revolutionradio--2020-04-03--IT BEGINS: CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES IN LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY ORDER TWO CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS TO WEAR ANKLE

IT BEGINS: CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES IN LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY ORDER TWO CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS TO WEAR ANKLE MONITOR TRACKING DEVICES, PUT UNDER HOUSE ARREST

The city ’ s health department submitted a request for the order , which indicated one of the individuals was “ walking around ” and the other was thought to be out of the house , Cunningham said .
“ The home incarceration program is well-suited for this , ” said Amy Hess , the city ’ s chief of public services , which includes oversight of Metro Corrections and Emergency Services .
“ It provides us with the proper amount of distancing .
We can monitor activity after the monitoring device gets affixed to them … to make sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community .
Two Louisville coronavirus patients and a family member have been ordered by circuit judges to isolate and wear tracking devices after health officials learned they ’ d been in public against medical advice .
It is astonishing to watch two narratives playing out simultaneously not only across the world in general , as well as here at home in America in particular .
The first one is our ongoing battle with the COVID-19 coronavirus , and how best to remediate against it .
The second is how far will our government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspend our constitutional rights to effect the remedy ?
This are already crazy , but if you thought the craziness was going to subside anytime soon , you are quite mistaken .
As we said yesterday , while COVID-19 is a real virus that is really killing people like all viruses do , it seems that it is being used as a pretext to implement the Cloward-Piven 8-step strategy to collapse our economy in order to install a Progressive , Socialist new government .
Yes , I know people who have died from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those people were young , and they all were in various stages of pre-existing poor health .
People die from the flu , too .
I don ’ t want to catch it to find out how well my own body would fight it off , but suffice to say the vast majority of COVID-19 sufferers were not in good health to start with .
I want you to look at today ’ s story , and decide for yourself if the actions taken in Louisville – making them wear ankle monitor tracking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – is a fair and reasonable response , or is it an unacceptable encroachment on our Constitutional rights and liberties we have as American citizens .
Tracking devices and house arrest is how we treat criminals , if we then extend that to non-criminals , at what point does it end ?
Temporary tracking devices today , permanent tracking devices tomorrow ?
Please decide for yourself and post your comments below .
Louisville is forcing unwilling coronavirus patients to self-isolate .
Is it right ?
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The city’s health department submitted a request for the order, which indicated one of the individuals was “walking around” and the other was thought to be out of the house, Cunningham said. “The home incarceration program is well-suited for this,” said Amy Hess, the city’s chief of public services, which includes oversight of Metro Corrections and Emergency Services. “It provides us with the proper amount of distancing. We can monitor activity after the monitoring device gets affixed to them … to make sure they’re not further affecting the community.
by Geoffrey Grider
NowTheEndBegins.com
April 3, 2020
Two Louisville coronavirus patients and a family member have been ordered by circuit judges to isolate and wear tracking devices after health officials learned they’d been in public against medical advice.
It is astonishing to watch two narratives playing out simultaneously not only across the world in general, as well as here at home in America in particular. The first one is our ongoing battle with the COVID-19 coronavirus, and how best to remediate against it. The second is how far will our government – local, state and federal – suspend our constitutional rights to effect the remedy? This are already crazy, but if you thought the craziness was going to subside anytime soon, you are quite mistaken.
As we said yesterday, while COVID-19 is a real virus that is really killing people like all viruses do, it seems that it is being used as a pretext to implement the Cloward-Piven 8-step strategy to collapse our economy in order to install a Progressive, Socialist new government. Yes, I know people who have died from the COVID-19 coronavirus, but none of those people were young, and they all were in various stages of pre-existing poor health. People die from the flu, too. I don’t want to catch it to find out how well my own body would fight it off, but suffice to say the vast majority of COVID-19 sufferers were not in good health to start with.
I want you to look at today’s story, and decide for yourself if the actions taken in Louisville – making them wear ankle monitor tracking devices and be placed under house arrest – is a fair and reasonable response, or is it an unacceptable encroachment on our Constitutional rights and liberties we have as American citizens. Tracking devices and house arrest is how we treat criminals, if we then extend that to non-criminals, at what point does it end? Temporary tracking devices today, permanent tracking devices tomorrow?Please decide for yourself and post your comments below.
Louisville is forcing unwilling coronavirus patients to self-isolate. Is it right?
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revolutionradio--2020-04-03--AMERICANS MUST NOW ACCEPT THE HARD, COLD REALITY THAT THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IS INTENTIONALLY BEIN

AMERICANS MUST NOW ACCEPT THE HARD, COLD REALITY THAT THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IS INTENTIONALLY BEING USED TO COLLAPSE THE U.S. ECONOMY

The Cloward-Piven strategy is an 8-step plan designed in 1966 by hardcore anti-America Liberal Socialists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven that called for overloading the U.S. public welfare system in order to precipitate a crisis that would lead to a replacement of the welfare system with a new national system .
Here is their plan , look at it and tell me if you see anything it mentions that might be happening right now .
This is not conspiracy theory , I am asking you to exercise some intelligent , critical thinking .
The Cloward-Piven strategy is an 8-step @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liberal Socialists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven that called for overloading the U.S. public welfare system in order to precipitate a crisis .
This article you are reading is the 7,629th article I have written since Now The End Begins came online 10 years ago , and it is perhaps the hardest one I ’ ve ever had to write , so I want you to pay close attention to what I have to say .
It is going to present to you a very , very hard truth to swallow , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is happening right now in America is something we have long written about coming to pass one day , it began under Obama but didn ’ t fully complete .
It is now happening under Trump , why is he not stopping it ?
“ This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth : and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations .
For the LORD of hosts hath purposed , and who shall disannul it ?
and his hand is stretched out , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Isaiah 14:26,27 ( KJB ) Back when Barack Obama was president , one of the things we said he was attempting to do was to destroy the American economy with something called the Cloward-Piven strategy .
It is an 8-step plan designed in 1966 by hardcore anti-America Liberal Socialists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven that called for overloading the U.S. public welfare system in order to precipitate a crisis that would lead to a replacement of the welfare system with a new national system .
Here is their plan , look at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything it mentions that might be happening right now .
This is not conspiracy theory , I am asking you to exercise some intelligent , critical thinking .
Ready ?
Here it is : This entry was posted on Friday , April 3rd , 2020 at 1:33 pm and is filed under BioWeapon , God Help Us , Government Evil , History , New World Order .
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The Cloward-Piven strategy is an 8-step plan designed in 1966 by hardcore anti-America Liberal Socialists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven that called for overloading the U.S. public welfare system in order to precipitate a crisis that would lead to a replacement of the welfare system with a new national system. Here is their plan, look at it and tell me if you see anything it mentions that might be happening right now. This is not conspiracy theory, I am asking you to exercise some intelligent, critical thinking.
by Geoffrey Grider
NowTheEndBegins.com
April 2, 2020
The Cloward-Piven strategy is an 8-step plan designed in 1966 by hardcore anti-America Liberal Socialists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven that called for overloading the U.S. public welfare system in order to precipitate a crisis.
This article you are reading is the 7,629th article I have written since Now The End Begins came online 10 years ago, and it is perhaps the hardest one I’ve ever had to write, so I want you to pay close attention to what I have to say. It is going to present to you a very, very hard truth to swallow, but it is truth nonetheless. What is happening right now in America is something we have long written about coming to pass one day, it began under Obama but didn’t fully complete. It is now happening under Trump, why is he not stopping it?
“This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?” Isaiah 14:26,27 (KJB)
Back when Barack Obama was president, one of the things we said he was attempting to do was to destroy the American economy with something called the Cloward-Piven strategy. It is an 8-step plan designed in 1966 by hardcore anti-America Liberal Socialists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven that called for overloading the U.S. public welfare system in order to precipitate a crisis that would lead to a replacement of the welfare system with a new national system. Here is their plan, look at it and tell me if you see anything it mentions that might be happening right now. This is not conspiracy theory, I am asking you to exercise some intelligent, critical thinking. Ready? Here it is:
The Cloward-Piven Strategy To Collapse America:
The Rest…HERE


revolutionradio--2020-04-03--The Angels Are Freefalling: Q1 Saw Record Downgrades To Junk And The Real Pain Is Coming

Back in November of 2017 , this website was the first to suggest that a flood of “ fallen angels ” , or the lowest , BBB-rated investment grade bonds that are downgraded to junk , will be the event that triggers the next corporate debt crisis .
In “ Hunting Angels : What The World ’ s Most Bearish Hedge Fund Will Short Next ” , we quoted from the IMF ’ s Oct 2017 “ Global Financial Stability Report ” which issued an ominous warning : … BBB bonds now make up nearly 50 % of the index @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time high .
BBB bonds are only one notch above high yield , and are at the greatest risk of becoming fallen angels , that is bonds that were investment grade when issued , but subsequently get downgraded to below investment grade , or what is known these days as high yield .
It then points out that investors have never been more at risk of capital loss if yields were to rise .
In addition , it notes volatility targeting investors will mechanically increase leverage as volatility drops , with variable annuities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ target volatility Following this article , the topic of a tsunami in “ fallen angel ” credits took on greater urgency , because with over $ 3 trillion in bonds on the cusp of downgrade , as we discussed in “ The $ 6.4 Trillion Question : How Many BBB Bonds Are About To Be Downgraded ” , countless asset managers warned ( here , here and here ) that this was the biggest threat to the credit pillar of both the US economy and stock market ( recall the bulk of BBB @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trillions in buybacks that levitated the stock market over the past few years ) .
This entry was posted on Friday , April 3rd , 2020 at 1:26 pm and is filed under Economics , God Help Us , Government Evil .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Fri, 04/03/2020
Back in November of 2017, this website was the first to suggest that a flood of “fallen angels”, or the lowest, BBB-rated investment grade bonds that are downgraded to junk, will be the event that triggers the next corporate debt crisis. In “Hunting Angels: What The World’s Most Bearish Hedge Fund Will Short Next”, we quoted from the IMF’s Oct 2017 “Global Financial Stability Report” which issued an ominous warning:
… BBB bonds now make up nearly 50% of the index of investment grade bonds, an all time high. BBB bonds are only one notch above high yield, and are at the greatest risk of becoming fallen angels, that is bonds that were investment grade when issued, but subsequently get downgraded to below investment grade, or what is known these days as high yield. It then points out that investors have never been more at risk of capital loss if yields were to rise. In addition, it notes volatility targeting investors will mechanically increase leverage as volatility drops, with variable annuities investors having little flexibility to deviate from target volatility
Following this article, the topic of a tsunami in “fallen angel” credits took on greater urgency, because with over $3 trillion in bonds on the cusp of downgrade, as we discussed in “The $6.4 Trillion Question: How Many BBB Bonds Are About To Be Downgraded”, countless asset managers warned (here, here and here) that this was the biggest threat to the credit pillar of both the US economy and stock market (recall the bulk of BBB rated issuance was used to fund the trillions in buybacks that levitated the stock market over the past few years).
The Rest…HERE


revolutionradio--2020-04-03--5G Apocalypse: Stop This Insane Experiment On Society

Scientists , environmental groups , doctors and citizens around the world are appealing to all governments to halt telecommunications companies ’ deployment of 5G wireless networks .
5G is an untested application of a technology that we know is harmful .
We know from science that wireless radiation can cause DNA damage , neuropsychiatric effects and other health problems .
In academics this is called human subjects research .
And such experiments on humanity and the environment is defined as a crime under international law .
“ Even though the radiation associated with 5G technologies hasn ’ t been investigated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cell phone technologies , there is a substantial body of literature and evidence to indicate a significant impact of exposure on human health and development , ” said Dr. Jerry Phillips .
And he continues as is : “ Of concern here are not just the potential effects of 5G-associated radiation , but what might result from the combined impact of 5G-radiation with other sources of non-ionizing radiation in our environment .
Certainly , a more careful and thorough assessment of the risks to human and environmental health are warranted.
” This entry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2020 at 1:13 pm and is filed under God Help Us , Government Evil , Technology .
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StrangeSounds.org
Apr 1, 2020
Scientists, environmental groups, doctors and citizens around the world are appealing to all governments to halt telecommunications companies’ deployment of 5G wireless networks.
5G is an untested application of a technology that we know is harmful. We know from science that wireless radiation can cause DNA damage, neuropsychiatric effects and other health problems. In academics this is called human subjects research.
And such experiments on humanity and the environment is defined as a crime under international law.
“Even though the radiation associated with 5G technologies hasn’t been investigated as extensively as that associated with current cell phone technologies, there is a substantial body of literature and evidence to indicate a significant impact of exposure on human health and development,” said Dr. Jerry Phillips.
And he continues as is: “Of concern here are not just the potential effects of 5G-associated radiation, but what might result from the combined impact of 5G-radiation with other sources of non-ionizing radiation in our environment. Certainly, a more careful and thorough assessment of the risks to human and environmental health are warranted.”
The Rest…HERE


revolutionradio--2020-04-03--Nursing home infections and deaths are still rising, even after coronavirus lockdown

Across the country , nursing homes have been in lockdown for weeks under federal orders to protect their elderly residents from the coronavirus .
However , a wave of deadly outbreaks in these nursing homes nearly every day suggests these measures , such as a ban on visits and daily health screenings , either came too late or weren ’ t rigorous enough .
Outbreaks in states such as Maryland , Ohio , Tennessee and West Virginia have caused the death toll in the nation ’ s nursing homes to reach at least 450 .
These highlight a gap in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the testing of doctors , nurses , aides and other workers — they aren ’ t properly tested and instead only get their temperatures taken or answer health questions .
People who carry the coronavirus but are asymptomatic can still get through .
( Related : Nursing home says testing no longer necessary because coronavirus has gone “ endemic ” in US population . )
“ It ’ s still been like Swiss cheese with people coming in and out of there , and thus you ’ ve got these explosions in senior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Long Valley , New Jersey .
He recently pulled his 85-year old mother out of an assisted-living facility out of fear of infection .
The coronavirus is slipping in through nursing home staff An outbreak near Dayton , Ohio , killed eight people and infected about 50 more at a pair of nursing homes less than 10 miles apart .
When they began scrutinizing medical specialists such as phlebotomists and respiratory therapists who worked both facilities , health officials found one worker who tested positive for COVID-19 .
The same thing happened in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100 infections and four deaths at the Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing outside Nashville .
Sumner County Mayor Anthony Holt blamed staff who came to work despite showing symptoms for COVID-19 , exposing a lot of patients .
“ Things got out of hand , ” stated Holt .
“ Once employees became symptomatic , they should have asked them to go home immediately and called the health department .
I don ’ t think that occurred.
” Meanwhile , Maryland Gov .
Larry Hogan stated that an outbreak spread like “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home , infecting 77 and killing five .
The outbreak apparently began when an asymptomatic health worker made it past a temperature check screening and infected people at the facility .
More should have been done In Morgantown , West Virginia , relatives of those at a nursing home in Sundale where 29 residents and staff have tested positive for the coronavirus have said that more should have been done to keep the virus out before federal restrictions took hold in March .
“ The day before the shutdown , we just walked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There was nothing , ” mentioned Courtney Templeton , whose 69-year-old mother was one of those who became infected with the virus .
Templeton also blamed the nursing home for not testing the residents fast enough and not keeping healthy ones separate from those who had just returned from a nearby hospital showing symptoms of COVID-19 , including her mother ’ s roommate .
“ She came back coughing and had a fever , ” Templeton stated .
Last week , Templeton was informed that both her mother and the roommate tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get worse for those in nursing homes The United States has about one million people living within around 15,000 nursing homes .
For these people , the situation could get worse before it gets better .
Experts say that the crisis has only deepened a chronic staffing shortage because more workers are self-quarantining at home with their children .
This is on top staff and patients still not getting tested as well as the protective gear such as masks being in short supply .
“ It ’ s an emergency situation , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in all the national policy , ” explained Charlene Harrington , a professor at the University of California , San Francisco and former state health official .
To add to all this , overcrowding in hospitals has some states considering forcing nursing homes to take patients who are recovering from COVID-19 .
This has raised fears that they could spread the virus to the residents inside .
New York has already issued a statewide advisory last week that forbids nursing homes from denying admission solely on whether a patient has a “ confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to follow suit , California has told its nursing homes to make similar preparations .
Massachusetts , on the other hand , has announced plans to designate specific nursing homes as care centers for COVID-19 patients after one such facility , the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester County , offered to do so .
Patients who have the disease and are stable but still need nursing care will be transferred to the facility this week , while residents who don ’ t have it will be transferred to other nursing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announcement , Matt Salmon , CEO of Salmon Health and Retirement , which owns the Beaumont nursing home , emphasized the need to keep COVID-19 patients out of nursing homes .
“ I can ’ t see any logical reason why a skilled nursing operator would be allowed to admit a COVID-positive resident into their building and increase the risk of that disease spreading throughout the entire community , ” he said .
This entry was posted on Friday , April 3rd , 2020 at 1:04 pm and is filed under BioWeapon , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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by: Franz Walker
NaturalNews.com
Friday, April 03, 2020
Across the country, nursing homes have been in lockdown for weeks under federal orders to protect their elderly residents from the coronavirus. However, a wave of deadly outbreaks in these nursing homes nearly every day suggests these measures, such as a ban on visits and daily health screenings, either came too late or weren’t rigorous enough.
Outbreaks in states such as Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia have caused the death toll in the nation’s nursing homes to reach at least 450. These highlight a gap in their lockdown measures when it comes to the testing of doctors, nurses, aides and other workers — they aren’t properly tested and instead only get their temperatures taken or answer health questions. People who carry the coronavirus but are asymptomatic can still get through. (Related: Nursing home says testing no longer necessary because coronavirus has gone “endemic” in US population.)
“It’s still been like Swiss cheese with people coming in and out of there, and thus you’ve got these explosions in senior facilities,” said John BaRoss of Long Valley, New Jersey. He recently pulled his 85-year old mother out of an assisted-living facility out of fear of infection.
The coronavirus is slipping in through nursing home staff
An outbreak near Dayton, Ohio, killed eight people and infected about 50 more at a pair of nursing homes less than 10 miles apart. When they began scrutinizing medical specialists such as phlebotomists and respiratory therapists who worked both facilities, health officials found one worker who tested positive for COVID-19.
The same thing happened in Tennessee, where an outbreak resulted in 100 infections and four deaths at the Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing outside Nashville. Sumner County Mayor Anthony Holt blamed staff who came to work despite showing symptoms for COVID-19, exposing a lot of patients.
“Things got out of hand,” stated Holt. “Once employees became symptomatic, they should have asked them to go home immediately and called the health department. I don’t think that occurred.”
Meanwhile, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan stated that an outbreak spread like “wildfire” at a Mount Airy nursing home, infecting 77 and killing five. The outbreak apparently began when an asymptomatic health worker made it past a temperature check screening and infected people at the facility.
More should have been done
In Morgantown, West Virginia, relatives of those at a nursing home in Sundale where 29 residents and staff have tested positive for the coronavirus have said that more should have been done to keep the virus out before federal restrictions took hold in March.
“The day before the shutdown, we just walked in wherever. There was no sign-in. There was nothing,” mentioned Courtney Templeton, whose 69-year-old mother was one of those who became infected with the virus.
Templeton also blamed the nursing home for not testing the residents fast enough and not keeping healthy ones separate from those who had just returned from a nearby hospital showing symptoms of COVID-19, including her mother’s roommate.
“She came back coughing and had a fever,” Templeton stated. Last week, Templeton was informed that both her mother and the roommate tested positive for the disease.
Things could get worse for those in nursing homes
The United States has about one million people living within around 15,000 nursing homes. For these people, the situation could get worse before it gets better.
Experts say that the crisis has only deepened a chronic staffing shortage because more workers are self-quarantining at home with their children. This is on top staff and patients still not getting tested as well as the protective gear such as masks being in short supply.
“It’s an emergency situation, and it’s just been totally neglected in all the national policy,” explained Charlene Harrington, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco and former state health official.
To add to all this, overcrowding in hospitals has some states considering forcing nursing homes to take patients who are recovering from COVID-19. This has raised fears that they could spread the virus to the residents inside.
New York has already issued a statewide advisory last week that forbids nursing homes from denying admission solely on whether a patient has a “confirmed or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19.” Looking to follow suit, California has told its nursing homes to make similar preparations.
Massachusetts, on the other hand, has announced plans to designate specific nursing homes as care centers for COVID-19 patients after one such facility, the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester County, offered to do so. Patients who have the disease and are stable but still need nursing care will be transferred to the facility this week, while residents who don’t have it will be transferred to other nursing homes in.
As part of the announcement, Matt Salmon, CEO of Salmon Health and Retirement, which owns the Beaumont nursing home, emphasized the need to keep COVID-19 patients out of nursing homes. “I can’t see any logical reason why a skilled nursing operator would be allowed to admit a COVID-positive resident into their building and increase the risk of that disease spreading throughout the entire community,” he said.


revolutionradio--2020-04-04--The US Military Is Preparing For “Worst-Case Contagion Scenarios” (But It’s A Secret)

The U.S. military is “ preparing for worst-case scenarios with respect to the potential spread ” of the COVID-19 virus , U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters told reporters Friday .
But just what those scenarios are is a military secret .
At a time when the president and his advisers hold daily press conferences where worst-case scenarios for civilians are frankly and alarmingly discussed , the Pentagon is moving to tighten what information it shares about COVID-19 ’ s impact on the military .
The Department of Defense has been providing running totals of military-related COVID-19 infections , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figures for service members , their families , and civilian contractors .
For example , as of Monday , the Pentagon reported 1,087 cases , of which 569 involved troops .
These figures were higher by two-thirds than they had been Friday .
But the demands of epidemiological accuracy are beginning to clash with the imperatives of operational secrecy .
“ I ’ m not going to get into a habit where we start providing numbers across all the commands and we come to a point six , seven weeks from now where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and reveal information that could put people at risk , ” Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told Reuters .
No one wants to give bad actors the idea that American troop strength is weakened on any particular front .
If not necessarily weakening forces , the virus is already causing complications .
The commanding general of the U.S. Army in Europe , Christopher Cavoli , has spent most of March in self-isolation after coming into contact with someone infected with COVID-19 .
Lt.. Gen. Cavoli is just one of many officers who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their troops via video .
But missing from the videos is the officer one would most expect to see in that part of the world , the chief medical officer for the European theater .
Brig .
Gen. Ronald Stephens was relieved of command Monday .
He had been suspended Feb. 12 .
For what , the Army isn ’ t saying – it ’ s a different sort of military secret — but the timing is less than optimal .
Regional Health Command-Europe is being headed on an acting basis by Stephens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Andre Pippen .
Wolters , commander of U.S. forces in Europe , was relatively forthcoming when he said that “ to sustain the current readiness posture , ” he might have to “ go outside the forces I currently command.
” But if it happens , don ’ t expect it to be announced : Department of Defense spokesperson Alyssa Farah put out a statement last week saying , “ If at some point in the future , a commander believes that the coronavirus could affect the readiness of our strategic deterrent or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that information.
” A senior defense official told Military Times on Monday that though the Pentagon would be reporting general figures , it would be “ tamping down ” on the release of “ unit , region and installation ” details .
Dealing with disease is key to military readiness .
Wars in which the majority of fatalities are due to battlefield slaughter are something of a 20th century invention .
The Civil War displayed a staggering carelessness with men ’ s lives , whether Pickett ’ s suicidal charge or just about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And yet for all the carnage , of over 600,000 fatalities , some two out of three died from diseases , including dysentery , typhoid , malaria and tuberculosis .
In Britain ’ s Thirty Years ’ War , “ deaths from disease far outstripped deaths from weapon in this as in every European conflict prior to the twentieth century , ” writes historian William H. McNeill in the book “ Plagues and Peoples.
” The Continental Army was ravaged with smallpox until George Washington forced reluctant troops to be vaccinated .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” John Adams wrote to his wife , Abigail , “ where the Sword of the Enemy has killed one.
” The U.S. military doesn ’ t face anything like that with COVID-19 so far .
But it is a reminder of the importance of keeping soldiers healthy to keeping them ready as a fighting force .
Some fronts have already been affected , if only marginally , as coalition forces have been drawn down .
In the last week , hundreds of troops from the Netherlands , France , Spain and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ redeployed to their home countries to bolster civilian responses to the disease .
U.S. and British training with Iraqi forces has been suspended and some U.K. soldiers have returned to Great Britain for emergency assignments .
The U.S. military has a deeper bench , of course , and can afford to assign the Army Corps of Engineers to outfit temporary emergency hospitals and the Navy to sail hospital ships to home-front hot spots .
But that could eventually lead to drawdowns significant enough that the Pentagon wouldn ’ t want it known .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ painted by the information given to troops than that given the public .
The Army ’ s acting regional health commander for Europe , Col. Pippen , held a virtual town hall with other medical officers to answer questions about COVID-19 and the Army ’ s response .
Soldiers and their spouses emailed in .
The answers they were given suggest the Army ’ s health system is stressed , even at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany , the largest military hospital in Europe .
“ Every time I call the Landstuhl @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signal , ” was one exasperated complaint .
Col. Randall Freeman , deputy commander for health readiness at Landstuhl , didn ’ t have much to offer : “ Our network is very heavily burdened right now , with a much higher volume of calls than we normally have , ” he said .
“ I encourage patients to keep trying .
Sometimes it takes three , four , or five tries to get through.
” Freeman and the other Army health officials said the hospital was going to be focused on urgent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to be online .
Soldiers can normally expect that their medical information and that of their families will be handled according to HIPAA principles .
But not in the age of COVID-19 .
A soldier ’ s wife who had been tested for the virus emailed the town hall to ask what had happened to her privacy .
The results of her test had been given first to her husband ’ s commanding officer , then to her husband , and only only after that to her .
“ In a public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ the command has to know certain things that affect the ability of the unit to carry out its mission.
” Some of the steps normally taken to clear troops as ready are being pushed off .
For example , soldiers have to pass an annual dental exam to be considered deployable .
But such routine care is no longer available .
“ We have stopped offering readiness exam appointments , ” Col. Manuel Pozo-Alonso , the Army ’ s dental regional commander for Europe , said in the virtual town hall .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ duties .
He admitted that because of even that minor consequence of switching to a COVID-19 footing , “ There will be a little detriment to our readiness over time.
” This entry was posted on Saturday , April 4th , 2020 at 12:35 am and is filed under BioWeapon , Health , Martial Law , Pandemic .
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by Eric Felten via RealClearInvestigations.com
ZeroHedge.com
Fri, 04/03/2020
The U.S. military is “preparing for worst-case scenarios with respect to the potential spread” of the COVID-19 virus, U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters told reporters Friday.
But just what those scenarios are is a military secret. At a time when the president and his advisers hold daily press conferences where worst-case scenarios for civilians are frankly and alarmingly discussed, the Pentagon is moving to tighten what information it shares about COVID-19’s impact on the military.
The Department of Defense has been providing running totals of military-related COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and mortality, with separate figures for service members, their families, and civilian contractors. For example, as of Monday, the Pentagon reported 1,087 cases, of which 569 involved troops. These figures were higher by two-thirds than they had been Friday. But the demands of epidemiological accuracy are beginning to clash with the imperatives of operational secrecy.
“I’m not going to get into a habit where we start providing numbers across all the commands and we come to a point six, seven weeks from now where we have some concerns in some locations and reveal information that could put people at risk,” Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told Reuters.
No one wants to give bad actors the idea that American troop strength is weakened on any particular front.
If not necessarily weakening forces, the virus is already causing complications. The commanding general of the U.S. Army in Europe, Christopher Cavoli, has spent most of March in self-isolation after coming into contact with someone infected with COVID-19.
Lt.. Gen. Cavoli is just one of many officers who have taken to the internet to communicate with their troops via video. But missing from the videos is the officer one would most expect to see in that part of the world, the chief medical officer for the European theater. Brig. Gen. Ronald Stephens was relieved of command Monday. He had been suspended Feb. 12. For what, the Army isn’t saying – it’s a different sort of military secret — but the timing is less than optimal. Regional Health Command-Europe is being headed on an acting basis by Stephens’ former chief of staff, Col. Andre Pippen.
Wolters, commander of U.S. forces in Europe, was relatively forthcoming when he said that “to sustain the current readiness posture,” he might have to “go outside the forces I currently command.” But if it happens, don’t expect it to be announced: Department of Defense spokesperson Alyssa Farah put out a statement last week saying, “If at some point in the future, a commander believes that the coronavirus could affect the readiness of our strategic deterrent or strategic response forces we would understandably protect that information.”
A senior defense official told Military Times on Monday that though the Pentagon would be reporting general figures, it would be “tamping down” on the release of “unit, region and installation” details.
Dealing with disease is key to military readiness. Wars in which the majority of fatalities are due to battlefield slaughter are something of a 20th century invention. The Civil War displayed a staggering carelessness with men’s lives, whether Pickett’s suicidal charge or just about any campaign waged by U.S. Grant. And yet for all the carnage, of over 600,000 fatalities, some two out of three died from diseases, including dysentery, typhoid, malaria and tuberculosis.
In Britain’s Thirty Years’ War, “deaths from disease far outstripped deaths from weapon in this as in every European conflict prior to the twentieth century,” writes historian William H. McNeill in the book “Plagues and Peoples.” The Continental Army was ravaged with smallpox until George Washington forced reluctant troops to be vaccinated. “Disease has destroyed Ten Men for Us,” John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, “where the Sword of the Enemy has killed one.”
The U.S. military doesn’t face anything like that with COVID-19 so far. But it is a reminder of the importance of keeping soldiers healthy to keeping them ready as a fighting force.
Some fronts have already been affected, if only marginally, as coalition forces have been drawn down. In the last week, hundreds of troops from the Netherlands, France, Spain and Portugal have left Iraq and Afghanistan, redeployed to their home countries to bolster civilian responses to the disease. U.S. and British training with Iraqi forces has been suspended and some U.K. soldiers have returned to Great Britain for emergency assignments.
The U.S. military has a deeper bench, of course, and can afford to assign the Army Corps of Engineers to outfit temporary emergency hospitals and the Navy to sail hospital ships to home-front hot spots. But that could eventually lead to drawdowns significant enough that the Pentagon wouldn’t want it known.
Still, a more detailed picture is painted by the information given to troops than that given the public. The Army’s acting regional health commander for Europe, Col. Pippen, held a virtual town hall with other medical officers to answer questions about COVID-19 and the Army’s response. Soldiers and their spouses emailed in. The answers they were given suggest the Army’s health system is stressed, even at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, the largest military hospital in Europe.
“Every time I call the Landstuhl appointment line, I get a busy signal,” was one exasperated complaint.
Col. Randall Freeman, deputy commander for health readiness at Landstuhl, didn’t have much to offer:
“Our network is very heavily burdened right now, with a much higher volume of calls than we normally have,” he said.
“I encourage patients to keep trying. Sometimes it takes three, four, or five tries to get through.”
Freeman and the other Army health officials said the hospital was going to be focused on urgent care, and all other services would have to be online.
Soldiers can normally expect that their medical information and that of their families will be handled according to HIPAA principles. But not in the age of COVID-19. A soldier’s wife who had been tested for the virus emailed the town hall to ask what had happened to her privacy. The results of her test had been given first to her husband’s commanding officer, then to her husband, and only only after that to her. “In a public health emergency,” Freeman responded, “the command has to know certain things that affect the ability of the unit to carry out its mission.”
Some of the steps normally taken to clear troops as ready are being pushed off. For example, soldiers have to pass an annual dental exam to be considered deployable. But such routine care is no longer available. “We have stopped offering readiness exam appointments,” Col. Manuel Pozo-Alonso, the Army’s dental regional commander for Europe, said in the virtual town hall. Dental personnel are being seconded to COVID-19 duties. He admitted that because of even that minor consequence of switching to a COVID-19 footing, “There will be a little detriment to our readiness over time.”