lewrockwell--2020-01-16--The False Prop of ‘Get Your Flu Shot’

The False Prop of ‘Get Your Flu Shot’

Walk in to any chain pharmacy or a Big Box store , and they are promoting flu shots as you enter the front door .
Flu shots are big business now .
The masses must be vaccinated .
Relias Media , self-proclaimed as a “ trusted source for healthcare information , ” releases this headline story : “ Given the nation ’ s antivaccine movement and the annual safety myths and efficacy quibbles about the seasonal influenza vaccine , public health officials are keeping it simple this year : CDC : Flu Vaccination Can Keep You Out Of The Hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I have never known of a single person who died of influenza .
Yet the annual mortal threat posed by the flu seems like an imagined pandemic every flu season .
NBC-News posts a report entitled “ Here ’ s why doctors urge people to get the flu shot every year ” with an accompanying video story of a 4-year-old who became ill with flu and developed swelling of the brain and lost some of her vision , which may or may not be permanent , the report says .
But the headline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after flu leaves 4-year old blind.
” Video footage shows a child who certainly has some functional vision .
The news report appears to be a scare tactic .
A major news agency is doing the bidding of the vaccine makers .
Another online political news portal , The Hill , ran with the NBC story with a headline that reads : “ 4-Year Old Who Wasn ’ t Vaccinated Against Flu Goes Blind From Virus.
” And so it goes in our dystopian “ fake ” news era .
Fiction becomes non-fiction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ W. Saul Best Price : $ 17.94 Buy New $ 18.21 Meanwhile , other news agencies report flu vaccination is likely to be ineffective against a new flu strain .
The overall blended message is “ get a useless flu shot.
” But here is the essence of the annual flu fakery .
It ’ s called “ influenza-like illness.
” At the end of December/2019 The Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy ( CIDRAP ) reported 4.6 million flu illnesses , 39,000 hospitalizations and 2100 flu-related deaths in this flu season @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from 3.9 % to 5.1 % for the week ending Dec. 21 .
And therein lies the lie – – – influenza-like illnesses ( ILI ) .
ILI is defined as fever ( temperature of 100°F [ 37.8°C ] or greater ) and a cough and/or a sore throat without a known cause other than influenza .
The Centers For Disease Control ( CDC ) is said to collect and disseminate data from the “ The U.S. Outpatient Influenza-Like Illness surveillance Network , ” a collaboration of CDC , state and local health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Where does it come from ?
Are medicines prescribed to treat the flu the same drugs to treat influenza-like illness ?
Pay close attention when you read accurate reports about the flu .
When you read about the flu or hear news broadcasts about flu outbreaks , you are really seeing and hearing about ILI .
MedScape reports 20-40 % of influenza-like illness is caused by other respiratory tract viruses , particularly adenovirus or respiratory syncytial virus .
The latter often causes a less intense fever and bronchitis , a symptom that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Flu vaccines protect against strains of influenza virus , not other viruses .
That means , if you opt for vaccination based upon symptoms , 20-40 % of the time you have nothing to gain .
The following chart provides a list of bacterial , viral and fungal infections that cause flu-like symptoms .
Symptoms of the flu , influenza-like infections and side effects of anti-inflammatory/TNF-inhibitor drugs are much the same , making it difficult to discern one from the other .
There are a lot more reasons why unwary patients may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the most prominent is TNF-inhibiting drugs used to treat pain and suffering from autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis , psoriasis , ulcerative colitis , Crohn ’ s disease , eye inflammation ( uveitis ) , multiple sclerosis .
Rheumatoid arthritis patients are at increased risk of infection even in the absence of immunosuppressive TNF-inhibiting drugs .
Given that TNF blockers produce symptoms that are similar to the flu , it is obvious that users of these immune-compromising drugs may be included in annual flu data and may comprise a sub-population at greater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of thousands of patients are prescribed TNF inhibitors .
TNF stands for tumor necrosis ( “ death ” ) factor .
TNF is a component of the immune system .
Infection with influenza virus induces expression of TNF-α in lung epithelial cells and TNF-α exerts powerful anti-influenza virus activity .
However , TNF inhibitors can work too strongly and over-inhibit immunity .
TNF drugs are known to actually increase risk for infectious disease including seasonal influenza ( see chart below ) .
Current expert opinion is that patients on any immune-suppression drugs are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , doctors recommend patients with autoimmune disease update all their vaccinations prior to initiation of anti-TNF drugs .
But the flu vaccine must be administered annually .
And TNF-inhibitor drug users need to get booster shots of the flu vaccine because the first round of the flu shot may not produce sufficient antibodies .
TNF-drug users may be on a tightrope .
Infectious disease experts note that 71 healthy adults need to be vaccine to prevent 1 case of influenza .
That represents a 1.4 % reduced risk for the flu .
Therefore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the flu by getting vaccinated is nil ( see chart below ) .
Curing the Incurable : ... MD JD Thomas E Levy Best Price : $ 9.85 Buy New $ 18.89 The rate of influenza infection in non-vaccinated individuals who take TNF-inhibiting drugs is 14.4 % , reduced to 4.5 % with flu vaccination prior to anti-TNF drug delivery .
The science appears to warrant pre-vaccination of all patients receiving TNF-inhibiting drugs .
In a report published in Arthritis Research & Therapy experts say : “ Infections are most probably even more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The answer , therefore , is certainly not to leave vaccinations out , but to vaccinate more often , more consistently , and everybody with a rheumatic disease.
” But this increases risk for side effects including flu infection itself .
These numbers are only applicable when one anti-TNF drug is used .
About a third of patients on anti-TNF drugs respond poorly and are candidates for a 2nd drug .
Approximately half of the normal antibody levels are maintained one month after dual anti-TNF-blocking drugs are employed .
Over-inhibition of TNF may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ namely tuberculosis and the flu ) .
The recommendation is that patients with autoimmune disorders get vaccinated prior to initial anti-TNF treatment .
However , there is a general warning for patients taking immune-suppressant drugs like anti-TNF inhibitors to avoid live attenuated vaccines ( measles , MMR , polio , varicella/whooping cough , yellow fever , varicella-zoster and the live nasal instilled FluMist ) .
The Immunization Action Coalition recommends patients with auto-immune diseases or who take immune inhibiting drugs be given inactivated vaccines and “ should not be given ‘ live ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been re-introduced for use in 2018 .
Senior adults comprise ~60 % of patients hospitalized for the flu and 85 % of flu deaths .
This is especially important because vaccination against pneumonia does not result in reduce risk of death or hospitalization .
Serious side effects and hospitalization from vaccination may result while the immune response is actually reduced due to use of anti-TNF drugs .
This is highly possible because unwary patients may get vaccinated for the flu at local drug stores , bypassing medical risk assessment .
It may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helps to prevent infection and death , but in high doses over-inhibit the immune response to the point of death , which has been shown in the animal lab .
The following chart helps to understand the reduced risk for the flu produced by flu vaccination .
The flu shot reduces risk in the healthy population from 2 to 1 in 100 .
Among individuals who take anti-TNF drugs , 14 will develop influenza and if they are pre-vaccinated prior to starting anti-TNF drugs the risk is reduced from 14 to 4 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ dietary supplements and Rx hormones .
For example , polyphenols provided naturally from spices , grapes , berries , olives , or as dietary supplements ( resveratrol , turmeric/curcumin , catechins/green tea , quercetin ) are potent TNF inhibitors .
Mega-doses of these natural TNF-inhibitors , which are much milder than TNF-blocking drugs , theoretically may combine with the drugs to worsen symptoms and increase risk for hospitalization and even death .
No dietary supplements alone have been linked with influenza-like hospitalizations or deaths .
It is the combination of TNF-blocking drugs with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concern .
It should also be noted that cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy are immune-compromised and flu-like symptoms may result .
Again , hospitalizations or deaths associated with TNF-blocking drugs and other anti-TNF agents may covertly contribute to the morbidity and mortality attributed to the flu .
Analysis of US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) pharmacovigilance data reveals 714 cases of influenza reported in association with anti-TNF therapy in the 5-year period ending in 2008 , including 7 deaths [ FDA , 2009 ] .
But the real numbers of cases and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
An unsettling concern is that autoimmune disorders are rising in the population at large .
Between 2001 and 2009 the incidence of Type I autoimmune diabetes is reported to have increased by 23 % .
Other autoimmune diseases are also on the rise .
One of the origins of autoimmune disease is believed to be molecular mimicry , that is , synthetic vaccines that utilize snippets of viruses that are structurally similar to microorganisms that cause infectious diseases may plausibly result in autoimmunity .
Some vaccines are associated with autoimmune conditions .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ since the inception of vaccination programs .
For example , clusters of paralyzing Guillain Barre Syndrome ( GBS ) are associated with flu vaccination ( SM Journal Vaccine Research 2015 ) .
A 7.6-fold increased risk for GBS was revealed following 35 million flu vaccinations in 1976 which caused the National Influenza Immunization Program to be suspended in that year .
( Note : for unknown reasons the journal cited above that reports this link between vaccination and autoimmunity can not be accessed via the National Library of Medicine PubMed site .
Nor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Vaccine makers have a dandy business going , fostering the need for more and more vaccines and inoculations .
How many real cases of the flu ?
So exactly how many real cases of influenza infection ( not influenza-like infection ) occur during a typical flu season ?
In 2018 The Epoch Times published a chilling report entitled “ How The CDC Uses Fear To Increase Demand For Flu Vaccines.
” In that report , data from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researcher Peter Doshi was presented .
Here is Doshi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many flu-confirmed deaths actually occur : As a health journalist , the most common question I am asked is whether to get a flu shot or not .
I hope this report authoritatively answers that question .
If you still don ’ t understand all this medical terminology , the bottom-line answer is don ’ t get duped by the flu propaganda .
The chances of you avoiding the flu are nil and the chance of developing a life-long autoimmune disorder is real .
Most of my friends and acquaintances who opted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were bedridden for a couple of days .
Supplemental vitamin D , C and zinc lozenges ( preferably zinc acetate ) may be helpful in the flu season .
Taking 50,000 units of vitamin D per day in a single dose ( not an overdose ) often rapidly halts a runny-nose cold .
Colds and flu occur in winter when sunshine vitamin D levels are low .
Once flu symptoms arise , resveratrol pills may halt viral replication altogether .

Walk in to any chain pharmacy or a Big Box store, and they are promoting flu shots as you enter the front door. Flu shots are big business now. The masses must be vaccinated.
Scare tactics
Relias Media, self-proclaimed as a “trusted source for healthcare information,” releases this headline story: “Given the nation’s antivaccine movement and the annual safety myths and efficacy quibbles about the seasonal influenza vaccine, public health officials are keeping it simple this year: CDC: Flu Vaccination Can Keep You Out Of The Hospital, Morgue.” In my lifetime, I have never known of a single person who died of influenza. Yet the annual mortal threat posed by the flu seems like an imagined pandemic every flu season.
NBC-News posts a report entitled “Here’s why doctors urge people to get the flu shot every year” with an accompanying video story of a 4-year-old who became ill with flu and developed swelling of the brain and lost some of her vision, which may or may not be permanent, the report says. But the headline reads: “Mother’s warning after flu leaves 4-year old blind.” Video footage shows a child who certainly has some functional vision. The news report appears to be a scare tactic. A major news agency is doing the bidding of the vaccine makers.
Another online political news portal, The Hill, ran with the NBC story with a headline that reads: “4-Year Old Who Wasn’t Vaccinated Against Flu Goes Blind From Virus.” And so it goes in our dystopian “fake” news era. Fiction becomes non-fiction. Doctor Yourself: Natur... Andrew W. Saul Best Price: $15.00 Buy New $18.21 (as of 10:15 UTC - Details)
Meanwhile, other news agencies report flu vaccination is likely to be ineffective against a new flu strain. The overall blended message is “get a useless flu shot.”
The essence of flu fakery
But here is the essence of the annual flu fakery. It’s called “influenza-like illness.”
At the end of December/2019 The Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) reported 4.6 million flu illnesses, 39,000 hospitalizations and 2100 flu-related deaths in this flu season with outpatient visits for influenza-like illnesses spiking from 3.9% to 5.1% for the week ending Dec. 21.
And therein lies the lie – – – influenza-like illnesses (ILI). ILI is defined as fever (temperature of 100°F [37.8°C] or greater) and a cough and/or a sore throat without a known cause other than influenza.
The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) is said to collect and disseminate data from the “The U.S. Outpatient Influenza-Like Illness surveillance Network,” a collaboration of CDC, state and local health departments. What is this influenza-like illness? Where does it come from? Are medicines prescribed to treat the flu the same drugs to treat influenza-like illness?
Pay close attention when you read accurate reports about the flu. When you read about the flu or hear news broadcasts about flu outbreaks, you are really seeing and hearing about ILI.
Other infectious diseases mimic the flu
MedScape reports 20-40% of influenza-like illness is caused by other respiratory tract viruses, particularly adenovirus or respiratory syncytial virus. The latter often causes a less intense fever and bronchitis, a symptom that is difficult to distinguish from the flu. Flu vaccines protect against strains of influenza virus, not other viruses. That means, if you opt for vaccination based upon symptoms, 20-40% of the time you have nothing to gain. The following chart provides a list of bacterial, viral and fungal infections that cause flu-like symptoms.
Symptoms of the flu, influenza-like infections and side effects of anti-inflammatory/TNF-inhibitor drugs are much the same, making it difficult to discern one from the other.
TNF-blocking drugs and the flu
There are a lot more reasons why unwary patients may end up with flu-like symptoms. One of the most prominent is TNF-inhibiting drugs used to treat pain and suffering from autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, eye inflammation (uveitis), multiple sclerosis. Rheumatoid arthritis patients are at increased risk of infection even in the absence of immunosuppressive TNF-inhibiting drugs.
Given that TNF blockers produce symptoms that are similar to the flu, it is obvious that users of these immune-compromising drugs may be included in annual flu data and may comprise a sub-population at greater risk for hospitalization and death.
Hundreds of thousands of patients are prescribed TNF inhibitors. TNF stands for tumor necrosis (“death”) factor. TNF is a component of the immune system. Infection with influenza virus induces expression of TNF-α in lung epithelial cells and TNF-α exerts powerful anti-influenza virus activity.
However, TNF inhibitors can work too strongly and over-inhibit immunity. TNF drugs are known to actually increase risk for infectious disease including seasonal influenza (see chart below). Current expert opinion is that patients on any immune-suppression drugs are at increased risk for influenza.
Therefore, doctors recommend patients with autoimmune disease update all their vaccinations prior to initiation of anti-TNF drugs. But the flu vaccine must be administered annually. And TNF-inhibitor drug users need to get booster shots of the flu vaccine because the first round of the flu shot may not produce sufficient antibodies. TNF-drug users may be on a tightrope.
Infectious disease experts note that 71 healthy adults need to be vaccine to prevent 1 case of influenza. That represents a 1.4% reduced risk for the flu. Therefore, the chance that you will avoid the flu by getting vaccinated is nil (see chart below). Curing the Incurable: ... Levy, MD JD Thomas E Best Price: $22.60 Buy New $18.89 (as of 08:55 UTC - Details)
The rate of influenza infection in non-vaccinated individuals who take TNF-inhibiting drugs is 14.4%, reduced to 4.5% with flu vaccination prior to anti-TNF drug delivery. The science appears to warrant pre-vaccination of all patients receiving TNF-inhibiting drugs.
In a report published in Arthritis Research & Therapy experts say: “Infections are most probably even more dangerous for patients under TNF blockade. The answer, therefore, is certainly not to leave vaccinations out, but to vaccinate more often, more consistently, and everybody with a rheumatic disease.” But this increases risk for side effects including flu infection itself.
These numbers are only applicable when one anti-TNF drug is used. About a third of patients on anti-TNF drugs respond poorly and are candidates for a 2nd drug. Approximately half of the normal antibody levels are maintained one month after dual anti-TNF-blocking drugs are employed. Over-inhibition of TNF may place patients at risk for infection (namely tuberculosis and the flu). The recommendation is that patients with autoimmune disorders get vaccinated prior to initial anti-TNF treatment.
However, there is a general warning for patients taking immune-suppressant drugs like anti-TNF inhibitors to avoid live attenuated vaccines (measles, MMR, polio, varicella/whooping cough, yellow fever, varicella-zoster and the live nasal instilled FluMist).
The Immunization Action Coalition recommends patients with auto-immune diseases or who take immune inhibiting drugs be given inactivated vaccines and “should not be given ‘live’ vaccines.” Of note, nasally-instilled FluMist has been re-introduced for use in 2018. Senior adults comprise ~60% of patients hospitalized for the flu and 85% of flu deaths. This is especially important because vaccination against pneumonia does not result in reduce risk of death or hospitalization.
Serious side effects and hospitalization from vaccination may result while the immune response is actually reduced due to use of anti-TNF drugs. This is highly possible because unwary patients may get vaccinated for the flu at local drug stores, bypassing medical risk assessment.
It may not be fully recognized that TNF itself helps to prevent infection and death, but in high doses over-inhibit the immune response to the point of death, which has been shown in the animal lab.
The following chart helps to understand the reduced risk for the flu produced by flu vaccination. The flu shot reduces risk in the healthy population from 2 to 1 in 100. Among individuals who take anti-TNF drugs, 14 will develop influenza and if they are pre-vaccinated prior to starting anti-TNF drugs the risk is reduced from 14 to 4.
Source: Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, 2019
Other TNF-inhibiting factors
There are natural TNF-inhibitors in foods, dietary supplements and Rx hormones. For example, polyphenols provided naturally from spices, grapes, berries, olives, or as dietary supplements (resveratrol, turmeric/curcumin, catechins/green tea, quercetin) are potent TNF inhibitors.
Mega-doses of these natural TNF-inhibitors, which are much milder than TNF-blocking drugs, theoretically may combine with the drugs to worsen symptoms and increase risk for hospitalization and even death. No dietary supplements alone have been linked with influenza-like hospitalizations or deaths. It is the combination of TNF-blocking drugs with mega-dose natural anti-TNF supplements that is of concern. It should also be noted that cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy are immune-compromised and flu-like symptoms may result. Again, hospitalizations or deaths associated with TNF-blocking drugs and other anti-TNF agents may covertly contribute to the morbidity and mortality attributed to the flu.
Analysis of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pharmacovigilance data reveals 714 cases of influenza reported in association with anti-TNF therapy in the 5-year period ending in 2008, including 7 deaths [FDA, 2009]. But the real numbers of cases and deaths are likely to be much higher.
Rise of autoimmune disorders
An unsettling concern is that autoimmune disorders are rising in the population at large. Between 2001 and 2009 the incidence of Type I autoimmune diabetes is reported to have increased by 23%. Other autoimmune diseases are also on the rise.
One of the origins of autoimmune disease is believed to be molecular mimicry, that is, synthetic vaccines that utilize snippets of viruses that are structurally similar to microorganisms that cause infectious diseases may plausibly result in autoimmunity. Some vaccines are associated with autoimmune conditions. Autoimmune reactions to vaccines have been reported since the inception of vaccination programs.
For example, clusters of paralyzing Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) are associated with flu vaccination (SM Journal Vaccine Research 2015). A 7.6-fold increased risk for GBS was revealed following 35 million flu vaccinations in 1976 which caused the National Influenza Immunization Program to be suspended in that year. (Note: for unknown reasons the journal cited above that reports this link between vaccination and autoimmunity cannot be accessed via the National Library of Medicine PubMed site. Nor can it be accessed via Google.). Vaccine makers have a dandy business going, fostering the need for more and more vaccines and inoculations.
How many real cases of the flu?
So exactly how many real cases of influenza infection (not influenza-like infection) occur during a typical flu season?
In 2018 The Epoch Times published a chilling report entitled “How The CDC Uses Fear To Increase Demand For Flu Vaccines.” In that report, data from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researcher Peter Doshi was presented. Here is Doshi’s conclusive answer as to how many flu-confirmed deaths actually occur:
Setting aside pneumonia and looking just at influenza-associated deaths from 1979 to 2002, the annual average according to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data was only 1,348. Illustrating the problem, Doshi observed that for the year 2001, the total number of reported pneumonia and influenza deaths was 62,034. Yet, of those, less than one half of one percent were attributed to influenza. Furthermore, of the mere 257 cases blamed on the flu, only 7 percent were laboratory confirmed. That’s only 18 cases of lab confirmed influenza out of 62,034 pneumonia and influenza deaths—or just 0.03 percent, according to the CDC’s own National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
As a health journalist, the most common question I am asked is whether to get a flu shot or not. I hope this report authoritatively answers that question. If you still don’t understand all this medical terminology, the bottom-line answer is don’t get duped by the flu propaganda. The chances of you avoiding the flu are nil and the chance of developing a life-long autoimmune disorder is real. Most of my friends and acquaintances who opted to get a flu shot got sick and were bedridden for a couple of days. Supplemental vitamin D, C and zinc lozenges (preferably zinc acetate) may be helpful in the flu season. Taking 50,000 units of vitamin D per day in a single dose (not an overdose) often rapidly halts a runny-nose cold. Colds and flu occur in winter when sunshine vitamin D levels are low. Once flu symptoms arise, resveratrol pills may halt viral replication altogether.


lewrockwell--2020-01-16--A Tangled Web of Deception

A Tangled Web of Deception

When witnesses testify in a courtroom and offer varying , contradictory or even unlawful explanations of the events under scrutiny , juries tend not to believe them .
The same is now happening with the Trump administration ’ s defense of its killing Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani by the use of an unmanned drone while he was being driven peacefully along a public highway in Iraq two weeks ago .
Why the shifting justifications ?
Here is the backstory .
The general was the commander of Iran ’ s elite military and intelligence forces .
He was a fierce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presence in Iraq .
Iraq and Iran were belligerents for generations owing to , among other factors , ancient disputes between the two main branches of Islam , Shiite and Sunni .
For generations , Iran ’ s elites were predominantly Shiite and Iraq ’ s were predominantly Sunni .
When the U.S. , under President George W. Bush , invaded Iraq in 2002 , pursuant to a congressional Authorization for Use of Military Force , the government did so by deceiving the American public and Congress into believing it was searching for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was there , none was found .
Suicide Pact : The Radi ... Andrew P. Napolitano Best Price : $ 0.25 Buy New $ 3.29 But it did destroy the Sunni government and its true target , the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein .
That created a power vacuum , which was soon filled by Shiite politicians .
Slowly but inexorably , Iran ’ s and Iraq ’ s governments became friendly and they jointly sponsored militias against ISIS .
Soleimani even consulted with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office about using these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s assassination was odd , out of place , untimely and unlawful .
Odd , because the general ’ s folks had worked with our intelligence folks in Iraq against ISIS .
Out of place , because the Iranian general was welcomed by the Iraqi government and was not engaged in any violence or war crimes at the time he was killed .
Untimely , because whatever he may have been planning to do was not an imminent attack on the U.S. or on Americans .
We know this because Trump administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kill order seven months ago , in June 2019 .
How imminent could an attack have been in June if it had not occurred by January ?
And unlawful , because we are not at war with Iran , and political assassinations have been prohibited by still valid executive orders signed by Presidents Gerald R. Ford and Ronald Reagan .
The U.S. Constitution limits the federal government ’ s lawful power to kill to foreign troops in wartime and after due process , neither of which abides here .
Moreover , international treaties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well as the laws of war to which the U.S. subscribes , prohibit preemptive killings except when the target is just about — “ certainty ” is the standard — to strike .
Now , back to the shifting sands of justification .
Shortly after the general ’ s death , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo argued that Soleimani ’ s attacks on Americans were imminent .
President Donald Trump himself claimed Soleimani was planning to attack four U.S. embassies in the Middle East .
When Secretary of Defense Mark Esper was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about attacking four embassies , he said he had not .
When Pompeo was pressed for his understanding of Trump ’ s four embassies claim , he offered that the intelligence data did not reveal when or where or how , but he knew Soleimani was “ probably ” up to no good .
When the State Department spokesperson was asked if any alerts of likely attacks had been sent to any American embassies in the region , she said that none had .
Then the White House sent CIA Director Gina Haspel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mark Milley , and Pompeo and Esper , to brief members of Congress on the administration ’ s intelligence , moral and legal justifications for killing the general .
None of the briefers mentioned four embassies or any data showing where or when or how he might strike — just probabilities .
When Republican Senators Mike Lee and Rand Paul challenged the briefers , the president weighed in with a startling tweet on Monday : “ The Fake News Media and their Democrat Partners are working hard to determine whether or not the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eminent ” or not , & was my team in agreement .
The answer to both is a strong YES , but it doesn ’ t really matter because of his horrible past !
” Theodore and Woodrow : ... Andrew P. Napolitano Best Price : $ 1.99 Buy New $ 9.25 That boast of killing the general “ because of his horrible past ” sent off bells and whistles in the Department of Justice .
Trump ’ s retribution argument does not legally justify killing a person who is not engaged in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and , arguably , is a war crime .
Thereupon , Attorney General Bill Barr revealed that the DOJ had been consulted on the lawfulness of the killing and signed off on it if the general ’ s attacks on Americans were imminent .
Now that the imminence argument had been undermined by the administration ’ s own folks — including the president himself — the attorney general argued that Soleimani needed to die as a deterrence to others pursuant to the old 2002 AUMF .
These shifting justifications are contrary to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cross-examination .
When did we start killing generals from countries with which we are not at war ?
Never in our history .
When did we start killing foreign generals because of their “ horrible past ” ?
Never in our history .
How can the government use the 2002 AUMF , whose stated target was Iraqi WMDs , but whose true target was Saddam Hussein , as a legal justification to kill a non-Iraqi general 18 years later ?
Except in the minds of extreme administration loyalists , it can not legally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth always the first casualty of government violence ?
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When witnesses testify in a courtroom and offer varying, contradictory or even unlawful explanations of the events under scrutiny, juries tend not to believe them. The same is now happening with the Trump administration’s defense of its killing Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani by the use of an unmanned drone while he was being driven peacefully along a public highway in Iraq two weeks ago. Why the shifting justifications?
Here is the backstory.
The general was the commander of Iran’s elite military and intelligence forces. He was a fierce opponent of ISIS and the American military presence in Iraq. Iraq and Iran were belligerents for generations owing to, among other factors, ancient disputes between the two main branches of Islam, Shiite and Sunni. For generations, Iran’s elites were predominantly Shiite and Iraq’s were predominantly Sunni.
When the U.S., under President George W. Bush, invaded Iraq in 2002, pursuant to a congressional Authorization for Use of Military Force, the government did so by deceiving the American public and Congress into believing it was searching for weapons of mass destruction. Since none was there, none was found. Suicide Pact: The Radi... Napolitano, Andrew P. Best Price: $0.25 Buy New $2.84 (as of 04:15 UTC - Details)
But it did destroy the Sunni government and its true target, the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. That created a power vacuum, which was soon filled by Shiite politicians. Slowly but inexorably, Iran’s and Iraq’s governments became friendly and they jointly sponsored militias against ISIS. Soleimani even consulted with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office about using these militias to topple ISIS.
The general’s assassination was odd, out of place, untimely and unlawful. Odd, because the general’s folks had worked with our intelligence folks in Iraq against ISIS. Out of place, because the Iranian general was welcomed by the Iraqi government and was not engaged in any violence or war crimes at the time he was killed. Untimely, because whatever he may have been planning to do was not an imminent attack on the U.S. or on Americans. We know this because Trump administration officials revealed that the president gave the kill order seven months ago, in June 2019. How imminent could an attack have been in June if it had not occurred by January?
And unlawful, because we are not at war with Iran, and political assassinations have been prohibited by still valid executive orders signed by Presidents Gerald R. Ford and Ronald Reagan. The U.S. Constitution limits the federal government’s lawful power to kill to foreign troops in wartime and after due process, neither of which abides here. Moreover, international treaties to which the U.S. is party, as well as the laws of war to which the U.S. subscribes, prohibit preemptive killings except when the target is just about — “certainty” is the standard — to strike.
Now, back to the shifting sands of justification.
Shortly after the general’s death, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo argued that Soleimani’s attacks on Americans were imminent. President Donald Trump himself claimed Soleimani was planning to attack four U.S. embassies in the Middle East. When Secretary of Defense Mark Esper was asked if he saw any intelligence data about attacking four embassies, he said he had not. When Pompeo was pressed for his understanding of Trump’s four embassies claim, he offered that the intelligence data did not reveal when or where or how, but he knew Soleimani was “probably” up to no good.
When the State Department spokesperson was asked if any alerts of likely attacks had been sent to any American embassies in the region, she said that none had.
Then the White House sent CIA Director Gina Haspel, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley, and Pompeo and Esper, to brief members of Congress on the administration’s intelligence, moral and legal justifications for killing the general. None of the briefers mentioned four embassies or any data showing where or when or how he might strike — just probabilities. When Republican Senators Mike Lee and Rand Paul challenged the briefers, the president weighed in with a startling tweet on Monday:
“The Fake News Media and their Democrat Partners are working hard to determine whether or not the future attack by terrorist Soleimani was “eminent” or not, & was my team in agreement. The answer to both is a strong YES, but it doesn’t really matter because of his horrible past!” Theodore and Woodrow: ... Andrew P. Napolitano Best Price: $2.00 Buy New $9.25 (as of 12:15 UTC - Details)
That boast of killing the general “because of his horrible past” sent off bells and whistles in the Department of Justice. Trump’s retribution argument does not legally justify killing a person who is not engaged in violence at the time of the killing, and, arguably, is a war crime.
Thereupon, Attorney General Bill Barr revealed that the DOJ had been consulted on the lawfulness of the killing and signed off on it if the general’s attacks on Americans were imminent. Now that the imminence argument had been undermined by the administration’s own folks — including the president himself — the attorney general argued that Soleimani needed to die as a deterrence to others pursuant to the old 2002 AUMF.
These shifting justifications are contrary to reason and cannot survive a simple cross-examination. When did we start killing generals from countries with which we are not at war? Never in our history. When did we start killing foreign generals because of their “horrible past”? Never in our history. How can the government use the 2002 AUMF, whose stated target was Iraqi WMDs, but whose true target was Saddam Hussein, as a legal justification to kill a non-Iraqi general 18 years later? Except in the minds of extreme administration loyalists, it cannot legally or rationally do so.
Why is truth always the first casualty of government violence?
Reprinted with the author’s permission.
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lewrockwell--2020-01-16--Lew Rockwell’s New Book

Lew Rockwell’s New Book

When it comes to the modern left , one can consider virtually all of their views on all issues to mean “ anything but man.
” Certainly “ man ” as a human being , as created , as a being with a purpose .
Rockwell points out that the Randians are the only ones who continue to hold to what was the Christian position on the environment until only a few short decades ago : man occupies the highest spot on the totem pole of being .
He cites St. Augustine accordingly : if “ thou shalt not kill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plants and bugs ?
Further , it would be good to see human habitation spread to all parts of the world .
Global warming – one of many inventions designed to strip us of our liberty – is on the skids .
First , it is getting cooler , not warmer ; second , there is the falsity of the science – highlighted , but not limited to , the email scandal from ten years ago – that demonstrates the lie .
Against the Left : A Ro ... Llewellyn H Rockwell Jr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 8.00 The left has thrown so much into this issue , all-the-while watching the world become “ Nazified.
” Even the continuous wars could not move the left from its focus on its environmental crusade .
Where has the left been ?
“ Worrying about my barbecue grill out back.
” What of the drive toward economic egalitarianism ?
Once again , nothing more than an agenda for control – stripping man of what it means to be human .
Such an idea as equality didn ’ t exist before the mid-eighteenth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the emergence of Enlightenment thought ( I say ) .
To achieve such a state of egalitarianism , one would have to start at the root – the family .
Children are born into unequal conditions , receiving an unequal upbringing – “ privilege ” is the word thrown at those who have worked hard to create a healthy environment for their family .
When Hillary Clinton writes “ It Takes a Village , ” keep this in mind – it will be the village raising your children , not you , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off than the lowest common denominator .
And what is equality ?
It is as equally undefinable as it is unachievable .
It is , instead , a recipe for permanent revolution – as there will always be something “ unequal ” to complain about and try to correct .
One can only consider such a concept under totalitarianism .
I think about the pigs : when someone says “ all are created equal , ” just remember that he is thinking that he is more equal than you are .
Rockwell closes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Libertarianism , despite the wishes of many , concerns itself with one thing and one thing only : the proper use of physical force .
It is not concerned with all forms of ( so-called ) oppression , hierarchies , toleration ( in the worst sense of the word ) , and the like .
This , of course , does not preclude a libertarian from holding to other values ; it is just that these additional values are grounded in something beyond or outside of the non-aggression principle .
Further , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not preclude introducing some common sense when it comes to understanding what makes for a society approaching liberty .
And , as Rothbard has noted , sadly too many libertarians are devoid of such common sense .
Rockwell closes with a look at a possible objection to his book : you are writing against the left and left-libertarians , why not utilize equal fervor against the right ?
But this objection misses the point : Rockwell is not at all suggesting that the state be used to enforce anti-egalitarian positions , anymore than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ egalitarian positions .
However , he does understand what will come if people are left free to define and establish their own cultural norms : Our contention is that , left alone , people will naturally be pro-family , devoted to Western culture , and unequal in all significant respects .
I agree with this , but will humbly take it a step further ( and ask Rockwell ’ s forgiveness at the same time ) : while this is true for libertarianism , I don ’ t see that it is sufficient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberty , a conservative tradition built on the best of Western culture is necessary .
But this is not the point of Rockwell ’ s book .
He is after defending proper libertarianism , and proper libertarianism has a substantial role to play if we are after liberty .
For this reason , it must be defended .
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One wise Randian once implored me to closely examine the word “environment.” What does it refer to, he asked? …What it really means, he said, is: “anything but man.” He was right. A perfect environment would be a world without people.
When it comes to the modern left, one can consider virtually all of their views on all issues to mean “anything but man.” Certainly “man” as a human being, as created, as a being with a purpose.
Against the Left: A Rothbardian Libertarianism, Lew Rockwell
Rockwell points out that the Randians are the only ones who continue to hold to what was the Christian position on the environment until only a few short decades ago: man occupies the highest spot on the totem pole of being. He cites St. Augustine accordingly: if “thou shalt not kill” extends to animals, why not plants and bugs? Further, it would be good to see human habitation spread to all parts of the world.
Global warming – one of many inventions designed to strip us of our liberty – is on the skids. First, it is getting cooler, not warmer; second, there is the falsity of the science – highlighted, but not limited to, the email scandal from ten years ago – that demonstrates the lie. Against the Left: A Ro... Rockwell Jr, Llewellyn H Best Price: $2.85 Buy New $8.00 (as of 07:59 UTC - Details)
The left has thrown so much into this issue, all-the-while watching the world become “Nazified.” Even the continuous wars could not move the left from its focus on its environmental crusade. Where has the left been? “Worrying about my barbecue grill out back.”
What of the drive toward economic egalitarianism? Once again, nothing more than an agenda for control – stripping man of what it means to be human. Such an idea as equality didn’t exist before the mid-eighteenth century, according to Rothbard – corresponding to the emergence of Enlightenment thought (I say).
To achieve such a state of egalitarianism, one would have to start at the root – the family. Children are born into unequal conditions, receiving an unequal upbringing – “privilege” is the word thrown at those who have worked hard to create a healthy environment for their family. When Hillary Clinton writes “It Takes a Village,” keep this in mind – it will be the village raising your children, not you, ensuring that your children are no better off than the lowest common denominator.
Let me repeat: the only “privilege” that matters to a libertarian qua libertarian is the kind that comes from the barrel of the state’s gun.
And what is equality? It is as equally undefinable as it is unachievable. It is, instead, a recipe for permanent revolution – as there will always be something “unequal” to complain about and try to correct. One can only consider such a concept under totalitarianism. I think about the pigs: when someone says “all are created equal,” just remember that he is thinking that he is more equal than you are.
Rockwell closes with a chapter entitled Left Libertarianism. Libertarianism, despite the wishes of many, concerns itself with one thing and one thing only: the proper use of physical force. It is not concerned with all forms of (so-called) oppression, hierarchies, toleration (in the worst sense of the word), and the like.
All of these additional claims are a distraction from the central principle: if you oppose the initiation of physical force, you are a libertarian. Period. Now how hard was that?
This, of course, does not preclude a libertarian from holding to other values; it is just that these additional values are grounded in something beyond or outside of the non-aggression principle. Further, as I have written often, it does not preclude introducing some common sense when it comes to understanding what makes for a society approaching liberty. And, as Rothbard has noted, sadly too many libertarians are devoid of such common sense.
Conclusion
Rockwell closes with a look at a possible objection to his book: you are writing against the left and left-libertarians, why not utilize equal fervor against the right? But this objection misses the point:
We are not trying to add to libertarianism. …We are defending libertarianism as intended by Mises and Rothbard from those who want to undermine it.
Rockwell is not at all suggesting that the state be used to enforce anti-egalitarian positions, anymore than he has written against state enforcement of egalitarian positions. However, he does understand what will come if people are left free to define and establish their own cultural norms:
Our contention is that, left alone, people will naturally be pro-family, devoted to Western culture, and unequal in all significant respects.
In sum, you don’t have to accept conservative values to be a libertarian, but it helps.
I agree with this, but will humbly take it a step further (and ask Rockwell’s forgiveness at the same time): while this is true for libertarianism, I don’t see that it is sufficient for liberty. If one is after liberty, a conservative tradition built on the best of Western culture is necessary.
But this is not the point of Rockwell’s book. He is after defending proper libertarianism, and proper libertarianism has a substantial role to play if we are after liberty. For this reason, it must be defended.
Reprinted with permission from Bionic Mosquito.
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lewrockwell--2020-01-16--The Vaccine Cover-up and the Massive Corruption at the Top: This Is a Pharmaceutical Driven Agenda

The World Health Organization , ( W.H.O . )
always suspect , held a global vaccine summit in early December 2019 , and some very damning video was leaked and released to the public , and of course , that particular video footage , as observed by Mike Adams here most likely will be banned and removed from YouTube .
Why would YouTube remove actual live declarations at a world meeting , unless a cover-up is present ?
Why would comments from the top members of the W.H.O .
at a world conference supposedly about the safety of vaccination be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harm those who profit from this corrupt vaccine agenda ?
Why would the media hide this information , unless they had something to gain ?
The forces at work here are not concerned with safety , but with total vaccine saturation , regardless of the risk .
The hidden part of that meeting concerned many questioning the actual safety of vaccines , or admissions that safety concerns were not only evident , but also widespread .
Opening this link at Brighton will allow access to that live video footage .
The long-term use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to previously unheard of levels , especially in infants and young children , has turned the world population into a vaccine dependent state , which means that more and more vaccines will have to be forthcoming in order to battle every malady of the human condition .
With mass vaccination at these levels , the natural human resistance and immunity to disease will fail .
Is this a purposely-planned outcome ?
Is this being done incrementally so as to once again fool the public into total submission of sought after fabricated remedies that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those involved in this scheme , while harming the general population ?
Dissolving Illusions : ... Suzanne Humphries MD , ... Best Price : $ 19.04 Buy New $ 17.17 There are revelations here that are staggering to say the least .
They expose many of the lies presented by the W.H.O.
, the American Medical Association , the very complicit mainstream media and all its shills , and of course the government at most every level , especially the always complicit federal bureaucracies .
Some of those include the ( CDC ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FDA ) Federal Drug Administration , the ( ACCV ) , Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines , the ( ACIP ) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices , the ( NIH ) National Institutes of Health , and the ( VICP ) National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program , among many others .
The lying is system wide , and should be obvious to any paying attention .
It is no longer a secret that the added components to vaccines called adjuvants , including aluminum and mercury in many cases , both very toxic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vaccine industry would stall and die without the use of adjudants .
According to Dr. Martin Howell Friede , Coordinator , Initiative for Vaccine Research , W.H.O .
: “ Every time that there is an association , be it temporal or not temporal , the first accusation is it is the adjuvant .
And yet , without adjuvants , we are not going to have the next generation of vaccines .
And many of the vaccines that we do have , ranging from tetanus through to HPV require adjuvants in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenge that we have in front of us is : How do we build confidence in this ?
And the confidence first of all comes from the regulatory agencies ( I look to Marion ) .
When we add an adjuvant it ’ s because it is essential .
We do not add adjuvants to vaccines because we want to do so .
But when we add them , it adds to the complexity .
I give courses every year on “ How do you develop vaccines ?
” “ How do you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lesson is , while you ’ re making your vaccine , if you can avoid using an adjuvant , please do so .
Lesson two is , if you ’ re going to use an adjuvant , use one that has a history of safety .
And lesson three is , if you ’ re not going to do that , think very carefully.
” He went on to say : “ As we add adjuvants , especially some of the more recent adjuvants , such as the ASO1 , saponin-derived adjuvants , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major health concern which we are seeing are accusations of long term , long term effects .
( Keep in mind that “ reactogencity ” means common , and “ expected ” adverse reactions , especially excessive immunological responses and associated signs and symptoms . )
After this revelation that was filmed and made available , it should be obvious that those championing vaccination are very aware of the high risk associated with these adjuvants , but their main challenge and goal according to Dr. Friede and others at the W.H.O .
is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but to “ build confidence ” by using the government regulatory agencies .
This is telling , and brings no assurance that this body is concerned with safety at all , but seems to indicate that mass vaccination at any human cost is desired .
This is a normal result when continuing to reap billions and billions of dollars for the pharmaceutical industry is the true goal .
Also , according to Proffessor Heidi Larson , PhD , Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project : “ We have a very wobbly health professional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccines and the safety of vaccines .
When the front line professionals are starting to question or they don ’ t feel like they have enough confidence about the safety to stand up to it to the person asking them the questions .
I mean most medical school curriculums , even nursing curriculums , I mean in medical school you ’ re lucky if you have a half-day on vaccines .
Never mind keeping up to date with all this.
” She also said at the conference : “ You can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it sound better if you don ’ t have the science that ’ s relevant to the new problem .
So we need much more investment in safety science.
” Jabbed : How the Vaccin ... Brett Wilcox Best Price : $ 18.80 Buy New $ 19.16 So apparently , doctors and nurses know little or nothing about vaccines or vaccine safety .
And the supposed experts at the World Health Organization admit that much more safety is needed , and in fact they are using old and outdated science as the basis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perfectly safe for most people .
Many different vaccines are being given to infants at six , ten , and fourteen weeks , and these have many different adjuvants and preservatives coming from many different suppliers , all co-mingled to make these vaccines .
No study to my knowledge has ever been done on reactions to these concoctions for adverse reactions or possible cross-reactions .
This question was asked by Dr. Bassey Okposen – Program Manager , National Emergency Routine Immunization Coordination Centre ( NERICC ) Abuja , Nigeria , but was never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The bottom line is that no thinking and caring parent should allow these toxic vaccinations without very concentrated scrutiny , and if safety satisfaction is not forthcoming , then more questions are necessary .
These people need to be held to the fire , as the agenda of mass vaccination is based on profits for the pharmaceutical industry , and an agenda of mass control of the world population by the governing bodies .
This is an atrocity , and the health and welfare of all of us , especially innocent infants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than any agenda driven bureaucracies can or will ever offer .
The truth is coming out continually about vaccine deceit .
Will anyone listen ?
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The World Health Organization, (W.H.O.) always suspect, held a global vaccine summit in early December 2019, and some very damning video was leaked and released to the public, and of course, that particular video footage, as observed by Mike Adams here most likely will be banned and removed from YouTube. Why would YouTube remove actual live declarations at a world meeting, unless a cover-up is present? Why would comments from the top members of the W.H.O. at a world conference supposedly about the safety of vaccination be suppressed, unless that factual evidence would harm those who profit from this corrupt vaccine agenda? Why would the media hide this information, unless they had something to gain? The forces at work here are not concerned with safety, but with total vaccine saturation, regardless of the risk.
The hidden part of that meeting concerned many questioning the actual safety of vaccines, or admissions that safety concerns were not only evident, but also widespread. Opening this link at Brighton will allow access to that live video footage.
The long-term use of vaccines, use that has increased to previously unheard of levels, especially in infants and young children, has turned the world population into a vaccine dependent state, which means that more and more vaccines will have to be forthcoming in order to battle every malady of the human condition. With mass vaccination at these levels, the natural human resistance and immunity to disease will fail. Is this a purposely-planned outcome? Is this being done incrementally so as to once again fool the public into total submission of sought after fabricated remedies that vastly increase the wealth and power of those involved in this scheme, while harming the general population? Dissolving Illusions: ... Bystrianyk, Roman Best Price: $38.50 Buy New $21.60 (as of 11:00 UTC - Details)
There are revelations here that are staggering to say the least. They expose many of the lies presented by the W.H.O., the American Medical Association, the very complicit mainstream media and all its shills, and of course the government at most every level, especially the always complicit federal bureaucracies. Some of those include the (CDC) Center for Disease Control, the (FDA) Federal Drug Administration, the (ACCV), Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines, the (ACIP) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the (NIH) National Institutes of Health, and the (VICP) National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, among many others. The lying is system wide, and should be obvious to any paying attention.
It is no longer a secret that the added components to vaccines called adjuvants, including aluminum and mercury in many cases, both very toxic, are an extreme health risk. But the vaccine industry would stall and die without the use of adjudants. According to Dr. Martin Howell Friede, Coordinator, Initiative for Vaccine Research, W.H.O.:
“Every time that there is an association, be it temporal or not temporal, the first accusation is it is the adjuvant. And yet, without adjuvants, we are not going to have the next generation of vaccines. And many of the vaccines that we do have, ranging from tetanus through to HPV require adjuvants in order for them to work. So the challenge that we have in front of us is: How do we build confidence in this? And the confidence first of all comes from the regulatory agencies (I look to Marion). When we add an adjuvant it’s because it is essential. We do not add adjuvants to vaccines because we want to do so. But when we add them, it adds to the complexity. I give courses every year on “How do you develop vaccines?” “How do you make vaccines?” And the first lesson is, while you’re making your vaccine, if you can avoid using an adjuvant, please do so. Lesson two is, if you’re going to use an adjuvant, use one that has a history of safety. And lesson three is, if you’re not going to do that, think very carefully.”
He went on to say: “As we add adjuvants, especially some of the more recent adjuvants, such as the ASO1, saponin-derived adjuvants , we do see increased local reactogenicity… The major health concern which we are seeing are accusations of long term, long term effects. (Keep in mind that “reactogencity” means common, and “expected” adverse reactions, especially excessive immunological responses and associated signs and symptoms.)
After this revelation that was filmed and made available, it should be obvious that those championing vaccination are very aware of the high risk associated with these adjuvants, but their main challenge and goal according to Dr. Friede and others at the W.H.O. is not to find a better way, but to “build confidence” by using the government regulatory agencies. This is telling, and brings no assurance that this body is concerned with safety at all, but seems to indicate that mass vaccination at any human cost is desired. This is a normal result when continuing to reap billions and billions of dollars for the pharmaceutical industry is the true goal.
Also, according to Proffessor Heidi Larson, PhD, Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project:
“We have a very wobbly health professional front line that is starting to question vaccines and the safety of vaccines. When the front line professionals are starting to question or they don’t feel like they have enough confidence about the safety to stand up to it to the person asking them the questions. I mean most medical school curriculums, even nursing curriculums, I mean in medical school you’re lucky if you have a half-day on vaccines. Never mind keeping up to date with all this.” She also said at the conference: “You can’t repurpose the same old science to make it sound better if you don’t have the science that’s relevant to the new problem. So we need much more investment in safety science.” Jabbed: How the Vaccin... Wilcox, Brett Best Price: $18.85 Buy New $19.03 (as of 12:00 UTC - Details)
So apparently, doctors and nurses know little or nothing about vaccines or vaccine safety. And the supposed experts at the World Health Organization admit that much more safety is needed, and in fact they are using old and outdated science as the basis for their false claims that vaccines are perfectly safe for most people.
Many different vaccines are being given to infants at six, ten, and fourteen weeks, and these have many different adjuvants and preservatives coming from many different suppliers, all co-mingled to make these vaccines. No study to my knowledge has ever been done on reactions to these concoctions for adverse reactions or possible cross-reactions. This question was asked by Dr. Bassey Okposen – Program Manager, National Emergency Routine Immunization Coordination Centre (NERICC) Abuja, Nigeria, but was never properly answered at this so-called safety conference.
The bottom line is that no thinking and caring parent should allow these toxic vaccinations without very concentrated scrutiny, and if safety satisfaction is not forthcoming, then more questions are necessary. These people need to be held to the fire, as the agenda of mass vaccination is based on profits for the pharmaceutical industry, and an agenda of mass control of the world population by the governing bodies. This is an atrocity, and the health and welfare of all of us, especially innocent infants and children, deserve much more protection than any agenda driven bureaucracies can or will ever offer. The truth is coming out continually about vaccine deceit. Will anyone listen?
The Best of Gary D. Barnett


lewrockwell--2020-01-16--Another High-Profile Deplatforming Today; Bad People Cheer

There ’ s been a lot of talk over the past year or two about “ deplatforming , ” whether ( among many other examples ) it ’ s the Ron Paul Institute ’ s Daniel McAdams from Twitter — on the most absurd grounds imaginable — or Alex Jones from pretty much everything , or now Stefan Molyneux from his email autoresponder service .
Today I protested this latest example , knowing it would make me few friends .
Naturally , as night follows day , I received this ( in addition to the usual low-IQ “ Woods is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private companies are in principle free to behave as they wish .
And I am free to criticize them .
Why is this so difficult even for libertarians to understand ?
Would my opponents have said the same thing about Woolworth ’ s segregated lunch counters ?
You ’ d better believe they would have criticized that private company .
So yes , it turns out that you are allowed to criticize a company ’ s practices while acknowledging their right to conduct business as they wish .
Suppose being a libertarian and/or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helpless to protest any business decision , and had to ratify them all .
As Gene Callahan noted , this would mean we were betraying capitalism if we left a negative product review .
When you speak out against the deplatforming of someone , moreover , you can be sure that you will be attacked as if you yourself “ support ” every offending thing the deplatformed person ever said or wrote .
That ’ s what happens to me every time , and before I even say a word I already know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I say it anyway because I ’ ll be damned if I ’ m going to let a bunch of nobodies intimidate me .
The people attacking me for opposing deplatforming have never in their lives taken a position that would get them in genuine trouble with prevailing opinion .
They have no idea what that would be like — and being cowards , they have no intention of finding out .
They enjoy being the thought controllers , and assuring everyone that their own thoughts are exquisitely correct and have never deviated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ ll even say this : I do not think communists should be deplatformed .
This does not mean I “ support ” 100 million deaths .
What it means is simply this : whatever the subject is , let ’ s fight it out in the world of ideas .
I am not worried about coming out second best against communists — or anyone else , for that matter .
In a culture where everyone is accused of “ racism ” ( or , more preposterously still , “ white supremacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even — or perhaps especially — for a libertarian not to be eager to jump mindlessly aboard the demonization bandwagon .
As I wrote sarcastically on Twitter , “ In a society that thinks capitalism = Nazi , let ’ s cheer the de-platforming of ‘ extremists.
’ Why , I can ’ t imagine how this brilliant strategy could backfire !
” In brief , it is not the role of an email autoresponder service , or a social media platform , or a payment processor , to be your mother .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ you are eager for her advice on what you should read or view , she is a phone call away .
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There’s been a lot of talk over the past year or two about “deplatforming,” whether (among many other examples) it’s the Ron Paul Institute’s Daniel McAdams from Twitter — on the most absurd grounds imaginable — or Alex Jones from pretty much everything, or now Stefan Molyneux from his email autoresponder service.
Today I protested this latest example, knowing it would make me few friends.
Naturally, as night follows day, I received this (in addition to the usual low-IQ “Woods is evil” stuff):
dUh, ThEy ArE a PrIvAtE cOmPaNy!
The same obvious, boring, everyone-already-knows-that response.
Of course private companies are in principle free to behave as they wish.
And I am free to criticize them. Why is this so difficult even for libertarians to understand?
Would my opponents have said the same thing about Woolworth’s segregated lunch counters? You’d better believe they would have criticized that private company.
So yes, it turns out that you are allowed to criticize a company’s practices while acknowledging their right to conduct business as they wish.
(For the sake of argument I am leaving aside various state subsidies and interventions to various big tech companies, whether they should be classified as public utilities, and all the rest. Not my point right now.)
Suppose being a libertarian and/or a capitalist really did mean we were helpless to protest any business decision, and had to ratify them all. As Gene Callahan noted, this would mean we were betraying capitalism if we left a negative product review.
This is stupid.
When you speak out against the deplatforming of someone, moreover, you can be sure that you will be attacked as if you yourself “support” every offending thing the deplatformed person ever said or wrote. That’s what happens to me every time, and before I even say a word I already know it’s going to happen.
I say it anyway because I’ll be damned if I’m going to let a bunch of nobodies intimidate me.
The people attacking me for opposing deplatforming have never in their lives taken a position that would get them in genuine trouble with prevailing opinion. They have no idea what that would be like — and being cowards, they have no intention of finding out. They enjoy being the thought controllers, and assuring everyone that their own thoughts are exquisitely correct and have never deviated from the regime’s priorities.
I’ll even say this: I do not think communists should be deplatformed. This does not mean I “support” 100 million deaths.
What it means is simply this: whatever the subject is, let’s fight it out in the world of ideas. I am not worried about coming out second best against communists — or anyone else, for that matter.
In a culture where everyone is accused of “racism” (or, more preposterously still, “white supremacy”), it makes perfect sense even — or perhaps especially — for a libertarian not to be eager to jump mindlessly aboard the demonization bandwagon.
As I wrote sarcastically on Twitter, “In a society that thinks capitalism = Nazi, let’s cheer the de-platforming of ‘extremists.’ Why, I can’t imagine how this brilliant strategy could backfire!”
In brief, it is not the role of an email autoresponder service, or a social media platform, or a payment processor, to be your mother.
You already have a mother. If you are eager for her advice on what you should read or view, she is a phone call away.
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lewrockwell--2020-01-16--Who’s To Blame for Flight 752?

Who’s To Blame for Flight 752?

Who ’ s to blame for downing Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 ?
Everyone ’ s pointing the finger at Iran .
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that it must take “ full responsibility , ” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is demanding an official apology , while even Iranian protesters are calling on Supreme Leader Ali Khameinei to resign .
“ Regime change is in the air , ” ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton gleefully tweeted .
“ The people of Iran can see it.
” Because Iran fired the missile that killed 176 people , the government must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different things looked three decades ago when the USS Vincennes fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile at an Iranian airliner carrying 16 crew members and 274 passengers over the Strait of Hormuz .
No one called on the United States to apologize , and no one demanded that the government be overthrown .
To the contrary , there was barely a murmur when Ronald Reagan defended the downing as “ a proper defensive action ” while Admiral William J. Crowe Jr. , chairman of the joint chiefs of staff , said that the ship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is my judgment , based on the information that is available to us , that the commanding officer conducted himself with circumspection , ” Crowe said .
He added that Vincennes Captain William C. Rogers “ followed his authorities and acted with good judgment and at a very trying period and under very trying circumstances.
” America ’ s Undecl ... Daniel Lazare Best Price : $ 1.49 Buy New $ 29.99 This was despite the fact that the airliner was over Iranian territorial waters , that its radio transmitter was “ squawking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it was ascending rather than swooping down low for an attack .
Even though the admiral said that Rogers was blameless , he struck other navy men on the scene as so aggressive that they began referring to his high-tech ship as “ RoboCruiser.
” “ Having watched the performance of the Vincennes for a month before the incident , my impression was clearly that an atmosphere of restraint was not her long suit , ” a nearby ship commander named David Carlson wrote a year after the incident .
“ Her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had become a topic of wardroom conversation .
… The Vincennes was never under attack by Iranian aircraft.
” But being a superpower means never having to say you ’ re sorry .
So even though the US expressed “ deep regret ” eight years later and agreed to pay $ 61.8 million in compensation after the case wound up before the World Court in the Hague , it refused to accept legal liability or issue a formal apology .
Compare that to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ’ s statement that Flight 752 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mistake ” or Islamic Revolutionary Guard commander Hossein Salami ’ s emotional confession : “ I swear to almighty God that I wished I was on that plane and had crashed with them and burned but had not witnessed this tragic incident.
” At least Iran admits it was wrong whereas the US remains unrepentant .
This is not to let the Islamic republic off the hook .
To the contrary , its immediate response to Flight 752 was obfuscation and prevarication – in plain English , to put off facing the truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a military spokesman dismissed as “ ridiculous ” reports that friendly fire was responsible , while the next day the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency blamed a Pentagon-run “ psychological operation ” for mounting claims that Iranian air defense was at fault .
Only on Jan. 11 , three days after the crash , did the Iranian military admit that the airliner appeared to have been heading for “ a sensitive military site ” and that an anti-aircraft operator had then launched a missile “ due to human error … causing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the deaths of several foreign nationals.
” So Iran fouled up big-time for sure .
But context is crucial .
Just as the 1988 downing of Iran Air Flight 655 wouldn ’ t have occurred if the captain of the Vincennes hadn ’ t been so aggressive , the downing of Flight 752 wouldn ’ t have occurred if the United States hadn ’ t been so hellbent on confrontation .
The timeline of events leading up to the tragedy is well known .
On Jan. 3 , Trump shocked the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Soleimani and nine others .
The strike at Baghdad International Airport was not only a brutal assassination , but a flagrant violation of Iraqi sovereignty and all but an open declaration of war .
America were jittery as a result while Iranian were even more .
After all , while the final outcome of a US-Iranian war is uncertain due to a multiplicity of political and military factors , there ’ s little doubt that the damage to Iran would be immense .
Moreover , it ’ s already under siege thanks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iranian nuclear accord and his May 2018 decision to impose “ the highest level of economic sanctions.
” The Iranian economy is now contracting at a 9.5-percent annual rate as a consequence , roughly the same as the US rate of decline in 1931-33 , while oil exports have virtually ceased .
The embargo on pharmaceutical imports “ has almost certainly contributed to documented shortages , ” Human Rights Watch reports , “ ranging from a lack of critical drugs for epilepsy patients to limited chemotherapy medications for Iranians with cancer.
” So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Although its response to the Soleimani assassination was carefully calibrated so as to minimize casualties , it had no idea what would happen next .
Days earlier , Trump tweeted that the US had “ targeted 52 Iranian sites … some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture , ” targets that it promised to “ HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD ” if Iran dared lift a finger in response to Soleimani ’ s death .
So it was unknown if Trump would stand down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on two US Iraqi airbases or up the ante even more .
This was the backdrop when a Kiev-bound Ukrainian airliner took off from Tehran ’ s Imam Khomeini International Airport just three or four hours later .
As Brigadier general Amir-Ali Hajizadeh explained at a Jan. 11 briefing , Iranian air defenses were on highest alert : “ In those moments when the incident happens , this air defense unit realizes that there is a target – which it identified as a cruise missile – at a distance of 19 kilometers.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for an important military installation , the unit was supposed to obtain approval before firing .
But Hajizadeh said : “ This is where this operator makes the mistake … his communication system was apparently disrupted whether because of jamming systems or the high traffic .
For that reason , he fails to contact [ his superiors ] .
He had ten seconds to decide ; he could hit or not hit .
Under such circumstances , he decides to make that bad decision ; he engages , the missile is fired , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gift Card i ... Buy New $ 25.00 The pressure on such defense units must have been immense as they scanned the skies for signs of an overwhelming US counterattack .
The missile operator had just a few heartbeats to make a choice that could be catastrophic either way .
If so , where does responsibility lie – with the operator or with a superpower that needlessly brought the region to the brink of war in the first place ?
After all , it was the US that massively violated international law .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran in a position in which it had no option but to defend itself even while fearing the worst if it did .
Marauders who invade a home are responsible in most states even if the owner responds in ways that are unwise or inappropriate .
Why shouldn ’ t the US be responsible as well ?
Yet everyone is too busy blaming the victim to notice the elephant in the sitting room .
The real problem is not Iran but a United States that grows more reckless and aggressive by the day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victim , the more it rewards Trump .
And the more it rewards Trump , the more it insures US policy will only grow even more out of control .
The action in the Persian Gulf is not over .
In fact , it ’ s barely begun .

Who’s to blame for downing Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752? Everyone’s pointing the finger at Iran. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that it must take “full responsibility,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is demanding an official apology, while even Iranian protesters are calling on Supreme Leader Ali Khameinei to resign.
“Regime change is in the air,” ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton gleefully tweeted. “The people of Iran can see it.” Because Iran fired the missile that killed 176 people, the government must pay the supreme penalty.
But how different things looked three decades ago when the USS Vincennes fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile at an Iranian airliner carrying 16 crew members and 274 passengers over the Strait of Hormuz. No one called on the United States to apologize, and no one demanded that the government be overthrown. To the contrary, there was barely a murmur when Ronald Reagan defended the downing as “a proper defensive action” while Admiral William J. Crowe Jr., chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said that the ship had done nothing inappropriate.
“It is my judgment, based on the information that is available to us, that the commanding officer conducted himself with circumspection,” Crowe said. He added that Vincennes Captain William C. Rogers “followed his authorities and acted with good judgment and at a very trying period and under very trying circumstances.” Americau2019s Undeclar... Daniel Lazare Best Price: $1.48 Buy New $29.99 (as of 09:53 UTC - Details)
This was despite the fact that the airliner was over Iranian territorial waters, that its radio transmitter was “squawking” on a civilian frequency, and that it was ascending rather than swooping down low for an attack. Even though the admiral said that Rogers was blameless, he struck other navy men on the scene as so aggressive that they began referring to his high-tech ship as “RoboCruiser.”
“Having watched the performance of the Vincennes for a month before the incident, my impression was clearly that an atmosphere of restraint was not her long suit,” a nearby ship commander named David Carlson wrote a year after the incident. “Her actions appeared to be consistently aggressive and had become a topic of wardroom conversation. … The Vincennes was never under attack by Iranian aircraft.”
But being a superpower means never having to say you’re sorry. So even though the US expressed “deep regret” eight years later and agreed to pay $61.8 million in compensation after the case wound up before the World Court in the Hague, it refused to accept legal liability or issue a formal apology.
Compare that to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s statement that Flight 752 was a “great tragedy and unforgivable mistake” or Islamic Revolutionary Guard commander Hossein Salami’s emotional confession: “I swear to almighty God that I wished I was on that plane and had crashed with them and burned but had not witnessed this tragic incident.”
At least Iran admits it was wrong whereas the US remains unrepentant.
This is not to let the Islamic republic off the hook. To the contrary, its immediate response to Flight 752 was obfuscation and prevarication – in plain English, to put off facing the truth as long as possible. Within hours, a military spokesman dismissed as “ridiculous” reports that friendly fire was responsible, while the next day the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency blamed a Pentagon-run “psychological operation” for mounting claims that Iranian air defense was at fault. Only on Jan. 11, three days after the crash, did the Iranian military admit that the airliner appeared to have been heading for “a sensitive military site” and that an anti-aircraft operator had then launched a missile “due to human error … causing the martyrdom of a number of our compatriots and the deaths of several foreign nationals.”
So Iran fouled up big-time for sure. But context is crucial. Just as the 1988 downing of Iran Air Flight 655 wouldn’t have occurred if the captain of the Vincennes hadn’t been so aggressive, the downing of Flight 752 wouldn’t have occurred if the United States hadn’t been so hellbent on confrontation.
The timeline of events leading up to the tragedy is well known. On Jan. 3, Trump shocked the world by “droning” Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and nine others. The strike at Baghdad International Airport was not only a brutal assassination, but a flagrant violation of Iraqi sovereignty and all but an open declaration of war.
America were jittery as a result while Iranian were even more. After all, while the final outcome of a US-Iranian war is uncertain due to a multiplicity of political and military factors, there’s little doubt that the damage to Iran would be immense. Moreover, it’s already under siege thanks to Trump’s abrogation of the 2015 Iranian nuclear accord and his May 2018 decision to impose “the highest level of economic sanctions.” The Iranian economy is now contracting at a 9.5-percent annual rate as a consequence, roughly the same as the US rate of decline in 1931-33, while oil exports have virtually ceased. The embargo on pharmaceutical imports “has almost certainly contributed to documented shortages,” Human Rights Watch reports, “ranging from a lack of critical drugs for epilepsy patients to limited chemotherapy medications for Iranians with cancer.”
So Iran has a right to feel jumpy. Although its response to the Soleimani assassination was carefully calibrated so as to minimize casualties, it had no idea what would happen next. Days earlier, Trump tweeted that the US had “targeted 52 Iranian sites … some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture,” targets that it promised to “HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD” if Iran dared lift a finger in response to Soleimani’s death. So it was unknown if Trump would stand down after Iran’s limited missile attack on two US Iraqi airbases or up the ante even more.
This was the backdrop when a Kiev-bound Ukrainian airliner took off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport just three or four hours later.
As Brigadier general Amir-Ali Hajizadeh explained at a Jan. 11 briefing, Iranian air defenses were on highest alert: “In those moments when the incident happens, this air defense unit realizes that there is a target – which it identified as a cruise missile – at a distance of 19 kilometers.” Even though it appeared to be heading for an important military installation, the unit was supposed to obtain approval before firing. But Hajizadeh said:
“This is where this operator makes the mistake … his communication system was apparently disrupted whether because of jamming systems or the high traffic. For that reason, he fails to contact [his superiors]. He had ten seconds to decide; he could hit or not hit. Under such circumstances, he decides to make that bad decision; he engages, the missile is fired, and the plane is hit….” Amazon.com Gift Card i... Buy New $25.00 (as of 11:14 UTC - Details)
The pressure on such defense units must have been immense as they scanned the skies for signs of an overwhelming US counterattack. The missile operator had just a few heartbeats to make a choice that could be catastrophic either way.
If so, where does responsibility lie – with the operator or with a superpower that needlessly brought the region to the brink of war in the first place? After all, it was the US that massively violated international law. And it was the US that put Iran in a position in which it had no option but to defend itself even while fearing the worst if it did. Marauders who invade a home are responsible in most states even if the owner responds in ways that are unwise or inappropriate. Why shouldn’t the US be responsible as well?
Yet everyone is too busy blaming the victim to notice the elephant in the sitting room. The real problem is not Iran but a United States that grows more reckless and aggressive by the day. The more the world blames the victim, the more it rewards Trump. And the more it rewards Trump, the more it insures US policy will only grow even more out of control.
The action in the Persian Gulf is not over. In fact, it’s barely begun.
Reprinted with permission from AntiWar.com.


lewrockwell--2020-01-16--No Creed? No Surprises in NuChurch!

No Creed? No Surprises in NuChurch!

Sometimes you just want to shake people Another item for our endlessly expanding “ It ’ s not the same religion ” file has popped up in the internet feeds this week .
Catholic websites and blogs , commenters on Twitter and Facebook are howling over the outrage and “ shock ” of an Italian bishop who announced he would be omitting the Nicene ( or any ) Creed at Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany .
LifeSiteNews ’ s ever-alert Diane Montagna reports the bishop said quite specifically that he was doing so in order to “ avoid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ present .
About this the only thing I can think of to say is , “ Why are you shocked ?
Could you please stop being shocked ?
Because it makes me feel like I ’ ve wasted my life .
Thanks.
” Outrage is just sensible , laudable and useful ; but why the surprise ?
Chris Jackson commented in a news roundup that longtime Traditionalists understand that the New Mass itself was founded on that very principle : “ Not offending the sensibilities of non-Catholics was the primary motivation of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shocked that a modern bishop omitted the Creed from his Mass , I suppose we should be thankful that Paul VI didn ’ t see fit to remove the Creed altogether from his Novus Ordo Mass.
” Amazon.com Gift Card i ... Buy New $ 10.00 But to see the reactions of shocked amazement from Catholics in comment threads you ’ d think it was the first time .
It ’ s a bit disheartening that after reporting this kind of thing for… oh let ’ s see , what are we now… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just not occur that the reason the Church seems like a doctrinal and liturgical post-apocalyptic wasteland was that the men in charge are consciously and deliberately making it so ?
After George Weigel ’ s bizarre warning the other day not to take the Red Pill offered by the likes of the Remnant , LifeSite , the Wanderer , One Peter Five etc.
, it ’ s hard not to be tempted to just throw up our hands and say , “ Fine , you like the status quo so much ?
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little bubbleverse of 1995 forever .
Have fun with that , George .
If you change your mind the rest of us will be out here dealing with the Real .
If our years and years of revealing this situation in detail have not been convincing how did the incredible dog n ’ pony shows of the Synods and the US bishops response of flaccid indifference to the rampant sexual abuse scandals not alert you ?
The sex scandals themselves should have seared away the rosy tint from your glasses eighteen years ago.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that a lot of other people are waking up .
Those casting about for an explanation often find out that there has been a small subset of Catholics yelling the answer from the top of the tallest houses they can find for about the last five decades : “ It ’ s NOT THE SAME RELIGION !
” ( Ok , rant over . )
Should we know this guy ?
In brief , yes , we should .
He ’ s all the bishops of the New Religion that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organisation , every religious order , every diocese and nearly every parish in the Catholic world , like a virus , since 1965 .
Appointed bishop of Pinerolo , a pretty town near Turin in the Alps , by Pope Bergoglio in 2017 , he has made a name for himself as one of the Italy ’ s most enthusiastically Bergoglian bishops , embracing his love for all religions , especially Islam , in the good old Freemasonic spirit of the “ brotherhood of all mankind.
” Novusordoism is the cult of Man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is made of ; this is its constituent stuff : religiously indifferentist , specifically anti-creedal , humanistic , secular , horizontalist , man-centred with a few little Scriptural references tacked on as a figleaf .
It ’ s easy for a person caught up in it , like a half-boiled frog , not to know he ’ s no longer a creedal Catholic , but objectively it just isn ’ t the same business .
This bishop ’ s public refusal to confess the Creed of the Catholic religion at an ostensibly Catholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days of the year [ 1 ] just shows that it ’ s finally coming out of the closet .
Thank God a million times for the internet because a quick little search of his name , Derio Olivero , will tell any adept Googler all he needs to know .
Now I ’ ll give away a trick of the trade : with the Chrome browser ’ s autotranslate function it ’ s possible to find out what ’ s going on in original language sources with a tap of the trackpad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guy ’ s number .
Riccardo Cascioli , at La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana [ 2 ] , the Remnant ’ s counterpart in Italy , has been reporting on Olivero ’ s wacky anti-Catholic shenanigans for some time .
Upon his appointment to his current see , Olivero showed us that Bergoglio ’ s own little performance on the Loggia – bowing to the crowd and asking for their prayers – is a popular schtick among this crowd .
Cascioli comments , “ In the photograph we see him on his knees receiving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am ignorant , I admit it , but rather than blessing a bishop I expect that he , who received the laying on of hands at the end of a long chain of impositions that goes so far back in the time of the Church , will bless me.
” Amazon.com Gift Card i ... Buy New $ 25.00 It wasn ’ t long before Bishop Olivero ’ s proclivities – and the reason he was picked – became clear .
Avvenire , the newspaper of the Italian bishops ’ conference , praised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was appointed , “ Olivero , new bishop of Pinerolo , diocese of dialogue.
” Picturing him in a polo shirt , Avvenire – in the person of Pinerolo ’ s Vicar General – gushed over Olivero ’ s commitment to “ ecumenism , ” saying he ’ s “ deeply convinced that ecumenism is the way that all the Churches must follow in order to be faithful to the will of the Lord.
” Bishop Olivero lost no time signalling his side following Amoris Laetitia , issuing in February 2018 the ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement , “ Marriage thus continues to be indissoluble but not unbreakable.
” “ Is the direction to think also of a blessing on the new union ?
” Msgr .
Olivero said .
“ In the document of the Piedmontese Episcopal Conference this is not contemplated , but I think it could be a good solution .
Having made a necessary journey , a blessing can be foreseen which means recognizing the validity of the relationship .
”

Sometimes you just want to shake people
Another item for our endlessly expanding “It’s not the same religion” file has popped up in the internet feeds this week. Catholic websites and blogs, commenters on Twitter and Facebook are howling over the outrage and “shock” of an Italian bishop who announced he would be omitting the Nicene (or any) Creed at Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany. LifeSiteNews’s ever-alert Diane Montagna reports the bishop said quite specifically that he was doing so in order to “avoid offending” any non-Catholics who may be present.
About this the only thing I can think of to say is, “Why are you shocked? Could you please stop being shocked? Because it makes me feel like I’ve wasted my life. Thanks.” Outrage is just sensible, laudable and useful; but why the surprise? Chris Jackson commented in a news roundup that longtime Traditionalists understand that the New Mass itself was founded on that very principle: “Not offending the sensibilities of non-Catholics was the primary motivation of the architects of the New Mass…Far from being shocked that a modern bishop omitted the Creed from his Mass, I suppose we should be thankful that Paul VI didn’t see fit to remove the Creed altogether from his Novus Ordo Mass.”
Amazon.com Gift Card i... Buy New $10.00 (as of 08:25 UTC - Details) But to see the reactions of shocked amazement from Catholics in comment threads you’d think it was the first time. It’s a bit disheartening that after reporting this kind of thing for… oh let’s see, what are we now… 2020? About two decades… Did it just not occur that the reason the Church seems like a doctrinal and liturgical post-apocalyptic wasteland was that the men in charge are consciously and deliberately making it so?
After George Weigel’s bizarre warning the other day not to take the Red Pill offered by the likes of the Remnant, LifeSite, the Wanderer, One Peter Five etc., it’s hard not to be tempted to just throw up our hands and say, “Fine, you like the status quo so much? You’re welcome to stay in your little bubbleverse of 1995 forever. Have fun with that, George. If you change your mind the rest of us will be out here dealing with the Real. If our years and years of revealing this situation in detail have not been convincing how did the incredible dog n’ pony shows of the Synods and the US bishops response of flaccid indifference to the rampant sexual abuse scandals not alert you? The sex scandals themselves should have seared away the rosy tint from your glasses eighteen years ago.”
It does seem clear, though, that a lot of other people are waking up. Those casting about for an explanation often find out that there has been a small subset of Catholics yelling the answer from the top of the tallest houses they can find for about the last five decades: “It’s NOT THE SAME RELIGION!” (Ok, rant over.)
Should we know this guy?
In brief, yes, we should. He’s all the bishops of the New Religion that’s been injected into every structure, every organisation, every religious order, every diocese and nearly every parish in the Catholic world, like a virus, since 1965. Appointed bishop of Pinerolo, a pretty town near Turin in the Alps, by Pope Bergoglio in 2017, he has made a name for himself as one of the Italy’s most enthusiastically Bergoglian bishops, embracing his love for all religions, especially Islam, in the good old Freemasonic spirit of the “brotherhood of all mankind.”
Novusordoism is the cult of Man. This is what the New Religion is made of; this is its constituent stuff: religiously indifferentist, specifically anti-creedal, humanistic, secular, horizontalist, man-centred with a few little Scriptural references tacked on as a figleaf. It’s easy for a person caught up in it, like a half-boiled frog, not to know he’s no longer a creedal Catholic, but objectively it just isn’t the same business. This bishop’s public refusal to confess the Creed of the Catholic religion at an ostensibly Catholic Mass on one of the highest feast days of the year[1] just shows that it’s finally coming out of the closet.
Thank God a million times for the internet because a quick little search of his name, Derio Olivero, will tell any adept Googler all he needs to know. Now I’ll give away a trick of the trade: with the Chrome browser’s autotranslate function it’s possible to find out what’s going on in original language sources with a tap of the trackpad.
Our Italian friends have got this guy’s number. Riccardo Cascioli, at La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana[2], the Remnant’s counterpart in Italy, has been reporting on Olivero’s wacky anti-Catholic shenanigans for some time. Upon his appointment to his current see, Olivero showed us that Bergoglio’s own little performance on the Loggia – bowing to the crowd and asking for their prayers – is a popular schtick among this crowd. Cascioli comments, “In the photograph we see him on his knees receiving the blessing of the people. I am ignorant, I admit it, but rather than blessing a bishop I expect that he, who received the laying on of hands at the end of a long chain of impositions that goes so far back in the time of the Church, will bless me.” Amazon.com Gift Card i... Buy New $25.00 (as of 06:10 UTC - Details)
It wasn’t long before Bishop Olivero’s proclivities – and the reason he was picked – became clear. Avvenire, the newspaper of the Italian bishops’ conference, praised his governing style the same month he was appointed, “Olivero, new bishop of Pinerolo, diocese of dialogue.” Picturing him in a polo shirt, Avvenire – in the person of Pinerolo’s Vicar General – gushed over Olivero’s commitment to “ecumenism,” saying he’s “deeply convinced that ecumenism is the way that all the Churches must follow in order to be faithful to the will of the Lord.”
Bishop Olivero lost no time signalling his side following Amoris Laetitia, issuing in February 2018 the (I’m sure) unintentionally hilarious statement, “Marriage thus continues to be indissoluble but not unbreakable.”
“Is the direction to think also of a blessing on the new union?” Msgr. Olivero said. “In the document of the Piedmontese Episcopal Conference this is not contemplated, but I think it could be a good solution. Having made a necessary journey, a blessing can be foreseen which means recognizing the validity of the relationship.”
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