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It’s time to destroy the U.S. smallpox reserves [2011]

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“Smallpox isn’t completely gone. That’s because two large government laboratories, one in the U.S. and one in Russia, insist on maintaining stocks of the smallpox virus (called variola). In the U.S., the smallpox virus is kept at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. In Russia, it’s at the Vector lab in Siberia.  Why keep this incredibly deadly virus around? The scientists at the CDC and in Russia give the same answer: more research is needed to develop better vaccines, to protect us from a bioterrorism attack. They’ve been making this argument for 30 years now, but they are wrong. The only thing they need to do is to destroy their stocks of smallpox, and wipe out this virus once and for all.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sciencebiz/2011/03/13/its-time-to-destroy-the-u-s-smallpox-reserves/

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Oops: Forgotten smallpox discovered in old storage room near D.C.

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“National Institutes of Health workers preparing to move a lab in Bethesda, Md., found an unwelcome surprise in a storage room this month: six vials of smallpox.  The vials labeled variola — a name for the smallpox virus — were found July 1 ‘in an unused portion of a storage room’ and seem to date to the 1950s, the CDC said. They were freeze-dried, intact and sealed, forgotten and packed away in a cardboard box, officials said.  The vials were ‘immediately secured’ in a containment lab, then transported via government aircraft Monday to the CDC’s containment facility in Atlanta, it said. No documentation was found to explain how or why the virus was left in the Maryland facility.”

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-smallpox-20140708-story.html

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Merck Has Some Explaining To Do Over Its MMR Vaccine Claims

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“Merck, the pharmaceutical giant, is facing a slew of controversies over its Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine following numerous allegations of wrongdoing from different parties in the medical field, including two former Merck scientists-turned-whistleblowers. A third whistleblower, this one a scientist at the Centers for Disease Control, also promises to bring Merck grief following his confession of misconduct involving the same MMR vaccine.  The controversies will find Merck defending itself and its vaccine in at least two federal court cases after a U.S. District judge earlier this month threw out Merck’s attempts at dismissal.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/lawrence-solomon/merck-whistleblowers_b_5881914.html

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GlaxoSmithKline Starts First Human Trials For Ebola Vaccine In Africa

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“The trials are expedited and aim to achieve in months something that generally takes years. Even the trial setup period was just two months long, compared to the six months to one year time period it generally takes to start a vaccine trial. GSK is also starting production of 10,000 doses of its vaccines simultaneously with the trials from the funds provided by UK’s Wellcome Trust and other donor organizations. The rationale behind starting production before trial results is that if the vaccine is successful it can immediately be provided to health workers in the affected regions without any unnecessary delays.”

http://www.bidnessetc.com/27047-gsk-starts-first-human-trials-for-ebola-vaccine-in-africa/

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Perfecting Tyranny: Foreign War as Experimentation in State Control

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“Writing at the dawn of the twentieth century, Mark Twain provided ominous commentary about a hypothetical ‘Great Republic’ that had adopted a foreign policy of actively intervening in distant societies.  What if Twain’s scenario were not hypothetical, but rather real? What if foreign interventions abroad have the long-term effect of undermining liberties and freedoms at home? This paper explores how interventions abroad can affect domestic government activities in a way that reduces its citizens’ freedoms and liberties. Although our analysis is generalizable, we focus on a specific ‘Great Republic’—the United States—because of its global dominance in economic and military affairs.”

http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?a=1012

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NYPD cracks down on cyclists on weekend after deadly crash

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“Police hit riders with 103 summonses during a weekend crackdown that was launched a day after Jill Tarlov was hit by a speed demon on a high-per­formance bike, according to NYPD stats.  Between Friday and Sunday, 29 riders were caught failing to yield to pedestrians, 26 blew red lights and 30 were ticketed for wearing headphones, according to the NYPD.  Officers wrote 42 of the tickets in a ‘targeted enforcement area’ along West Drive from West 60th to West 65th streets — the busy area where Tarlov was hit on Thursday.  Cops were already on a record ticketing pace in the park before the bike blitz. They wrote 468 total summonses between Jan. 1 and Sept. 14.”

http://nypost.com/2014/09/23/cops-continue-crack-down-on-cyclists-after-mom-dies/

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Most Untrustworthy US Police Departments Receive Military Weapons

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“A Pentagon program that distributes military surplus gear to local law enforcement allows even departments that the Justice Department has censured for civil rights violations to apply for and get lethal weaponry.  That lack of communication between two Cabinet agencies adds to questions about a program under review in the aftermath of the militarized police response to protesters in Ferguson, Missouri.  The Pentagon, which provides the free surplus military equipment, says its consultation with the Justice Department will be looked at as the government reviews how to prevent high-powered weaponry from flowing to the untrustworthy.”

http://www.businessinsider.com/untrustworthy-police-get-military-weapons-2014-9

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New ‘Anti-Terror’ Checks On Beijing’s Subway Cause These Lines

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“Beijing’s subway network is the busiest in the world, with commuters taking about 10 million rides a day throughout nearly 200 subway stations.  These commuters, who already deal with massive traffic jams, overcrowded public transportation, and air so filthy that biking or even walking to work is often not an option, are experiencing a new obstacle: airport-style security at major subway stations.  On Saturday, Beijing tightened security checks at subway stations following an attack in China’s troubled Xinjiang region which killed 31 people.  Check out the massive lines during rush hour at Beijing’s Tiantongyuan North Station.”

http://www.buzzwok.com/new-anti-terror-checks-on-the-beijings-subway-cause-lines-like-nothing-youve-ever-seen/

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James Corbett, 9/11: A Conspiracy Theory [2011]

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Paul Craig Roberts: 9/11 After 13 years

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“The chairman, vice chairman, and legal counsel of the 9/11 Commission have said that information was withheld from the commission, lies were told to the commission, and that the commission ‘was set up to fail.’ The worst security failure in history resulted in not a single firing. No one was held responsible.  Washington concluded that 9/11 was possible because America lacked a police state.  The PATRIOT Act, which was awaiting the event was quickly passed by the congressional idiots. The Act established executive branch independence of law and the Constitution. The Act and follow-up measures have institutionalized a police state in ‘the land of the free.'”

http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2014/09/10/911-13-years-paul-craig-roberts/

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