal on human blood immune cells activated in vitro

http://omega.twoday.net/stories/1834468/

Effects of intensive and moderate cellular phone use on hearing function

http://omega.twoday.net/stories/1834490/

Subjective symptoms, sleeping problems, and cognitive performance in subjects living near mobile phone base stations

http://omega.twoday.net/stories/1840014/

How dangerous are mobile phones, transmission masts, and electricity pylons?

http://omega.twoday.net/stories/1855778/

Are some people sensitive to mobile phone signals?

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1834410/

School Study about cancer and phone masts at Gijon

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1836526/

Germany Cancer Clusters

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1836551/

Electro-Magnetic Impairment

http://omega.twoday.net/stories/1859314/

Protect UK from mobile phone and TETRA masts

http://omega.twoday.net/stories/1859263/

NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE MOBILE PHONE MAST MOVEMENT

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1859969/

Complain to the BBC about the presenting of a programme with Alasdair Philips and Mike Clark (HPA/RPD)

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1859548/

EXPERT ATTEMPTS TO CALM PHONE MAST STORM

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1845879/

Barrister to rule on legal poser of phone mast in park

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1834515/

Mobile coverage for London Underground

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1844661/

Fears over mobile phone mast

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1849234/

Hundreds join phone mast campaign

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1850410/

Schoolchildren will be at risk if mast is erected

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1856178/

Conference notice: EMF effects on the environment

http://omega.twoday.net/stories/1849591/

Faulty folding of protein in the environment may cause disease

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1850514/

Immune deficiency - Immunodeficiency diseases

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1856094/

Electromagnetic radiation from the powerlines or the transformers in Mission Hospital may have caused a great amount of cancer in the hospital

http://omega.twoday.net/stories/1856122/

Watch Out, Kids: With GPS Phones, Big Mother Is Watching

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1849586/

Wi-Fi And Democracy

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1841544/

Would you like to be microchip scanned?

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1851406/

Terrorists explode base station in Ingushetia

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1844633/

Gr�ve de la faim d'un de nos membres

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1846326/

La situation sanitaire de nombreuses personnes dans le monde qui sont directement irradi�es dans les faisceaux des antennes relais est dramatique

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1834432/

Next-up News 18 Avril 2006

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1839108/

Next-up News 19 Avril 2006

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1846301/

Next-up News Especial Espana - Sp�cial Espagne

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1848157/

News from Mast Sanity

http://tinyurl.com/aotw3

Omega-News Collection 22. April 2006

http://omega.twoday.net/stories/1860549/

Former German Minister Says Building 7 Used To Run 9/11 Attack Guide the planes in, then destroy the crime scene

Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones/Prison Planet. com April 21 2006

Former Helmut Schmidt cabinet member, 25-year German Parliamentarian and global intelligence expert Andreas Von B�low says that the 9/11 attack was run by the highest levels of the US intelligence apparatus using WTC Building 7 as a command bunker which was later demolished in order to destroy the crime scene.

Speaking to The Alex Jones Show on the GCN Radio Network, Von B�low said that "the official story is so wrong, it must be an inside job."

Click here to listen to Von B�low's interview.

META-ANALYSIS: a new tool to discredit natural health supplements? By Dr Robert Verkerk, Executive & Scientific Director, Alliance for Natural Health 19 April 2006

On 24 March 2006, The British Medical Journal� published a meta-analysis (a study of other studies) on omega-3 fatty acids [1] that prompted headlines around the world to the effect that �fish oils don�t work�. This is not the first time a meta-analysis has triggered headlines that discredit natural health supplements.

www.alliance-natural-health.org/_docs/ANHwebsiteDoc_231.pdf

Excellent Articles by Shane Ellison, M.Sc., a former chemist who exposes the pharmaceutical industry and FDA:

Health: Drug Companies Deceive Doctors by Shane Ellison & Hidden Danger of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs.

www.healthmyths.net/W3CMS/article_display.php

Health Myths Exposed www.healthmyths.net

Guardian 21.4.06 "MEDICAL ERROR MAY HAVE CAUSED SHARON'S STROKE"

Doctors in Israel have admitted making a mistake in Dec. when treating Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon for a minor blood clot. Doctors at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital gave him large doses of blood thinners, which stop the blood from clotting. The anti-coagulants may have caused the serious haemorrhagic stroke, which has put him in a coma for months.

D. Express 21.4.05 "WARNING OVER RISK IN EARLY BIRTHS"

The number of disabled babies born in UK could surge cause of an increase in premature births, reported a BMJ article yesterday. Experts are baffled by figures showing that in only a decade there has been a 22% rise in premature births.

D. Telegraph 21.4.06 "200,000 MIGRANTS NOT CHECKED FOR TB"

Immigration services are failing to test nearly 200,000 immigrants for TB when they arrive in UK from countries where the disease is endemic.

Pentagon justifies military spending increases on perceived China threat. China fears drive big US arms projects

"Deterring or defending against potential aggression by the PRC is the strongest argument for the F-22A." By Jim Wolf

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U. S. fears of a rising China are spurring billions of dollars worth of weapons projects, from nuclear-fueled attack submarines to fighter jets to destroyers.

Even as President George W. Bush prepares to welcome President Hu Jintao to the White House on Thursday with full military honors, Washington is factoring in potential conflicts over such sore spots as Taiwan, competition for scarce resources and any threat to its predominance in Asia.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060414/ts_nm/china_usa_arms_dc

D. Mail 20.4.06 "ALZHEIMER'S FEARS OVER CAMELFORD WATER FIASCO"

1000s of people affected by UKs worst drinking water pollution incident should be tested for brain disease, say scientists. The call follows the death of Carol Cross, 59, from a rare form of Alzheimer's in the Cornish town of Camelford. The water supply to 20,000 people was polluted when 20 tons of aluminium sulphate was poured into the wrong tank at a water treatment works near Bodmin in July 1988. Residents have suffered brain damage & joint problems etc. Carole died 2 years ago after bouts of illness that followed her taking a bath in the polluted water. A report by scientists at Keele Uni, released on 20 April 06, reveals very high levels of aluminium were found in her brain tissue. Scientists want other exposed people to be tested. Her form of the disease is sporadic early onset beta amyloid angiopathy. Aluminium has been associated with increased risks of the disease. Main researcher Dr. Chris Exley of Birchall Centre for Inorganic Chemistry & Materials Science at Keele Uni, called for rigorous monitoring of the affected Camelford residents. The BMJ concluded that "poisoning probably led to long-term cerebral impairment in some people in Camelford." South West Water was prosecuted but fined only �10,000 & paid out just �400,000 compensation, shared between 148 victims.

D. Mail 20.4.06 "NHS WASTES MILLIONS OVERPAYING FOR DRUGS"

Millions of �s of taxpayers' money is wasted each year by the NHS over-paying pharmacists for prescription drugs. Flaws in the Govt's new system for reimbursing chemist shops means some are making vast profits. The findings are from the London School of Economics. In one example, they found pharmacists were being reimbursed �2-12p by the NHS for every packet of 10mg generic simvastin, a blood thinning drug. But the drugs were sold to the pharmacist for as little as 45p.

Metro 19.4.06 "MIDWIVES UNCHECKED"

The Nursing & Midwifery Council which regulates 670,000 nurses & midwives has checked up on only 60 of them in the past 5 years, a report revealed on 18 April. It has checked up on none since 2003 said "Nursing Standard" magazine. The council has the power to conduct random checks on midwives to ensure they comply with rules on re-registration. Unison said the findings were 'alarming.'

20th April 2006

The Z�ndel Trial - Round Two: The Genie is Out of the Bottle by Horst Mahler

Z�ndel's defense attorney Sylvia Stolz, responding to the statement by the Mannheim Holocaust Judiciary:

"The Holocaust Laws of the OMF-Bundesrepublik (Organizational Form of a Modality of Foreign Rule of the Federal Republic of Germany) are pure treason!"

On the first business day of the recently resumed show trial against Ernst Z�ndel for "Denying the Holocaust," Dr. Meinerzhagen (pottering about as head judge) proved to be extremely irritable. After numerous but fruitless attacks against Sylvia Stolz (chief defense lawyer for Ernst Z�ndel), he finally lost his composure and muzzled the defense.

www.adelaideinstitute.org/Iran/mahler.htm

19th April 2006

LARRY SILVERSTEIN PULLS IT OFF by Barry Chamish

I was in Cyprus for five days where I stayed with Jim Searcy. He had just produced a 9-11 CD and noted, "They screwed up Building 7 and UA Flight 93. If people figure those out, the scandal will fly."

I answered him, "They're already figured out. It's the same scandal."

Jim didn't know what I was saying. And when I got home I looked on the internet. No one had put it together. I can't believe this, but you're hearing a new 9-11 fact.

Flight 93 was supposed to knock Building 7 down and the building was jammed with explosives for the moment. But instead, the plane fell in Pennsylvania so owner Larry Silverstein had to bring the building down by himself. That, or expose the demolitives for the world to see.

There, now you know. Another Sabbataian "Jew" mucking up the world.

But first some facts. Building 7 fell in a controlled demolition. Larry said so. Need I ask? Do you know how how long it takes to rig a building for a perfect fall? Larry broke the record by a few weeks, rigging his building in a few hours, while the twin towers smoldered beside him.

www.barrychamish.com

A group of US military veterans launch new 9/11 Truth website
(Note significance of flag with Union down in site header)...

www.v911t.org/

18th April 2006

Surveillance at a crossroads Time to take stock? By Mark Ballard Published Wednesday 12th April 2006 10:12 GMT

CCTV Befuddled bureaucrats are filling Britain's town centres with the instruments of a surveillance state even though they suspect it's a waste of time and money.

A consequence of this is a lopsided approach to crime prevention, which could leave those agencies tackling the causes of crime neglected, while the forces tackling crime get a disproportionate influence over public life.

www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/12/surveillance_at_crossroads/

Retired colonel claims U. S. military operations are already 'underway' in Iran

by Ron Brynaert - Raw Story - Saturday April 15, 2006

During an interview on CNN Friday night, retired U. S. Air Force Colonel Sam Gardiner claimed that U. S. military operations are already 'underway' inside Iran, RAW STORY has found."I would say -- and this may shock some -- I think the decision has been made and military operations are under way," Col. Gardiner told CNN International anchor Jim Clancy (as noted by Digby at the blog Hullabaloo).(Crooks and Liars has a video clip of the interview)

www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Retired_colonel_claims_U.S._Military_operations_0415.html

HERCEPTIN: How an unproven drug became a miracle cure

Drug companies travel more in hype than hope. A good example is the �wonder� cancer drug Herceptin, which has suddenly become the people�s choice and the media�s darling.
This grassroots movement will doubtlessly be energized by cancer patient Ann Rogers�s victory in the Court of Appeal against her health authority, which may feel impelled to start offering the drug.

On the face of it, it�s a bit of a mystery how Herceptin caught the public imagination, and captured the front pages of the national newspapers in the first place.
It�s a drug that�s appropriate in only a small percentage of breast cancer cases, and early reports from the USA suggest there may be worrying, and serious, side effects, including heart problems.

It�s also unlicensed, and there have been very limited trials into its effectiveness and safety. In one, nearly 19 per cent of the participants had to stop the drug early because they suffered toxic effects.

But dig a little deeper, and you�ll discover that Roche has been encouraging and cajoling the �grassroots� campaign. Company representatives have been busy telephoning breast cancer patients, and putting them in contact with pressure groups and patient groups, which also happen to enjoy funding from drug companies. They�ve even offered to pay patients who are prepared to stand up and demand that Herceptin be made generally available in the UK.

And, of course, the PR companies that represent the pharmaceuticals have been contacting health journalists, who have an insatiable thirst for the next great �miracle cure� story that will help sell their newspapers.

Sadly, behind this activity lies the simple fact that Herceptin isn�t a wonder drug at all. Instead, it is just another untested drug with a dubious safety record.

What Doctors Don't Tell You - Readers' Broadcast 13 April 2006

www.wddty.co.uk/e-news.asp

D. Mail 18.4.06 "ALLERGY PRESCRIPTIONS SOAR BY 600%"

The number of people developing life-threatening allergies is accelerating dramically, Dept of Health figures show. The number of emergency adrenaline injectors prescribed by doctors rose by 54% between 2002 & 2005. Last year a record 153,820 were issued compared with 99,325 in 2003, & just 25,000 in 1995 - a rise of 610%.

15th April 2006

AOL Censors Email Tax Opponents

Blocked Delivery Emails Mentioning www. DearAOL. com

San Francisco - This week, AOL blocked delivery to AOL customers of all emails that include a link to www. DearAOL. com. Over 100 people who signed a petition to AOL tried sending messages to their AOL-using friends, and received a bounce-back message informing them that their email "failed permanently."

"The fact is, ISPs like AOL commonly make these kinds of arbitrary decisions every day - silently banning huge swathes of legitimate mail on the flimsiest of reasons - and no one hears about it," said Danny O'Brien, Activism Coordinator of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). "AOL's planned CertifiedEmail system would let it profit from this power by offering to charge legitimate mailers to bypass these malfunctioning filters."

After the original version of this press release was sent out Thursday afternoon, AOL stopped blocking email with links to www.DearAOL.com. This incident only increases our worry about organizations that don't have the ability to seek instant press attention. The next time AOL's anti-spam filters fail for a small organization - or one without political muscle - will they move so quickly to fix them? Or will they push organizations to just sign up with Goodmail and pay to avoid the problem?

When reports of undelivered email started rolling in to the DearAOL. com Coalition, MoveOn co-founder Wes Boyd decided to see for himself if it was true.

"I tried to email my brother-in-law about DearAOL.com, and AOL sent me a response as if he had disappeared," said Boyd. "But when I sent him an email without the DearAOL. com link, it went right through."

While AOL may imply that censoring www.DearAOL.com is part of some anti-spam effort, its own customers are witnessing how faulty AOL's spam measures would be if that were the case.

"I forwarded www.DearAOL.com to my own AOL account and it was censored. Apparently I can't even tell myself about it," said Kelly Tessitore from Framingham, Massachusetts.

"This proves the DearAOL. com Coalition's point entirely: left to their own devices, A