veteranstoday--2020-04-23--COVID-19 Anxiety: Brings Insomnia and Crazy Dreams

Health Editor ’ s Note : Insomnia has reared its ugly head around here and it is not like all things COVID-19 are imaginary .
This time is very stressful for all of us……Carol Insomnia and Vivid Dreams on the Rise with COVID-19 Anxiety A novelist recalls a trip to a comic store with Ronald Reagan , who swipes his wallet before he can make a purchase ; someone else remembers escaping a collapsing building by climbing into a pilotless plane , where he hid in a toilet ; and NPR ’ s Mary Louise Kelly says that one night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s apartment and stole from a hoard of toilet paper—and then she woke up .
As parts of the United States enter their second month of stay-at-home orders , people ’ s day-to-day lives are becoming paired with an increasingly strange and vivid dreamscape .
And a growing group is experiencing insomnia , an inability to fall asleep , as Quartz ’ s Amanat Khullar reports .
Both seem to be symptoms of stress , part of the shared anxiety surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic .
Common dream scenarios collected by a group of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dreams , include the dreamer running away from something or discovering that they ’ ve done something wrong .
“ These are typical anxiety dreams .
It ’ s very pedestrian stuff in that sense , but it ’ s acted out with such vivid imagination , it becomes very strange , ” Jake Roberts , a spokesperson for Lockdown Dreams , tells Donna Ferguson at the Guardian .
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Health Editor’s Note: Insomnia has reared its ugly head around here and it is not like all things COVID-19 are imaginary. This time is very stressful for all of us……Carol
Insomnia and Vivid Dreams on the Rise with COVID-19 Anxiety
by Theresa Machemer/Smithsonianmag.com
A novelist recalls a trip to a comic store with Ronald Reagan, who swipes his wallet before he can make a purchase; someone else remembers escaping a collapsing building by climbing into a pilotless plane, where he hid in a toilet; and NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly says that one night, she broke into a colleague’s apartment and stole from a hoard of toilet paper—and then she woke up.
As parts of the United States enter their second month of stay-at-home orders, people’s day-to-day lives are becoming paired with an increasingly strange and vivid dreamscape. And a growing group is experiencing insomnia, an inability to fall asleep, as Quartz’s Amanat Khullar reports. Both seem to be symptoms of stress, part of the shared anxiety surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Common dream scenarios collected by a group of psychoanalysis students in London, called Lockdown Dreams, include the dreamer running away from something or discovering that they’ve done something wrong. “These are typical anxiety dreams. It’s very pedestrian stuff in that sense, but it’s acted out with such vivid imagination, it becomes very strange,” Jake Roberts, a spokesperson for Lockdown Dreams, tells Donna Ferguson at the Guardian. ……….read more:
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veteranstoday--2020-04-23--NIH: Challenge of Tracking COVID-19’s Spread

As our nation looks with hope toward controlling the coronavirus 2019 disease ( COVID-19 ) pandemic , researchers are forging ahead with efforts to develop and implement strategies to prevent future outbreaks .
It sounds straightforward .
However , several new studies indicate that containing SARS-CoV-2—the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19—will involve many complex challenges , not the least of which is figuring out ways to use testing technologies to our best advantage in the battle against this stealthy foe .
The first thing that testing may help us do is to identify those SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals who have no symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transmitting the virus .
These individuals , along with their close contacts , will need to be quarantined rapidly to protect others .
These kinds of tests detect viral material and generally analyze cells collected via nasal or throat swabs .
The second way we can use testing is to identify individuals who ’ ve already been infected with SARS-CoV-2 , but who didn ’ t get seriously ill and can no longer transmit the virus to others .
These individuals may now be protected against future infections , and , consequently , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care for people with COVID-19 or who are vulnerable to the infection .
Such tests use blood samples to detect antibodies , which are blood proteins that our immune systems produce to attack viruses and other foreign invaders .
A new study , published in Nature Medicine [ 1 ] , models what testing of asymptomatic individuals with active SARS-CoV-2 infections may mean for future containment efforts .
To develop their model , researchers at China ’ s Guangzhou Medical University and the University of Hong Kong School of Public Health analyzed throat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moderately ill and hospitalized with COVID-19 .
Frequent in-hospital swabbing provided an objective , chronological record—in some cases , for more than a month after a diagnosis—of each patient ’ s viral loads and infectiousness .
The model , which also factored in patients ’ subjective recollections of when they felt poorly , indicates : • On average , patients became infectious 2.3 days before onset of symptoms .
• Their highest level of potential viral spreading likely peaked hours before their symptoms appeared .
• Patients became rapidly less infectious within a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the body for some time .
The researchers then turned to data from a separate , previously published study [ 2 ] , which documented the timing of 77 person-to-person transmissions of SARS-CoV-2 .
Comparing the two data sets , the researchers estimated that 44 percent of SARS-CoV-2 transmissions occur before people get sick .
Based on this two-part model , the researchers warned that traditional containment strategies ( testing only of people with symptoms , contact tracing , quarantine ) will face a stiff challenge keeping up with COVID-19 .
Indeed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 percent of new infections come from people who are asymptomatic , and they aren ’ t tested and found positive until 2 or 3 days later , public health officials will need to track down more than 90 percent of their close contacts and get them quarantined quickly to contain the virus .
The researchers also suggested alternate strategies for curbing SARS-CoV-2 transmission fueled by people who are initially asymptomatic .
One possibility is digital tracing .
It involves creating large networks of people who ’ ve agreed to install a special @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If a phone user tests positive for COVID-19 , everyone with the app who happened to have come in close contact with that person would be alerted anonymously and advised to shelter at home .
The NIH has a team that ’ s exploring various ways to carry out digital tracing while still protecting personal privacy .
The private sector also has been exploring technological solutions , with Apple and Google recently announcing a partnership to develop application programming interfaces ( APIs ) to allow voluntary digital tracing for COVID-19 [ 3 ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is expected in May .
Of course , all these approaches depend upon widespread access to point-of-care testing that can give rapid results .
The NIH is developing an ambitious program to accelerate the development of such testing technologies ; stay tuned for more information about this in a forthcoming blog .
The second crucial piece of the containment puzzle is identifying those individuals who ’ ve already been infected by SARS-CoV-2 , many unknowingly , but who are no longer infectious .
Early results from an ongoing study on residents in Los @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested positive for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 [ 4 ] .
That figure is much higher than expected based on the county ’ s number of known COVID-19 cases , but jibes with preliminary findings from a different research group that conducted antibody testing on residents of Santa Clara County , CA [ 5 ] .
Still , it ’ s important to keep in mind that SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests are just in the development stage .
It ’ s possible some of these results might represent false positives—perhaps caused by antibodies to some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been in the human population for a while .
More work needs to be done to sort this out .
In fact , the NIH ’ s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) , which is our lead institute for infectious disease research , recently launched a study to help gauge how many adults in the U. S. with no confirmed history of a SARS-CoV-2 infection have antibodies to the virus .
In this investigation , researchers will collect and analyze blood samples from as many as 10,000 volunteers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s prevalence and potential to spread within our country .
There ’ s still an enormous amount to learn about this major public health threat .
In fact , NIAID just released its strategic plan for COVID-19 to outline its research priorities .
The plan provides more information about the challenges of tracking SARS-CoV-2 , as well as about efforts to accelerate research into possible treatments and vaccines .
Take a look !
[ 1 ] Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19 .
He X , Lau EHY , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ J , Hao X , Lau YC , Wong JY , Guan Y , Tan X , Mo X , Chen Y , Liao B , Chen W , Hu F , Zhang Q , Zhong M , Wu Y , Zhao L , Zhang F , Cowling BJ , Li F , Leung GM .
Nat Med .
2020 Apr 15 .
[ Epub ahead of publication ] [ 2 ] Early transmission dynamics in Wuhan , China , of novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia .
Li , Q. et al .
N. Engl @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; 382 , 1199–1207 .
[ 4 ] USC-LA County Study : Early Results of Antibody Testing Suggest Number of COVID-19 Infections Far Exceeds Number of Confirmed Cases in Los Angeles County .
County of Los Angeles Public Health News Release , April 20 , 2020 .
[ 5 ] COVID-19 Antibody Seroprevalence in Santa Clara Co unty , California .
Bendavid E , Mulaney B , Sood N , Sjah S , Ling E , Bromley-Dulfano R , Lai C , Saavedra-Walker R , Tedrow J , Tversky D , Bogan A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gupta R , Ioannidis JP , Bhattacharya J. medRxiv , Preprint posted on April 14 , 2020 .

The Challenge of Tracking COVID-19’s Stealthy Spread
by Dr. Francis Collins/Director’s Blog/National Institutes of Health
As our nation looks with hope toward controlling the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic, researchers are forging ahead with efforts to develop and implement strategies to prevent future outbreaks. It sounds straightforward. However, several new studies indicate that containing SARS-CoV-2—the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19—will involve many complex challenges, not the least of which is figuring out ways to use testing technologies to our best advantage in the battle against this stealthy foe.
The first thing that testing may help us do is to identify those SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals who have no symptoms, but who are still capable of transmitting the virus. These individuals, along with their close contacts, will need to be quarantined rapidly to protect others. These kinds of tests detect viral material and generally analyze cells collected via nasal or throat swabs.
The second way we can use testing is to identify individuals who’ve already been infected with SARS-CoV-2, but who didn’t get seriously ill and can no longer transmit the virus to others. These individuals may now be protected against future infections, and, consequently, may be in a good position to care for people with COVID-19 or who are vulnerable to the infection. Such tests use blood samples to detect antibodies, which are blood proteins that our immune systems produce to attack viruses and other foreign invaders.
A new study, published in Nature Medicine [1], models what testing of asymptomatic individuals with active SARS-CoV-2 infections may mean for future containment efforts. To develop their model, researchers at China’s Guangzhou Medical University and the University of Hong Kong School of Public Health analyzed throat swabs collected from 94 people who were moderately ill and hospitalized with COVID-19. Frequent in-hospital swabbing provided an objective, chronological record—in some cases, for more than a month after a diagnosis—of each patient’s viral loads and infectiousness.
The model, which also factored in patients’ subjective recollections of when they felt poorly, indicates:
• On average, patients became infectious 2.3 days before onset of symptoms.
• Their highest level of potential viral spreading likely peaked hours before their symptoms appeared.
• Patients became rapidly less infectious within a week, although the virus likely remains in the body for some time.
The researchers then turned to data from a separate, previously published study [2], which documented the timing of 77 person-to-person transmissions of SARS-CoV-2. Comparing the two data sets, the researchers estimated that 44 percent of SARS-CoV-2 transmissions occur before people get sick.
Based on this two-part model, the researchers warned that traditional containment strategies (testing only of people with symptoms, contact tracing, quarantine) will face a stiff challenge keeping up with COVID-19. Indeed, they estimated that if more than 30 percent of new infections come from people who are asymptomatic, and they aren’t tested and found positive until 2 or 3 days later, public health officials will need to track down more than 90 percent of their close contacts and get them quarantined quickly to contain the virus.
The researchers also suggested alternate strategies for curbing SARS-CoV-2 transmission fueled by people who are initially asymptomatic. One possibility is digital tracing. It involves creating large networks of people who’ve agreed to install a special tracing app on their smart phones. If a phone user tests positive for COVID-19, everyone with the app who happened to have come in close contact with that person would be alerted anonymously and advised to shelter at home.
The NIH has a team that’s exploring various ways to carry out digital tracing while still protecting personal privacy. The private sector also has been exploring technological solutions, with Apple and Google recently announcing a partnership to develop application programming interfaces (APIs) to allow voluntary digital tracing for COVID-19 [3], The rollout of their first API is expected in May.
Of course, all these approaches depend upon widespread access to point-of-care testing that can give rapid results. The NIH is developing an ambitious program to accelerate the development of such testing technologies; stay tuned for more information about this in a forthcoming blog.
The second crucial piece of the containment puzzle is identifying those individuals who’ve already been infected by SARS-CoV-2, many unknowingly, but who are no longer infectious. Early results from an ongoing study on residents in Los Angeles County indicated that approximately 4.1 percent tested positive for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 [4]. That figure is much higher than expected based on the county’s number of known COVID-19 cases, but jibes with preliminary findings from a different research group that conducted antibody testing on residents of Santa Clara County, CA [5].
Still, it’s important to keep in mind that SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests are just in the development stage. It’s possible some of these results might represent false positives—perhaps caused by antibodies to some other less serious coronavirus that’s been in the human population for a while.
More work needs to be done to sort this out. In fact, the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which is our lead institute for infectious disease research, recently launched a study to help gauge how many adults in the U. S. with no confirmed history of a SARS-CoV-2 infection have antibodies to the virus. In this investigation, researchers will collect and analyze blood samples from as many as 10,000 volunteers to get a better picture of SARS-CoV-2’s prevalence and potential to spread within our country.
There’s still an enormous amount to learn about this major public health threat. In fact, NIAID just released its strategic plan for COVID-19 to outline its research priorities. The plan provides more information about the challenges of tracking SARS-CoV-2, as well as about efforts to accelerate research into possible treatments and vaccines. Take a look!
References:
[1] Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19. He X, Lau EHY, Wu P, Deng X, Wang J, Hao X, Lau YC, Wong JY, Guan Y, Tan X, Mo X, Chen Y, Liao B, Chen W, Hu F, Zhang Q, Zhong M, Wu Y, Zhao L, Zhang F, Cowling BJ, Li F, Leung GM. Nat Med. 2020 Apr 15. [Epub ahead of publication]
[2] Early transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China, of novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia. Li, Q. et al. N. Engl. J. Med. 2020 Mar 26;382, 1199–1207.
[3] Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology . Apple news release, April 10, 2020.
[4] USC-LA County Study: Early Results of Antibody Testing Suggest Number of COVID-19 Infections Far Exceeds Number of Confirmed Cases in Los Angeles County. County of Los Angeles Public Health News Release, April 20, 2020.
[5] COVID-19 Antibody Seroprevalence in Santa Clara Co unty, California. Bendavid E, Mulaney B, Sood N, Sjah S, Ling E, Bromley-Dulfano R, Lai C, Saavedra-Walker R, Tedrow J, Tversky D, Bogan A, Kupiec T, Eichner D, Gupta R, Ioannidis JP, Bhattacharya J. medRxiv, Preprint posted on April 14, 2020.
Links:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) (NIH)
COVID-19, MERS & SARS (NIAID)
NIAID Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research, FY 2020-2024
NIH Support: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases


veteranstoday--2020-04-23--U.S. Naval Ships: Floating Coronavirus Incubators

26 US Navy ships Currently Have Coronavirus Cases There are currently coronavirus cases on 26 US Navy warships , and another 14 have been hit by the virus but the crew members impacted have recovered , a senior Navy official told CNN Wednesday .
The 26 ships with current cases are in port or maintenance yards , the official added .
The Navy is not releasing the names of the individual ships impacted or the exact number of cases because Defense Department policy states that it would risk operational security if the details became public .
There are currently 90 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Navy currently has 297 active duty warships .
As of Wednesday morning , 3,578 US service members have tested positive for the virus , including two deaths .
Nearly 800 of those cases have come from the outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier where one sailor also died .
Navy and CDC launch investigation into coronavirus outbreak aboard US aircraft carrier More than 4,000 sailors on the Roosevelt had been moved ashore and were scheduled to begin returning to the ship this coming weekend after finishing a 14-day isolation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because 120 previously asymptomatic sailors tested positive .

26 US Navy ships Currently Have Coronavirus Cases
By Barbara Starr/CNN Pentagon Correspondent
Washington (CNN) There are currently coronavirus cases on 26 US Navy warships, and another 14 have been hit by the virus but the crew members impacted have recovered, a senior Navy official told CNN Wednesday.
The 26 ships with current cases are in port or maintenance yards, the official added.
The Navy is not releasing the names of the individual ships impacted or the exact number of cases because Defense Department policy states that it would risk operational security if the details became public.
There are currently 90 ships at sea with no reported cases and the Navy currently has 297 active duty warships.


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veteranstoday--2020-04-23--Michigan Governor Wants To Extend Stay-At-Home Order

Michigan Governor Wants to Extend Stay-At-home Order , Setting Up Another Confrontation With Opponents By Jeffrey Martin/Newsweek Michigan Governor Gretchen @ @ @ @ @ of the state ’ s stay-at-home order could be needed in order to further mitigate @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I want to be clear , ” Whitmer said during a Wednesday news @ @ @ @ @ likely need another short-term extension of the Stay Home , Stay Safe order .
When @ @ @ @ @ , it will have to be very thoughtful and precise.
” An extension of the @ @ @ @ @ to be controversial as Michigan has already been the site of protests against what some @ @ @ @ @ distancing guidelines .
Protesters gathered on the steps of Michigan ’ s Capitol in Lansing @ @ @ @ @ an end to Whitmer ’ s social distancing policies .

Michigan Governor Wants to Extend Stay-At-home Order, Setting Up Another Confrontation With Opponents
By Jeffrey Martin/Newsweek
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday another extension of the state’s stay-at-home order could be needed in order to further mitigate the community spread of coronavirus.
“I want to be clear,” Whitmer said during a Wednesday news briefing. “we will likely need another short-term extension of the Stay Home, Stay Safe order. When we do start to reengage, it will have to be very thoughtful and precise.”
An extension of the stay-at-home order will likely prove to be controversial as Michigan has already been the site of protests against what some believe to be draconian social distancing guidelines.
Protesters gathered on the steps of Michigan’s Capitol in Lansing in April to call for an end to Whitmer’s social distancing policies.


veteranstoday--2020-04-24--Dr. Mengele-Trump: Fake But Deadly Cures From the Demented Orange Madman

Donald Trump has stunned viewers by suggesting that people could receive injections of disinfectant to cure the coronavirus , a notion one medical expert described as “ jaw-dropping ” .
At Thursday ’ s White House coronavirus task force briefing , the US president discussed new government research on how the virus reacts to different temperatures , climates and surfaces .
“ And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute , ” Trump said .
“ One minute !
And is there a way we can do something , by an injection inside or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs , so it ’ d be interesting to check that .
So , that you ’ re going to have to use medical doctors with , but it sounds interesting to me.
” Dr Deborah Birx , the task force response coordinator , remained silent .
But social media erupted in hilarity and outrage at the president , who has a record of defying science and also floated the idea of treating patients ’ bodies with ultraviolet ( UV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former director of the Office of Government Ethics , added : “ It is incomprehensible to me that a moron like this holds the highest office in the land and that there exist people stupid enough to think this is OK .
I can ’ t believe that in 2020 I have to caution anyone listening to the president that injecting disinfectant could kill you.
” Trump was already facing a backlash over his championing of hydroxychloroquine , an anti-malaria drug , as a therapy for the coronavirus , a quixotic effort amplified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Research has found no evidence that it is beneficial and a government vaccine expert has claimed he was fired for limiting its use .

Donald Trump has stunned viewers by suggesting that people could receive injections of disinfectant to cure the coronavirus, a notion one medical expert described as “jaw-dropping”.
“I sold my soul for THIS?” – Dr Birx trying to convince herself that staying on the job to fight coronavirus means she cannot tell Trump that he is straight up OUT OF HIS MIND suggesting that people ingest disinfectant. https://t.co/gzX06gKEF3 — Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) April 24, 2020
At Thursday’s White House coronavirus task force briefing, the US president discussed new government research on how the virus reacts to different temperatures, climates and surfaces.
Here is Dr. Birx's reaction when President Trump asks his science advisor to study using UV light on the human body and injecting disinfectant to fight the coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/MVno5X7JMA — Daniel Lewis (@Daniel_Lewis3) April 24, 2020
“And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute,” Trump said. “One minute! And is there a way we can do something, by an injection inside or almost a cleaning? Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it’d be interesting to check that. So, that you’re going to have to use medical doctors with, but it sounds interesting to me.”
Putin: just tell them to kill themselves. Trump: like ingesting disinfectant? Putin: yes, the Jim Jones of Lysol. Trump: yes boss. The Press Conference:pic.twitter.com/Rabxmr2jvP — JerseyCraig 😷 Democrat. (@Jersey_Craig) April 24, 2020
Dr Deborah Birx, the task force response coordinator, remained silent. But social media erupted in hilarity and outrage at the president, who has a record of defying science and also floated the idea of treating patients’ bodies with ultraviolet (UV) light.
Trump suggests irradiating people's bodies with UV light or injecting them with disinfectant (bleach, Clorox, Lysol, Tidepod) to deal with COVID19. #Reimpeach pic.twitter.com/fFiil0RXfN — Abz (@AbiyAbz) April 24, 2020
Several doctors warned the public against injecting disinfectant or using UV light.
Walter Shaub, the former director of the Office of Government Ethics, added: “It is incomprehensible to me that a moron like this holds the highest office in the land and that there exist people stupid enough to think this is OK. I can’t believe that in 2020 I have to caution anyone listening to the president that injecting disinfectant could kill you.”
Trump was already facing a backlash over his championing of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug, as a therapy for the coronavirus, a quixotic effort amplified by the conservative network Fox News. Research has found no evidence that it is beneficial and a government vaccine expert has claimed he was fired for limiting its use.


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veteranstoday--2020-04-24--NEO – “Iraqi Pandemic” for USA

NEO – “Iraqi Pandemic” for USA

by Viktor Mikhin , …with New Eastern Outlook , Moscow , …and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences , a research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa .
[ Editor ’ s Note : The US war continues on inside Iraq , although not in a traditional form .
The Pentagon does not have to engage a country in military combat to be able to control or manipulate it .
That can be done by its mere presence inside the country where it can support both openly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is a vast amount of evidence that it did so with its proxy terrorist war in Syria which exploded over into Iraq with devastating consequences .
One of the major reasons for US imperialist hatred for Iran is that Iran ’ s support against the US/ISIS terrorists that saved Iraq from having its southwest and western regions being carved off into a US , Saudi Arabia , Sunni and ISIS base for future destabilization and regime change operations in the region .
Let us not forget both the US and Israeli support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long term Balkanization plan for Iraq .
And please do not automatically believe that US refugee support is always an act of charity .
Syria recently asked the UN not to supply “ refugee aid ” to the refugees who are effectively prisoners inside the US military controlled camp on the Jordan border .
The UN reason was that such “ refugee aid ” would just be stolen by the protected militant groups inside the camp with US troops doing nothing to prevent it .
This has gone on for years now without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public over the scam it as the US is a biggest donor of refugee aid to the UN so that it is just directing it to whom they feel are the most needy , which is the militant groups it supports .
An Idlib version of this has been ongoing where “ aid ” to non-jihadi families is immediately stolen by the jihadi groups at that border for their own use .
This scam is different but similar to the other US one where our military is fully participating in the open theft @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs for a long list of humanitarian reasons .
But the US prefers to use this stolen oil to help fund its illegal war on the Assad regime , and yes , the Syrian people who understand this ... Jim W. Dean ] Jim 's Editor ’ s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal Jim 's work includes research , field trips , Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more .
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Click to donate > > The Coronavirus pandemic in the United States , which is having a devastating effect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how incapable the current US administration is when it comes to solving any problems , including those related to foreign policy .
It seems that the time when Washington was able to resolve many issues on the world stage by waving a magic wand are over .
We live in a different world now and neither Donald Trump nor his team are prepared for it .
And this is especially apparent in Iraq where Washington seems to be bogged down and does not know how to extricate itself from a mess in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in at the behest of great puppeteers , i.e .
former US presidents .
In an attempt to somehow save the American administration ’ s face , on 7 April , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ceremoniously announced that the United States would hold strategic talks with Iraq in the middle of June .
“ All strategic issues between our two countries will be on the agenda , including the future presence of the United States forces in that country , and how best to support an independent and sovereign Iraq , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , which sounded more like meaningless blather , but the following phrase did stand out .
Apparently , no other task is more important for Washington than supporting an “ independent and sovereign Iraq ” .
It seems that since 2003 , when the USA , under false pretext , used brute force to unceremoniously invade the Iraqi Republic , none of the US administrations have been able to help Iraq become an independent and sovereign nation .
Moreover , US occupiers , thoughtlessly and without a care , completely destroyed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agricultural sectors in Iraq thus plunging the Iraqi people into poverty .
Due to the conflict and subsequent occupation , Iraq ended up in the same state that it had been in when first established out of the Mosul , Baghdad and Basra vilayets ( former administrative divisions of the Ottoman empire ) .
At the moment , all of these regions are seeking autonomy and are not too eager to be ruled by the central government in Baghdad .
It is , therefore , not surprising that the public anger directed towards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not subsided as yet .
We would like to remind our readers that Iraqi leader Muqtada al-Sadr called for a “ million-strong ” march to demand the withdrawal of US troops that took place in the capital of Iraq and other cities and towns in January 2020 .
In his speech addressed to the citizens of the nation , the Shia leader insisted that US armed forces ought not to be allowed to use the Iraqi airspace or military bases in the country ’ s territory for their needs .
The New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people had taken part in the protests .
At that time , the Council of Representatives of Iraq passed a resolution calling on the government to end all foreign troop presence in Iraq and prohibit them “ from using its land , airspace or water for any reason ” .
However , according to Iraqi media outlets , Washington makes its own decisions about the movement of its armed forces in Iraq as well as the entire Middle East .
Baghdad-based newspaper Al Mustaqilla has reported the protests drew very large crowds thus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , many Iraqis do not think the presence of US troops is a prerequisite to national and regional security , and are trying to rid their country of American armed forces .
Many experts have said that even if Washington were to decide to withdraw its servicemen , it would take a substantial amount of time to create alternative supply routes and build the required infrastructure for the US armed forces in the region .
Currently , American military facilities in Iraq do not only serve the US interests in this nation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ during operations that the United States conducts in Afghanistan , Syria and the territories neighboring Iran .
In addition , Iraq is a crucial element within the structure that safeguards US interests in the Persian Gulf region .
It is unfortunate that the Iraqi government still has no unified view on the possible withdrawal of US troops from their nation , since various groups within it have radically different opinions on this issue .
Seventeen years ago , Shia and Kurdish communities in Iraq , by and large , welcomed the US invasion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On the other hand , Iraqi Sunnis viewed such developments as disastrous because they posed a threat to the privileged status held by its elites within the government .
And their concerns turned out to be entirely justified after the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority had first undertook the de-Baathification policy in Iraq .
With passing years , these views have changed because Iran began to play an important role in Iraq ’ s domestic policies .
Many Shia parties joined forces with Tehran , and as the confrontation between Iran and the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-American stance .
However , the rest of the Shiite community did not follow suit .
In fact , anti-Iranian sentiments are being increasingly felt among Iraqi Shias .
According to data from the Baghdad-based Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies ( IIACSS ) , 86 % of Iraqi Shias had a positive view of Iran in 2014 , but the number was only 41 % in 2019 .
Such sentiments have found an outlet in ongoing protests taking place in Baghdad and in Shia-dominated southern regions of the country .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ such rallies .
Views within the Sunni community have changed too .
Although many Iraqi Sunnis had been against the US invasion at the beginning , after a number of revolts broke out in Sunni regions during the last few years , many Sunnis started to view US forces as a stabilizing influence at least in the short-term .
Hence , discussions about the withdrawal of American troops also caused a great deal of concern among Sunni communities and political parties .
There is fear that if the United States were to leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of extremist movements .
Daesh ( a terrorist organization banned in Russia ) has regrouped in many Sunni-dominated territories , but Iraqi security forces and Shiite militias in these regions are not considered to be capable of dealing with such a threat by themselves .
US forces were also regarded as a counter-balance to Iranian influence in Sunni parts of Iraq .
Tehran-backed Shiite militant units remain deployed in Sunni-dominated regions liberated from Daesh ( banned in Russia ) .
Their presence has been a source of great tensions among locals and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the political landscape there and to the return of internally displaced people to these regions .
A number of Sunni leaders also view Americans as fair moderators when it comes to resolution of disputes between various political forces in Baghdad .
Since 2003 , Sunni parties have been unable to form a united front in Baghdad , and , as a result , they have been increasingly sidelined when it comes to political processes .
They , therefore , fear that if the USA were to leave Iraq , they would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have had a long-standing relationship with the United States that precedes the 2003 invasion .
Washington also played an important role in internal Kurdish affairs by helping to broker a ceasefire at the end of 1990s between two of the biggest players in Iraq ’ s Kurdish political landscape , i.e .
the Kurdistan Democratic Party ( KDP ) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan ( PUK ) .
It also backed Peshmerga forces , loyal to both sides in their fight against Saddam Hussein ’ s regime , that viewed the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support the idea of Kurdish autonomy .
Autonomy of Iraqi Kurdistan was enshrined into the Constitution of Iraq , yet Erbil has reasons for concern that its special status is under threat .
After an independence referendum for Kurdistan Region of Iraq in 2017 , Baghdad sent its regular as well as irregular forces to ensure stability in several disputed regions in the north of the nation , including the oil-rich Kirkuk Governorate , which led to fierce clashes with Peshmerga forces .
In recent months , discussions about possible amendments to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s semi-autonomous status have also been a source of concern for Kurdish officials .
In such a climate , they view the US military presence in Iraq as a key guarantee of Kurdish autonomy and as a means of deterring aggression from Baghdad .
So what is next ?
If Shia parties united by Iran continue to demand the United States withdraw its troops from Iraq , the already unstable situation in the nation could take a turn for the worse .
Tensions between Baghdad and Erbil are likely to rise and may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government .
It is possible that the removal of American forces would also have a detrimental effect on the Kurdish leadership .
Iran , which has close ties with a number of Kurdish parties , can potentially undermine Kurdish unity as it did in the past .
The fragmented Sunni parties will also not be able to put up serious opposition to a unilateral decision to remove US troops from Iraq .
And an increased Iranian presence in Iraq will inevitably result in increased feelings of vulnerability and marginalization among common Sunnis .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ such discontent could lead to yet another armed revolt and subsequently , to the resurrection of Daesh ( a terrorist group banned in Russia ) .
In the meantime , the United States has also been taking measures in response to pressure applied on it to withdraw its forces from Iraq .
At the beginning of February , the Pentagon sent General Kenneth “ Frank ” McKenzie , the commander of US Central Command , to conduct negotiations with individuals responsible for making decisions in Baghdad .
After the visit , he expressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also admitted that the US-Iraqi military ties were still turbulent .
Washington has also taken steps to strengthen its relations with Erbil .
President of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani met with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland .
And an announcement was made there that the Pentagon would continue to support Peshmerga forces .
Statements were also made about the fact that the United States had retracted its 2007 offer to create a Sunny region in Iraq , similar to Kurdistan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its presence in the western part of Iraq .
At this point in time , Iraq appears to be on the brink of yet another , even bigger inter-religious conflict that could destabilize the nation even further and undermine efforts to implement any of the political reforms which tens of thousands of Iraqis have been protesting against since October of last year .
There is a way to avoid untoward consequences of a unilateral decision to remove American troops from Iraqi territories and that is to hold open and honest talks with all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shia parties need to come to their senses and resolve issues faced by Iraqi Sunnis , Kurds and other minorities , such as Christians and Yazidis , who all need safeguarding by the international community .
And the decision should be made to the benefit of everyone in Iraq , and not in the narrow political and religious interests of a particular group of people .
Victor Mikhin , corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences , exclusively for the online magazine “ New Eastern Outlook ” .

DISCLOSURE: Sourced from Russian government funded media
by Viktor Mikhin, …with New Eastern Outlook, Moscow, …and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa.
[ Editor’s Note: The US war continues on inside Iraq, although not in a traditional form. The Pentagon does not have to engage a country in military combat to be able to control or manipulate it.
That can be done by its mere presence inside the country where it can support both openly and quietly anti-government forces, for which there is a vast amount of evidence that it did so with its proxy terrorist war in Syria which exploded over into Iraq with devastating consequences.
One of the major reasons for US imperialist hatred for Iran is that Iran’s support against the US/ISIS terrorists that saved Iraq from having its southwest and western regions being carved off into a US, Saudi Arabia, Sunni and ISIS base for future destabilization and regime change operations in the region.
Let us not forget both the US and Israeli support for the Kurks as part of the long term Balkanization plan for Iraq. And please do not automatically believe that US refugee support is always an act of charity.
Syria recently asked the UN not to supply “refugee aid” to the refugees who are effectively prisoners inside the US military controlled camp on the Jordan border. The UN reason was that such “refugee aid” would just be stolen by the protected militant groups inside the camp with US troops doing nothing to prevent it.
This has gone on for years now without a single US military person involved going public over the scam it as the US is a biggest donor of refugee aid to the UN so that it is just directing it to whom they feel are the most needy, which is the militant groups it supports. An Idlib version of this has been ongoing where “aid” to non-jihadi families is immediately stolen by the jihadi groups at that border for their own use.
This scam is different but similar to the other US one where our military is fully participating in the open theft of Syrian oil which its suffering people needs for a long list of humanitarian reasons. But the US prefers to use this stolen oil to help fund its illegal war on the Assad regime, and yes, the Syrian people who understand this... Jim W. Dean ]
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– First published … April 24, 2020 –
The Coronavirus pandemic in the United States, which is having a devastating effect on many nations, has shown just how incapable the current US administration is when it comes to solving any problems, including those related to foreign policy. It seems that the time when Washington was able to resolve many issues on the world stage by waving a magic wand are over.
We live in a different world now and neither Donald Trump nor his team are prepared for it. And this is especially apparent in Iraq where Washington seems to be bogged down and does not know how to extricate itself from a mess in the nation that the United States ended up in at the behest of great puppeteers, i.e. former US presidents.
In an attempt to somehow save the American administration’s face, on 7 April, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ceremoniously announced that the United States would hold strategic talks with Iraq in the middle of June.
“All strategic issues between our two countries will be on the agenda, including the future presence of the United States forces in that country, and how best to support an independent and sovereign Iraq,” stated Mike Pompeo.
Many words were said, which sounded more like meaningless blather, but the following phrase did stand out. Apparently, no other task is more important for Washington than supporting an “independent and sovereign Iraq”.
It seems that since 2003, when the USA, under false pretext, used brute force to unceremoniously invade the Iraqi Republic, none of the US administrations have been able to help Iraq become an independent and sovereign nation.
Moreover, US occupiers, thoughtlessly and without a care, completely destroyed the government structure, and the manufacturing and agricultural sectors in Iraq thus plunging the Iraqi people into poverty.
Due to the conflict and subsequent occupation, Iraq ended up in the same state that it had been in when first established out of the Mosul, Baghdad and Basra vilayets (former administrative divisions of the Ottoman empire). At the moment, all of these regions are seeking autonomy and are not too eager to be ruled by the central government in Baghdad.
It is, therefore, not surprising that the public anger directed towards the occupying forces on Iraqi soil has not subsided as yet. We would like to remind our readers that Iraqi leader Muqtada al-Sadr called for a “million-strong” march to demand the withdrawal of US troops that took place in the capital of Iraq and other cities and towns in January 2020.
In his speech addressed to the citizens of the nation, the Shia leader insisted that US armed forces ought not to be allowed to use the Iraqi airspace or military bases in the country’s territory for their needs.
The New York Times estimated that approximately 200,000 to 250,000 people had taken part in the protests. At that time, the Council of Representatives of Iraq passed a resolution calling on the government to end all foreign troop presence in Iraq and prohibit them “from using its land, airspace or water for any reason”.
However, according to Iraqi media outlets, Washington makes its own decisions about the movement of its armed forces in Iraq as well as the entire Middle East. Baghdad-based newspaper Al Mustaqilla has reported the protests drew very large crowds thus demonstrating the fact that, at present, many Iraqis do not think the presence of US troops is a prerequisite to national and regional security, and are trying to rid their country of American armed forces.
Many experts have said that even if Washington were to decide to withdraw its servicemen, it would take a substantial amount of time to create alternative supply routes and build the required infrastructure for the US armed forces in the region. Currently, American military facilities in Iraq do not only serve the US interests in this nation.
The military bases play an important role during operations that the United States conducts in Afghanistan, Syria and the territories neighboring Iran. In addition, Iraq is a crucial element within the structure that safeguards US interests in the Persian Gulf region.
It is unfortunate that the Iraqi government still has no unified view on the possible withdrawal of US troops from their nation, since various groups within it have radically different opinions on this issue. Seventeen years ago, Shia and Kurdish communities in Iraq, by and large, welcomed the US invasion and the ousting of Saddam Hussein.
On the other hand, Iraqi Sunnis viewed such developments as disastrous because they posed a threat to the privileged status held by its elites within the government. And their concerns turned out to be entirely justified after the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority had first undertook the de-Baathification policy in Iraq.
With passing years, these views have changed because Iran began to play an important role in Iraq’s domestic policies. Many Shia parties joined forces with Tehran, and as the confrontation between Iran and the United States intensified, they increasingly adapted an anti-American stance. However, the rest of the Shiite community did not follow suit.
In fact, anti-Iranian sentiments are being increasingly felt among Iraqi Shias. According to data from the Baghdad-based Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies (IIACSS), 86% of Iraqi Shias had a positive view of Iran in 2014, but the number was only 41% in 2019.
Such sentiments have found an outlet in ongoing protests taking place in Baghdad and in Shia-dominated southern regions of the country. And anti-Iranian chants can be heard during such rallies.
Views within the Sunni community have changed too. Although many Iraqi Sunnis had been against the US invasion at the beginning, after a number of revolts broke out in Sunni regions during the last few years, many Sunnis started to view US forces as a stabilizing influence at least in the short-term. Hence, discussions about the withdrawal of American troops also caused a great deal of concern among Sunni communities and political parties.
There is fear that if the United States were to leave, Iraqi Sunnis could face a resurgence of extremist movements. Daesh (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) has regrouped in many Sunni-dominated territories, but Iraqi security forces and Shiite militias in these regions are not considered to be capable of dealing with such a threat by themselves.
US forces were also regarded as a counter-balance to Iranian influence in Sunni parts of Iraq. Tehran-backed Shiite militant units remain deployed in Sunni-dominated regions liberated from Daesh (banned in Russia). Their presence has been a source of great tensions among locals and is viewed as a key obstacle to stabilization of the political landscape there and to the return of internally displaced people to these regions.
A number of Sunni leaders also view Americans as fair moderators when it comes to resolution of disputes between various political forces in Baghdad. Since 2003, Sunni parties have been unable to form a united front in Baghdad, and, as a result, they have been increasingly sidelined when it comes to political processes. They, therefore, fear that if the USA were to leave Iraq, they would be further marginalized.
Kurdish parties in Iraq have had a long-standing relationship with the United States that precedes the 2003 invasion. Washington also played an important role in internal Kurdish affairs by helping to broker a ceasefire at the end of 1990s between two of the biggest players in Iraq’s Kurdish political landscape, i.e. the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).
It also backed Peshmerga forces, loyal to both sides in their fight against Saddam Hussein’s regime, that viewed the United States as the only foreign power to support the idea of Kurdish autonomy.
Autonomy of Iraqi Kurdistan was enshrined into the Constitution of Iraq, yet Erbil has reasons for concern that its special status is under threat. After an independence referendum for Kurdistan Region of Iraq in 2017, Baghdad sent its regular as well as irregular forces to ensure stability in several disputed regions in the north of the nation, including the oil-rich Kirkuk Governorate, which led to fierce clashes with Peshmerga forces.
In recent months, discussions about possible amendments to the Iraqi constitution that could undermine Kurdistan’s semi-autonomous status have also been a source of concern for Kurdish officials. In such a climate, they view the US military presence in Iraq as a key guarantee of Kurdish autonomy and as a means of deterring aggression from Baghdad.
So what is next? If Shia parties united by Iran continue to demand the United States withdraw its troops from Iraq, the already unstable situation in the nation could take a turn for the worse. Tensions between Baghdad and Erbil are likely to rise and may lead to political paralysis within the central government.
It is possible that the removal of American forces would also have a detrimental effect on the Kurdish leadership. Iran, which has close ties with a number of Kurdish parties, can potentially undermine Kurdish unity as it did in the past.
The fragmented Sunni parties will also not be able to put up serious opposition to a unilateral decision to remove US troops from Iraq. And an increased Iranian presence in Iraq will inevitably result in increased feelings of vulnerability and marginalization among common Sunnis. And just as in the past, such discontent could lead to yet another armed revolt and subsequently, to the resurrection of Daesh (a terrorist group banned in Russia).
In the meantime, the United States has also been taking measures in response to pressure applied on it to withdraw its forces from Iraq. At the beginning of February, the Pentagon sent General Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie, the commander of US Central Command, to conduct negotiations with individuals responsible for making decisions in Baghdad.
After the visit, he expressed cautious optimism about the current situation but also admitted that the US-Iraqi military ties were still turbulent. Washington has also taken steps to strengthen its relations with Erbil. President of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani met with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
And an announcement was made there that the Pentagon would continue to support Peshmerga forces. Statements were also made about the fact that the United States had retracted its 2007 offer to create a Sunny region in Iraq, similar to Kurdistan, which would have allowed Washington to retain its presence in the western part of Iraq.
At this point in time, Iraq appears to be on the brink of yet another, even bigger inter-religious conflict that could destabilize the nation even further and undermine efforts to implement any of the political reforms which tens of thousands of Iraqis have been protesting against since October of last year.
There is a way to avoid untoward consequences of a unilateral decision to remove American troops from Iraqi territories and that is to hold open and honest talks with all the political parties in the nation.
Shia parties need to come to their senses and resolve issues faced by Iraqi Sunnis, Kurds and other minorities, such as Christians and Yazidis, who all need safeguarding by the international community. And the decision should be made to the benefit of everyone in Iraq, and not in the narrow political and religious interests of a particular group of people.
Victor Mikhin, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, exclusively for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook”.


veteranstoday--2020-04-24--Human-Challenge Trials: Volunteering To Be Infected With Coronavirus

Hundreds of People Volunteer to Be Infected with Coronavirus Momentum is building to speed the development of coronavirus vaccines by intentionally infecting healthy , young volunteers with the virus .
A grass-roots effort has attracted nearly 1,500 potential volunteers for the controversial approach , known as a human-challenge trial .
The effort , called 1Day Sooner , is not affiliated with groups or companies developing or funding coronavirus vaccines .
But co-founder Josh Morrison hopes to show that there is broad support for human-challenge trials , which have the potential to deliver an effective coronavirus vaccine more quickly than standard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long time because thousands of people receive either a vaccine or a placebo , and researchers track who becomes infected in the course of their daily lives .
A challenge study could in theory be much faster : a much smaller group of volunteers would receive a candidate vaccine and then be intentionally infected with the virus , to judge the efficacy of the immunization .
“ We want to recruit as many people as possible who want to do this , and pre-qualify them as likely to be able to participate in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says Morrison , who is also the executive director of organ-donation advocacy group Waitlist Zero .
….read more :

Hundreds of People Volunteer to Be Infected with Coronavirus
by Ewen Callaway/Nature Magazine
Momentum is building to speed the development of coronavirus vaccines by intentionally infecting healthy, young volunteers with the virus. A grass-roots effort has attracted nearly 1,500 potential volunteers for the controversial approach, known as a human-challenge trial.
The effort, called 1Day Sooner, is not affiliated with groups or companies developing or funding coronavirus vaccines. But co-founder Josh Morrison hopes to show that there is broad support for human-challenge trials, which have the potential to deliver an effective coronavirus vaccine more quickly than standard trials.
Typical vaccine trials take a long time because thousands of people receive either a vaccine or a placebo, and researchers track who becomes infected in the course of their daily lives. A challenge study could in theory be much faster: a much smaller group of volunteers would receive a candidate vaccine and then be intentionally infected with the virus, to judge the efficacy of the immunization.
“We want to recruit as many people as possible who want to do this, and pre-qualify them as likely to be able to participate in challenge trials should they occur,” says Morrison, who is also the executive director of organ-donation advocacy group Waitlist Zero. ….read more:


veteranstoday--2020-04-24--Trump’ New COVID 19 Cure From Disgraced Alien Cult Leader (Also treating Trump’s Alzheimer -with no

Trump’ New COVID 19 Cure From Disgraced Alien Cult Leader (Also treating Trump’s Alzheimer -with no success obviously)

Church peddling household cleansers as fake Alzheimer cure , one obviously not working on Trump , banned by FDA but pushed by Trump ’ s dementia .
Trump ’ s new medical advisor and spiritual guide is self proclaimed bishop Mark Grenon , who sells membership to the church of “ aliens told me drinking industrial bleach cures everything.
” In fact , Trump violated the law to make his statement as the FDC banned the sale of bleach to cure COVID 19 a week before .
Trump ignored the FDA and backed Genesis , accused by Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 ) Update : Federal judge enters temporary injunction against Genesis II Church of Health and Healing , preventing sale of Chlorine Dioxide Products Equivalent to Industrial Bleach to Treat COVID-19 -https : //www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-federal-judge-enters-temporary-injunction-against-genesis-ii-church By everything , we mean , and Trump back this mind you : And it does work , mind you , the disease will eventually go away , after death at the hands of drinking a corrosive industrial cleanser that ends human life and , with it , the diseases as well .
Pathos : IN October 2016 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exposed the dangerous activities the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing , founded by Jim Humble , above , a crackpot who claims to have come from another galaxy .
His mission on earth is to eliminate 95 percent of illnesses and diseases ranging from cancer to multiple sclerosis with a “ miracle ” product called MMS .
But MMS , or “ miracle mineral solution or supplement ” is simply chlorine dioxide , a powerful bleach that is used both on textiles and in the industrial treatment of water .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world for use as a medical treatment .
The ABC report focuses on one of Humble ’ s acolytes , ‘ bishop ’ Mark Grenon , who reacted angrily to questions posed by investigative reporter Brian Ross .
Now you would have thought that the ABC report , which shows a furious Grenon , above , attempting to escape a TV crew , would have have put the “ church ” out of business – business being the operative word as it charges people $ 450 to become ordained “ ministers ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as some call it , is still going strong , and yesterday ( Saturday ) it held another of its events in at the Icicle Village Resort in Leavenworth , Washington .
The group invited members of the public through Facebook to attend what it called its “ effective alternative healing ” event .
The organiser , Tom Merry , publicised the event on his personal Facebook page by telling people that learning how to consume the bleach : The “ church ” asked attendants of the meeting to “ donate ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per couple , in exchange for receiving membership to the organisation as well as packages of the bleach , which they call “ sacraments ” .
Participants were promised they will acquire Guardian : The leader of the most prominent group in the US peddling potentially lethal industrial bleach as a “ miracle cure ” for coronavirus wrote to Donald Trump at the White House this week .
In his letter , Mark Grenon told Trump that chlorine dioxide – a powerful bleach used in industrial processes such as textile manufacturing that can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ a wonderful detox that can kill 99 % of the pathogens in the body ” .
He added that it “ can rid the body of Covid-19 ” .
A few days after Grenon dispatched his letter , Trump went on national TV at his daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Thursday and promoted the idea that disinfectant could be used as a treatment for the virus .
To the astonishment of medical experts , the US president said that disinfectant “ knocks it out in a minute .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say : “ Is there a way we can do something , by an injection inside or almost a cleaning ?
Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs , so it ’ d be interesting to check that.
” Trump floats dangerous coronavirus treatment ideas as Dr Birx looks on – video Trump did not specify where the idea of using disinfectant as a possible remedy for Covid-19 came from , and the source for his notion remains obscure .
But the Guardian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – industrial bleach – have been making direct approaches to the White House in recent days .

Church peddling household cleansers as fake Alzheimer cure, one obviously not working on Trump, banned by FDA but pushed by Trump’s dementia.
Trump’s new medical advisor and spiritual guide is self proclaimed bishop Mark Grenon, who sells membership to the church of “aliens told me drinking industrial bleach cures everything.” In fact, Trump violated the law to make his statement as the FDC banned the sale of bleach to cure COVID 19 a week before.
Trump ignored the FDA and backed Genesis, accused by Trump’s own administration of poisoning.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Federal judge enters temporary injunction against Genesis II Church of Health and Healing, preventing sale of Chlorine Dioxide Products Equivalent to Industrial Bleach to Treat COVID-19 -https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-federal-judge-enters-temporary-injunction-against-genesis-ii-church
By everything, we mean, and Trump back this mind you:
Autism
HIV
COVID 19
Breast Cancer
Ebola
And it does work, mind you, the disease will eventually go away, after death at the hands of drinking a corrosive industrial cleanser that ends human life and, with it, the diseases as well.
Pathos: IN October 2016, an ABC News “20/20” investigation exposed the dangerous activities the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing, founded by Jim Humble, above, a crackpot who claims to have come from another galaxy.
His mission on earth is to eliminate 95 percent of illnesses and diseases ranging from cancer to multiple sclerosis with a “miracle” product called MMS.
But MMS, or “miracle mineral solution or supplement” is simply chlorine dioxide, a powerful bleach that is used both on textiles and in the industrial treatment of water. It has been banned in several countries around the world for use as a medical treatment.
The ABC report focuses on one of Humble’s acolytes, ‘bishop’ Mark Grenon, who reacted angrily to questions posed by investigative reporter Brian Ross.
Now you would have thought that the ABC report, which shows a furious Grenon, above, attempting to escape a TV crew, would have have put the “church” out of business – business being the operative word as it charges people $450 to become ordained “ministers”.
But the “bleach cult”, as some call it, is still going strong, and yesterday (Saturday) it held another of its events in at the Icicle Village Resort in Leavenworth, Washington.
The group invited members of the public through Facebook to attend what it called its “effective alternative healing” event. The organiser, Tom Merry, publicised the event on his personal Facebook page by telling people that learning how to consume the bleach:
Could save your life, or the life of a loved one sent home to die.
The “church” asked attendants of the meeting to “donate” $450 each, or $800 per couple, in exchange for receiving membership to the organisation as well as packages of the bleach, which they call “sacraments”. Participants were promised they will acquire


veteranstoday--2020-04-24--Israel Duped by Trump: Massive Stockpile of Hydroxychloroquine useless/deadly-study

Times of Israel : A malaria drug widely touted by US President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus and stockpiled by Israel showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in American veterans hospitals .
There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care , researchers reported .
The nationwide study was not a rigorous experiment .
But with 368 patients , it ’ s the largest look so far at hydroxychloroquine with or without the antibiotic azithromycin for COVID-19 , which has killed more than 177,000 people as of Wednesday .
Researchers analyzed medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed coronavirus infection at Veterans Health Administration medical centers who died or were discharged by April 11 .
About 28 percent who were given hydroxychloroquine plus usual care died , versus 11 % of those getting routine care alone .
About 22 % of those getting the drug plus azithromycin died too , but the difference between that group and usual care was not considered large enough to rule out other factors that could have affected survival .
Hydroxychloroquine made no difference in the need for a breathing machine , either .
Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the assumption that if trials find that it is beneficial in the treatment of COVID-19 this would spark a buying war for the drugs .
Speaking to the financial daily Globes last week , Prof. Ronni Gamzu , a former director general of the Health Ministry who now heads the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv , said the hospital had used chloroquine , but had seen no evidence of its efficacy in treating COVID-19 .
Jacob Moran-Gilad , a member of the Health Ministry ’ s Epidemic Management Team , told The Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctors are allowed to prescribe hydroxychloroquine to their patients , and some are doing so .
But he stressed : “ The fact there is a stockpile of the drug does not mean there is official endorsement or encouragement to liberally use this drug.
” Moran-Gilad said that the Epidemic Management Team discussed whether to give hospitals any directions regarding hydroxychloroquine , and decided not to .
“ At the moment there is no official guidance or endorsement by the Health Ministry that it should be used for COVID-19 , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national management team and we decided not to give guidance as there is no data to support the use of this drug.
” On Tuesday , the NIH issued new treatment guidelines from a panel of experts , saying there was not enough evidence to recommend for or against chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 .
But it also advised against using hydroxychloroquine with azithromycin because of the potential side effects .
Many doctors have been leery of the drug .
At the University of Wisconsin , Madison , “ I think we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s been seen among the few patients there who ’ ve tried it , said Dr. Nasia Safdar , medical director of infection control and prevention .
Patients asked about it soon after Trump started promoting its use , “ but now I think that people have realized we don ’ t know if it works or not ” and it needs more study , said Safdar , who had no role in the VA analysis .
The NIH and others have more rigorous tests underway .

Times of Israel: A malaria drug widely touted by US President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus and stockpiled by Israel showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in American veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.
The nationwide study was not a rigorous experiment. But with 368 patients, it’s the largest look so far at hydroxychloroquine with or without the antibiotic azithromycin for COVID-19, which has killed more than 177,000 people as of Wednesday.
The study was posted on an online site for researchers and has not been reviewed by other scientists. Grants from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia paid for the work.
Researchers analyzed medical records of 368 male veterans hospitalized with confirmed coronavirus infection at Veterans Health Administration medical centers who died or were discharged by April 11.
About 28 percent who were given hydroxychloroquine plus usual care died, versus 11% of those getting routine care alone. About 22% of those getting the drug plus azithromycin died too, but the difference between that group and usual care was not considered large enough to rule out other factors that could have affected survival.
Hydroxychloroquine made no difference in the need for a breathing machine, either.
Researchers did not track side effects, but noted a hint that hydroxychloroquine might have damaged other organs. The drug has long been known to have potentially serious side effects, including altering the heartbeat in a way that could lead to sudden death.
Israel has stockpiled both chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine on the assumption that if trials find that it is beneficial in the treatment of COVID-19 this would spark a buying war for the drugs.
Speaking to the financial daily Globes last week, Prof. Ronni Gamzu, a former director general of the Health Ministry who now heads the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, said the hospital had used chloroquine, but had seen no evidence of its efficacy in treating COVID-19.
Jacob Moran-Gilad, a member of the Health Ministry’s Epidemic Management Team, told The Times of Israel earlier this month that Israeli doctors are allowed to prescribe hydroxychloroquine to their patients, and some are doing so. But he stressed: “The fact there is a stockpile of the drug does not mean there is official endorsement or encouragement to liberally use this drug.”
Moran-Gilad said that the Epidemic Management Team discussed whether to give hospitals any directions regarding hydroxychloroquine, and decided not to. “At the moment there is no official guidance or endorsement by the Health Ministry that it should be used for COVID-19,” he said. “We discussed this in the national management team and we decided not to give guidance as there is no data to support the use of this drug.”
Earlier this month, scientists in Brazil stopped part of a study testing chloroquine after heart rhythm problems developed in one-quarter of people given the higher of two doses being tested.
On Tuesday, the NIH issued new treatment guidelines from a panel of experts, saying there was not enough evidence to recommend for or against chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19. But it also advised against using hydroxychloroquine with azithromycin because of the potential side effects.
Many doctors have been leery of the drug.
At the University of Wisconsin, Madison, “I think we’re all rather underwhelmed” at what’s been seen among the few patients there who’ve tried it, said Dr. Nasia Safdar, medical director of infection control and prevention.
Patients asked about it soon after Trump started promoting its use, “but now I think that people have realized we don’t know if it works or not” and it needs more study, said Safdar, who had no role in the VA analysis.
The NIH and others have more rigorous tests underway.


veteranstoday--2020-04-24--Trump Health Spokesman:  Rothschild and the Jews to Blame for COVID

WASHINGTON ( JTA ) — The man President Donald Trump just named to speak for the Health Department accused George Soros and the Rothschild family of seeking to exploit the pandemic for control and to advance their agendas .
Michael Caputo , who advised Trump ’ s 2016 campaign , last week became the spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services , reportedly in part because of Trump ’ s dissatisfaction with how the department secretary , Alex Azar , was handling communications during the crisis .
Caputo , known for his pugilistic style , deleted tens of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
CNN on Thursday uncovered dozens of the tweets , including attacks on the Chinese tinged with racially charged imagery , accusations that Democrats wanted people to die so Trump would not be reelected and disparagement of the media .
On March 17 , responding to David Rothschild , an economist who often is caustically critical of Trump and accused Trump of “ wanting to murder ” people to stay in power , Caputo said that Rothschild “ is an inbred elitist sphincter whose family craves control .
That ’ s one reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The New York economist is not related to the European family , which for centuries has been the target of anti-Semitic slanders that it is seeking world dominance .
On March 15 , Caputo responded to a far-right figure , Jack Prosobiec , who wondered on Twitter why George Soros , the liberal philanthropist was ready to give to his favored political causes but not to efforts to combat the coronavirus .
“ Are you kidding ?
Soros ’ s political agenda REQUIRES a pandemic , ” Caputo said .
Soros has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus relief .
On March 27 , Caputo tweeted a photo of Soros captioned “ The real virus behind everything , ” and added skulls and crossbones .
Soros has frequently featured in anti-Semitic attacks as someone seeking world control .
CNN said it was unable to obtain comment from the Trump administration or Caputo .

By Ron Kampeas, JTA
WASHINGTON — The man President Donald Trump just named to speak for the Health Department accused George Soros and the Rothschild family of seeking to exploit the pandemic for control and to advance their agendas.
Michael Caputo, who advised Trump’s 2016 campaign, last week became the spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, reportedly in part because of Trump’s dissatisfaction with how the department secretary, Alex Azar, was handling communications during the crisis.
Caputo, known for his pugilistic style, deleted tens of thousands of tweets just before the appointment. CNN on Thursday uncovered dozens of the tweets, including attacks on the Chinese tinged with racially charged imagery, accusations that Democrats wanted people to die so Trump would not be re-elected and disparagement of the media.
On March 17, responding to David Rothschild, an economist who often is caustically critical of Trump and accused Trump of “wanting to murder” people to stay in power, Caputo said that Rothschild “is an inbred elitist sphincter whose family craves control. That’s one reason why he constantly lies about President Trump.”
The New York economist is not related to the European family, which for centuries has been the target of anti-Semitic slanders that it is seeking world dominance.
On March 15, Caputo responded to a far-right figure, Jack Prosobiec, who wondered on Twitter why George Soros, the liberal philanthropist was ready to give to his favored political causes but not to efforts to combat the coronavirus.
“Are you kidding? Soros’s political agenda REQUIRES a pandemic,” Caputo said. Soros has given tens of millions of dollars to coronavirus relief.
On March 27, Caputo tweeted a photo of Soros captioned “The real virus behind everything,” and added skulls and crossbones.
Soros has frequently featured in anti-Semitic attacks as someone seeking world control.
CNN said it was unable to obtain comment from the Trump administration or Caputo.
About Author: Ron Kampeas is JTA’s Washington Bureau Chief. He worked previously at The Associated Press, where he spent more than a decade in its bureaus in Jerusalem, New York, London, and, most recently, Washington. He has reported from Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and West Africa. While living in Israel, he also worked for the Jerusalem Post.


veteranstoday--2020-04-24--Welcome to Zionism…Now Bend Over

Welcome to Zionism…Now Bend Over

Dutch diplomat Oudendyke wrote to former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour in 1918 saying , “ Bolshevism is the greatest issue now before the world , not even excluding the war which is still raging , and unless , as above stated , Bolshevism is nipped in the bud immediately , it is bound to spread in one form or another over Europe and the whole world , as it is organized and worked by Jews , who have no nationality and whose one object is to destroy for their own ends the existing order of things.
” [ 1 ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Francis , U.S. ambassador to Moscow , declared that “ the Bolshevik leaders here , most of whom are Jews and 90 percent of whom are retuned exiles , care little for Russia or any other country but are internationalists , and they are trying to start a worldwide social revolution.
” [ 2 ] What Oudendyke and Francis ended up saying was that Bolshevism , given enough time , would have literally reduced Russia to ashes .
Moreover , if Russia had been destroyed , Germany would have been one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invaded .
In fact , “ Lenin , Trotsky and the other Bolsheviks made no secret of the fact that they were intent on starting a universal revolution , to be exported through a defeated Germany ; they boasted that they had already sent agents out to prepare for the ground and organize revolt.
” [ 3 ] Lenin and the Bolsheviks meant business .
French Foreign Minister Stephen Pichon told British Ambassador in Paris Lord Derby in 1918 that “ he and the government were very much disturbed by certain information that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Country being on the eve of a revolution .
He says that they are as full of Bolshevism as Russia itself was before the Revolution , and it may break out at any time .
“ They have got a Provisional Committee which he says is practically a Provisional Government actually established with its Headquarters in the Russian Embassy at Berlin .
In fact he says the position is exactly the same there as it was before Kerensky brought off the Russian Revolution .
What frightens him is the fact , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contagious and he is evidently considerably alarmed as to what may happen in this country [ France ] .
” [ 4 ] The logic is pretty clear here : Nazi Germany was largely a reaction to Bolshevism and revolutionary activity .
Setting the world on fire by revolutionary means was one of the primary and unspoken goals of the Bolsheviks .
One newspaper in Germany for example charged that revolutionaries such as Rosa Luxemburg “ want to demolish and destroy everything that dares to oppose them , with lies , slander and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not without evidence .
The marriage between Bolshevism and Zionism is not far-fetched at all .
We must keep in mind that Bolshevism got morphed into Neoconservatism , and Neoconservatism and Zionism are essentially concentric circles .
What do all these movements have in common ?
Perpetual wars , perpetual deaths , and perpetual revolutionary movements around much of the world .
In the summer of 2011 , Polish Jewish sociologist Zygmunt Bauman , who was a former Communist during World War II and former lecturer at Tel Aviv University , made this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of peace .
They tremble with fear from the possibility of peace , because without war and without general mobilization they don ’ t know how to live.
” [ 6 ] If you think that Bauman was just pulling your leg , think again .
When Golda Meir was asked by former British journalist Alan Hart the puzzling question as to whether Israel was willing to take the world down if it happens to be threatened , Meir responded , “ Yes , that ’ s exactly what I am saying.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Implicit in what Golda said was that Israel , in a doomsday situation , would be prepared to use its nuclear weapons in a defiant farewell gesture.
” [ 8 ] If you think again that Meyer was just speaking metaphorically , just pick up the Israeli newspaper Haaretz and read some of their headlines : “ Cabinet OKs Demolishing Bedouin Village , Replacing with Jewish Town.
” [ 9 ] Now listen to Abraham Foxman of the ADL when he seems to realize that America was not going to invade Syria : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” [ 10 ] Foxman didn ’ t have to worry too much because America invaded Syria , though the mission failed .
Moreover , pay attention to Benjamin Netanyahu ’ s rage about the U.S. trying to strike a peace deal with Iran .
When the West failed to reach a peace deal , Netanyahu was more than happy .
[ 11 ] Before the West even started the peace talk , Netanyahu declared , “ Iran got the deal of the century and the international community got a bad deal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Israel utterly rejects it .
Israel is not obliged by this agreement and Israel will do everything it needs to defend itself and the security of its people.
” [ 12 ] For Netanyahu , Iran must halt all its uranium , [ 13 ] despite the fact that the National Intelligence Estimate had already abandoned the thesis that Iran was and is building nuclear weapons .
[ 14 ] Here ’ s the kicker : Iran even “ signs agreement with IAEA to allow broader inspections of nuclear sites.
” [ 15 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Netanyahu .
Instead , he urged all Jews in North America to get behind him on Iran .
[ 16 ] But J. J. Goldberg of the Jewish Daily Forward was not impressed with Netanyahu ’ s hawkish demands : “ It ’ s worth noting that Israeli leaders have a long tradition of plying American Jewish activists with extreme , often exaggerated depictions of the threats Israel faces in order to maximize the pressure the alarmed activists will then exert on Washington on Israel ’ s behalf.
” Then Goldberg added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effect of Netanyahu ’ s appeal to the federation leaders was to display not resolute leadership , but panic .
Applause was light during most of the speech , and standing ovations , a standard gesture during this sort of appearance , were entirely absent except the obligatory one at the end.
” [ 17 ] Part of this article was first published in 2013 .
• [ 1 ] Quoted in E. Michael Jones , The Jewish Revolutionary Spirit and Its Impact on World History ( South Bend : Fidelity Press , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3 ] Anthony Read , The World on Fire : 1919 and the Battle with Bolshevism ( New York : W. W. Norton , 2008 ) , 25 .
• [ 7 ] Quoted in Alan Hart , Zionism : The Real Enemy of the Jews ( Atlanta : Clarity Press , 2009 ) , 24 .
• [ 13 ] Oren Dorell , “ Kerry : ‘ Gaps ’ Must Be Overcome in Iran Nuclear Deal , ” USA Today , November 8 , 2013 .
• [ 15 ] Joby Warrick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Allow Broader Inspections of Nuclear Sites , ” Washington Post , November 11 , 2013 .
• [ 16 ] Allison Kaplan Sommer , “ Netanyahu Urges Jews : Rally Behind Me on Halting Iran Nuclear Program , ” Haaretz , November 10 , 2013 .

Dutch diplomat Oudendyke wrote to former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour in 1918 saying,
“Bolshevism is the greatest issue now before the world, not even excluding the war which is still raging, and unless, as above stated, Bolshevism is nipped in the bud immediately, it is bound to spread in one form or another over Europe and the whole world, as it is organized and worked by Jews, who have no nationality and whose one object is to destroy for their own ends the existing order of things.”[1]
In the same vein, David R. Francis, U.S. ambassador to Moscow, declared that “the Bolshevik leaders here, most of whom are Jews and 90 percent of whom are retuned exiles, care little for Russia or any other country but are internationalists, and they are trying to start a worldwide social revolution.”[2]
What Oudendyke and Francis ended up saying was that Bolshevism, given enough time, would have literally reduced Russia to ashes. Moreover, if Russia had been destroyed, Germany would have been one of the first countries that the Bolsheviks would have invaded. In fact,
“Lenin, Trotsky and the other Bolsheviks made no secret of the fact that they were intent on starting a universal revolution, to be exported through a defeated Germany; they boasted that they had already sent agents out to prepare for the ground and organize revolt.”[3]
Lenin and the Bolsheviks meant business. French Foreign Minister Stephen Pichon told British Ambassador in Paris Lord Derby in 1918 that
“he and the government were very much disturbed by certain information that they had got from Germany as to that Country being on the eve of a revolution. He says that they are as full of Bolshevism as Russia itself was before the Revolution, and it may break out at any time.
“They have got a Provisional Committee which he says is practically a Provisional Government actually established with its Headquarters in the Russian Embassy at Berlin. In fact he says the position is exactly the same there as it was before Kerensky brought off the Russian Revolution. What frightens him is the fact, as he says, that Bolshevism is very contagious and he is evidently considerably alarmed as to what may happen in this country [France].”[4]
The logic is pretty clear here: Nazi Germany was largely a reaction to Bolshevism and revolutionary activity. Setting the world on fire by revolutionary means was one of the primary and unspoken goals of the Bolsheviks.
One newspaper in Germany for example charged that revolutionaries such as Rosa Luxemburg “want to demolish and destroy everything that dares to oppose them, with lies, slander and violence.”[5] This was not without evidence.
The marriage between Bolshevism and Zionism is not far-fetched at all. We must keep in mind that Bolshevism got morphed into Neoconservatism, and Neoconservatism and Zionism are essentially concentric circles. What do all these movements have in common? Perpetual wars, perpetual deaths, and perpetual revolutionary movements around much of the world. In the summer of 2011, Polish Jewish sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, who was a former Communist during World War II and former lecturer at Tel Aviv University, made this statement:
“Israeli politicians are terrified of peace. They tremble with fear from the possibility of peace, because without war and without general mobilization they don’t know how to live.”[6]
If you think that Bauman was just pulling your leg, think again. When Golda Meir was asked by former British journalist Alan Hart the puzzling question as to whether Israel was willing to take the world down if it happens to be threatened, Meir responded, “Yes, that’s exactly what I am saying.”[7] Hart commented,
“Implicit in what Golda said was that Israel, in a doomsday situation, would be prepared to use its nuclear weapons in a defiant farewell gesture.”[8]
If you think again that Meyer was just speaking metaphorically, just pick up the Israeli newspaper Haaretz and read some of their headlines: “Cabinet OKs Demolishing Bedouin Village, Replacing with Jewish Town.”[9] Now listen to Abraham Foxman of the ADL when he seems to realize that America was not going to invade Syria: “It causes me to lose sleep.”[10] Foxman didn’t have to worry too much because America invaded Syria, though the mission failed.
Moreover, pay attention to Benjamin Netanyahu’s rage about the U.S. trying to strike a peace deal with Iran. When the West failed to reach a peace deal, Netanyahu was more than happy.[11]
Before the West even started the peace talk, Netanyahu declared,
“Iran got the deal of the century and the international community got a bad deal, this is a very bad deal. Israel utterly rejects it. Israel is not obliged by this agreement and Israel will do everything it needs to defend itself and the security of its people.”[12]
For Netanyahu, Iran must halt all its uranium,[13] despite the fact that the National Intelligence Estimate had already abandoned the thesis that Iran was and is building nuclear weapons.[14]
Here’s the kicker: Iran even “signs agreement with IAEA to allow broader inspections of nuclear sites.”[15] But all of that means nothing to Netanyahu. Instead, he urged all Jews in North America to get behind him on Iran.[16] But J. J. Goldberg of the Jewish Daily Forward was not impressed with Netanyahu’s hawkish demands:
“It’s worth noting that Israeli leaders have a long tradition of plying American Jewish activists with extreme, often exaggerated depictions of the threats Israel faces in order to maximize the pressure the alarmed activists will then exert on Washington on Israel’s behalf.”
Then Goldberg added this damning statement:
“The likely effect of Netanyahu’s appeal to the federation leaders was to display not resolute leadership, but panic. Applause was light during most of the speech, and standing ovations, a standard gesture during this sort of appearance, were entirely absent except the obligatory one at the end.”[17]
Part of this article was first published in 2013.


veteranstoday--2020-04-24--Coroners Voice Concerns Over Limited Info on COVID-19 Deaths

‘ We ’ re being kept in the dark , and so is the public ’ Coroners voice concerns over limited info on Covid-19 deaths STATE COLLEGE , Pa. ( WTAJ ) –During the Covid-19 pandemic , there ’ s concern from some in Pennsylvania that not enough information on coronavirus deaths is being relayed to the public .
Currently , there are no requirements from PA ’ s Department of Health ( DOH ) to publish specific facts related to Covid-19 deaths .
Information not being published includes : the location of the patient ’ s death and how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passing .
Most PA officials agree that most detailed information on the death should be withheld for the patient ’ s privacy .
However , many members of the public feel basic information ( of public concern ) should be released .
Normally , county coroners pass-along this information to the public ( age , gender , and location of patient death ) , but coroners say they ’ re being kept in the dark .
They say since they ’ re not receiving this information , neither is the public .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gets reported and people call the coroner ’ s office wanting to know information and details… and we don ’ t have any knowledge of it .
It looks like we don ’ t know what ’ s going on in the county , but we ’ re trying to keep on top of it , ” said Centre County Coroner , Scott Sayers .

‘We’re being kept in the dark, and so is the public’ Coroners voice concerns over limited info on Covid-19 deaths
by Evan Hinkley/WTAJ
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ)–During the Covid-19 pandemic, there’s concern from some in Pennsylvania that not enough information on coronavirus deaths is being relayed to the public.
Currently, there are no requirements from PA’s Department of Health (DOH) to publish specific facts related to Covid-19 deaths. Information not being published includes: the location of the patient’s death and how long they were at this location before passing.
Most PA officials agree that most detailed information on the death should be withheld for the patient’s privacy. However, many members of the public feel basic information (of public concern) should be released. Normally, county coroners pass-along this information to the public (age, gender, and location of patient death), but coroners say they’re being kept in the dark. They say since they’re not receiving this information, neither is the public. “It’s very frustrating because it gets reported and people call the coroner’s office wanting to know information and details… and we don’t have any knowledge of it. It looks like we don’t know what’s going on in the county, but we’re trying to keep on top of it,” said Centre County Coroner, Scott Sayers. Read More:
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator. She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues. Carol’s Archives 2009-2013