Flashback: Cheney Duct Tape scam/ Rumsfeld Bird Flu scam ..

docmercer--banned · Jul 3, 2008

Cheney Admits Vast Holdings in Duct Tape and Plastic Sheeting

http://www.federalobserver.com/archive.php?aid=5211

Vice President Dick Cheney controls a company that has virtually cornered the world market in duct tape and plastic sheeting.

The company, GloboWrapCorp, currently sells between ninety-seven and ninety-eight percent of all of the duct tape and plastic sheeting in the world, according to most estimates

The Bush administration recently raised our national alertness level to "high" or "orange." Instead of just scaring us, though, they've actually suggested we do certain things to prepare for a biological or chemical attack. One of these is to buy duct tape, which, when combined with plastic sheeting, will allow us to make an airtight seal for our windows and doors. Needless to say, there has been a run on duct tape in the last few days. Many stores have trouble keeping it on the shelves

The leading manufacturer of duct tape in the US is a company called Manco, a division of Henkel. The CEO of Manco is a man named John J. Kahl of Avon, Ohio. Well, if you look up Kahl's political contributions over the past few years on the Federal Election Commission's web site (www.fec.gov), you learn that Kahl has made the following donations:

$86,033 to the Republican National State Elections Committee

$20,000 to the RNC

$2,500 to the New Hampshire Republican State Committee

$1,500 to the Ohio Republican Party
and several thousand dollars to some prominent Republican incumbents, including Don Nickles, John Kasich, and Mike DeWine

Ridge tries to calm America's nerves

Government official cites bad tip on terror

 <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">  </script>Friday, February 14, 2003 Posted: 5:33 PM EST (2233 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- With rolls of duct tape and plastic sheeting being swept off store shelves across the country, Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge tried Friday to reassure Americans there is no reason to panic

HOW DID THAT WORK OUT TOMMY BOY?

Ridge to join Home Depot board

By Jennifer Waters, MarketWatch

Last update: 4:18 p.m. EST Feb. 24, 2005

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge will join the board of Home Depot Inc., replacing Roger Penske, the company said Thursday

Ridge is quite familiar with home-improvement projects. He was instrumental in a short-lived run on duct tape in early 2003, when he encouraged Americans to turn to the sticky substance and plastic sheeting as protection against terrorists using chemical and/or biological agents

The move, which drew criticism from many corners, motivated many across the country to stock up -- to the extent that some retailers reported widespread shortages

Ridge's compensation was expected to be about $100,000 per annum for this position

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Rumsfeld To Profit From Avian Flu Hoax

Finally, the pieces of the puzzle start to add up. Last week, President Bush sought to instill panic in this country by telling us a minimum of 200,000 people will die from the avian flu pandemic but it could be as bad as 2 million deaths in this country alone.

This hoax is then used to justify the immediate purchase of 80 million doses of Tamiflu, a worthless drug that in no way shape or form treats the avian flu, but only decreases the amount of days one is sick and can actually contribute to the virus having more lethal mutations.

So the U.S. placed an order for 20 million doses of this worthless drug at a price of $100 per dose. That comes to a staggering $2 billion.

We are being told that Roche manufactures Tamiflu and, in yesterday's New York Times, they were battling whether or not they would allow generic drug companies to help increase their production.

But if you dig further you will find that a drug was actually developed by a company called Gilead that 10 years ago gave Roche the exclusive rights to market and sell Tamiflu.

Ahh, The Plot Thickens...

If you read the link below from Gilead, you'll discover Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was made the chairman of Gilead in 1997.

Since Rumsfeld holds major portions of stock in Gilead, he will handsomely profit from the scare tactics of the government that is being used to justify the purchase of $2 billion of Tamiflu.

http://mercola.com/blog/2005/oct/19/rumsfeld%5Fto%5Fprofit%5Ffrom%5Favian%5Fflu%5Fhoax

ProPokerPlayer · Jul 3, 2008

"Last week, President Bush sought to instill panic in this country by telling us a minimum of 200,000 people will die from the avian flu pandemic but it could be as bad as 2 million deaths in this country alone."

UGHHHHH he did?????

My fellow Americans, Once again, nature has presented us with a daunting challenge: the possibility of an influenza pandemic.
Most of us are accustomed to seasonal influenza, or "the flu," a viral infection that continues to be a significant public health challenge. From time to time, changes in the influenza virus result in a new strain to which people have never been exposed. These new strains have the potential to sweep the globe, causing millions of illnesses, in what is called a pandemic.
A new strain of influenza virus has been found in birds in Asia, and has shown that it can infect humans. If this virus undergoes further change, it could very well result in the next human pandemic.
We have an opportunity to prepare ourselves, our Nation, and our world to fight this potentially devastating outbreak of infectious disease.
The National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza presents our approach to address the threat of pandemic influenza, whether it results from the strain currently in birds in Asia or another influenza virus. It outlines how we intend to prepare, detect, and respond to a pandemic. It also outlines the important roles to be played not only by the Federal government, but also by State and local governments, private industry, our international partners, and most importantly individual citizens, including you and your families.
While your government will do much to prepare for a pandemic, individual action and individual responsibility are necessary for the success of any measures. Not only should you take action to protect yourself and your families, you should also take action to prevent the spread of influenza if you or anyone in your family becomes ill.
Together we will confront this emerging threat and together, as Americans, we will be prepared to protect our families, our communities, this great Nation, and our world.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE
November 1, 2005

But ofcourse had he said it he might would be referring to the other pandemics we've recorded in history...which would be what any plan would be based on right?

Pandemics have occurred intermittently over centuries. The last three pandemics, in 1918, 1957 and 1968, killed approximately 40 million, 2 million and 1 million people worldwide, respectively. Although the timing cannot be predicted, history and science suggest that we will face one or more pandemics in this century.

But ofcourse GWB made the WHOLE thing up....
Koreans and Europeans who according to liberals hate GWB and this country but if GWB picks up the phone and asks them to slaughter 200 milllion chickens so he can fake a virus scare they say "Yes Sir"

The current pandemic threat stems from an unprecedented outbreak of avian influenza in Asia and Europe, caused by the H5N1 strain of the Influenza A virus. To date, the virus has infected birds in 16 countries and has resulted in the deaths, through illness and culling, of approximately 200 million birds across Asia. While traditional control measures have been attempted, the virus is now endemic in Southeast Asia, present in long-range migratory birds, and unlikely to be eradicated soon.

By the way a news report out just this week says that California bird flu cases will show a 300% increase this year over last yr.........

Thats right boys, 3 years later and ol GWB is STILL faking a health threat........

festeringZit · Jul 3, 2008

More bullshit non-issue posts from doc... yawn....

The Secretary of Defense is not the only politically-connected person to have ties to Gilead. Former Secretary of State George Shultz, who is on Gilead's board, has sold more than $7 million worth of Gilead stock since the beginning of 2005. Another Gilead board member is the wife of former California governor Pete Wilson.

Rumsfeld is in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" position because of his stock holdings, even though he apparently has no say in what Gilead does (he's no longer on its board) and has removed himself from being part of governmental decisions that affect it (he's recused himself). In a statement to The Independent in March 2006, the Pentagon said: "Secretary Rumsfeld has no relationship with Gilead Sciences, Inc. beyond his investments in the company. When he became Secretary of Defense in January 2001, divestiture of his investment in Gilead was not required by the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Office of Government Ethics or the Department of Defense Standards of Conduct Office. Upon taking office, he recused himself from participating in any particular matter when the matter would directly and predictably affect his financial interest in Gilead Sciences."

If Rumsfeld holds onto his stock and its share price rises (which one would expect it to do if an avian flu pandemic becomes a reality, or if concerns about such a pandemic continue to grow), he will be seen to be profiting mightily from sales of a product the U.S. government has been buying in large quantities. If he sells his stock and so divests himself of further interest in Tamiflu sales, he will be accused of locking up profits from the rise in share price that has already occurred. (In 2001, shares of Gilead Sciences, Inc. traded in a range between $6.64 and $17.93. Between January and April 2006, its price range has been $53.00 to $65.62.)

As to the second aspect of the e-mail, whether Tamiflu is effective against influenza (especially the specific H5N1 strain now referred to as avian or bird flu), the e-mail's dismissive "This medicine doesn't so much as cure the common flu" is misleading in that Tamiflu isn't meant to be a flu cure. Positioning the drug as a medicine that flopped obscures that fact.

Tamiflu does not cure the flu, but if taken soon after symptoms appear, Tamiflu can reduce the flu's severity. As to how well it's going to match up against bird flu, that is not yet known and indeed it may well not be knowable until the time comes. However, it is anticipated Tamiflu will have at least some effect against bird flu, and with that in mind, more than 60 countries (including the U.S.) have so far ordered large stocks of it. Such stockpiling is likely going to appear highly prudent if the bird flu pandemic, a worldwide medical disaster the United Nations estimates could kill 150 million people, does materialize.

Influenza is not a straightforward disease, as it is constantly mutating. While media attention has now conditioned us to regard "bird flu" as a particular entity, in truth there are many forms of "bird flu." The one now the focus of so much concern, the H5N1 strain, was first noted in Asian birds in 1997. That first year, 18 people in Hong Kong were diagnosed with the contagion, 6 of whom died. Since 1997, there have been approximately 206 known human cases bird flu (of which 114 died), but as the CDC points out: "It is possible that the only cases currently being reported are those in the most severely ill people, and that the full range of illness caused by the H5N1 virus has not yet been defined."

Viewed from one angle (114 deaths over the course of nine years), avian flu is not worth being much concerned about. But viewed from a more informed standpoint about the nature of influenza, there may indeed be great cause for alarm. Influenza can jump species and move from birds (and other animals, such as pigs) into humans. During the process of that move — and afterwards, as one person infects another — the virus changes form. What at one moment can be a containable and well-understood virus can in the space of hours or days become almost an entirely new virus. For this reason, flus are hard to combat: they change as they are passed along, staying well ahead of science's attempts to contain them.

Most strains of flu are not deadly to humans, save for members of groups especially at risk to all forms of contagion (e.g. the very young, the very old, and the infirm of all ages). Bird flu, however, is a killer, and if it jumps species and mutates on the fly into a form that humans can easily pass to each other, it could take the lives of millions in the space of weeks, ultimately making the United Nations' projected death toll of 150 million worldwide look like wishful thinking.

docmercer--banned · Jul 3, 2008

I didnt realize that being able to read and digest was such a problem
for Dittoheads

:nohead::nohead::nohead::nohead:

mr21 · Jul 3, 2008

flockies still drink the kool-aid even when the facts dickslap them across the face

docmercer--banned · Jul 3, 2008

Festering of the WAY BELOW IQ Clan thinks this shit didnt go down ...

:nohead::nohead::nohead:

MarkieMark+ · Jul 3, 2008

Talk about "hot breaking" stories.

You take the cake, Mrs. Mims.

festeringZit · Jul 3, 2008

doc mercer said:
Festering of the WAY BELOW IQ Clan thinks this shit didnt go down ...

:nohead::nohead::nohead:

Doc,

I work in Austin. I'll put up $1000.00 and we'll go together and
take an IQ test. Best score gets $1K from the other. You just
tell me when you want to go, ok?

Oh, by the way if you read my response to your non-issue post,
I got it from snopes.com. Now if you think that is a politically
biased site, you are even stupider than I thought.

I'll be waiting for you to take me up on my $1K wager.

I'm also willing to up the amount of the bet, you just let me know.