vdare--2020-03-16--Trump's Denaturalizations Expose Rampant Asylum Fraud

The Department of Justice ( DOJ ) recently announced a specialized office of attorneys to deal with denaturalization , which mistakenly occurs in Federal District Courts .
Legally , it should be done administratively by the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) , but given current constraints , this is a good move .
And close on the heels of this new DOJ office are three cases of asylum applicants who were able to fraudulently obtain asylum , then legal permanent residence , and then were naturalized .
Natasha Pierre , Munia Parvin , and Lilla Haiddar were from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Afghanistan respectively , and unrelated other than that all used asylum fraud to enter and remain in the United States , and in Haiddar ’ s case , even work for the United States government .
All three have are being denaturalized , but at an extreme cost to the government because the government itself refused to use all appropriate actions to determine identity and review the underlying asylum claims .
Most asylum cases are fraudulent , but asylum is a widely used method to gain permanent residency and later citizenship .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but just another method of immigration so common that fraud is unremarkable and little hindrance to the perpetrators and the Treason Bar that supports them .
The Face Of Asylum Fraud And USCIS ’ Failure To Stop Fraud First , `` Lilla Haiddar '' a woman who lied blatantly to the government in her asylum claim , including about her actual name .
Prosecutors say the Afghan native flew to the U.S. in 2001 on a temporary transit visa and was supposed to leave for Canada the same day , but never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asylum under a different name , Lilla Haiddar , and told a false story of how she made it to New York , prosecutors said .
Haiddar told immigration officials she flew from Pakistan to Mexico and then was secreted across the border into the U.S. with the help of an uncle to escape oppression in her native country .
Haiddar listed two different names and dates of birth on U.S. documents , court records show .
“ We have no idea who this woman is , ” Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany H. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April 2019 detention hearing .
[ After Nearly 20 Years In America , This Woman Will Be Stripped Of Her U.S .
Citizenship For Lying On Forms , by Kevin Krause and Dianne Solis , Dallas News , March 10 , 2020 ] Then we have Natasha Pierre , who came from Haiti and applied twice for asylum ; denied once , she reapplied under an assumed name and was approved .
U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore sentenced Natasha Pierre ( 46 , Davenport ) , a/k/a Elsie Petitfrere , to six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizenship through false and misleading representations to U.S. immigration authorities .
She pleaded guilty on August 30 , 2017 .
The Court also entered an order denaturalizing Pierre and stripping her of her United States citizenship ; she is now subject to deportation to Haiti .
According to her plea agreement and evidence presented in Court , Pierre first applied for asylum protection to remain in the United States in 1993 , claiming that she had entered the United States from Haiti and feared persecution and arrest if she returned there .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ application and ordered her to appear before an immigration judge for possible deportation proceedings .
In July 1995 , she failed to appear as directed and the court ordered her removal from the United States .
The immigration judge also entered a warrant for her arrest and deportation .
While her case was still pending before the immigration court , Pierre assumed the new identity of Elsie Petitfrere and filed for legal protection and permanent resident status in the United States using this new identity and a different set of biographical data .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizenship , and Petitfrere ultimately became a U.S. citizen on September 11 , 2012 .
[ Second Woman Sentenced And Denaturalized For Obtaining U.S .
Citizenship Through Lies , DOJ Press Release , December 27 , 2017 ] Then there is a third fraudulent asylum claimant , Munia Parvin , who did the same thing , apply for and denied asylum , created a new identity , and re-applied .
U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Munia Parvin , a/k/a Zarrin Hoque ( 46 , Sarasota ) , to 6 months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through false and misleading representations to U.S. immigration authorities .
She pleaded guilty on September 26 , 2017 .
The Court also entered an order denaturalizing Parvin and stripping her of her United States citizenship ; she is now subject to deportation to Bangladesh .
According to her plea agreement and evidence presented in court , Parvin first applied for asylum protection to remain in the United States in 1993 , claiming that she had entered the United States from Bangladesh and feared persecution and arrest if she returned there .
In November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ordered her to appear before an immigration judge for possible deportation proceedings .
In December 1997 , the immigration court allowed Parvin to depart from the United States by a set date and when she failed to do so , entered a warrant for her arrest and removal from the country .
While her case was still pending before the immigration court , Parvin assumed the new identity of Zarrin Hoque and filed for legal protection and permanent resident status in the United States using this new name and a different set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she applied for U.S. citizenship and ultimately became a U.S. citizen on June 4 , 2012 .
In her paperwork and application for citizenship , Hoque denied the use of prior names , denied having been subject to an order of deportation , and denied lying to immigration authorities .
Photographic and fingerprint evidence later established that Hoque and Parvin were the same person and that Parvin had lied on several parts of her citizenship application .
[ Woman Sentenced And Denaturalized For Obtaining U.S .
Citizenship By Lying To Officials , DOJ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] Here we have it : U.S .
Citizenship and Immigration Services ( USCIS ) , Refugee , Asylum and International Operations Directorate , approved completely fictional claims in both all three cases .
Of five separate fraudulent applications , USCIS approved three of five .
That is not good statistics .
Worse yet , in two cases USCIS had the fingerprints and photographs of the claimants , yet apparently did not compare names and photographs to find a match .
Worse than that , USCIS denied , then approved , the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the second claims in those two cases .
It appears that there are some Deep State saboteurs in the asylum office who are willing and able to approve facially fraudulent claims .
Also noteworthy , USCIS asylum office has a policy of not doing in-country fraud investigations , which includes not even verifying the claimed identity of asylum applicants .
Worse yet again , USCIS asylum office has an investigative tool that it refuses to use that would stop asylum and other immigration fraud in its tracks , the polygraph .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this was a very useful and effective tool .
But USCIS refuses to use it across the board ; another example of the Deep State supporting widespread immigration fraud .
But this should be no surprise , the Deep State in the asylum office is especially hostile to direction from the Trump Administration .
U.S. asylum officers slammed President Trump ’ s policy of forcing migrants to remain in Mexico while they await immigration hearings in the United States , urging a federal appeals court Wednesday to block the administration from continuing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directed to implement the policy , said it is threatening migrants ’ lives and is “ fundamentally contrary to the moral fabric of our Nation.
” The labor union representing asylum officers filed a friend-of-the-court brief that sided with the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups challenging Trump ’ s Migrant Protection Protocols program , which has sent 12,000 asylum-seeking migrants to Mexico since January .
The policy aims to deter migrants from coming to the United States and to keep them out of the country while courts weigh their claims .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s ‘ Remain In Mexico ’ Policy Is Threatening Migrants ’ Lives , Ask Federal Court To End It , By Maria Sacchetti , WaPo , June 27 , 2019 ] It is time to shut down the asylum cadre and replace them with fully trained and experienced immigration officers .
Instead reassign real immigration officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection who are on disability or light duty to take up asylum applications and send others on detail assignment to adjudicate asylum applications .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced out , nor allowed to hire more in the same vein .
No other evidence of Deep State sabotage is the illegal public statements by USCIS employees attacking the completely legal asylum policies of the Trump Administration : Time for a purge of USCIS asylum office .
These Deep State saboteurs hate the historic American nation and want to flood the country with refugees from the Third World .
They are not government professionals doing their job , they have an agenda , which is facilitating fraud .
I wonder of Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ applications ?

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a specialized office of attorneys to deal with denaturalization, which mistakenly occurs in Federal District Courts. Legally, it should be done administratively by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but given current constraints, this is a good move. And close on the heels of this new DOJ office are three cases of asylum applicants who were able to fraudulently obtain asylum, then legal permanent residence, and then were naturalized. Natasha Pierre, Munia Parvin, and Lilla Haiddar were from different countries, Haiti, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan respectively, and unrelated other than that all used asylum fraud to enter and remain in the United States, and in Haiddar’s case, even work for the United States government.
All three have are being denaturalized, but at an extreme cost to the government because the government itself refused to use all appropriate actions to determine identity and review the underlying asylum claims. Most asylum cases are fraudulent, but asylum is a widely used method to gain permanent residency and later citizenship. Asylum is not about protecting the oppressed, but just another method of immigration so common that fraud is unremarkable and little hindrance to the perpetrators and the Treason Bar that supports them.
The Face Of Asylum Fraud And USCIS’ Failure To Stop Fraud
First, "Lilla Haiddar," a woman who lied blatantly to the government in her asylum claim, including about her actual name.
Prosecutors say the Afghan native flew to the U.S. in 2001 on a temporary transit visa and was supposed to leave for Canada the same day, but never did. Instead, she applied for asylum under a different name, Lilla Haiddar, and told a false story of how she made it to New York, prosecutors said. Haiddar told immigration officials she flew from Pakistan to Mexico and then was secreted across the border into the U.S. with the help of an uncle to escape oppression in her native country. Haiddar listed two different names and dates of birth on U.S. documents, court records show. “We have no idea who this woman is,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany H. Eggers told a magistrate judge during an April 2019 detention hearing. [After Nearly 20 Years In America, This Woman Will Be Stripped Of Her U.S. Citizenship For Lying On Forms, by Kevin Krause and Dianne Solis, Dallas News, March 10, 2020]
Then we have Natasha Pierre, who came from Haiti and applied twice for asylum; denied once, she reapplied under an assumed name and was approved.
U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore sentenced Natasha Pierre (46, Davenport), a/k/a Elsie Petitfrere, to six months in federal prison for obtaining U.S. citizenship through false and misleading representations to U.S. immigration authorities. She pleaded guilty on August 30, 2017. The Court also entered an order denaturalizing Pierre and stripping her of her United States citizenship; she is now subject to deportation to Haiti. According to her plea agreement and evidence presented in Court, Pierre first applied for asylum protection to remain in the United States in 1993, claiming that she had entered the United States from Haiti and feared persecution and arrest if she returned there. In June 1995, the INS rejected her application and ordered her to appear before an immigration judge for possible deportation proceedings. In July 1995, she failed to appear as directed and the court ordered her removal from the United States. The immigration judge also entered a warrant for her arrest and deportation. While her case was still pending before the immigration court, Pierre assumed the new identity of Elsie Petitfrere and filed for legal protection and permanent resident status in the United States using this new identity and a different set of biographical data. In 2012, she applied for U.S. citizenship, and Petitfrere ultimately became a U.S. citizen on September 11, 2012. [Second Woman Sentenced And Denaturalized For Obtaining U.S. Citizenship Through Lies, DOJ Press Release, December 27, 2017]
Then there is a third fraudulent asylum claimant, Munia Parvin, who did the same thing: apply for and denied asylum, created a new identity, and re-applied.
U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Munia Parvin, a/k/a Zarrin Hoque (46, Sarasota), to 6 months in federal prison for obtaining U.S. citizenship through false and misleading representations to U.S. immigration authorities. She pleaded guilty on September 26, 2017. The Court also entered an order denaturalizing Parvin and stripping her of her United States citizenship; she is now subject to deportation to Bangladesh. According to her plea agreement and evidence presented in court, Parvin first applied for asylum protection to remain in the United States in 1993, claiming that she had entered the United States from Bangladesh and feared persecution and arrest if she returned there. In November 1996, the INS rejected her application and ordered her to appear before an immigration judge for possible deportation proceedings. In December 1997, the immigration court allowed Parvin to depart from the United States by a set date and when she failed to do so, entered a warrant for her arrest and removal from the country. While her case was still pending before the immigration court, Parvin assumed the new identity of Zarrin Hoque and filed for legal protection and permanent resident status in the United States using this new name and a different set of biographical data. In 2012, she applied for U.S. citizenship and ultimately became a U.S. citizen on June 4, 2012. In her paperwork and application for citizenship, Hoque denied the use of prior names, denied having been subject to an order of deportation, and denied lying to immigration authorities. Photographic and fingerprint evidence later established that Hoque and Parvin were the same person and that Parvin had lied on several parts of her citizenship application. [Woman Sentenced And Denaturalized For Obtaining U.S. Citizenship By Lying To Officials, DOJ Press Release, December 13, 2017]
Here we have it: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate, approved completely fictional claims in both all three cases. Of five separate fraudulent applications, USCIS approved three of five. That is not good statistics. Worse yet, in two cases USCIS had the fingerprints and photographs of the claimants, yet apparently did not compare names and photographs to find a match. Worse than that, USCIS denied, then approved, the same basic story and obviously verified no part of the second claims in those two cases. It appears that there are some Deep State saboteurs in the asylum office who are willing and able to approve facially fraudulent claims. Also noteworthy, USCIS asylum office has a policy of not doing in-country fraud investigations, which includes not even verifying the claimed identity of asylum applicants.
Worse yet again, USCIS asylum office has an investigative tool that it refuses to use that would stop asylum and other immigration fraud in its tracks, the polygraph. In my 28-year law enforcement career, this was a very useful and effective tool. But USCIS refuses to use it across the board; another example of the Deep State supporting widespread immigration fraud. But this should be no surprise, the Deep State in the asylum office is especially hostile to direction from the Trump Administration.
U.S. asylum officers slammed President Trump’s policy of forcing migrants to remain in Mexico while they await immigration hearings in the United States, urging a federal appeals court Wednesday to block the administration from continuing the program. The officers, who are directed to implement the policy, said it is threatening migrants’ lives and is “fundamentally contrary to the moral fabric of our Nation.” The labor union representing asylum officers filed a friend-of-the-court brief that sided with the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups challenging Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols program, which has sent 12,000 asylum-seeking migrants to Mexico since January. The policy aims to deter migrants from coming to the United States and to keep them out of the country while courts weigh their claims. [U. S. Asylum Officers Say Trump’s ‘Remain In Mexico’ Policy Is Threatening Migrants’ Lives, Ask Federal Court To End It, by Maria Sacchetti, WaPo, June 27, 2019]
It is time to shut down the asylum cadre and replace them with fully trained and experienced immigration officers. Instead reassign real immigration officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection who are on disability or light duty to take up asylum applications and send others on detail assignment to adjudicate asylum applications. The seditious Deep State in USCIS should be forced out, nor allowed to hire more in the same vein.
No less than evidence of Deep State sabotage is the illegal public statements by USCIS employees attacking the completely legal asylum policies of the Trump Administration:
I have proudly served in the United States Asylum Officer Corps since 1992, one year after its creation. Prior to that, I served for many years as a case worker, program manager and policy analyst with various non-governmental organizations responsible for refugee protection, resettlement and humanitarian assistance in the United States and abroad (Afghanistan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand)… Today’s hearing shines critical Congressional light on the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) “Remain in Mexico” Policy rolled out by the Trump administration this year. I expect my copanelists to produce significant evidence demonstrating why MPP is an unmitigated disaster for everyone involved. My testimony focuses on how MPP is affecting – and hurting – my fellow Asylum Officers, who must either carry out orders and run the program they reasonably believe violate the law and endanger asylum seekers or leave their jobs. [Examining the Human Rights and Legal Implications of DHS’ “Remain in Mexico” Policy
U.S. House of Representatives, Statement of Michael A. Knowles, Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation and Operations, November 19, 2019]
Time for a purge of USCIS asylum office. These Deep State saboteurs hate the historic American nation and want to flood the country with refugees from the Third World. They are not government professionals doing their job, they have an agenda, which is facilitating fraud. I wonder if Michael Knowles approved any of the above asylum applications?


vdare--2020-03-16--VDARE.Com Tweets On The Debate: "The Only Thing To Know About Democrats And The Debate Tonight..."

Things we Tweeted and retweeted during the debate :

Things we Tweeted and retweeted during the debate:
The only thing to know about Democrats and the debate tonight: both candidates endorsed the idea of illegal aliens getting free healthcare and called Trump a "racist" for trying to close border with China in late January/early February. #DemocraticDebate #coronavirus — VDARE (@vdare) March 16, 2020
Yes. Biden and Sanders made it quite clear last night their priority is to offer assistance to illegal aliens, prioritizing them over Americans. https://t.co/FPf6D4GZgS — VDARE (@vdare) March 16, 2020
We concur, but a question for President Trump: why not speed up deportations of illegal immigrants and make 2020 a referendum on open borders/globalism and in wake of #coronavirus, the need for #immigrationmoratorium? Oh, and that birthright citizenship executive order, too. https://t.co/FjbLbk1sih — VDARE (@vdare) March 16, 2020
BOTH remaining Democrats are against deporting illegal aliens who have committed CRIMES.
Which by the way is the law. — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) March 16, 2020
Biden now attacking Sanders for the few sensible things he once said about foreign guestworkers hurting US workers. — Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 16, 2020
A better question: would it cover refugees/migrants trying to seek asylum in the USA from their failed nations as #coronavirus shreds through inept healthcare systems in South/Central America and Africa? https://t.co/Kisy09jna7 — VDARE (@vdare) March 16, 2020
Biden promises zero deportations in his first 100 days as president, and then only felons get deported after that. Sanders pledges no more ICE raids and everyone entering with a kid is untouchable. Adios sovereignty! #AmericaLast #DemDebate — The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) March 16, 2020
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vdare--2020-03-16--Black Who Attacked Asian In SF Gets Chesa Boudin's "Restorative Justice" Instead Of, You Know, Justi

Black Who Attacked Asian In SF Gets Chesa Boudin's "Restorative Justice" Instead Of, You Know, Justice

See , earlier : New San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Promises to Stop Gang Enhancements to Protect `` Criminals of Color '' Just as predicted , we are rapidly moving to a future where black people will not be arrested for their violent crimes .
SF DA withdraws charges in attack on elderly man , chooses ‘ restorative justice ’ model instead , KTVU.com , March 3 , 2020 The San Francisco District Attorney withdrew charges on Monday against one of two suspects in a widely publicized attack on a Chinese man who had been collecting recyclables in San Francisco @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first told the Chronicle that his office will pursue a “ restorative justice ” model against 20-year-old Dwayne Grayson , who was arrested last week on suspicion of robbery , elder abuse , a hate crime charge and probation violation following the attack on Feb. 22 .
San Francisco police said Grayson recorded the attack and posted it to social media .
The second suspect , Jonathan Amerson , 56 , turned himself in on Sunday , and was booked on charges of robbery and elder abuse .
Boudin charged Grayson with elder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after talking with the elderly man , DA spokesman Alex Bastian , told the Chronicle .
Boudin did not make mention of changing his charging decision in Amerson ’ s case .
If restorative justice does not work , the district attorney ’ s office told the Chronicle Boudin will still have the option to file criminal charges .
The elderly man has not been identified or spoken publicly about the ordeal .
At the time , he had been collecting items on Oceola Lane when he was attacked for no apparent reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from him , and one of them appears to try and strike the him with a weapon .
As onlookers filmed and taunted the man , someone in the background can be heard saying , “ I hate Asians.
” No need to reinvent the wheel : All eyes should be on California in 2020 , where criminal justice reform policies are being implemented at frightening pace , theoretical concepts preached in academia vanquishing law and order and promoted by those prepared to fight white privilege with woke policies geared to advance the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wonders if Asian Americans in San Francisco will tolerate this black attack on a member of their community , and the Bolshevik DA deciding “ restorative justice ” is a better punishment than jail .
What might “ restorative justice ” be ?
An alternative/inversion to the white man ’ s concept of law and order : When District Attorney Boudin announced he would forego hate crime charges against one of the suspects in favor of restorative justice , people voiced their frustrations .
Many are under the impression that restorative justice is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easy .
In reality , restorative justice is a blanket term for a concept that has been practiced by indigenous communities for thousands of years .
Rather than exercising retribution or punishment against their own , they would seek resolutions to repair the harm done to the victim , correct the behavior of the perpetrator , and heal any ruptures within the community .
If facilitated under those same principles , restorative justice can still be effective in today ’ s society .
San Francisco is the right place to start .
Restorative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s a real practice that ’ s shown real results .
Professor Mary Louise Frampton conducted a five-year study of the Fresno County Juvenile Court ’ s restorative justice program , which operated as an alternative to incarceration for eligible offenders .
Over several conferences with mediators , juvenile offenders would meet with their victims and work out agreements about how to best repair the harm done .
The court reviewed the agreements and supervised their completion .
The outcome has been remarkable , and other counties should take note .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American experiment , where Bolsheviks have been elected to enact their anti-white agenda in the judicial system , though it remains to seen if the Asian-American community will acquiesce in the face of injustice .

See, earlier: New San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Promises to Stop Gang Enhancements to Protect "Criminals of Color"
Just as predicted, we are rapidly moving to a future where black people will not be arrested for their violent crimes.
SF DA withdraws charges in attack on elderly man, chooses ‘restorative justice’ model instead, KTVU.com, March 3, 2020 The San Francisco District Attorney withdrew charges on Monday against one of two suspects in a widely publicized attack on a Chinese man who had been collecting recyclables in San Francisco’s Bayview district. Chesa Boudin first told the Chronicle that his office will pursue a “restorative justice” model against 20-year-old Dwayne Grayson, who was arrested last week on suspicion of robbery, elder abuse, a hate crime charge and probation violation following the attack on Feb. 22. San Francisco police said Grayson recorded the attack and posted it to social media. The second suspect, Jonathan Amerson, 56, turned himself in on Sunday, and was booked on charges of robbery and elder abuse. Boudin charged Grayson with elder abuse but decided to change his mind after talking with the elderly man, DA spokesman Alex Bastian, told the Chronicle. Boudin did not make mention of changing his charging decision in Amerson’s case. If restorative justice does not work, the district attorney’s office told the Chronicle Boudin will still have the option to file criminal charges. The elderly man has not been identified or spoken publicly about the ordeal. At the time, he had been collecting items on Oceola Lane when he was attacked for no apparent reason. Suspects are seen on video stealing from him, and one of them appears to try and strike the him with a weapon. As onlookers filmed and taunted the man, someone in the background can be heard saying, “I hate Asians.”
No need to reinvent the wheel: All eyes should be on California in 2020, where criminal justice reform policies are being implemented at frightening pace, theoretical concepts preached in academia vanquishing law and order and promoted by those prepared to fight white privilege with woke policies geared to advance the lives of criminals of color!
One wonders if Asian Americans in San Francisco will tolerate this black attack on a member of their community, and the Bolshevik DA deciding “restorative justice” is a better punishment than jail.
What might “restorative justice” be? An alternative/inversion to the white man’s concept of law and order:
When District Attorney Boudin announced he would forego hate crime charges against one of the suspects in favor of restorative justice, people voiced their frustrations. Many are under the impression that restorative justice is just an excuse to let criminals off easy. In reality, restorative justice is a blanket term for a concept that has been practiced by indigenous communities for thousands of years. Rather than exercising retribution or punishment against their own, they would seek resolutions to repair the harm done to the victim, correct the behavior of the perpetrator, and heal any ruptures within the community. If facilitated under those same principles, restorative justice can still be effective in today’s society. San Francisco is the right place to start. Restorative justice is not just a buzzword, it’s a real practice that’s shown real results. Professor Mary Louise Frampton conducted a five-year study of the Fresno County Juvenile Court’s restorative justice program, which operated as an alternative to incarceration for eligible offenders. Over several conferences with mediators, juvenile offenders would meet with their victims and work out agreements about how to best repair the harm done. The court reviewed the agreements and supervised their completion. The outcome has been remarkable, and other counties should take note.
We are in the late stages of the American experiment, where Bolsheviks have been elected to enact their anti-white agenda in the judicial system, though it remains to be seen if the Asian-American community will acquiesce in the face of injustice.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-03-16--The Nixon Administration Discovered That Offensive Biological Weapons Are Useless

One of the least known incidents of the Cold War is the Nixon Administration ’ s decision in 1969 to abolish the U.S. ’ s sizable $ 300 million per year offensive biological weapons program .
When Congressman Melvin Laird became Defense Secretary in 1969 , he asked for a review of the U.S. ’ s germ warfare and chemical warfare programs .
Laird saw them as increasingly unpopular , both due to Vietnam and unfortunate incidents like the 1968 Skull Valley Sheep Kill .
It turned out that both the Buck Turgidsons of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Council couldn ’ t think of any use for offensive germ warfare .
From Wikipedia : Surprisingly , Laird found the Joint Chiefs of Staff receptive to BW elimination as well .
In twice weekly meetings with the Joint Chiefs during 1969 Laird found none of the officers opposed to ending the U.S. BW program .
[ 1 ] They found the weapons ineffective and militarily useless , especially when compared to the U.S. nuclear arsenal .
[ 1 ] With nuclear weapons , you have to worry about which way the wind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least fallout doesn ’ t reproduce like germs do .
For example , during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic , Western Europe was divided by hundreds of miles of barbed wire and trenches , but both sides were hit hard anyway .
The Joint Chiefs made two demands , one was to continue defensive germ warfare research and the other was that they be allowed to maintain the U.S. chemical arsenal as a deterrent to the Soviet Union .
[ 1 ] In June 1969 Kissinger asked a former Harvard colleague , Matthew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. chemical and biological weapons programs .
[ 2 ] [ 4 ] Meselson and Paul Doty then organized a private conference to discuss policy issues .
The result was a September 1969 paper that not only urged U.S. ratification of the Geneva Protocol but an end to U.S. BW programs .
[ 2 ] Meselson and his colleagues argued that a biological attack would likely inflict a great toll on civilian populations while remaining largely militarily ineffective .
[ 4 ] In his November 1969 speech announcing the change in policy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Eisenhower ’ s National Security Council there had seemed to be a “ taboo ” on discussing biological warfare .
Once the higher ups had actually discussed it in 1969 , it turned out virtually nobody thought much of germ warfare .

One of the least known incidents of the Cold War is the Nixon Administration’s decision in 1969 to abolish the U.S.’s sizable $300 million per year offensive biological weapons program.
When Congressman Melvin Laird became Defense Secretary in 1969, he asked for a review of the U.S.’s germ warfare and chemical warfare programs. Laird saw them as increasingly unpopular, both due to Vietnam and unfortunate incidents like the 1968 Skull Valley Sheep Kill.
It turned out that both the Buck Turgidsons of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Dr. Strangeloves of the National Security Council couldn’t think of any use for offensive germ warfare. From Wikipedia:
Surprisingly, Laird found the Joint Chiefs of Staff receptive to BW elimination as well. In twice weekly meetings with the Joint Chiefs during 1969 Laird found none of the officers opposed to ending the U.S. BW program.[1] They found the weapons ineffective and militarily useless, especially when compared to the U.S. nuclear arsenal.[1]
With nuclear weapons, you have to worry about which way the wind will blow the fallout, but at least fallout doesn’t reproduce like germs do. For example, during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic, Western Europe was divided by hundreds of miles of barbed wire and trenches, but both sides were hit hard anyway.
The Joint Chiefs made two demands, one was to continue defensive germ warfare research and the other was that they be allowed to maintain the U.S. chemical arsenal as a deterrent to the Soviet Union.[1] In June 1969 Kissinger asked a former Harvard colleague, Matthew Meselson to prepare a position paper on U.S. chemical and biological weapons programs.[2][4] Meselson and Paul Doty then organized a private conference to discuss policy issues. The result was a September 1969 paper that not only urged U.S. ratification of the Geneva Protocol but an end to U.S. BW programs.[2] Meselson and his colleagues argued that a biological attack would likely inflict a great toll on civilian populations while remaining largely militarily ineffective.[4]
In his November 1969 speech announcing the change in policy, Nixon mentioned that during his 8 years on Eisenhower’s National Security Council there had seemed to be a “taboo” on discussing biological warfare. Once the higher ups had actually discussed it in 1969, it turned out virtually nobody thought much of germ warfare.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-03-16--Phase 1 Safety Trial For A Vaccine Begins Monday: Faster, Please!

From the Associated Press today : WASHINGTON ( AP ) — The first participant in a clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus will receive an experimental dose on Monday , according to a government official .
The National Institutes of Health is funding the trial , which is taking place at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle .
The official who disclosed plans for the first participant spoke on condition of anonymity because the move has not been publicly announced .
Public health officials say it will take a year to 18 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Testing will begin with 45 young , healthy volunteers with different doses of shots co-developed by NIH and Moderna Inc.
There ’ s no chance participants could get infected from the shots , because they don ’ t contain the virus itself .
The goal is purely to check that the vaccines show no worrisome side effects , setting the stage for larger tests .
Dozens of research groups around the world are racing to create a vaccine as COVID-19 cases continue to grow .
Importantly , they ’ re pursuing different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new technologies that not only are faster to produce than traditional inoculations but might prove more potent .
Some researchers even aim for temporary vaccines , such as shots that might guard people ’ s health a month or two at a time while longer-lasting protection is developed .
… There are a whole bunch of different ways to come up with a vaccine , so trying them all makes sense .
From the KOMO in Seattle on March 5th : SEATTLE – As Washington state grapples with coronavirus , one Seattle research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands .
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute got the OK to begin its vaccine trials , the first of its kind .
Its research team is enrolling 45 healthy people , ages 18 to 55 , from the Seattle-area over the course of 14 months .
“ [ The trial ] does not include any form of the live virus , and the trial will not expose participants to the virus , ” said Rebecca Hughes , senior media consultant with Kaiser Permanente .
The trial is part one of three-phases that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and how well the immune system responds to it .
… Participants will receive $ 100 for each of the in-person study visits .
People who complete every visit will get $ 1,100 .
So it apparently took about 11 days between the public announcement of recruitment of volunteers and the beginning of the tests .
One question would be whether higher compensation could cut , say , a week from that process in the future ?
Was recruitment immediate or did it take a week or more to find enough volunteers ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ penny-pinch on paying volunteers .

From the Associated Press today:
Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts Monday
By ZEKE MILLER
an hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) — The first participant in a clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus will receive an experimental dose on Monday, according to a government official. The National Institutes of Health is funding the trial, which is taking place at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. The official who disclosed plans for the first participant spoke on condition of anonymity because the move has not been publicly announced. Public health officials say it will take a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine. Testing will begin with 45 young, healthy volunteers with different doses of shots co-developed by NIH and Moderna Inc. There’s no chance participants could get infected from the shots, because they don’t contain the virus itself. The goal is purely to check that the vaccines show no worrisome side effects, setting the stage for larger tests. Dozens of research groups around the world are racing to create a vaccine as COVID-19 cases continue to grow. Importantly, they’re pursuing different types of vaccines — shots developed from new technologies that not only are faster to produce than traditional inoculations but might prove more potent. Some researchers even aim for temporary vaccines, such as shots that might guard people’s health a month or two at a time while longer-lasting protection is developed. …
There are a whole bunch of different ways to come up with a vaccine, so trying them all makes sense.
Even if initial safety tests go well, “you’re talking about a year to a year and a half” before any vaccine could be ready for widespread use, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
From the KOMO in Seattle on March 5th:
Kaiser Permanente recruits volunteers for 1st coronavirus vaccine trials
by Karina Mazhukhina | KOMO News Thursday, March 5th 2020
AA SEATTLE – As Washington state grapples with coronavirus, one Seattle research institute is taking matters into their own hands. Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute got the OK to begin its vaccine trials, the first of its kind. Its research team is enrolling 45 healthy people, ages 18 to 55, from the Seattle-area over the course of 14 months. “[The trial] does not include any form of the live virus, and the trial will not expose participants to the virus,” said Rebecca Hughes, senior media consultant with Kaiser Permanente. The trial is part one of three-phases that will study the safety of the vaccine and how well the immune system responds to it. … Participants will receive $100 for each of the in-person study visits. People who complete every visit will get $1,100.
So it apparently took about 11 days between the public announcement of recruitment of volunteers and the beginning of the tests. One question would be whether higher compensation could cut, say, a week from that process in the future? Was recruitment immediate or did it take a week or more to find enough volunteers?
This isn’t a time to penny-pinch on paying volunteers.


vdare--2020-03-16--Los Angeles Closes Movie Theaters, Bars, Restaurants, Gyms, and Bowling Alleys

For the mayor of Los Angeles to close movie theaters is a big deal , because it sends a message @ @ @ @ @ world : don ’ t go to the movies .
( Granted , most of @ @ @ @ @ days no doubt comes from entertainment delivered to homes , but still … ) Los @ @ @ @ @ town .
Economic question : How do lowered interest rates filter down to waitresses ?

These are the emergency steps we are taking to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 & protect people across LA, effective at midnight tonight. This isn’t easy & I don't make this decision lightly. We will do everything we can to help businesses & workers impacted during this time. pic.twitter.com/FAAOcRBDn7 — Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) March 16, 2020
For the mayor of Los Angeles to close movie theaters is a big deal, because it sends a message to the rest of the world: Don’t go to the movies. (Granted, most of Hollywood’s revenue these days no doubt comes from entertainment delivered to homes, but still …)
Los Angeles is a high rent town. Economic question: How do lowered interest rates filter down to waitresses?
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-03-16--Why Skiers Instead Of Golfers Bringing Back Coronavirus?

Earlier : The Skier Menace : International Travelers Who Ski Italy , Etc .
Brought Coronavirus To Aspen I ’ ve been pointing out for a few days that ski vacationers seem to come up in the news a lot in connection with the virus .
I could be totally wrong about this , but my unscientific impression is that a fair amount of the spread around Europe ( such as to Iceland ) is being traced to ski vacationers in the Italian and now Austrian Alps .
Why ?
Well , this is of course prime ski season , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are longer than in December .
But it ’ s also a fairly big time of the year for golf vacations in the U.S. to Florida , Palm Springs , and , lately , Myrtle Beach in South Carolina .
In general , ski travelers and golf travelers tend to be similar affluent demographics , with ski vacationers tending to be somewhat younger and more vigorous .
Also , ski vacations tend to be more for mom and sis as well as dad and jr. , while family golf vacations lean more toward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watch the Winter Olympics , young Olympic skiers and snowboarders seem to belong to Nice Happy Families . )
All this suggests that golf trippers should be hit at least as hard per capita as ski trippers .
But , to the extent I ’ m right ( which is highly questionable , of course ) , they are not .
The most obvious difference could be that skiers head for cold places and winter golfers head for the warm places .
Why do we get more colds and flus when it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t much settled science on this question .
One possible answer is because our noses tend to run more in the cold , which spreads more germs around .
Maybe skiers ’ noses run more than golfers ’ noses , on average ?
I ’ m way out on a limb here in terms of chains of evidence and reasoning , so don ’ t take this seriously , but that might be good news because the northern hemisphere is approaching Spring .

Earlier: The Skier Menace: International Travelers Who Ski Italy, Etc. Brought Coronavirus To Aspen
I’ve been pointing out for a few days that ski vacationers seem to come up in the news a lot in connection with the virus. I could be totally wrong about this, but my unscientific impression is that a fair amount of the spread around Europe (such as to Iceland) is being traced to ski vacationers in the Italian and now Austrian Alps.
Why? Well, this is of course prime ski season, when temperatures are still cold but days are longer than in December.
But it’s also a fairly big time of the year for golf vacations in the U.S. to Florida, Palm Springs, and, lately, Myrtle Beach in South Carolina.
In general, ski travelers and golf travelers tend to be similar affluent demographics, with ski vacationers tending to be somewhat younger and more vigorous. Also, ski vacations tend to be more for mom and sis as well as dad and jr., while family golf vacations lean more toward father and son. (If you watch the Winter Olympics, young Olympic skiers and snowboarders seem to belong to Nice Happy Families.)
All this suggests that golf trippers should be hit at least as hard per capita as ski trippers.
But, to the extent I’m right (which is highly questionable, of course), they are not.
Why not?
The most obvious difference could be that skiers head for cold places and winter golfers head for the warm places.
Why do we get more colds and flus when it is cold?
Oddly, there isn’t much settled science on this question. One possible answer is because our noses tend to run more in the cold, which spreads more germs around. Maybe skiers’ noses run more than golfers’ noses, on average?
I’m way out on a limb here in terms of chains of evidence and reasoning, so don’t take this seriously, but that might be good news because the northern hemisphere is approaching Spring.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-03-16--Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Why Panic Is Good

Professor Taleb comes from the once-ruling Christian elite of Lebanon , back when it was “ the Switzerland of the @ @ @ @ @ ask him , “ What ’ s the worst that can happen ?
” he @ @ @ @ @ I think deep down , the answer that set him on his life work as @ @ @ @ @ would be : “ How does 15 years of civil war sound ?
”

Why you are harming others by not "overreacting"https://t.co/iSDperUx8g pic.twitter.com/sojDM03Oia — Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) March 15, 2020
Professor Taleb comes from the once-ruling Christian elite of Lebanon, back when it was “the Switzerland of the Middle East.” When people ask him, “What’s the worst that can happen?” he has many replies. But I think deep down, the answer that set him on his life work as our leading theoretician of disaster would be: “How does 15 years of civil war sound?”
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-03-16--Audacious Epigone: The Day the Dollar Died

Largely lost in the sauce of a hectic and scary week was president Trump ’ s announcement of an allegedly temporary suspension of interest payments on outstanding student loan debt .
That means student loans are now both interest-free and guaranteed by the the Federal Reserve .
The Fed funds rate is also going to zero .
The chance that student loan interest rates go back up is about the same as the chance that the funds rate does .
If that turns out to be the case , the $ 1.6 trillion in student loans is bad debt–well , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will make it all but official–on top of the $ 1.5 trillion in quantitative easing .
The nominal funds rate is zero .
Treasury yields are in the process of deciding where to go .
If they fall towards zero , the dollar has some staggering left to do .
If they spike upwards , it will be an ominous sign that there is serious concern this round of super QE–debt monetization , where the government sells bonds to itself–is going to deal the fatal blow to the US dollar as the global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all over again , except this time the Fed is out of ammunition before the Crisis has even appeared .
Things are going to get ugly .
Maybe not tomorrow , maybe not next week , but soon .

Largely lost in the sauce of a hectic and scary week was president Trump’s announcement of an allegedly temporary suspension of interest payments on outstanding student loan debt. That means student loans are now both interest-free and guaranteed by the the Federal Reserve. The Fed funds rate is also going to zero. The chance that student loan interest rates go back up is about the same as the chance that the funds rate does.
If that turns out to be the case, the $1.6 trillion in student loans is bad debt–well, it mostly already is, but this will make it all but official–on top of the $1.5 trillion in quantitative easing. The nominal funds rate is zero.
Treasury yields are in the process of deciding where to go. If they fall towards zero, the dollar has some staggering left to do. If they spike upwards, it will be an ominous sign that there is serious concern this round of super QE–debt monetization, where the government sells bonds to itself–is going to deal the fatal blow to the US dollar as the global reserve currency.
It’s 2008 all over again, except this time the Fed is out of ammunition before the Crisis has even appeared. Things are going to get ugly. Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not next week, but soon.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-03-13--Coronavirus, The Wall, And Tiny Little Ladders: Viruses Come With People!

So the Babylon Bee tweets that Trump is building a Coronavirus-proof wall , and some guy tweets about a YouTube @ @ @ @ @ tiny little ladders : Here 's something I wrote ( under the heading of Mexican @ @ @ @ @ ) during the 2009 flu pandemic in Mexico , which of course crossed into the @ @ @ @ @ to stop it : On Marginal Revolution Tyler Cowen , the economist , says that @ @ @ @ @ would not stop a virus ... '' In fact , diseases require vectors—the viruses are @ @ @ @ @ Desert , wearing little tiny backpacks , carrying little tiny waterbottles , and singing Mexicanos @ @ @ @ @ in little tiny voices that you ca n't hear because they 're only 200 nanometers @ @ @ @ @ in with people , and an unguarded border that lets millions enter without inspection every @ @ @ @ @ Viruses need hosts , and stopping people coming stops the virus coming .

So the Babylon Bee tweets that Trump is building a Coronavirus-proof wall, and some guy tweets about a YouTube video of viruses climbing "tiny little ladders:
BREAKING: YouTube Video Shows Coronavirus Using Tiny Ladder To Scale Trump's Wall https://t.co/6b1GtvtnqN — Elvis Trump (@Elvis_Trump) March 5, 2020
Here's something I wrote (under the heading of Mexican Flu And Little Tiny Backpacks) during the 2009 flu pandemic in Mexico, which of course crossed into the US because no one tried to stop it:
Viruses need hosts, and stopping people coming stops the virus coming.


vdare--2020-03-16--SAID IN SPANISH: Latin America Scrambles To Stop U.S. Globalization From Infecting Them With COVID-1

SAID IN SPANISH: Latin America Scrambles To Stop U.S. Globalization From Infecting Them With COVID-19

There are relatively few cases of Coronavirus ( COVID 19 ) in Latin America .
Maybe it ’ s a racial thing : as Lance Welton has pointed out , Hispanics carry the vitamin-C friendly Hp 1 form of Haptoglobin at exceptionally high rates , likely because they are often part-Native American and all the Native Americans who could n't cope with flu were simply wiped out hundreds of years ago .
But Latin American governments are still taking action to arrest or slow the spread of COVID-19 , sometimes quite drastic .
Noteworthy from a National Question perspective : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their current understanding and their particular situation , As Pat Buchanan says : It 's Every Nation for Itself .
And , not without cause , they blame COVID-19 on America ’ s greater embrace of globalization .
As of March 16 , there were 82 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Mexico , 171 suspected cases and no deaths .
In his most recent press conference , President AMLO made a few comments , saying Coronavirus shouldn ’ t be politicized as he proceeded to do just that , railing against “ conservadores @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which according to him includes elements of the Mexican media , presumably those who aren ’ t on his bandwagon [ Versión estenográfica de la conferencia de prensa matutina | Viernes 13 de marzo de 2020 ( “ Stenographic Version of the Morning Press Conference of March 13 , 2020 ” ) , Presidential Website , March 13 , 2020 .
After that , AMLO turned the podium over to Hugo Lopez-Gatell Ramirez , Undersecretary of Health for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion .
According to Wikipedia , Dr. Lopez-Gatell received his doctorate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ School of Public Health so he presumably knows a thing or two about epidemics .
He said that Mexico does not currently have a state of emergency to deal with the virus , on the level of the United States .
And he explained how the disease got to the U.S. before Mexico : In other words : travel , and immigration , brought the disease to the U.S. Dr. Lopez-Gatell does expect Mexico to have more widespread transmission of the virus as time goes on .
Reporter Shaila Rosagel asked if , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. ) , would any special measures be taken across the border in Baja California ( Mexico ) ?
Lopez-Gatell said that “ Today the possible flow of coronavirus would come from the north to the south , not from the south to the north.
” In this case , from the U.S. to Mexico .
So what follows ?
In other words , it ’ s more likely that COVID-19 travels from the U.S. to Mexican than from Mexico to the U.S. As far as what would be done , the official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speaking of “ mechanisms of restriction and intensification of vigilance ” .
Does that mean that Mexico might forbid Americans from entering Mexico ?
Theoretically .
But the U.K .
The Daily Mail grabbed ahold of Lopez-Gatell ’ s statement and spectacularly titled its article Mexico is considering closing its border to stop Americans bringing coronavirus into its country as US case count passes 2,000 by Jennifer Smith , March 13 , 2020 .
That ’ s an exaggeration which makes it sound as though the Mexican government is actively considering this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But certainly , Mexico has the right to bar Americans from entering its territory .
For me that ’ s not an academic question as I go there several times a year .
But it would have to be an extremely drastic situation for Mexico to do so .
One more thing .
Given that COVID-19 is more likely to enter Mexico from the U.S. than vice versa , does that mean Trump was wrong when he tweeted that Trump has been ridiculed over this tweet ( just look at the responses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , not known for his precision , actually say that Coronavirus comes from Mexico ?
I don ’ t see that in the tweet .
Strong borders unquestionably do make it easier to deal with these situations .
And don ’ t forget that , if both the U.S. and Mexico hadn ’ t strengthened their borders in recent months , there would be many more non-Mexicans ( including people from outside our hemisphere ) in Mexico crossing into the United States—certainly including some with coronavirus along with many other diseases .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on both the U.S. and Mexico to stop deporting : Hey , how about a moratorium on Central Americans going north ?
You know , to save them from catching coronavirus ?
Has Elizabeth Kennedy , [ email her ] recommended that ?
As of March 16 , this Central American nation bordering Mexico had 8 confirmed cases .
However , even when it just had one , the Guatemalan government announced a ban on flights from the U.S. and Canada and requested Mexico to stop deportations back to Guatemala [ Guatemala bans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus spread by Sara Dorn , New York Post , March 14 , 2020 ] Guatemala had already banned flights from China , North Korea , South Korea , Iran and France , Germany , Italy and Spain .
This Central American country has as yet no confirmed cases , but isn ’ t taking any chances , with a three-week school closure .
And illegal entries to El Salvador ?
As of March 16 , Honduras had 6 confirmed cases .
Even when they had only 3 ( with 15 under observation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ red alert ” which prohibits public events with more than 50 persons [ Emiten alerta roja para los 18 departamentos de Honduras por coronavirus , La Prensa , March 14 , 2020 ] .
And , of special interest to the United States , Honduras has suspended flights of deportees from the United States to Honduras .
Other Latin American countries are also taking measures .
It appears that most of the Coronavirus in these countries was imported from Europe , although several have a lot of trade with China ( Where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ By Luisa Horwitz and Paola Nagovitch , Americas Society/Council of the Americas , March 13 , 2020 ) • : Shut down its border with Venezuela .
( 54 cases as of March 16 ) • : Shut down flights from Europe and neighboring Colombia .
( 17 cases as of March 16 ) • : Banned flights to and from Europe .
( 11 cases as of March 16 ) • : This country has only one direct air link to Europe , a flight from capital Asuncion to Madrid , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 8 cases as of March 16 ) • : Banned flights from China , Europe , Iran , Japan , South Korea , and the United States .
( 65 cases as of March 16 ) Bottom line : Latin American leaders are looking out for their countries , even if that includes restricting travel from the United States .
But , given that ( for reasons that bear looking into ) the U.S. has more coronavirus cases than all of Latin America put together , isn ’ t that reasonable ?
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There are relatively few cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Latin America so far. But coronavirus is spreading in the region, and Latin American governments are taking action to arrest or slow the spread of COVID-19, sometimes quite drastic.
Noteworthy from a National Question perspective: they are taking action independently, based on their current understanding and their particular situation, As Pat Buchanan says: It's Every Nation for Itself.
Mexico
As of March 16, there were 82 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Mexico, 171 suspected cases and no deaths.
In his March 13 press conference, President AMLO made a few comments, saying coronavirus shouldn’t be politicized as he proceeded to do just that, railing against “conservadores” (conservatives), a group which according to him includes elements of the Mexican media, presumably those who aren’t on his bandwagon [Versión estenográfica de la conferencia de prensa matutina | Viernes 13 de marzo de 2020 (“Stenographic Version of the Morning Press Conference of March 13, 2020”), Presidential Website, March 13, 2020].
After that, AMLO turned the podium over to Hugo Lopez-Gatell Ramirez, Undersecretary of Health for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
According to Wikipedia, Dr. Lopez-Gatell received his doctorate in epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health so he presumably knows a thing or two about epidemics. He said that Mexico does not currently have a state of emergency to deal with the virus, on the level of the United States. And he explained how the disease got to the U.S. before Mexico:
“…the arrival of passengers and also commercial relations between the U.S. and China, and the U.S. and Europe, are much more intense than what exists between China or Europe with Mexico, therefore for that reason we had less intensity of the possibly entry of the virus.”
In other words: travel, and immigration, brought the disease to the U.S. Dr. Lopez-Gatell does expect Mexico to have more widespread transmission of the virus as time goes on.
Reporter Shaila Rosagel asked if, given the outbreak in southern California (U.S.), would any special measures be taken across the border in Baja California (Mexico)?
Lopez-Gatell said that “Today the possible flow of coronavirus would come from the north to the south, not from the south to the north.”
In this case, from the U.S. to Mexico. So what follows?
“…in the case that it were technically necessary to consider mechanisms of restriction and intensification of vigilance, we would have to consider not that Mexico would take the virus to the United States, but the United States would bring it to Mexico.”
In other words, it’s more likely that COVID-19 travels from the U.S. to Mexican than from Mexico to the U.S.
As far as what would be done, the official wasn’t very specific, simply speaking of “mechanisms of restriction and intensification of vigilance.”
Does that mean that Mexico might forbid Americans from entering Mexico? Theoretically.
But the Daily Mail (U.K.) grabbed ahold of Lopez-Gatell’s statement and spectacularly titled its article Mexico is considering closing its border to stop Americans bringing coronavirus into its country as US case count passes 2,000 by Jennifer Smith, March 13, 2020).
That’s an exaggeration which makes it sound as though the Mexican government is actively considering this, which is not quite what Lopez-Gatell said.
But certainly, Mexico has the right to bar Americans from entering its territory.
For me that’s not an academic question, as I go there several times a year. But it would have to be an extremely drastic situation for Mexico to do so.
One more thing. Given that COVID-19 is more likely to enter Mexico from the U.S. than vice versa, does that mean Trump was wrong when he tweeted that
Trump has been ridiculed over this tweet (just look at the responses on the tweetstream).
Sample:
But did Trump, not known for his precision, actually say that coronavirus comes from Mexico? I don’t see that in the tweet.
Strong borders unquestionably do make it easier to deal with these situations.
And don’t forget that, if both the U.S. and Mexico hadn’t strengthened their borders in recent months, there would be many more non-Mexicans (including people from outside our hemisphere) in Mexico crossing into the United States—certainly including some with coronavirus along with many other diseases.
The Northern Triangle (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras)
From The Guardian:
Concerns are growing that the deportation of migrants from the US and Mexico could accelerate the spread of coronavirus in Central America, after authorities in Honduras suspended repatriation flights and confirmed the first two cases in the country…… three men deported from the US also arrived presenting symptoms of the virus. The three deportees – aged between 18 and 26 – have been placed in isolation, and President Juan Orlando Hernández called for calm, saying on Wednesday: “We cannot allow ourselves to be guided by panic or hysteria.” US migrant deportations risk spreading coronavirus to Central America, by Jeff Ernst, March 12, 2020
An American “migration expert” called on both the U.S. and Mexico to stop deporting:
…activists fear that the constant flow of deportees from the US and Mexico could complicate the region’s ability to contain the virus…. “Those countries need to be reviewing a moratorium on deportations right now in light of this illness,” said Elizabeth Kennedy, a migration expert based in Central America.
Hey, how about a moratorium on Central Americans going north? You know, to save them from catching coronavirus? Has Elizabeth Kennedy [email her], recommended that?
Guatemala
As of March 16, this Central American nation bordering Mexico had 8 confirmed cases. However, even when it just had one, the Guatemalan government announced a ban on flights from the U.S. and Canada and requested Mexico to stop deportations back to Guatemala [Guatemala bans flights from US, Canada to contain coronavirus spread, by Sara Dorn, New York Post, March 14, 2020]
Guatemala had already banned flights from China, North Korea, South Korea, Iran and France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
El Salvador
This Central American country has as yet no confirmed cases, but isn’t taking any chances, with a three-week school closure. And illegal entries to El Salvador?
[President Nayib] Bukele said 2,000 soldiers would be deployed to patrol 142 non-official entry points into the country, and that anyone attempting to enter would be imprisoned. Anyone caught entering illegally would have to report their infringement on videos and upload it, he noted, before publicly shaming a man he said had snuck into El Salvador. "This person was making fun on social media of having entered El Salvador through a blind spot," Bukele wrote. "He's already been captured and will spend quarantine in prison." Bukele, who has 1.3 million Twitter followers, deleted the post minutes later. El Salvador president seeks emergency powers to fight coronavirus, by Nelson Renteria, Reuters, March 13, 2020
Honduras
As of March 16, Honduras had 6 confirmed cases. Even when they had only 3 (with 15 under observation) the Honduran government announced a two-week “red alert” which prohibits public events with more than 50 persons [Emiten alerta roja para los 18 departamentos de Honduras por coronavirus, La Prensa, March 14, 2020].
And, of special interest to the United States, Honduras has suspended flights of deportees from the United States to Honduras.
Other Latin American countries are also taking measures. It appears that most of the Coronavirus in these countries was imported from Europe, although several have a lot of trade with China [Where Is the Coronavirus in Latin America?, by Luisa Horwitz and Paola Nagovitch, Americas Society/Council of the Americas, March 13, 2020]
Colombia : Shut down its border with Venezuela. (54 cases as of March 16)
Shut down its border with Venezuela. (54 cases as of March 16) Venezuela : Shut down flights from Europe and neighboring Colombia. (17 cases as of March 16)
: Shut down flights from Europe and neighboring Colombia. (17 cases as of March 16) Bolivia : Banned flights to and from Europe.(11 cases as of March 16)
: Banned flights to and from Europe.(11 cases as of March 16) Paraguay : This country has only one direct air link to Europe, a flight from capital Asuncion to Madrid, so flights from Madrid were cancelled. (8 cases as of March 16)
This country has only one direct air link to Europe, a flight from capital Asuncion to Madrid, so flights from Madrid were cancelled. (8 cases as of March 16) Argentina : Banned flights from China, Europe, Iran, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. (65 cases as of March 16)
Bottom line: Latin American leaders are looking out for their countries, even if that includes restricting travel from the United States.
But, given that (for reasons that bear looking into) the U.S. has more coronavirus cases than all of Latin America put together, isn’t that reasonable?
American citizen Allan Wall (email him) moved back to the U.S.A. in 2008 after many years residing in Mexico. Allan's wife is Mexican, and their two sons are bilingual. In 2005, Allan served a tour of duty in Iraq with the Texas Army National Guard. His VDARE.COM articles are archived here; his Mexidata.info articles are archived here; his News With Views columns are archived here; and his website is here.


vdare--2020-03-16--Hispanic Gunman Joaquin S. Roman Named In Missouri Cop-Killing, Mass Shooting

The Springfield , Missouri police department lost one officer killed ( Christopher Walsh , above ) and one wounded to @ @ @ @ @ local citizens were killed and one wounded .
They 've named Joaquin S. Roman as @ @ @ @ @ , including officer , gunman in shooting at Missouri gas station , ABC7 , March @ @ @ @ @ A LinkedIn Profile [ Archive link ] shows that a Joaquin Roman works in the @ @ @ @ @ 's the same one , this guy was not a field hand from Chiapas , @ @ @ @ @ lot of education in California , not all of it paid for by the taxpayer @ @ @ @ @ is a boarding school , the kind that trains students in rifle-shooting .
It also @ @ @ @ @ bilingual in English and Spanish , so perhaps he was some kind of immigrant .
@ @ @ @ @ a lot about `` where he got his gun '' or what his motivation was @ @ @ @ @ this guy was in the country .

Earlier: "What Is Immigrant Mass Murder Syndrome?"
The Springfield, Missouri police department lost one officer killed (Christopher Walsh, above) and one wounded to a mass shooter. Three local citizens were killed and one wounded.
They've named Joaquin S. Roman as the shooter [5 dead, including officer, gunman in shooting at Missouri gas station, ABC7, March 16, 2020].
UPDATE: The suspect from last night's shooting has been identified as Joaquin Roman (31) from Springfield.
3 citizens were killed and 1 remains in critical condition. Ofc. Chris Walsh was fatally wounded and Ofc. Josiah Overton remains hospitalized. https://t.co/vBGLh1GPxY pic.twitter.com/SdPXdSRHdv — Springfield PD (@SGFPolice) March 16, 2020
A LinkedIn Profile [Archive link] shows that a Joaquin Roman works in the Springfield area.
Assuming it's the same one, this guy was not a field hand from Chiapas, but a techie with a lot of education in California, not all of it paid for by the taxpayer. The high school listed is a boarding school, the kind that trains students in rifle-shooting.
It also says he claimed to be bilingual in English and Spanish, so perhaps he was some kind of immigrant. You're likely to hear a lot about "where he got his gun" or what his motivation was, but less about why this guy was in the country.


vdare--2020-03-17--Trump Is Right To Rebrand Corona As The "China Virus"

As the crisis surrounding the Coronavirus continues across the United States , with more curfews enacted , stores closed , and public events cancelled , the real controversy is President Trump Tweeting out about the “ China Virus.
” Just five days ago , professional journalists/racial advocacy groups/Democrats were aghast Rep. Paul Gosar would call it the “ Wuhan Virus , ” with House Leader Nancy Pelosi demanding he apologize at once for this egregious act of bigotry .
But now President Trump has dumped the regional label for the disease and instead noticed it came from China .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identified the nation this devastating virus originated in , one he attempted to stop from reaching the USA back in late January 2020 when he issued an order restricting travel from China into America .
[ Trump Administration Restricts Entry Into U.S. From China : The travel disruption sent shocks through the stock market and rattled industries that depend on the flow of goods and people between the world ’ s two largest economies.
, by Michael Corkery , New York Times , January 31 , 2020 ] The Left immediately went into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , xenophobe and worse : David Rothschild , an economist with 53,000 followers , Tweeted : “ Cool , back to the racism again .
That will stop this virus !
” Actually , had President Trump enacted a total travel ban from China in late January 2020 , this would have stopped the virus from coming to America .
Now , individuals within the European Union , Hungary , Poland , Russia , and even Canada are closing their borders to protect their citizens from the spread of the China Virus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s prudent .
And , to once again borrow a phrase from Enoch Powell : “ The supreme function of statesmanship is to guard against preventable evils.
” When President Trump correctly calls the coronavirus the China Virus , it is labeled “ racism ” by Democrats , the corporate media , and anti-white racial advocacy groups in America , because this geographic nomenclature isolates the origin of the problem : not just Wuhan , but China .
And in our current paradigm , where white people are blamed for all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a direct violation of maintaining the status quo .
So , let ’ s all join in embracing the term “ China Virus ” and drop calling the coronavirus ... the coronavirus .

As the crisis surrounding the Coronavirus continues across the United States, with more curfews enacted, stores closed, and public events cancelled, the real controversy is President Trump Tweeting out about the “China Virus.”
Just five days ago, professional journalists/racial advocacy groups/Democrats were aghast Rep. Paul Gosar would call it the “Wuhan Virus,” with House Leader Nancy Pelosi demanding he apologize at once for this egregious act of bigotry.
But now President Trump has dumped the regional label for the disease and instead noticed it came from China. He Tweeted:
“The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. We will be stronger than ever before!”
Yes, President Trump correctly identified the nation this devastating virus originated in, one he attempted to stop from reaching the USA back in late January 2020 when he issued an order restricting travel from China into America [Trump Administration Restricts Entry Into U.S. From China: The travel disruption sent shocks through the stock market and rattled industries that depend on the flow of goods and people between the world’s two largest economies, by Michael Corkery, New York Times, January 31, 2020].
The Left immediately went into action, attacking Trump as a racist, xenophobe and worse:
There it is. I’ve been deathly afraid of this exact moment where Trump turns to racism and xenophobia and calls COVID-19 the “Chinese Virus.” We are in deep trouble as a nation now that President of the United States makes the conscious decision to go down this dark path of hate. — Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) March 16, 2020
Any journalist who would make up a name for COVID-19 and refer to it as “the Chinese Virus” would immediately be called out for xenophobia. Not sure why anyone would consider this statement from the president to be acceptable. It helps no one. Hurtful to many. https://t.co/4B2JkjMjUd — Bob Segall (@BobSegallWTHR) March 17, 2020
It’s not the Chinese Virus
It’s the Trump Virus 🦠 #TrumpVirus — David Leavitt 🎲🎮🧙♂🌈 (@David_Leavitt) March 17, 2020
David Rothschild, an economist with 53,000 followers, Tweeted: “Cool, back to the racism again. That will stop this virus!”
Actually, had President Trump enacted a total travel ban from China in late January 2020, this would have stopped the virus from coming to America. Now, individuals within the European Union, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and even Canada are closing their borders to protect their citizens from the spread of the China Virus. Is this racist? No, it’s prudent.
And, to once again borrow a phrase from Enoch Powell: “The supreme function of statesmanship is to guard against preventable evils.”
When President Trump correctly calls the coronavirus the China Virus, it is labeled “racism” by Democrats, the corporate media, and anti-white racial advocacy groups in America, because this geographic nomenclature isolates the origin of the problem: not just Wuhan, but China.
And in our current paradigm, where white people are blamed for all the problems in this world, this language is a direct violation of maintaining the status quo.
So, let’s all join in embracing the term “China Virus” and drop calling the coronavirus... the coronavirus.


vdare--2020-03-17--2020 American Renaissance Conference Is Rescheduled For May 2021

Today , we are announcing cancellation of the 2020 American Renaissance conference that was planned for May 29 – 31 at Montgomery Bell Inn and Conference Center in Tennessee .
There has not yet been a state or federal order limiting meetings in May because of the coronavirus , but models for the progress of the disease predict many infections and hospitalizations during that period .
There could therefore be prohibitions on meetings above a certain size , and even if there are not , many people will probably want to stay home .
This is a terrible disappointment for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well ahead on registrations for this period compared to previous years , and were sure to reach capacity .
We have reserved the Montgomery Bell Conference Center for next year—May 21 to 23 , 2021—and we look forward to a wonderful conference at that time .
The decision to cancel the conference is one of the most difficult I have had to make in the 30 years American Renaissance has been in operation .
I and all our staff deeply regret the disappointment and inconvenience to everyone who had registered .
I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in good health , and I hope you are , too .
We wish you the very best in these strange and difficult times , and can not thank you enough for your support and encouragement .

Today, we are announcing cancellation of the 2020 American Renaissance conference that was planned for May 29 – 31 at Montgomery Bell Inn and Conference Center in Tennessee. There has not yet been a state or federal order limiting meetings in May because of the coronavirus, but models for the progress of the disease predict many infections and hospitalizations during that period. There could therefore be prohibitions on meetings above a certain size, and even if there are not, many people will probably want to stay home.
This is a terrible disappointment for us, especially because we were already well ahead on registrations for this period compared to previous years, and were sure to reach capacity. We have reserved the Montgomery Bell Conference Center for next year—May 21 to 23, 2021—and we look forward to a wonderful conference at that time.
The decision to cancel the conference is one of the most difficult I have had to make in the 30 years American Renaissance has been in operation. I and all our staff deeply regret the disappointment and inconvenience to everyone who had registered.
I am happy to say that we are all in good health, and I hope you are, too. We wish you the very best in these strange and difficult times, and cannot thank you enough for your support and encouragement.


vdare--2020-03-16--An Italian-American Objects To Spielberg's One-Sided Ethnic Casting In WEST SIDE STORY

Steven Spielberg 's modern West Side Story has `` authentic '' casting if you 're Hispanic , not if you 're a white ethnic : '' Many of the 'Puerto Ricans ' in the original movie were white actors in brown makeup .
Spielberg only wanted performers with Hispanic backgrounds to play Hispanic characters , and he estimates that 20 of the 33 Puerto Rican characters are specifically Puerto Rican or of Puerto Rican descent . ''
A First Look at Steven Spielberg ’ s West Side Story , by Anthony Breznican , Vanity Fair , March 16 , 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the original film playing Italians—and no Italians in Spielberg 's film playing the Italians .
So much for authenticity .
James Fulford writes : One ( 1 ) of the Jets in the 1961 movie was authentically Italian , Anthony Mordente , who played a character named Action .
Everyone else was very inauthentic , with a number of Greek-Americans , and even one Japanese-American dancer who played Graziella : The producers did not require Latino performers for the Puerto Rican characters .
Those with light-colored eyes would be Jets and those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of the latter had their skin darkened .
“ There were only two or three Puerto Ricans in the whole cast — one was Rita Moreno , another was Yvonne Wilder , ” Miyamoto said .
Noting that Chakiris is of Greek ancestry — and that Moreno played a Thai character , Tuptim , in “ The King and I ” — she added , “ We ’ re not talking about strict ( ethnic ) lines.
” STILL ONE OF THE SHARKS : Nobuko Miyamoto Looks Back at ‘ West Side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 , 2011 Miyamoto is third from the left here :

From: Joseph Garibaldi [Email him]
Steven Spielberg's modern West Side Story has "authentic" casting if you're Hispanic, not if you're a white ethnic:
"Many of the 'Puerto Ricans' in the original movie were white actors in brown makeup. Spielberg only wanted performers with Hispanic backgrounds to play Hispanic characters, and he estimates that 20 of the 33 Puerto Rican characters are specifically Puerto Rican or of Puerto Rican descent." A First Look at Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, by Anthony Breznican, Vanity Fair, March 16, 2020
Funny, how there were no Italians in the original film playing Italians—and no Italians in Spielberg's film playing the Italians.
So much for authenticity.
James Fulford writes: One (1) of the Jets in the 1961 movie was authentically Italian, Anthony Mordente, who played a character named Action. Everyone else was very inauthentic, with a number of Greek-Americans, and even one Japanese-American dancer who played Graziella:
The producers did not require Latino performers for the Puerto Rican characters. Those with light-colored eyes would be Jets and those with dark eyes would be Sharks; some of the latter had their skin darkened. “There were only two or three Puerto Ricans in the whole cast — one was Rita Moreno, another was Yvonne Wilder,” Miyamoto said. Noting that Chakiris is of Greek ancestry — and that Moreno played a Thai character, Tuptim, in “The King and I” — she added, “We’re not talking about strict (ethnic) lines.” STILL ONE OF THE SHARKS: Nobuko Miyamoto Looks Back at ‘West Side Story’ 50 Years Later, December 14, 2011
Miyamoto is third from the left here:


vdare--2020-03-17--St. Patrick's Day: Stay Home! (And Catch Up On Our PREVIOUS St. Patrick's Day Coverage)

Earlier : Social Distancing : Please Do n't Go Pub-Crawling for St. Patrick 's Day One of the earliest things I wrote for the site was a piece called The Camp Of St. Patrick , [ March 17 , 2001 ] pointing out how much like the `` Camp Of The Saints '' the Famine Irish exodus was for the receiving countries in North America .
There are memorials in various places ( like Grosse Île , Quebec ) to the dead , who did n't die of famine , but of cholera , which they brought with them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemics says However , the survivors became part of America 's white majority .
( They fought on both sides of the Civil War . )
In Alien Nation , VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow mentioned 19th century anti-cheap labor activist Denis Kearney ( right ) who fought Chinese immigration .
Brimelow wrote “ [ A ] n Irish immigrant , Dennis Kearney , was a leader of the agitation that halted Chinese immigration into California .
( His—probably mythical—slogan : 'Americay for Americans , Begorrah ! '
) ” The Irish in America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but still in their own way .
In spite of our site 's Anglo-Saxon bias , we wish the Irish well , and some of them even wish us well .
Happy St. Patrick 's Day , everyone , and here 's what we 've written about St. Patrick 's Day past March 17ths .
• When Everyone Is Irish , by Peter Brimelow , The Times ( London , England ) , March 21 , 1987 • Ireland : Though All The World ( Specifically , The Irish PM ) Betray Thee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2006 • On St. Patrick 's Day , An Irish-American Calls For National Unity—Even If It Includes WASPS !
, March 16 , 2007 • A Michigan Reader Says Ireland 's Prime Minister Bertie Ahern Turned Her Away From St. Patrick 's Day , March 16 , 2008 • On St. Patrick 's Day , An Irish Reader Reminds His Countrymen That Not All Irish Are For “ Comprehensive Immigration Reform ” , March 16 , 2010 • St. Patrick And San Patricio : Thoughts On Immigrants Then And Now , by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Disney On Irish Immigration—YouTube For St. Patrick 's Day , by James Fulford , March 16 , 2011 • A Tribute To Dennis Kearney On St. Patrick 's Day , Contra NATIONAL REVIEW by James Fulford , March 18 , 2014 • Thoughts After St. Patrick ’ s Day : How Irish Immigration Became Idealized , by Kathy Knechtges , March 19 , 2014 • Armenian In Washington Honors Irish Brigade In Mexico On St. Patrick 's Day , by James Fulford , March 17 , 2011 • THE BIRTH OF PRUDENCE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 1998 , by Ryan Andrews , March 17 , 2015 • The Irish Hunger Memorial On St. Patrick ’ s Day , by John Derbyshire , March 17 , 2015 • A British Immigrant Reflects On St Patrick ’ s Day And The Wearing O ’ The…Confederate Battle Flag ?
by Peter Brimelow , March 17 , 2015 • St. Patrick 's Day In The Age Of Trump , by James Fulford , March 17 , 2017

Earlier: Social Distancing: Please Don't Go Pub-Crawling for St. Patrick's Day
One of the earliest things I wrote for the site was a piece called The Camp Of St. Patrick, [March 17, 2001] pointing out how much like the "Camp Of The Saints" the Famine Irish exodus was for the receiving countries in North America.
There are memorials in various places (like Grosse Île, Quebec) to the dead, who didn't die of famine, but of cholera, which they brought with them. Wikipedia's article on cholera outbreaks and pandemics says
However, the survivors became part of America's white majority. (They fought on both sides of the Civil War.) In Alien Nation, VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow mentioned 19th century anti-cheap labor activist Denis Kearney (right) who fought Chinese immigration.
Brimelow wrote “[A]n Irish immigrant, Dennis Kearney, was a leader of the agitation that halted Chinese immigration into California. (His—probably mythical—slogan: 'Americay for Americans, Begorrah!')”
The Irish in America are part of the American nation, but still in their own way.
In spite of our site's Anglo-Saxon bias, we wish the Irish well, and some of them even wish us well.
Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone, and here's what we've written about St. Patrick's Day past March 17ths.


vdare--2020-03-17--Carlos Slim's Cousin José Kuri Harfush Has Corona: Guess Where He Got It?

The Mexican zillionaire is hospitalized after returning from a trip to the ski town of Vail , Colorado .
Kuri @ @ @ @ @ art patron , was briefly said to have been the first Mexican to die of @ @ @ @ @ is said reports of his death were mildly exaggerated .
He is in critical condition @ @ @ @ @ speculation on why more skiers than golfers seem to be getting the virus .
Earlier @ @ @ @ @ International Travelers Who Ski Italy , Etc .
Brought Coronavirus To Aspen

Yup.
The Mexican zillionaire is hospitalized after returning from a trip to the ski town of Vail, Colorado.
Kuri, a 71 year old art patron, was briefly said to have been the first Mexican to die of COVID-19, but now it is said reports of his death were mildly exaggerated. He is in critical condition.
See below for my speculation on why more skiers than golfers seem to be getting the virus.
Earlier: The Skier Menace: International Travelers Who Ski Italy, Etc. Brought Coronavirus To Aspen


vdare--2020-03-17--Aussie Doctor Needs $750k to Test Two Potential Cures of COVID-19

Have they found a cure for the coronavirus ?
Australian researchers claim two existing drugs could ‘ cure ’ COVID-19 after patients they tested responded ‘ very well ’ to treatment By BRITTANY CHAIN FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and SAM BLANCHARD SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE Drugs used to treat HIV and malaria could be used to tackle the coronavirus , according to scientists in Australia .
A team of infectious disease experts at the University of Queensland in Brisbane say they have seen two existing medications manage to wipe out COVID-19 infections .
Chloroquine , an anti-malarial drug , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shown promising results in human tests and made the virus ‘ disappear ’ in infected patients .
… Queensland researcher , Professor David Paterson , said he hopes to enrol people in larger scale pharmaceutical trials by the end of the month… .
Chloroquine is a drug which was once commonly used to prevent and treat malaria .
As humans have developed an increased natural resistance to the mosquito-borne disease , the drug has been used less frequently .
Researchers now believe it may hold the key to treating COVID-19 , the latest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Chinese medics determined the drug may be safe and effective in treating coronavirus induced pneumonia .
The combined fixed dose drug has been used in the fight against HIV and AIDS since 2006 .
Some of the negative side affects to the drug include diarrhoea , vomiting , feeling tired , headaches , and muscle aches .
Chinese medical researchers suggested the drug had successfully cured coronavirus patients after the December 2019 outbreak .
Requests have been submitted in China to start a clinical trial of the drug to accurately determine its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are also hoping to test the drug on local patients .
Professor Paterson said it wouldn ’ t be wrong to consider the drugs a possible ‘ treatment or cure ’ for the deadly respiratory infection .
… Although the treatment had been effective in a smattering of cases , there hasn ’ t been any controlled testing like what would be needed to test a new drug , Professor Paterson said .
‘ That first wave of Chinese patients we had ( in Australia ) , they all did very , very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HIV drug , ’ Professor Paterson said .
‘ What we want to do at the moment is a large clinical trial across Australia , looking at 50 hospitals , and what we ’ re going to compare is one drug , versus another drug , versus the combination of the two drugs , ’ Professor Paterson said .
… It is a type of drug called a protease inhibitor , which works by stopping viruses from using an enzyme called protease , which is vital for them to be able to spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fully-matured clones that they need to be able to infect other healthy cells , so the infection can ’ t spread .
, , , Chloroquine is already widely used as an antimalarial for travellers and is also approved in the UK for use on people with rheumatoid arthritis or lupus .
Scientists are keen to use an already-approved medication to try and treat the coronavirus because it would cut out the lengthy processes of safety trials – they are already proven to be safe – and getting government approval and manufacturing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ physician , has launched a fundraising appeal alongside the Royal Brisbane and Women ’ s Hospital to raise money to support the clinical trials .
The Coronavirus Action Fund hopes to raise $ 750,000 to go toward understanding and better treating COVID-19 .
A statement from the organisers says research and trials will be underway as soon as funding is secured .

From the Daily Mail:
Have they found a cure for the coronavirus? Australian researchers claim two existing drugs could ‘cure’ COVID-19 after patients they tested responded ‘very well’ to treatment
By BRITTANY CHAIN FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and SAM BLANCHARD SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 02:12 EDT, 16 March 2020 | UPDATED: 03:15 EDT, 17 March 2020
Drugs used to treat HIV and malaria could be used to tackle the coronavirus, according to scientists in Australia.
A team of infectious disease experts at the University of Queensland in Brisbane say they have seen two existing medications manage to wipe out COVID-19 infections.
Chloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, and HIV-suppressing combination lopinavir/ritonavir have both reportedly shown promising results in human tests and made the virus ‘disappear’ in infected patients. …
Queensland researcher, Professor David Paterson, said he hopes to enrol people in larger scale pharmaceutical trials by the end of the month….
Chloroquine is a drug which was once commonly used to prevent and treat malaria.
As humans have developed an increased natural resistance to the mosquito-borne disease, the drug has been used less frequently.
Researchers now believe it may hold the key to treating COVID-19, the latest strain of coronavirus.
Common side affects include muscle problems, loss of appetite and diarrhoea.
In February 2020, Chinese medics determined the drug may be safe and effective in treating coronavirus induced pneumonia.
LOPINAVIR/RITONAVIR (KALETRA)
The combined fixed dose drug has been used in the fight against HIV and AIDS since 2006.
Some of the negative side effects to the drug include diarrhoea, vomiting, feeling tired, headaches, and muscle aches.
Chinese medical researchers suggested the drug had successfully cured coronavirus patients after the December 2019 outbreak.
Requests have been submitted in China to start a clinical trial of the drug to accurately determine its effectiveness in fighting COVID-19.
Australian authorities are also hoping to test the drug on local patients.
Professor Paterson said it wouldn’t be wrong to consider the drugs a possible ‘treatment or cure’ for the deadly respiratory infection. …
Although the treatment had been effective in a smattering of cases, there hasn’t been any controlled testing like what would be needed to test a new drug, Professor Paterson said.
‘That first wave of Chinese patients we had (in Australia), they all did very, very well when they were treated with the HIV drug,’ Professor Paterson said.
‘What we want to do at the moment is a large clinical trial across Australia, looking at 50 hospitals, and what we’re going to compare is one drug, versus another drug, versus the combination of the two drugs,’ Professor Paterson said.
… It is a type of drug called a protease inhibitor, which works by stopping viruses from using an enzyme called protease, which is vital for them to be able to spread.
Without protease viruses cannot make the fully-matured clones that they need to be able to infect other healthy cells, so the infection can’t spread. ,,,
Chloroquine is already widely used as an antimalarial for travellers and is also approved in the UK for use on people with rheumatoid arthritis or lupus.
Scientists are keen to use an already-approved medication to try and treat the coronavirus because it would cut out the lengthy processes of safety trials – they are already proven to be safe – and getting government approval and manufacturing.
Professor Paterson, an infectious diseases physician, has launched a fundraising appeal alongside the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital to raise money to support the clinical trials.
The Coronavirus Action Fund hopes to raise $750,000 to go toward understanding and better treating COVID-19.
A statement from the organisers says research and trials will be underway as soon as funding is secured.