veteranstoday--2020-03-12--NEO: Bibi beats Benny but is 3 seats short

By Jim W. Dean , with New Eastern Outlook , Moscow “ One of the saddest lessons of history is this : If we ’ ve been bamboozled long enough , we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle ” – Carl Sagan [ Update : Thursday morning brought bad news for Bibi .
Avigdor Lieberman announced that he was adding his party ’ s votes to the Blue and White coalition to support a bill in the new Knesset to ban any MK who is under indictment from forming a government . ]
While the Likud coalition remains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shot at forming a government , Lieberman ’ s move could be his final revenge on Netanyahu by closing the door on his long-running and controversial premiership .
Benny Gantz will have the 63 votes in his pocket to pass the bill when the Knesset session opens on March 16th .
Expect to see lots of fireworks from Mr. Netanyahu , who will resist with every tool that he can .
That has already had him firing off that the Gantz plan is an attack on Israeli democracy .
This was a strange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the idea in the last few weeks of the election that if he led the new Knesset , he would move to pass a bill to retroactively give him immunity on his three felony cases .
I would consider that putting the fix in from the top down and completely nullifying the judicial system ’ s authority would be considered by many to be an attack on democracy .
Additionally , law enforcement sources were quoted saying an investigation would be opened soon on the Likud party hiring a private intel firm led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ track and dig up dirt on Gantz .
The business daily , The Marker , reported that attorney Yossi Cohen , described as “ extremely close to the Netanyahu family ” , contacted the CGI group looking for compromising information on Gantz .
Netanyahu ’ s Likud won the Knesset elections , but with a twist Welcome to Israeli politics .
I must add that using intelligence operatives in political campaigns is something that needs a serious look into stiff regulations .
VeteransToday finds them involved in elections all over the world as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destabilization , and election rigging work .
Israel woke up to a surprise result Monday morning after the Likuds and Blue and White had been polling within a few percent of each other .
Despite the legal baggage that Netanyahu has in his political wagon in the last two weeks he focused the voters on sticking with the man they knew , versus the new guy with no experience on the world stage .
With 99 % of the vote counted , Likud was ahead with 36 Knesset seats to Blue and White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s coalition parties , he had 58 of the needed 61 seats to form a government without enticing some of the moderate MPs to abandon ship to help Bibi cross over the finish line .
On round three , a fractured Israel political system gave the prize to a candidate who awaits a trial date on March 17th for three felonies .
Where else in the world could this happen other than in Israel ?
You just can ’ t make this stuff up .
None of Bibi ’ s backers care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they get to stay in power .
Gantz stumbles under Bibi ’ s attacks during the final week IDF General Gantz was up against a seasoned campaigner , whose detractors admit that he is a master politician on the podium .
Bibi ’ s strategy was to parley his known statesmanship talents against the good general who had to admit that yes he stuttered , but that should not be a disqualification for public office .
That was a mistake that only a political rookie would make .
No old-timer in politics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not in their DNA .
You talk about the other guy ’ s faults .
Bibi had plenty , and they had one hell of airing out in the first two elections .
The best counter is to attack your opponent always , to put him or her on the defensive .
It was more than just stuttering that tripped up Gantz in the run-up to the vote .
He tried to imitate being the smooth master like Bibi , winging it at the podium where he appears to be talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last week or two of a campaign has to be carefully crafted for maximum impact on the voters .
Gantz got caught by seeming to get lost within his own message , ending a sentence without a point fully being made , like he forgot what he was going to say .
Bibi jumped all over this , charging that Gantz was not ready for the office and voters would sell themselves and Israel short by voting for him .
Leaked audio tape via his own team a huge blow The Lukids ambushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As I wrote in last week ’ s NEO article , his campaign strategist allowed himself to be recorded in a private conversation with a Rabbi where the tape was magically leaked where Benny ’ s strategist , Israel Bachar , put a bullet into his campaign by saying that Benny would never have the courage to attack Iran and thus constituted a threat to the people of Israel .
The Israeli public seemed to not care that Rabbi Guy Habura was a close friend of Bibi ’ s lawyer , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be viewed as an incredible coincidence .
Welcome to the dog eat dog politics in Israel .
It was a huge blow to Gantz , who now had blood in the water and the sharks were circling .
Bibi was no longer defending his record .
It was now Benny ’ s turn to defend his .
Likuds ’ professional hi-tech get out the vote campaigning The Likud team had quietly been deploying a secret weapon , using the voter database that all candidates have equal access to , but where the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ third party .
Netanyahu praised his campaign chief Yair Revivo , the mayor of Lod , for winning the extra seats to put Likud on top , despite the initial 36 seats at the 90 % count having been trimmed to 35 at the 99 % vote count .
Revivo had used the Elector App where the names of 6.5 million eligible voters were uploaded , including all previously registered Likud voters or good prospects were marked down by location to be followed up with 20,000 Likud “ fishers of votes ” .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the system and a follow-up call would be made to assure they had transportation or whatever they needed to get them to the polling station .
This good old-fashioned ABC precinct work was effective .
This is the magic of organizing the human touch in a campaign , to move heaven and earth to get your supporters to the polls .
While living in Atlanta during Obama ’ s first run , I watched the Democratic black Americans in the churches make sure all elderly people that could not travel to a polling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got their absentee voting form mailed .
This included even going to nursing homes to help people .
This attention wins close elections if the vote flipping of the electronic machines does not steal the vote away from you .
In the end , Likud is still short of the magic 61 number by three votes so the pre-election knives have been put away , and now the tools of enticement are being leveraged to find defectors from the other parties to cross over to Bibi .
Why would they do that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a ministerial position , something that has worked in the past .
Likud wheeler-dealers were making contacts , widely reported in the media , but with news that they were being rejected , so far .
Bibi three seats short of grabbing the prize The Times of Israel reported that : “ Without 61 seats , Netanyahu will likely seek to woo members of opposition parties to break off and join his coalition , possibly from the right-wing branch of Blue and White , which includes MKs Yoaz Hendel , Zvi Hauser , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both denied they had been asked to jump ship , saying in identical tweets : “ They haven ’ t approached us .
They won ’ t approach us .
And they know why.
” Hendel is a former aide to Netanyahu , and Hauser is a former cabinet secretary who also served under the Likud leader .
Yankelevich also denied “ rumors ” that she could defect .
She tweeted : “ Won ’ t happen !
” Haaretz reported that Likud had been threatening Yankelevitch with the release of embarrassing tapes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
Gantz delays conceding until the final official vote count General Gantz was not all doom and gloom on election night .
He knew the polls were showing Bibi winning the most seats , but he had his plan B in the waiting , to cut Bibi off at the pass .
On Wednesday Netanyahu accused Gantz of trying to steal Monday ’ s election with his beginning efforts to pass a law that would prevent an indicted MK from forming a government .
Bibi charged during a press conference that such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is an effort to divide the nation when we are facing serious challenges like the corona crisis…There are also opportunities like US President Donald Trump ’ s plan [ to steal the Palestinians ’ land ] that require us to be united and respect the will of the people.
” After the press left the room , Bibi let loose even more , upgrading his attack on Gantz , saying that he was worse than Iran ’ s Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei .
“ In Iran they disqualify candidates before elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after an election despite the results.
” Bibi forgot to mention that it was he who posed that , if he won the election , he would submit a bill to be passed to give him retroactive immunity .
Another threat to Bibi is on center stage The Movement for Quality Government in Israel has moved forward with its earlier plans to file a petition in the High Court of Justice that Netanyahu should not have the right to form the next government due to his facing criminal charges .
The same group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ General Mandelblit when he ruled that because Bibi had failed to form a government after the second election , the issue was moot until he was in a position to so do .
As generals have historically said when they could not foresee the result of a battle engagement , “ The issue is still in doubt .
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DISCLOSURE: Sourced from Russian government funded media
By Jim W. Dean, with New Eastern Outlook, Moscow
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle” – Carl Sagan
[ Update: Thursday morning brought bad news for Bibi. Avigdor Lieberman announced that he was adding his party’s votes to the Blue and White coalition to support a bill in the new Knesset to ban any MK who is under indictment from forming a government. ]
While the Likud coalition remains three votes short needed to get first shot at forming a government, Lieberman’s move could be his final revenge on Netanyahu by closing the door on his long-running and controversial premiership. Benny Gantz will have the 63 votes in his pocket to pass the bill when the Knesset session opens on March 16th.
Expect to see lots of fireworks from Mr. Netanyahu, who will resist with every tool that he can. That has already had him firing off that the Gantz plan is an attack on Israeli democracy.
This was a strange move, as Bibi had already floated the idea in the last few weeks of the election that if he led the new Knesset, he would move to pass a bill to retroactively give him immunity on his three felony cases. I would consider that putting the fix in from the top down and completely nullifying the judicial system’s authority would be considered by many to be an attack on democracy.
Additionally, law enforcement sources were quoted saying an investigation would be opened soon on the Likud party hiring a private intel firm led by a former Shin Bet chief to track and dig up dirt on Gantz. The business daily, The Marker, reported that attorney Yossi Cohen, described as “extremely close to the Netanyahu family”, contacted the CGI group looking for compromising information on Gantz.
Netanyahu’s Likud won the Knesset elections, but with a twist
Welcome to Israeli politics. I must add that using intelligence operatives in political campaigns is something that needs a serious look into stiff regulations. VeteransToday finds them involved in elections all over the world as part of their normal information gathering, destabilization, and election rigging work.
Israel woke up to a surprise result Monday morning after the Likuds and Blue and White had been polling within a few percent of each other. Despite the legal baggage that Netanyahu has in his political wagon in the last two weeks he focused the voters on sticking with the man they knew, versus the new guy with no experience on the world stage.
With 99% of the vote counted, Likud was ahead with 36 Knesset seats to Blue and White’s 33 seats. With Bibi’s coalition parties, he had 58 of the needed 61 seats to form a government without enticing some of the moderate MPs to abandon ship to help Bibi cross over the finish line.
On round three, a fractured Israel political system gave the prize to a candidate who awaits a trial date on March 17th for three felonies. Where else in the world could this happen other than in Israel? You just can’t make this stuff up. None of Bibi’s backers care if he is guilty, as long as they get to stay in power.
Gantz stumbles under Bibi’s attacks during the final week
IDF General Gantz was up against a seasoned campaigner, whose detractors admit that he is a master politician on the podium. Bibi’s strategy was to parley his known statesmanship talents against the good general who had to admit that yes he stuttered, but that should not be a disqualification for public office.
That was a mistake that only a political rookie would make. No old-timer in politics ever admits to a fault. It’s not in their DNA. You talk about the other guy’s faults. Bibi had plenty, and they had one hell of airing out in the first two elections. The best counter is to attack your opponent always, to put him or her on the defensive.
It was more than just stuttering that tripped up Gantz in the run-up to the vote. He tried to imitate being the smooth master like Bibi, winging it at the podium where he appears to be talking extemporaneously, but every word in the last week or two of a campaign has to be carefully crafted for maximum impact on the voters.
Gantz got caught by seeming to get lost within his own message, ending a sentence without a point fully being made, like he forgot what he was going to say. Bibi jumped all over this, charging that Gantz was not ready for the office and voters would sell themselves and Israel short by voting for him.
Leaked audio tape via his own team a huge blow
The Lukids ambushed Gantz with a devastating leaked audio tape. As I wrote in last week’s NEO article, his campaign strategist allowed himself to be recorded in a private conversation with a Rabbi where the tape was magically leaked where Benny’s strategist, Israel Bachar, put a bullet into his campaign by saying that Benny would never have the courage to attack Iran and thus constituted a threat to the people of Israel.
The Israeli public seemed to not care that Rabbi Guy Habura was a close friend of Bibi’s lawyer, where the tape ending up at Channel 12 would be viewed as an incredible coincidence. Welcome to the dog eat dog politics in Israel. It was a huge blow to Gantz, who now had blood in the water and the sharks were circling. Bibi was no longer defending his record. It was now Benny’s turn to defend his.
Likuds’ professional hi-tech get out the vote campaigning
The Likud team had quietly been deploying a secret weapon, using the voter database that all candidates have equal access to, but where the data cannot be passed to a third party. Netanyahu praised his campaign chief Yair Revivo, the mayor of Lod, for winning the extra seats to put Likud on top, despite the initial 36 seats at the 90% count having been trimmed to 35 at the 99% vote count.
Revivo had used the Elector App where the names of 6.5 million eligible voters were uploaded, including all previously registered Likud voters or good prospects were marked down by location to be followed up with 20,000 Likud “fishers of votes”. People were called, calls logged into the system and a follow-up call would be made to assure they had transportation or whatever they needed to get them to the polling station. This good old-fashioned ABC precinct work was effective.
This is the magic of organizing the human touch in a campaign, to move heaven and earth to get your supporters to the polls. While living in Atlanta during Obama’s first run, I watched the Democratic black Americans in the churches make sure all elderly people that could not travel to a polling station had a campaigner make sure they got their absentee voting form mailed. This included even going to nursing homes to help people. This attention wins close elections if the vote flipping of the electronic machines does not steal the vote away from you.
In the end, Likud is still short of the magic 61 number by three votes so the pre-election knives have been put away, and now the tools of enticement are being leveraged to find defectors from the other parties to cross over to Bibi.
Why would they do that, you ask? How about being offered a ministerial position, something that has worked in the past. Likud wheeler-dealers were making contacts, widely reported in the media, but with news that they were being rejected, so far.
Bibi three seats short of grabbing the prize
The Times of Israel reported that:
“Without 61 seats, Netanyahu will likely seek to woo members of opposition parties to break off and join his coalition, possibly from the right-wing branch of Blue and White, which includes MKs Yoaz Hendel, Zvi Hauser, and Omer Yankelevich.
Hendel and Hauser both denied they had been asked to jump ship, saying in identical tweets: “They haven’t approached us. They won’t approach us. And they know why.” Hendel is a former aide to Netanyahu, and Hauser is a former cabinet secretary who also served under the Likud leader. Yankelevich also denied “rumors” that she could defect. She tweeted: “Won’t happen!”
Haaretz reported that Likud had been threatening Yankelevitch with the release of embarrassing tapes about her if she does not join them.
Gantz delays conceding until the final official vote count
General Gantz was not all doom and gloom on election night. He knew the polls were showing Bibi winning the most seats, but he had his plan B in the waiting, to cut Bibi off at the pass.
On Wednesday Netanyahu accused Gantz of trying to steal Monday’s election with his beginning efforts to pass a law that would prevent an indicted MK from forming a government.
Bibi charged during a press conference that such an effort would undermine democracy. “This is an effort to divide the nation when we are facing serious challenges like the corona crisis…There are also opportunities like US President Donald Trump’s plan [to steal the Palestinians’ land] that require us to be united and respect the will of the people.”
After the press left the room, Bibi let loose even more, upgrading his attack on Gantz, saying that he was worse than Iran’s Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei. “In Iran they disqualify candidates before elections, but here Gantz is doing it after an election despite the results.”
Bibi forgot to mention that it was he who posed that, if he won the election, he would submit a bill to be passed to give him retroactive immunity.
Another threat to Bibi is on center stage
The Movement for Quality Government in Israel has moved forward with its earlier plans to file a petition in the High Court of Justice that Netanyahu should not have the right to form the next government due to his facing criminal charges.
The same group had an earlier petition dismissed by Attorney General Mandelblit when he ruled that because Bibi had failed to form a government after the second election, the issue was moot until he was in a position to so do.
As generals have historically said when they could not foresee the result of a battle engagement, “The issue is still in doubt.”


veteranstoday--2020-03-11--VA Secretary Addresses American Legion Winter Conference

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs : Coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) safety is a top priority , VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said at the American Legion Winter Conference March 10 in Washington , D.C. With Coronavirus dominating national news , Wilkie addressed VA ’ s response to the situation , including prevention steps at VA medical centers .
“ We are making sure that those who come to us are screened , ” he said .
Wilkie also said VA is limiting visitors to its community living centers , or nursing homes .
“ We need to do that to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protected , that they are cared for , ” he said .
“ We will get over this and we will make sure everything is done to protect those who have done so much for our country.
” Wilkie also talked about the President ’ s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide or PREVENTS , executive order .
The goal of PREVENTS is to bring together stakeholders across all levels of government and in the private sector to work side by side to provide Veterans with the mental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The secretary said VA is weeks away from the PREVENTS initiative task force report .
The report will supply a roadmap for greater cooperation at the state , local and tribal levels .
The secretary also offered high praise for Veteran Service Organizations like the American Legion .
He said through continued engagement and the MISSION Act , Vietnam Veterans are about to receive additional benefits .
“ We have finally published the regulations that give financial and material support to the families of our Vietnam warriors who take care of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long past time , ” the secretary said .
Wilkie said he has a personal interest in caring for Vietnam Veterans .
His father received injuries in Cambodia during the Vietnam War .
Wilkie said the nation should never turn its back “ on those men and women who provide us the very freedoms that we breathe and live every day.
” The secretary also discussed another group of Vietnam Veterans .
He said VA started accepting Blue Water Navy compensation claims in January .
Wilkie added that VA expects 70,000 to apply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overdue.
” For more info on Coronavirus , see below :

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Coronavirus (COVID-19) safety is a top priority, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said at the American Legion Winter Conference March 10 in Washington, D.C.
With Coronavirus dominating national news, Wilkie addressed VA’s response to the situation, including prevention steps at VA medical centers.
“We are making sure that those who come to us are screened,” he said. Wilkie also said VA is limiting visitors to its community living centers, or nursing homes.
“We need to do that to make sure that those who use VA are protected, that they are cared for,” he said. “We will get over this and we will make sure everything is done to protect those who have done so much for our country.”
Suicide prevention, benefits Wilkie also talked about the President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide or PREVENTS, executive order. The goal of PREVENTS is to bring together stakeholders across all levels of government and in the private sector to work side by side to provide Veterans with the mental health and suicide prevention services they need. The secretary said VA is weeks away from the PREVENTS initiative task force report. The report will supply a roadmap for greater cooperation at the state, local and tribal levels. The secretary also offered high praise for Veteran Service Organizations like the American Legion. He said through continued engagement and the MISSION Act, Vietnam Veterans are about to receive additional benefits. “We have finally published the regulations that give financial and material support to the families of our Vietnam warriors who take care of those warriors at home, and it is long past time,” the secretary said. Wilkie said he has a personal interest in caring for Vietnam Veterans. His father received injuries in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. Wilkie said the nation should never turn its back “on those men and women who provide us the very freedoms that we breathe and live every day.” The secretary also discussed another group of Vietnam Veterans. He said VA started accepting Blue Water Navy compensation claims in January. Wilkie added that VA expects 70,000 to apply for the benefits “that is long overdue.” For more info on Coronavirus, see below: Publichealth.va.gov Corona Virus
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veteranstoday--2020-03-13--Breaking/Exclusive:  US Brought COVID19 to China with Fake Army Team for Military Games, Evidence Mo

Breaking/Exclusive:  US Brought COVID19 to China with Fake Army Team for Military Games, Evidence Mounting

“ When did patient zero begin in US ?
How many people are infected ?
What are the names of the hospitals ?
It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan .
Be transparent !
Make public your data !
US owe us an explanation !
” Zhao tweeted .
RT/Moscow : The US army might have brought the novel coronavirus disease ( COVID-19 ) to China ’ s Wuhan , the city where the virus was first detected in the country , Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Thursday .
The Chinese claim , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the inattentive attitude and disproportionately below average results of American athletes in the game indicate they might have been in for other purposes and they might actually be bio-warfare operatives , and that their place of residence during their stay in Wuhan was also close to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market , where the first known cluster of cases occurred .
[ 28 ] [ 29 ] They also have sources that say the US had misrepresented influenza that Trump claims has killed thousands , an influenza carried to China by the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID 19 , a disease developed in a military bio-warfare facility in the state of Washington , now “ ground zero ” in the US for COVID 19 .
The US team went home on October 28 , 2019 and within 2 weeks , the first human contact cases of COVID 19 were seen in Wuhan .
The Chinese have not been able to find “ patient zero ” and believe he was a member of the US team .
The US team did so badly that they were called “ Soy Sauce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact , many never participated in any event and stayed near the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market , where the disease is said to have originated only days after the US left the area .
In October 2019 , the US brought 172 ( really 369 ) military athletes to Wuhan for the World Military Games .
Despite having the largest military in the world , ten fold , the US came in 35th behind nations like Iran , Finland and Slovenia .
No video or photos exist of the US team , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but a pitiful performance for the best military in the world .
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lijian Zhao has demanded US authorities reveal what they ’ re hiding about the origins of Covid-19 , going as far as to suggest the coronavirus may have been brought to China by the US military .
Pointing to a video of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) director Robert Redfield apparently admitting the US had several deaths from Covid-19 before they were able to test for it , Zhao called on the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posted on Thursday .
“ It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan , ” Zhao suggested , calling for the CDC – and the US in general – to “ be transparent ” and share what they know about where and when “ Patient Zero ” was first diagnosed .
In the video , Redfield acknowledged that some cases of coronavirus were misclassified as influenza as the medics did not have an accurate test for the new epidemic at the time .
He did not elaborate on when these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ some cases have been diagnosed that way.
” In the absence of any patients ’ details or chronology of deaths , speculation has swirled .
Zhao ’ s “ theory ” in particular focused on the military delegation that traveled to Wuhan in October for the Military World Games , weeks before the city confirmed the outbreak in December .
The delegation was part of the 300-member group of American athletes taking part in the multi-sport event held every four years .
Zhao is not the only high-profile political figure to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Games and the introduction of the coronavirus in Wuhan .
Former Malaysian PM Matthias Chang offered similar speculation back in January , zeroing in on the event as the launch point for what he deemed a biological war waged by the US against China .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) states that what is now the Covid-19 pandemic was first reported as a coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan , China , on 31 December 2019 .
The search for the deadly disease ’ s origin has been ongoing , with conflicting versions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – a local delicacy – sold there in particular , while others opined humans might have gotten the virus from pangolins , an endangered scaly mammal .
Less orthodox theories suggest malicious intent , with the head of Iran ’ s elite Revolutionary Guards sensationally claiming last week that Covid-19 could possibly be “ a product of a biological attack by America which initially spread to China and then to Iran and the rest of the world.
” So far , the problem with all of those theories , blaming both animals and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proof has been established , while the identity of China ’ s “ patient zero ” also remains unclear .
And it ’ s not China alone : in Washington state – which seemingly identified and successfully isolated its first infected traveler , with dozens of contacts identified and monitored – the virus somehow began spreading anyway .
Even Steve Wozniak , Apple ’ s co-founder , at one point claimed he and his wife may have been the US ’ “ patient zero ” after developing a bad cough on return from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wife ’ s diagnosis was “ a sinus infection , ” however .
Why does the plague in Wuhan depend on the PLA ?
From October 18 to October 27 , 2019 , the World Military Games was held in Wuhan , and the United States sent 369 soy sauce soldiers to participate .
Why is it soy sauce soldier ?
Because in the 10-day game , the performance of the American soy sauce soldiers was so disappointing that even Bahrain was unnecessarily disappointed , the gold medal was even missing , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by North Korea , which once gave Mexico a chance .
The urge to counterattack the continental United States .
However , the poor performance in the game did not affect the mood of the soy sauce soldiers playing in Wuhan .
They teamed up in groups of two , and played around the streets of Wuhan , leaving many romantic accidents .
It should be pointed out that the location of the US guest house of the Military Games is not far from South China Seafood City .
At the end of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were wondering , how could these gangsters who ca n ’ t wait to build muscles on their faces suddenly get fired up ?
Did the American soldiers ’ food only be grappled ?
Or did they forget to eat it during the game ?
Snickers ?
Note : Para Athletics , Para Archery , Gymnastics , Tennis and 3 Senior Triathlon events not counted in medal table .

https://twitter.com/WEIWEIDAI4/status/1408274396792324096
VT’s overall poor relationship with the Trump presidency has moved up a notch. The report Trump is referencing went, not unnoticed, but rather totally censored in the Western press, as has so much else until VT sought out the facts and published them.
https://twitter.com/DailyMail/status/1407741751603957768
US Congress is seeking a probe into the 2019 Military World Games in Wuhan, as alleged COVID-19 'super-spreader'.#VoiceOfNations pic.twitter.com/51mYGS4aDJ — Voice of Nations (@VoiceOfNations7) June 24, 2021
If America proves that the Wuhan Games were a super spreader event – Trudeau and Xi Jinping are in some serious shit. https://t.co/8Nt21XnwPv — Keean Bexte (@TheRealKeean) June 24, 2021
Now, for the second time, Trump has made sad and silly denials, this one filled with hyperbole and grandiose behavior, typical of a spectrum sociopath.
March 12, 2020: In October 2019, the US brought 172 (really 369) military athletes to Wuhan for the World Military Games. Despite having the largest military in the world, tenfold, the US came in 35th behind nations like Iran, Finland and Slovenia. No video or photos exist of the US team, no records were kept, a huge team but a pitiful performance for the best military in the world.
The US team did so badly that they were called “Soy Sauce Soldiers” by the Chinese. In fact, many never participated in any event and stayed near the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, where the disease is said to have originated only days after the US left the area.
“You look at how the US team performed in the 2019 Military Games, and you think about the overall economic situation in America, and you wonder how long the US can continue on its current path when the economies debt is at an unprecedented rate”, stated Ben Tejes, Co-Founder and CEO of Ascend Finance, which created a Chapter 7 means test calculator to help people understand their debt relief options such as bankruptcy.
The US team went home on October 28, 2019, and within 2 weeks, the first human contact cases of COVID 19 were seen in Wuhan. The Chinese have not been able to find “patient zero” and believe he was a member of the US team.
They also have sources that say the US had misrepresented influenza that Trump claims have killed thousands, influenza carried to China by the US team, influenza that was really COVID 19, a disease developed in a military bio-warfare facility in the state of Washington, now “ground zero” in the US for COVID 19.
The Chinese claim, something censored in the US, that the inattentive attitude and disproportionately below average results of American athletes in the game indicates they might have been in for other purposes and they might actually be bio-warfare operatives, and that their place of residence during their stay in Wuhan was also close to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, where the first known cluster of cases occurred.[28][29]
RT/Moscow: The US army might have brought the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to China’s Wuhan, the city where the virus was first detected in the country, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Thursday.
“When did patient zero begin in the US? How many people are infected? What are the names of the hospitals? It might be the US army that brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! The US owes us an explanation!” Zhao tweeted.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lijian Zhao has demanded US authorities reveal what they’re hiding about the origins of Covid-19, going as far as to suggest the coronavirus may have been brought to China by the US military.
Pointing to a video of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Robert Redfield apparently admitting the US had several deaths from Covid-19 before they were able to test for it, Zhao called on the American watchdog to come clean in a tweet posted on Thursday.
2/2 CDC was caught on the spot. When did patient zero begin in US? How many people are infected? What are the names of the hospitals? It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! US owe us an explanation! pic.twitter.com/vYNZRFPWo3 — Lijian Zhao 赵立坚 (@zlj517) March 12, 2020
“It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan,” Zhao suggested, calling for the CDC – and the US in general – to “be transparent” and share what they know about where and when “Patient Zero” was first diagnosed.
https://twitter.com/twainus/status/1238131011503951872
In the video, Redfield acknowledged that some cases of coronavirus were misclassified as influenza as the medics did not have an accurate test for the new epidemic at the time. He did not elaborate on when these misdiagnosed cases first appeared – saying only that “some cases have been diagnosed that way.”
CDC director openly admitting that some #covid deaths have been misdiagnosed as influenza in the US. The question is when are those deaths. This supports the claims made by Japanese scientists that the virus originated from the US but was covered up.#COVID19 #Corona pic.twitter.com/AwdXAKz6Ao — Taro (@taro_taylor) March 12, 2020
In the absence of any patients’ details or chronology of deaths, speculation has swirled. Zhao’s “theory” in particular focused on the military delegation that traveled to Wuhan in October for the Military World Games, weeks before the city confirmed the outbreak in December. The delegation was part of the 300-member group of American athletes taking part in the multi-sport event held every four years.
The #Bahrain Interior Minister accused Iran of spreading #COVID19 & biological warfare. I respond to him that the #USA with its 5th fleet governing Bahrain is the main factor behind #BiologicalWarfare and even initial hiding #CoronavirusOutbreak in America. pic.twitter.com/f7TqbqFoOA — H.Amirabdollahian امیرعبداللهیان (@Amirabdolahian) March 12, 2020
Zhao is not the only high-profile political figure to voice suspicions about the timing of the Games and the introduction of the coronavirus in Wuhan. Former Malaysian PM Matthias Chang offered similar speculation back in January, zeroing in on the event as the launch point for what he deemed a biological war waged by the US against China.
We are still figuring out where the virus originated. And chances are high that the virus was brought to China by the US army team who visited Wuhan in October. Anyway, no human deserves COVID-19. The world should fight against the disease together. No time for blame. — Chris Jiang (@crs_1222) February 27, 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) states that what is now the Covid-19 pandemic was first reported as a coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019. The search for the deadly disease’s origin has been ongoing, with conflicting versions blaming the Wuhan food market and bats – a local delicacy – sold there in particular, while others opined humans might have gotten the virus from pangolins, an endangered scaly mammal.
Less orthodox theories suggest malicious intent, with the head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards sensationally claiming last week that Covid-19 could possibly be “a product of a biological attack by America which initially spread to China and then to Iran and the rest of the world.”
So far, the problem with all of those theories, blaming both animals and humans, is that no direct causal proof has been established, while the identity of China’s “patient zero” also remains unclear. And it’s not China alone: in Washington state – which seemingly identified and successfully isolated its first infected traveler, with dozens of contacts identified and monitored – the virus somehow began spreading anyway. Even Steve Wozniak, Apple’s co-founder, at one point claimed he and his wife may have been the US’ “patient zero” after developing a bad cough on return from China. It has since emerged his wife’s diagnosis was “a sinus infection,” however.
Why does the plague in Wuhan depend on the PLA?
2020-01-30 17:01:10 Source: school coffee house Author: fish off the deep
Views: 37708 Comments: 24 (view) From October 18 to October 27, 2019, the World Military Games was held in Wuhan, and the United States sent 369 soy sauce soldiers to participate. Why is it soy sauce soldiers? Because in the 10-day game, the performance of the American soy sauce soldiers was so disappointing that even Bahrain was unnecessarily disappointed, the gold medal was even missing, and the overall score was left far behind by North Korea, which once gave Mexico a chance. The urge to counterattack the continental United States. However, the poor performance in the game did not affect the mood of the soy sauce soldiers playing in Wuhan. They teamed up in groups of two, and played around the streets of Wuhan, leaving many romantic accidents. It should be pointed out that the location of the US guest house of the Military Games is not far from South China Seafood City. At the end of the military games, just when people were wondering, how could these gangsters who can’t wait to build muscles on their faces suddenly get fired up? Did the American soldiers ’food only be grappled? Or did they forget to eat it during the game? Snickers? * Host nation (China) Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China (CHN)* 133 64 42 239 2 Russia (RUS) 51 53 57 161 3 Brazil (BRA) 21 31 36 88 4 France (FRA) 13 20 24 57 5 Poland (POL) 11 15 34 60 6 Germany (GER) 10 15 20 45 7 North Korea (PRK) 9 8 15 32 8 Bahrain (BHR) 9 1 7 17 9 Uzbekistan (UZB) 8 7 5 20 10 Ukraine (UKR) 5 13 15 33 11 Italy (ITA) 4 12 12 28 12 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 4 3 5 12 13 Belarus (BLR) 4 2 8 14 14 Iran (IRI) 4 2 5 11 15 Switzerland (SUI) 4 1 8 13 16 South Korea (KOR) 3 10 11 24 17 Norway (NOR) 2 4 2 8 Slovenia (SLO) 2 4 2 8 19 Egypt (EGY) 2 2 5 9 20 Kenya (KEN) 2 1 2 5 Morocco (MAR) 2 1 2 5 22 Turkey (TUR) 2 0 3 5 23 Romania (ROU) 1 4 3 8 24 Mongolia (MGL) 1 3 5 9 25 Hungary (HUN) 1 3 1 5 26 Czech Republic (CZE) 1 2 5 8 27 India (IND) 1 1 2 4 28 Belgium (BEL) 1 1 1 3 29 Latvia (LAT) 1 1 0 2 30 Lithuania (LTU) 1 0 1 2 31 Bulgaria (BUL) 1 0 0 1 Namibia (NAM) 1 0 0 1 Tunisia (TUN) 1 0 0 1 34 Finland (FIN) 0 4 2 6 35 United States (USA) 0 3 5 8 36 Austria (AUT) 0 3 1 4 37 Algeria (ALG) 0 2 5 7 38 Azerbaijan (AZE) 0 2 4 6 39 Dominican Republic (DOM) 0 2 3 5 40 Slovakia (SVK) 0 2 1 3 41 Qatar (QAT) 0 2 0 2 42 Thailand (THA) 0 1 5 6 43 Canada (CAN) 0 1 2 3 Sri Lanka (SRI) 0 1 2 3 Sweden (SWE) 0 1 2 3 46 Oman (OMA) 0 1 1 2 Syria (SYR) 0 1 1 2 Vietnam (VIE) 0 1 1 2 49 Denmark (DEN) 0 1 0 1 Ecuador (ECU) 0 1 0 1 Estonia (EST) 0 1 0 1 Saudi Arabia (KSA) 0 1 0 1 Tanzania (TAN) 0 1 0 1 54 Serbia (SRB) 0 0 3 3 55 Venezuela (VEN) 0 0 2 2 56 Albania (ALB) 0 0 1 1 Armenia (ARM) 0 0 1 1 Barbados (BAR) 0 0 1 1 Greece (GRE) 0 0 1 1 Indonesia (INA) 0 0 1 1 Ireland (IRL) 0 0 1 1 Kuwait (KUW) 0 0 1 1 Luxembourg (LUX) 0 0 1 1 Pakistan (PAK) 0 0 1 1 Rwanda (RWA) 0 0 1 1 Spain (ESP) 0 0 1 1 Totals (66 nations) 316 316 389 1021 Source:[33] Note: Para Athletics, Para Archery, Gymnastics, Tennis and 3 Senior Triathlon events not counted in the medal table.
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veteranstoday--2020-03-13--The Only Way to Avoid Coronavirus: Stay Home 24/7 Watching Coronavirus News

In the wake of new studies showing that the best way to avoid coronavirus is to stay home watching coronavirus coverage , the United States government and the corporations that own it have rolled out a new plan to curtail the spread of the dread disease .
Yesterday the newly-merged Center for Disease Control ( CDC ) and Center for Media Control ( CMC ) announced that beginning next week , all mainstream media outlets will merge into a single mega-corporation , the Coronavirus News Network ( CvNN ) .
Once CvNN begins broadcasting at 12:01 a.m. next Monday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay home and watch nonstop coronavirus emergency coverage until the emergency is over or they die of starvation , whichever comes first .
“ Do not touch that dial .
Do not attempt to view any other channels , especially alternative media .
Do not leave your house .
All of these seemingly innocuous activities have been found to spread coronavirus , ” explained CDC-CMC Director Dr. Ignatius “ Splatz ” Sneezlestein .
“ The only safe activity is watching overpaid talking heads discussing coronavirus on a screen .
Do anything else , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and thousands of other lives , at risk.
” The CDC-CMC cites evidence that coronavirus first emerged not from snot sucked out of the nostril of a bat floating in a bowl of bat soup , nor from a germ warfare laboratory , but rather emerged spontaneously due to the complete lack of coronavirus coverage prevailing at the time .
“ Think about it : Immediately prior to the emergence of the coronavirus , there was no coronavirus media coverage whatsoever , ” Dr. Sneezlestein explained .
“ This utter and complete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost miraculously perfect conditions for the Covid-19 organism to appear ex nihilo and begin furiously replicating itself.
” He went on to cite studies showing that people who ingest fewer than 12 hours of coronavirus coverage daily are at extreme risk of contacting the disease .
Though all reputable health experts unanimously support the CDC-CMC “ all coronavirus all the time ” CvNN initiative , opinions vary on whether large screens or small screens offer the most effective preventative treatment .
Large-screen advocates say that gigantic images of overpaid talking heads discussing coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way up , can terrify and dishearten the virus and cause it to waste away or even commit suicide .
Small-screen proponents counter that it is critically important to keep watching the coverage even while going to the bathroom , and since carrying your big-screen TV into the bathroom with you every time you feel the need to void your bladder or bowels is impractical , it is better to watch it on a phone or laptop .
Following the CDC-CMC announcement , mainstream media stocks rallied , marking the first time they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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In the wake of new studies showing that the best way to avoid coronavirus is to stay home watching coronavirus coverage, the United States government and the corporations that own it have rolled out a new plan to curtail the spread of the dread disease.
Yesterday the newly-merged Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Center for Media Control (CMC) announced that beginning next week, all mainstream media outlets will merge into a single mega-corporation, the Coronavirus News Network (CvNN). Once CvNN begins broadcasting at 12:01 a.m. next Monday, the American public will be required to stay home and watch nonstop coronavirus emergency coverage until the emergency is over or they die of starvation, whichever comes first.
“Do not touch that dial. Do not attempt to view any other channels, especially alternative media. Do not leave your house. All of these seemingly innocuous activities have been found to spread coronavirus,” explained CDC-CMC Director Dr. Ignatius “Splatz” Sneezlestein. “The only safe activity is watching overpaid talking heads discussing coronavirus on a screen. Do anything else, and you’re putting your life, and thousands of other lives, at risk.”
The CDC-CMC cites evidence that coronavirus first emerged not from snot sucked out of the nostril of a bat floating in a bowl of bat soup, nor from a germ warfare laboratory, but rather emerged spontaneously due to the complete lack of coronavirus coverage prevailing at the time. “Think about it: Immediately prior to the emergence of the coronavirus, there was no coronavirus media coverage whatsoever,” Dr. Sneezlestein explained. “This utter and complete coronavirus media coverage vacuum may have created almost miraculously perfect conditions for the Covid-19 organism to appear ex nihilo and begin furiously replicating itself.” He went on to cite studies showing that people who ingest fewer than 12 hours of coronavirus coverage daily are at extreme risk of contacting the disease. Though all reputable health experts unanimously support the CDC-CMC “all coronavirus all the time” CvNN initiative, opinions vary on whether large screens or small screens offer the most effective preventative treatment. Large-screen advocates say that gigantic images of overpaid talking heads discussing coronavirus, especially when the volume is turned way up, can terrify and dishearten the virus and cause it to waste away or even commit suicide. Small-screen proponents counter that it is critically important to keep watching the coverage even while going to the bathroom, and since carrying your big-screen TV into the bathroom with you every time you feel the need to void your bladder or bowels is impractical, it is better to watch it on a phone or laptop. Following the CDC-CMC announcement, mainstream media stocks rallied, marking the first time they have risen since the internet was invented.
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veteranstoday--2020-03-13--CDC Blunder: Pets Do Not Carry COVID-19

CDC Blunder: Pets Do Not Carry COVID-19

I received an email notification from what used to be my local human society in Toledo , Ohio .
This was alarming as it pointed out that people were being misinformed about the safety of keeping their pets with them if the human contracted COVID-19 .
I had not been following any issues with animals which are pets being involved in the viral outbreak .
Certainly , our pets are family members and we will take care of them as usual if COVID-19 comes into our domestic picture .
The first quoted material below is from the Toledo Human Society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American Veterinary Medical Association .
Please take time to read both articles/quotes and become informed about this important aspect of the COVID-19 .
You will not need to abandon your pet if you have COVID-19 but will need to make arrangements for their care if/while you are ill…..Carol Human Society of Toledo : “ In light of recent announcements made regarding the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States , more importantly Ohio , THS must take this information and make the best decisions for the safety of our staff , volunteers , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organization in Lucas County who investigates animal cruelty , we can not cease operations as too many lives depend on us .
THS must continue to focus on adopting animals into loving homes in order to make room for more in need .
The CDC has released statements encouraging individuals in quarantine to distance themselves from companion pets , and if needed , THS will be on standby for any increase of homeless animals that need us .
Please note : that there is currently no evidence that our pets can contract or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ include their pets in their emergency preparedness plan .
THS prides itself on good sanitation practices , as preventing the spread of contagious disease is one very important aspect of our jobs here at the shelter .
We have multiple hand-washing sinks around the building that we highly encourage our guests to use , as well as , hand sanitizer .
At the recommendation of the CDC , we ask that any ill staff , visitors and volunteers to please remain home .
We also want to encourage people who visit the Toledo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you are ready to adopt in order to limit the number of visitors entering the shelter .
At this time we will suspend any “ large ” gatherings that are deemed unnecessary at the shelter , including but not limited to , all of our children ’ s programs and birthday parties .
We will reevaluate the situation on April 1st and will continue to update the public as needed .
Please stay informed by following our Facebook page .
We know that this is a stressful time for so many right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day .
We will continue to stay informed and make any necessary changes based on public health recommendations .
During this time , THS will have an increased need for foster homes as we anticipate that fewer adoptions may take place over the next few weeks or maybe even months .
While we hope this is not the case , we want to be prepared so we can continue to help those that need us .
If you are interested in fostering please visit our website at : https : //www.toledohumane.org/become-a-pet-foster-parent/ We thank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changes in our protocol .
We must remain calm and mindful during this time.
” This is a quote from the American Veterinary Medical Association : “ On Thursday , February 27 , Hong Kong ’ s Agriculture , Fisheries , and Conservation Department ( AFCD ) reported that samples obtained on February 26 from the nasal and oral cavities of a pet dog ( a 17-year-old Pomeranian whose owner had been diagnosed with COVID-19 ) had tested “ weak positive ” for SARS-CoV-2 , using a real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A fecal sample was negative .
Testing was repeated on February 28 , March 2 , and March 5 with continued “ weak positive ” results ( nasal and oral sample , nasal sample , nasal sample , respectively ) .
The RT PCR test is sensitive , specific , and does not cross-react with other coronaviruses of dogs or cats .
A “ weak positive ” result suggests a small quantity of SARS-CoV-2 RNA was present in the samples , but doesn ’ t distinguish between RNA detected from intact virus and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testing was conducted by the laboratories of the AFCD and the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong .
The latter is an accredited reference laboratory for the WHO for the testing of SARS-COV-2 .
Testing from both laboratories yielded the same results .
Experts from the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong , the College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences of the City University of Hong Kong , and the World Organization for Animal Health ( OIE ) believe the consistency and persistence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a low-level of infection with the virus .
While officials have said this may be a case of human-to-animal transmission , this is still speculative and further testing is being conducted .
This pet dog is one of two pet dogs currently under quarantine in separate rooms in a facility at the Hong Kong Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge ; the second pet dog has had negative results of tests for the virus .
The pet dogs are being cared for and neither has shown any signs of being ill with COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multiple international and domestic human and animal health organizations ( CDC , OIE , WHO ) agree there is no evidence at this point to indicate that pets can spread COVID-19 to other animals , including people .
Although there have not been reports of pets or other animals ( other than source bats ) becoming sick with COVID-19 , out of an abundance of caution , it is recommended that those ill with COVID-19 limit contact with animals until more information is known about the virus .
If you are ill with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ physician and public health official that you have a pet or other animal in your home .
Have another member of your household take care of walking , feeding , and playing with your pet .
If you have a service animal or you must care for your pet , then wear a facemask ; don ’ t share food , kiss , or hug them ; and wash your hands before and after any contact with your pet or service animal .
You should not share dishes , drinking glasses , cups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bedding with other people or pets in your home .
Additional guidance on managing pets in homes where people are sick with COVID-19 is available from the CDC .
For responsible pet owners , preparing in advance is key .
Make sure you have an emergency kit prepared , with at least two weeks ’ worth of your pet ’ s food and any needed medications .
Usually we think about emergency kits like this in terms of what might be needed for an evacuation , but it ’ s also good to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarantine or self-isolation when you can not leave your home .
While we are recommending these as good practices , it is important to remember there is currently no evidence that pets can spread COVID-19 to other animals , including people .
”

SARS-CoV-2 and domestic animals, including pets
I received an email notification from what used to be my local human society in Toledo, Ohio. This was alarming as it pointed out that people were being misinformed about the safety of keeping their pets with them if the human contracted COVID-19. I had not been following any issues with animals which are pets being involved in the viral outbreak. Certainly, our pets are family members and we will take care of them as usual if COVID-19 comes into our domestic picture. The first quoted material below is from the Toledo Human Society and the second information is from the American Veterinary Medical Association. Please take time to read both articles/quotes and become informed about this important aspect of the COVID-19. You will not need to abandon your pet if you have COVID-19 but will need to make arrangements for their care if/while you are ill…..Carol
Human Society of Toledo: “In light of recent announcements made regarding the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, more importantly Ohio, THS must take this information and make the best decisions for the safety of our staff, volunteers, and visitors.
As the only animal welfare organization in Lucas County who investigates animal cruelty, we cannot cease operations as too many lives depend on us. THS must continue to focus on adopting animals into loving homes in order to make room for more in need.
The CDC has released statements encouraging individuals in quarantine to distance themselves from companion pets, and if needed,THS will be on standby for any increase of homeless animals that need us.
Please note: that there is currently no evidence that our pets can contract or transmit COVID-19. We ask that families include their pets in their emergency preparedness plan.
THS prides itself on good sanitation practices, as preventing the spread of contagious disease is one very important aspect of our jobs here at the shelter. We have multiple hand-washing sinks around the building that we highly encourage our guests to use, as well as, hand sanitizer.
At the recommendation of the CDC, we ask that any ill staff, visitors and volunteers to please remain home. We also want to encourage people who visit the Toledo Humane Society to please only visit us if you are ready to adopt in order to limit the number of visitors entering the shelter.
At this time we will suspend any “large” gatherings that are deemed unnecessary at the shelter, including but not limited to, all of our children’s programs and birthday parties. We will reevaluate the situation on April 1st and will continue to update the public as needed. Please stay informed by following our Facebook page.
We know that this is a stressful time for so many right now as new information is developing each day. We will continue to stay informed and make any necessary changes based on public health recommendations.
During this time, THS will have an increased need for foster homes as we anticipate that fewer adoptions may take place over the next few weeks or maybe even months. While we hope this is not the case, we want to be prepared so we can continue to help those that need us. If you are interested in fostering please visit our website at: https://www.toledohumane.org/become-a-pet-foster-parent/
We thank everyone for their patience with these temporary changes in our protocol. We must remain calm and mindful during this time.”
This is a quote from the American Veterinary Medical Association: “On Thursday, February 27, Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department (AFCD) reported that samples obtained on February 26 from the nasal and oral cavities of a pet dog (a 17-year-old Pomeranian whose owner had been diagnosed with COVID-19) had tested “weak positive” for SARS-CoV-2, using a real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) test. A fecal sample was negative. Testing was repeated on February 28, March 2, and March 5 with continued “weak positive” results (nasal and oral sample, nasal sample, nasal sample, respectively). The RT PCR test is sensitive, specific, and does not cross-react with other coronaviruses of dogs or cats. A “weak positive” result suggests a small quantity of SARS-CoV-2 RNA was present in the samples, but doesn’t distinguish between RNA detected from intact virus and fragments of RNA. The RT PCR testing was conducted by the laboratories of the AFCD and the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong. The latter is an accredited reference laboratory for the WHO for the testing of SARS-COV-2. Testing from both laboratories yielded the same results.
Experts from the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong, the College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences of the City University of Hong Kong, and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) believe the consistency and persistence of the results suggest the pet dog may have a low-level of infection with the virus. While officials have said this may be a case of human-to-animal transmission, this is still speculative and further testing is being conducted.
This pet dog is one of two pet dogs currently under quarantine in separate rooms in a facility at the Hong Kong Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge; the second pet dog has had negative results of tests for the virus.
The pet dogs are being cared for and neither has shown any signs of being ill with COVID-19. Furthermore, infectious disease experts and multiple international and domestic human and animal health organizations (CDC, OIE, WHO) agree there is no evidence at this point to indicate that pets can spread COVID-19 to other animals, including people.
Although there have not been reports of pets or other animals (other than source bats) becoming sick with COVID-19, out of an abundance of caution, it is recommended that those ill with COVID-19 limit contact with animals until more information is known about the virus. If you are ill with COVID-19, be sure to tell your physician and public health official that you have a pet or other animal in your home. Have another member of your household take care of walking, feeding, and playing with your pet. If you have a service animal or you must care for your pet, then wear a facemask; don’t share food, kiss, or hug them; and wash your hands before and after any contact with your pet or service animal. You should not share dishes, drinking glasses, cups, eating utensils, towels, or bedding with other people or pets in your home. Additional guidance on managing pets in homes where people are sick with COVID-19 is available from the CDC.
For responsible pet owners, preparing in advance is key. Make sure you have an emergency kit prepared, with at least two weeks’ worth of your pet’s food and any needed medications. Usually we think about emergency kits like this in terms of what might be needed for an evacuation, but it’s also good to have one prepared in the case of quarantine or self-isolation when you cannot leave your home.
While we are recommending these as good practices, it is important to remember there is currently no evidence that pets can spread COVID-19 to other animals, including people.”


veteranstoday--2020-03-13--Kenyan Poachers Kill White Mother and Baby Giraffes

Health Editor ’ s Note : Humans are such a disappointment .
I sincerely hope they find who did this….Carol Two Rare White Giraffes Killed by Poachers in Kenya In 2017 , a female and baby giraffe were sighted near the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy in Kenya , their fur as white as snow .
The mother gave birth to a second white-colored calf last year , fuelling public fascination with these rare , spot-less creatures .
But now , according to Abdi Latif Dahir and Neil Vigdor of the New York Times , tragedy has struck : the female and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed by poachers .
Writing on Twitter , the Kenya Wildlife Service said that it began investigating the fates of the giraffes after the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy reached out to say that the female and her second baby had not been seen for a period of time .
Teams on the ground identified bones that they believe belong to the missing giraffes .
The remains appear to be four months old .
The mother giraffe ’ s first offspring , a bull , is still alive , the Times reports .
“ This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community of Ijara and Kenya as a whole , ” said Mohammed Ahmednoor , manager of the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy , which confirmed the deaths in a statement .
“ We are the only community in the world who are custodians of the white giraffe .
”

Health Editor’s Note: Humans are such a disappointment. I sincerely hope they find who did this….Carol
by Brigit Katz/Smithsonianmag.com
In 2017, a female and baby giraffe were sighted near the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy in Kenya, their fur as white as snow. The mother gave birth to a second white-colored calf last year, fuelling public fascination with these rare, spot-less creatures. But now, according to Abdi Latif Dahir and Neil Vigdor of the New York Times, tragedy has struck: the female and her seven-month-old calf are dead, reportedly killed by poachers.
Writing on Twitter, the Kenya Wildlife Service said that it began investigating the fates of the giraffes after the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy reached out to say that the female and her second baby had not been seen for a period of time. Teams on the ground identified bones that they believe belong to the missing giraffes. The remains appear to be four months old. The mother giraffe’s first offspring, a bull, is still alive, the Times reports.
“This is a very sad day for the community of Ijara and Kenya as a whole,” said Mohammed Ahmednoor, manager of the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy, which confirmed the deaths in a statement. “We are the only community in the world who are custodians of the white giraffe.”


veteranstoday--2020-03-13--Dinosaurs Once Romped on the Isle of Skye

Health Editor ’ s Note : Robbie the Pict , too bad we did not see these when visiting you this past summer…..Carol A Dinosaur ‘ Stomping Ground ’ Surfaces on the Isle of Skye The Isle of Skye , which sits off the northwest coast of Scotland , is today known for its windswept mountain ranges , rugged sea cliffs and crumbling castles .
But millions of years ago , the landscape was very different—part of a subtropical island filled with beaches , shallow lagoons and dinosaurs .
The richness of Skye ’ s prehistoric past came to light @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sites that preserve some 50 dinosaur footprints , among them a type of track that has never before been documented on the island .
According to the Guardian ’ s Nicola Davis , the prints were found at the cliffs of Rubha nam Brathairean , or Brothers ’ Point .
One of the track sites had been explored before , but its paleontological treasures remained hidden until storms shifted some boulders , revealing footprints among sedimentary rocks that are about 170 million years old .
During the Middle Jurassic period , which spanned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this site consisted of mudflats bordering a lagoon , where an array of dinosaurs ambled about , leaving tracks that were preserved across the ages .
Among the footprints , a team of researchers reveal in the journal PLOS One , were three-toed tracks belonging to various sizes of carnivorous theropods , a bipedal dino subgroup….read more :

Health Editor’s Note: Robbie the Pict, too bad we did not see these when visiting you this past summer…..Carol
A Dinosaur ‘Stomping Ground’ Surfaces on the Isle of Skye
by Brigit Katz/Smithsonianmag.com
The Isle of Skye, which sits off the northwest coast of Scotland, is today known for its windswept mountain ranges, rugged sea cliffs, and crumbling castles. But millions of years ago, the landscape was very different—part of a subtropical island filled with beaches, shallow lagoons, and dinosaurs. The richness of Skye’s prehistoric past came to light with the recent discovery of two fossil sites that preserve some 50 dinosaur footprints, among them a type of track that has never before been documented on the island.
According to the Guardian’s Nicola Davis, the prints were found at the cliffs of Rubha Nam Brathairean, or Brothers’ Point. One of the track sites had been explored before, but its paleontological treasures remained hidden until storms shifted some boulders, revealing footprints among sedimentary rocks that are about 170 million years old. During the Middle Jurassic period, which spanned from 161 to 176 million years ago, this site consisted of mudflats bordering a lagoon, where an array of dinosaurs ambled about, leaving tracks that were preserved across the ages.
Among the footprints, a team of researchers reveal in the journal PLOS One, were three-toed tracks belonging to various sizes of carnivorous theropods, a bipedal dino subgroup…


veteranstoday--2020-03-13--US retaliation overkill might trigger new Mideast war

RECENT U.S .
STRIKES ON ‘ IRANIAN-BACKED FORCES ’ KILLED IRAQI SOLDIERS , POLICEMEN & CIVILIAN ONLY [ Editor ’ s Note : Three targets hit , obviously overkill , and appears to be an open message that one target will be bombed for every US coalition soldier killed .
Actually this is three more dead in addition to those killed already by the US itself , something that slipped by most sleepy Americans .
By that I mean that no Americans or the British guy would be dead if not for the insanely stupid Soelimani group assassination .
Their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ command that betrayed them , putting them in harms way when the big US base did not even have air defenses , so they were sitting ducks .
Look at the mixed size of the craters here at this airbase .
The large one on the left is the size of , or bigger , than the Iranian ballistic missile hits on the Ain Assad US airbase Soleimanin revenge strike .
So this looks like some payback for that strike .
The PMU popular militia units have long been officially part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them Iranian militia but it will be lying to the American people , nothing new there .
They were trained by Iranians , given equipment , trainers and advisers during the desperate fight with ISISI , and helped turn the tide and win that war , for a while anyway .
The soldiers in this strike are all Iraqis , which the US knows that killing them will undermine and continue the political chaos inside Iraq , which is exactly what it wants .
Iraq can condemn the US aggression of its sovereignty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is going nowhere as I suspect it has made pledges it does not want to break , like to the Saudis .
What can Iraq do ?
The US holds all if its dollar reserves , and could stop its oil exports if it wanted , let ’ s say to keep oil prices up at this time , or whack it with sanctions .
Oh yes , that ’ s how gangsters roll when they get control of a government , the US one in this case .
I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its reputation , not by a long shot .
Notice as you watch the video , the tour shows no bomb blast protection areas in any of the buildings , or outside anywhere that can be seen , where personnel can get to do avoid the worst of the blast … 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 recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives of soldiers , policemen and a civilian , the Iraqi military ’ s Joint Command revealed on March 13 .
In an official statement , the Joint Command said several U.S. warplanes carried out a “ blatant aggression , ” attacking several positions of the army ’ s 19th Commandos Division , the headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Units ( PMU ) 46th Brigade , Babylon ’ s Police Regiments as well as an under construction airport near Karbala city .
As a result of the U.S. airstrikes : • Three soldiers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Four others were injured , two of them are in a critical condition .
• Two policemen of Babylon ’ s Police Regiments were killed .
The bodies of the policemen are yet to be recovered from under the rubble .
• Five fighters of the PMU ’ s 46th Brigade were injured .
The Joint Command stressed that these are only the initial results of the airstrikes .
This indicates that the total number of casualties could rise in the upcoming few hours .
“ The leadership stresses its strong condemnation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military , violating the principle of partnership and alliance between Iraqi security forces and those who planned and carried out this treacherous attack [ the U.S. ] , which caused the loss of lives of Iraqi fighters , ” the Joint Command ’ s statement reads .
The U.S. Department of Defense claimed that the strikes had targeted “ weapons storage facilities ” of Kata ’ ib Hezbollah ( KH ) .
The losses , however , indicate that this was inaccurate .
The strikes were carried out in response to the March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three service members of the U.S.-led coalition were killed .
The fierce U.S. response , which didn ’ t discriminate between KH and Iraqi government forces will very likely leave a dent in Washington ’ s relations with Baghdad .
The attack could also speed up Iraqi measures to expel U.S. forces from the country .

DISCLOSURE: Sourced from Russian government funded media
RECENT U.S. STRIKES ON ‘IRANIAN-BACKED FORCES’ KILLED IRAQI SOLDIERS, POLICEMEN & CIVILIAN ONLY
…from Southfront
[ Editor’s Note: Three targets hit, obviously overkill, and appears to be an open message that one target will be bombed for every US coalition soldier killed. Actually, this is three more dead in addition to those killed already by the US itself, something that slipped by most sleepy Americans.
By that I mean that no Americans or the British guy would be dead if not for the insanely stupid Soleimani group assassination. Their blood is on the hands of the command that betrayed them, putting them in harms way for retaliation when the big US base did not even have air defense, so they were sitting ducks.
Look at the mixed size of the craters here at this airbase. The large one on the left is the size of, or bigger, than the Iranian ballistic missile hits on the Ain Assad US airbase Soleimani revenge strike. So this looks like some payback for that strike.
The PMU popular militia units have long been officially part of the Iraqi military. The US can call them Iranian militia, but it will be lying to the American people, nothing new there. They were trained by Iranians, given equipment, trainers and advisers during the desperate fight with ISIS, and helped turn the tide and win that war, for a while anyway.
The soldiers in this strike are all Iraqi, and the US knows that killing them will undermine and continue the political chaos inside Iraq, which is exactly what it wants.
Iraq can condemn the US aggression of its sovereignty all it wants but the US is going nowhere, as I suspect it has made pledges it does not want to break, like to the Saudis.
What can Iraq do? The US holds all of its dollar reserves and could stop its oil exports if it wanted, let’s say to keep oil prices up at this time, or whack it with sanctions. Oh yes, that’s how gangsters roll when they get control of a government, the US one in this case.
I don’t think the US is done with wrecking its reputation, not by a long shot. Notice as you watch the video, the tour shows no bomb blast protection areas in any of the buildings or outside anywhere that can be seen, where personnel could shelter in to avoid the worst of the blast … Jim W. Dean ]
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– First published … March 13, 2020 –
The recent U.S. strikes on Iraq have claimed the lives of soldiers, policemen and a civilian, the Iraqi military’s Joint Command revealed on March 13.
In an official statement, the Joint Command said several U.S. warplanes carried out a “blatant aggression,” attacking several positions of the army’s 19th Commandos Division, the headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) 46th Brigade, Babylon’s Police Regiments as well as an under construction airport near Karbala city.
As a result of the U.S. airstrikes:
Three soldiers of the 19 th Commandos Division were killed. Four others were injured, two of them are in a critical condition.
Commandos Division were killed. Four others were injured, two of them are in a critical condition. Two policemen of Babylon’s Police Regiments were killed. The bodies of the policemen are yet to be recovered from under the rubble.
Five fighters of the PMU’s 46 th Brigade were injured.
Brigade were injured. A civilian worker in Karbala’s airport was killed.
The Joint Command stressed that these are only the initial results of the airstrikes. This indicates that the total number of casualties could rise in the upcoming few hours.
“The leadership stresses its strong condemnation of this attack that targeted the Iraqi military, violating the principle of partnership and alliance between Iraqi security forces and those who planned and carried out this treacherous attack [the U.S.], which caused the loss of lives of Iraqi fighters,” the Joint Command’s statement reads.
The U.S. Department of Defense claimed that the strikes had targeted “weapons storage facilities” of Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH). The losses, however, indicate that this was inaccurate.
The strikes were carried out in response to the March 11 Camp Taji attack, in which three service members of the U.S.-led coalition were killed.
The fierce U.S. response, which didn’t discriminate between KH and Iraqi government forces will very likely leave a dent in Washington’s relations with Baghdad. The attack could also speed up Iraqi measures to expel U.S. forces from the country.


veteranstoday--2020-03-13--OPCW leadership needs criminal investigation of its Douma conduct

Fourth OPCW whistleblower says staff ‘ frightened into silence ’ as watchdog brought into ‘ shameful disrepute ’ over Douma probe [ : Nothing threatens the security of the general public than having officially funded government bodies falsify serious investigations which include threatening bodily harm to key witnesses without some mechanism for outside investigation and punishment .
I did not expect that these bodies would have full immunity in such cases , as that would be a green flag for the Deep State intel crowd to penetrate and use those organizations was they please , as with the scourge of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for two decades with investigations that were a bad joke .
While UN member governments might have some immunity it is time to look into whether these other supposedly independently body groups should .
The OPCW is described as and “ inter-governmental body ” due to its 193 members .
It ’ s executive group consists of 41 state party members .
What they call the Technical Secretariat is the where the personnel are all located like those who did the Douma investigation involved in the continuing scandal on the Douma attack in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obvious to a rookie investigator .
It is way past time to dig into the immunity aspects of the OPCW and any similar UN “ related groups ” to create some legal procedure to investigation criminal malfeasance inside these bodies , as to have no such avenue is a danger to the public itself .
In short is a no brainer , and if such a prospect was fought tooth and nail by the organizations , then the remedy would be for their personnel that did not like it could go seek other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whistleblower has come forward to defend two senior OPCW inspectors who revealed the watchdog tried to cover up evidence in the Douma chemical weapons probe , saying that other employees were “ frightened into silence.
” In a statement to the Grayzone , the latest whistleblower said they were “ horrified ” but “ unsurprised ” by recent events within the organization , describing the “ mistreatment ” of “ two highly regarded and accomplished professionals ” as “ abhorrent.
” The employee wrote that he is “ one of many who were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality how the organization operates , ” and that the “ threat of personal harm ” to those who speak out is “ not an illusion.
” The fourth whistleblower emerged after the OPCW leadership attempted to smear and discredit veteran inspector Ian Henderson and an individual known as ‘ Alex ’ who challenged the organization ’ s narrative on the alleged Syrian government attack on Douma in 2018 .
A third whistleblower has also previously defended the integrity of the first two who spoke out and expressed concern for the safety and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ official narrative .
The Grayzone said it had independently verified the identity of the fourth whistleblower and their position at the OPCW , but granted them anonymity “ to protect them from potential retaliation.
” Last week , Henderson and ‘ Alex ’ both wrote to OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias , accusing the organization of trying to “ smear ” their reputations and questioning why two top inspectors with “ impeccable records ” would suddenly “ go rogue.
” The letters followed an effort by the chemical weapons watchdog to discredit them , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them merely as two disgruntled former employees .
“ I fully support their endeavors , in that it is for the greater good and not for personal gain or in the name of any political agenda , ” the fourth whistleblower wrote , adding that the inspectors are “ trying to protect the integrity of the organization which has been hijacked and brought into shameful disrepute.
” After a detailed study , Henderson , who led the probe on the ground in Douma , concluded that gas cylinders found at the scene had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the attack may have been a false flag staged by anti-government militants .
The incident , however , was swiftly used to justify US , UK and French airstrikes on Syria before OPCW investigators had even arrived at the scene .
Yet , the OPCW disregarded Henderson ’ s evidence without explanation and in its official report implied that the gas cylinders were dropped by Syrian military planes – allegedly after “ unacceptable pressure ” was applied by the US government .

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In a statement to the Grayzone, the latest whistleblower said they were “horrified” but “unsurprised” by recent events within the organization, describing the “mistreatment” of “two highly regarded and accomplished professionals” as “abhorrent.”
The employee wrote that he is “one of many who were stunned and frightened into silence by the reality how the organization operates,” and that the “threat of personal harm” to those who speak out is “not an illusion.”
The fourth whistleblower emerged after the OPCW leadership attempted to smear and discredit veteran inspector Ian Henderson and an individual known as ‘Alex’ who challenged the organization’s narrative on the alleged Syrian government attack on Douma in 2018.
A third whistleblower has also previously defended the integrity of the first two who spoke out and expressed concern for the safety and security of those who dissent from the official narrative.
The Grayzone said it had independently verified the identity of the fourth whistleblower and their position at the OPCW, but granted them anonymity “to protect them from potential retaliation.”
Last week, Henderson and ‘Alex’ both wrote to OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias, accusing the organization of trying to “smear” their reputations and questioning why two top inspectors with “impeccable records” would suddenly “go rogue.”
The letters followed an effort by the chemical weapons watchdog to discredit them, rubbish their serious concerns, and frame them merely as two disgruntled former employees.
“I fully support their endeavors, in that it is for the greater good and not for personal gain or in the name of any political agenda,” the fourth whistleblower wrote, adding that the inspectors are “trying to protect the integrity of the organization which has been hijacked and brought into shameful disrepute.”
After a detailed study, Henderson, who led the probe on the ground in Douma, concluded that gas cylinders found at the scene had likely been manually placed, which suggests the attack may have been a false flag staged by anti-government militants. The incident, however, was swiftly used to justify US, UK and French airstrikes on Syria before OPCW investigators had even arrived at the scene.
Yet, the OPCW disregarded Henderson’s evidence without explanation and in its official report implied that the gas cylinders were dropped by Syrian military planes – allegedly after “unacceptable pressure” was applied by the US government.