lewrockwell--2020-01-20--All Government Is Evil

All Government Is Evil

“ To be GOVERNED is to be watched , inspected , spied upon , directed , law-driven , numbered , regulated , enrolled , indoctrinated , preached at , controlled , checked , estimated , valued , censured , commanded , by creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do so .
To be GOVERNED is to be at every operation , at every transaction noted , registered , counted , taxed , stamped , measured , numbered , assessed , licensed , authorized , admonished , prevented , forbidden , reformed , corrected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pretext of public utility , and in the name of the general interest , to be placed under contribution , drilled , fleeced , exploited , monopolized , extorted from , squeezed , hoaxed , robbed ; then , at the slightest resistance , the first word of complaint , to be repressed , fined , vilified , harassed , hunted down , abused , clubbed , disarmed , bound , choked , imprisoned , judged , condemned , shot , deported , sacrificed , sold , betrayed ; and to crown all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outraged , dishonored .
That is government ; that is its justice ; that is its morality.
” General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century , translated by John Beverly Robinson ( London : Freedom Press , 1923 ) , pp .
293-294.
” ~ Pierre-Joseph Proudhon The weak-minded cattle called the general population accept government as their god , observe all of its bogus laws , support its worldwide murders , use it to steal from their neighbors , worship its hired killers even while in so-called religious houses on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to give power to those who rule over them , and call these elected criminals representatives while ignoring their nefarious deeds ; never taking responsibility for the evil they commit in the name of that same population .
This is today ’ s America , and this is the result of a national religion that worships the State .
Against the Left : A Ro ... Llewellyn H Rockwell Jr Best Price : $ 13.57 Buy New $ 8.00 There is no such thing as “ representative government , ” and there never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a myth , and that myth was planted into the psyche of the common man long ago .
The fantasy of representative government has been accepted and embraced by the sheep since the beginning , and voting has been the shameful tool used to fool the people into believing they have a say .
Those that still cling to these ridiculous notions are seemingly lost in a vacuum of ignorance , and no longer attempt to break the chains of the slavery that binds them .
Who among you has broken those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has rebelled against the misplaced authority and tyranny that is now so obvious ?
Sadly , this is reserved for only the few that seek , accept , and embrace truth in this hostile environment .
Those of us that attempt to tell the truth , and to expose the lies of the state , strive to help free the masses from the servitude they accept without question .
These mostly unaccepted and unappreciated attempts to help those who continually refuse to help themselves are frustrating , but are necessary in order to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be gained by attempting to convince those who act as subjects of the state , who continue to obey the state ’ s mandates , who continue to support state terrorism and murder , and who continue to call for others to be imprisoned if they defy the state ’ s fraudulent laws ?
When reason and logic have disappeared , when authority is voluntarily accepted , what incentive remains for those who want only the truth when they are faced with a populace that not only hides from the truth , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
The incentive is education so that freedom for all can be gained .
It is very important to understand that any and all respect for the illegitimate , violent , immoral , and corrupt nature of government is based on devotion to a religion of authoritarian rule by kings ; those kings who expect to be worshiped and obeyed by the rest of humanity .
This religion that demands the acceptance of a ruling class has to be pounded into the psyche over a long period of time in order for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believed to be a higher power .
This false reverence has been indoctrinated into the masses for thousands of years .
Today , instead of one Supreme Being , ruler , or king , the supreme power is now an oligarchy of the few making up government .
Even though there are controllers in hiding pulling the strings , the people at large continue to worship at the altar of government .
In this modern age , government has become God , and therefore the religion of the people is the State .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so long as harm to others is supported , so long as the power of government is worshipped , no true freedom can exist .
Being able to go on vacation , or drive to the store , or being allowed to hold a sign in the town square is not freedom .
Freedom can only exist in an environment where moral behavior is universal .
This can be in an isolated society or on a larger scale , but the underlying premise of freedom is continuous non-aggression .
No force can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so true freedom can not be present so long as government is in place .
Government is force–government is violence ; therefore government demands slavery .
Living under any government system requires slavery of the individual , and therefore the slavery of all .
The only system of real freedom under natural law is anarchy .
Anarchy simply means without rulers or masters , and therefore without government .
Living together without aggression , without force , and in harmony is the only way to be truly free .
This requires that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the reality of life , and instead of bowing to a government master , they bow to no one .
What does all this mean , and what is the solution to the bondage of man ?
Acceptance of the truth is paramount , and without that acceptance , no progress can be forthcoming .
Currently , the human species is going backward , and continues to deteriorate at an accelerating pace .
It is not just government or rulers that have caused our slavery ; it is all of us allowing it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up of people , not gods .
The only way that government can act as kings is if the people allow it .
It is up to each individual to quit lying to himself , and understand that allowing a system where slavery exists is no different than being the slave master .
Indifference is a human flaw , and the unbridled apathy that exists today is a direct assault on the soul of man .
Natural Law is based on right and wrong , and is set in stone .
There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the two can never overlap .
One of the major problems we face as a people is that many believe that right and wrong are dependent on time and space , on circumstance , or are interchangeable due to human desires .
This thinking is the death knell of peaceful anarchy and freedom , and without a collective acceptance of this truth , any society seeking freedom is doomed .
It may be useful to put this into perspective so that no confusion is evident .
Government is a cult .
All the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cult priests , and all those who accept government , and live its by rules and vote in its elections , are the cult followers .
In other words , government is the church , and the people that accept government are the congregation .
This is the American religion .
It should be abolished !
The Best of Gary D. Barnett

“To be GOVERNED is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded, by creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do so. To be GOVERNED is to be at every operation, at every transaction noted, registered, counted, taxed, stamped, measured, numbered, assessed, licensed, authorized, admonished, prevented, forbidden, reformed, corrected, punished. It is, under pretext of public utility, and in the name of the general interest, to be placed under contribution, drilled, fleeced, exploited, monopolized, extorted from, squeezed, hoaxed, robbed; then, at the slightest resistance, the first word of complaint, to be repressed, fined, vilified, harassed, hunted down, abused, clubbed, disarmed, bound, choked, imprisoned, judged, condemned, shot, deported, sacrificed, sold, betrayed; and to crown all, mocked, ridiculed, derided, outraged, dishonored. That is government; that is its justice; that is its morality.”
General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century, translated by John Beverly Robinson (London: Freedom Press, 1923), pp. 293-294.”
~ Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
The weak-minded cattle called the general population accept government as their god, observe all of its bogus laws, support its worldwide murders, use it to steal from their neighbors, worship its hired killers even while in so-called religious houses on Sunday, vote in fraudulent elections meant to give power to those who rule over them, and call these elected criminals representatives while ignoring their nefarious deeds; never taking responsibility for the evil they commit in the name of that same population. This is today’s America, and this is the result of a national religion that worships the State. Against the Left: A Ro... Rockwell Jr, Llewellyn H Best Price: $2.85 Buy New $8.00 (as of 07:59 UTC - Details)
There is no such thing as “representative government,” and there never has been such a system. That is a myth, and that myth was planted into the psyche of the common man long ago. The fantasy of representative government has been accepted and embraced by the sheep since the beginning, and voting has been the shameful tool used to fool the people into believing they have a say. Those that still cling to these ridiculous notions are seemingly lost in a vacuum of ignorance, and no longer attempt to break the chains of the slavery that binds them. Who among you has broken those chains, denounced the state, and has rebelled against the misplaced authority and tyranny that is now so obvious? Sadly, this is reserved for only the few that seek, accept, and embrace truth in this hostile environment.
Those of us that attempt to tell the truth, and to expose the lies of the state, strive to help free the masses from the servitude they accept without question. These mostly unaccepted and unappreciated attempts to help those who continually refuse to help themselves are frustrating, but are necessary in order to change this false worship. What is to be gained by attempting to convince those who act as subjects of the state, who continue to obey the state’s mandates, who continue to support state terrorism and murder, and who continue to call for others to be imprisoned if they defy the state’s fraudulent laws? When reason and logic have disappeared, when authority is voluntarily accepted, what incentive remains for those who want only the truth when they are faced with a populace that not only hides from the truth, but also shuns it at every level? The incentive is education so that freedom for all can be gained.
It is very important to understand that any and all respect for the illegitimate, violent, immoral, and corrupt nature of government is based on devotion to a religion of authoritarian rule by kings; those kings who expect to be worshiped and obeyed by the rest of humanity. This religion that demands the acceptance of a ruling class has to be pounded into the psyche over a long period of time in order for the flock to bow down to what is believed to be a higher power. This false reverence has been indoctrinated into the masses for thousands of years. Today, instead of one Supreme Being, ruler, or king, the supreme power is now an oligarchy of the few making up government. Even though there are controllers in hiding pulling the strings, the people at large continue to worship at the altar of government. In this modern age, government has become God, and therefore the religion of the people is the State.
So long as immoral behavior is accepted, so long as harm to others is supported, so long as the power of government is worshipped, no true freedom can exist. Being able to go on vacation, or drive to the store, or being allowed to hold a sign in the town square is not freedom. Freedom can only exist in an environment where moral behavior is universal. This can be in an isolated society or on a larger scale, but the underlying premise of freedom is continuous non-aggression. No force can ever be legitimate except for actual self-defense, so true freedom cannot be present so long as government is in place. Government is force–government is violence; therefore government demands slavery. Living under any government system requires slavery of the individual, and therefore the slavery of all.
The only system of real freedom under natural law is anarchy. Anarchy simply means without rulers or masters, and therefore without government. Living together without aggression, without force, and in harmony is the only way to be truly free. This requires that individuals take full responsibility for themselves and the reality of life, and instead of bowing to a government master, they bow to no one.
What does all this mean, and what is the solution to the bondage of man? Acceptance of the truth is paramount, and without that acceptance, no progress can be forthcoming. Currently, the human species is going backward, and continues to deteriorate at an accelerating pace. It is not just government or rulers that have caused our slavery; it is all of us allowing it to happen. The government is made up of people, not gods. The only way that government can act as kings is if the people allow it. It is up to each individual to quit lying to himself, and understand that allowing a system where slavery exists is no different than being the slave master. Indifference is a human flaw, and the unbridled apathy that exists today is a direct assault on the soul of man.
Natural Law is based on right and wrong, and is set in stone. There is right and there is wrong, and the two can never overlap. One of the major problems we face as a people is that many believe that right and wrong are dependent on time and space, on circumstance, or are interchangeable due to human desires. This thinking is the death knell of peaceful anarchy and freedom, and without a collective acceptance of this truth, any society seeking freedom is doomed.
It may be useful to put this into perspective so that no confusion is evident. Government is a cult. All the people that participate in government are the cult priests, and all those who accept government, and live its by rules and vote in its elections, are the cult followers. In other words, government is the church, and the people that accept government are the congregation. This is the American religion. It should be abolished!
The Best of Gary D. Barnett


lewrockwell--2020-01-20--Does Gangster-nomics Meet Its End in the Iraqi Desert?

In the aftermath of the killing of Iranian IRGC General Qassem Soleimani a lot of questions hung in the air .
The big one was , in my mind , “ Why now ?
” There are a lot of angles to answer that question .
Many of them were supplied by caretaker Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi who tried to let the world know through official ( and unofficial ) channels of the extent of the pressure he was under by the U.S .
In short , President Trump was engaged in months of what can best be described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iraq ’ s future economic and political development .
My initial reporting on this should be considered , at best , informed speculation .
Did Trump openly threaten Mahdi over this deal as I covered in my podcast on this ?
Did the U.S. gin up protests in Baghdad , amplifying unrest over growing Iranian influence in the country ?
Against the Left : A Ro ... Llewellyn H Rockwell Jr Best Price : $ 13.57 Buy New $ 8.00 And , if not , were these threats simply implied or carried by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a diplomat ) ?
Because the U.S. ’ s history of regime change operations is well documented .
Well understood color revolution tactics used successfully in places like Ukraine , where snipers were deployed to shoot protesters and police alike to foment violence between them at the opportune time were on display in Baghdad .
Mahdi openly accused Trump of threatening him , but that sounds more like Mahdi using the current impeachment script to invoke the sinister side of Trump and sell his case .
It ’ s not that I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of threat , I just don ’ t think he ’ s stupid enough to voice it on an open call .
Well , it seems that my speculation was far more accurate than even I thought .
Whitney Webb , reporting for Mint Press News , has a fantastic new article out which fills in the details on what most likely happened , tracking down the primary sources of those statements by Mahdi leaked into the commentariat : After the feed was cut , MPs who were present wrote down Abdul-Mahdi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given to the Arabic news outlet Ida ’ at .
Per that transcript , Abdul-Mahdi stated that : “ The Americans are the ones who destroyed the country and wreaked havoc on it .
They have refused to finish building the electrical system and infrastructure projects .
They have bargained for the reconstruction of Iraq in exchange for Iraq giving up 50 % of oil imports .
So , I refused and decided to go to China and concluded an important and strategic agreement with it .
Today , Trump is trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his remarks , noting that pressure from the Trump administration over his negotiations and subsequent dealings with China grew substantially over time , even resulting in death threats to himself and his defense minister Webb ’ s reporting goes much further , as do Mahdi ’ s statements about the extent of the U.S. ’ s threats .
She ties together not only China ’ s moving in on Iraq ’ s oil industry but gives us context for Mahdi ’ s enumerations of the threats against him .
Like I said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to threaten Mahdi like this personally but don ’ t for a second believe that his administration was unwilling to do so .
This is the primary way the U.S. has conducted this form of foreign policy for decades , using a combination of economic and psychological warfare on a country to weaken its government and foment revolutions against it and train radicals to start wars against it , plunging the country into chaos .
I think gangsternomics has a nice ring to it , actually .
I remember first hearing John Perkins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hitman , speak more than a decade ago and having the final scales fall from my eyes as to the depths the U.S. government is willing to go to achieve its goals .
With a country as strategically important to U.S. foreign policy goals in the Middle East as Iraq is , is really that difficult to imagine this timeline of events as Abdul Mahdi lays out ?
Iraq ’ s importance goes much farther than just protecting the petrodollar to the U.S .
It is the fulcrum now on which the entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The entire region is slipping out of the grasp of the U.S .
The New Confessions of ... John Perkins Best Price : $ 10.08 Buy New $ 13.07 And this started with Russia moving into Syria in 2015 successfully .
We are downstream of this as it has blown open the playbook and revealed it for how ugly it is .
Trump ’ s crude gangster tactics in Iraq , Venezuela , Bolivia and to a lesser extent in Syria can not be hidden behind the false veil of moral preening and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benighted places .
The longer this goes on in the Middle East , the more the depravity of it is exposed .
It ’ s shameful to have to say these things .
Remember , they are being done in our names , with our money , our time .
But refusing to confront them doesn ’ t make them go away .
Because they are advocated by someone we may or may not support doesn ’ t magically make it right .
This policy is no different than Obama ’ s .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the antics no different .
What began in Syria with Russia , Iran , Hezbollah and China standing up together and saying , “ No , ” continues today in Iraq .
To this point Iran has been the major actor .
Tomorrow it will be Russia , China and India .
And that is what is ultimately at stake here , the ability of the U.S. to employ gangsternomics in the Middle East and make it stick .
Trump and his staff still think that our ‘ opponents ’ in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re hard enough to raise the stake and make it really hurt .
Trump still acts like he has cards to play that aren ’ t the equivalent of nuclear weapons which will horrify the world and collapse world markets .
But he doesn ’ t .
Iran has taught him this lesson twice now .
He was finally told to cool his jets with respect to China .
This is why the Phase One trade deal was signed .
This is why it is so vague , formless and , ultimately , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China he ’ s going to take it out on lowly Iraq by seizing their Federal Reserve Account ?
Does he think that makes him look like a responsible leader of the free world .
It makes him look like an asshole .
And while a lot of Americans might not care about such things they better start .
Because the world , especially Russia , China , Iran , Turkey and India are watching .
And , like it or not , they represent a hell of a lot more people and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for now our threats are still just powerful enough to make the spineless puppies in a failing Europe roll over .
Angela Merkel can ’ t afford a 25 % tariff on German cars , so she folds to Trump ’ s threats and destroys what ’ s left of the JCPOA .
But with each threat Trump isolates the U.S. even more .
With each push to hold onto that which wants to leave our orbit , in this case Iraq , the more the people will find other ways to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syria , then Turkey , now Iraq , soon India .
By 2024 they will all be doing a far bigger percentage of their trade in not-dollars .
They will have paid off dollar liabilities and build supply chains that bypass dollar clearing centers .
By the time Trump is done threatening people over S-400 ’ s and pipelines the entire world will be happy to trade in yuan and/or rubles rather than dollars .
Iraq now wants us out of there .
It ’ s official .
We say we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will give .
It just got a whole lot more expensive to maintain our troops and bases there .
We here in the U.S. may not want to believe our leadership is this terrible and that there is some justification for these actions but that ’ s not how it ’ s perceived there .
And there is where our troops are .
There is where the skirmishes will be fought , the roadside bombs placed , the personnel harassed and spit on .
There is where our companies won ’ t do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll pay the price after trillions spent and millions of lives wasted .
The gangsters in D.C. and Wall St. do not care about those costs , no matter what they say to absolve themselves .
The Best of Thomas Luongo

In the aftermath of the killing of Iranian IRGC General Qassem Soleimani a lot of questions hung in the air. The big one was, in my mind, “Why now?”
There are a lot of angles to answer that question. Many of them were supplied by caretaker Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi who tried to let the world know through official (and unofficial) channels of the extent of the pressure he was under by the U.S.
In short, President Trump was engaged in months of what can best be described as gangsternomics in directing the course of Iraq’s future economic and political development.
My initial reporting on this should be considered, at best, informed speculation.
Did Trump openly threaten Mahdi over this deal as I covered in my podcast on this? Did the U.S. gin up protests in Baghdad, amplifying unrest over growing Iranian influence in the country? Against the Left: A Ro... Rockwell Jr, Llewellyn H Best Price: $2.85 Buy New $8.00 (as of 07:59 UTC - Details) And, if not, were these threats simply implied or carried by a minion (Pompeo, Esper, a diplomat)? Because the U.S.’s history of regime change operations is well documented. Well understood color revolution tactics used successfully in places like Ukraine, where snipers were deployed to shoot protesters and police alike to foment violence between them at the opportune time were on display in Baghdad. Mahdi openly accused Trump of threatening him, but that sounds more like Mahdi using the current impeachment script to invoke the sinister side of Trump and sell his case. It’s not that I don’t think Trump capable of that kind of threat, I just don’t think he’s stupid enough to voice it on an open call.
Well, it seems that my speculation was far more accurate than even I thought. Whitney Webb, reporting for Mint Press News, has a fantastic new article out which fills in the details on what most likely happened, tracking down the primary sources of those statements by Mahdi leaked into the commentariat:
After the feed was cut, MPs who were present wrote down Abdul-Mahdi’s remarks, which were then given to the Arabic news outlet Ida’at. Per that transcript, Abdul-Mahdi stated that: “The Americans are the ones who destroyed the country and wreaked havoc on it. They have refused to finish building the electrical system and infrastructure projects. They have bargained for the reconstruction of Iraq in exchange for Iraq giving up 50% of oil imports. So, I refused and decided to go to China and concluded an important and strategic agreement with it. Today, Trump is trying to cancel this important agreement.” Abdul-Mahdi continued his remarks, noting that pressure from the Trump administration over his negotiations and subsequent dealings with China grew substantially over time, even resulting in death threats to himself and his defense minister
Webb’s reporting goes much further, as do Mahdi’s statements about the extent of the U.S.’s threats. She ties together not only China’s moving in on Iraq’s oil industry but gives us context for Mahdi’s enumerations of the threats against him.
Like I said, I doubt sincerely Trump was dumb enough to threaten Mahdi like this personally but don’t for a second believe that his administration was unwilling to do so.
This is the primary way the U.S. has conducted this form of foreign policy for decades, using a combination of economic and psychological warfare on a country to weaken its government and foment revolutions against it and train radicals to start wars against it, plunging the country into chaos.
I think gangsternomics has a nice ring to it, actually.
I remember first hearing John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hitman, speak more than a decade ago and having the final scales fall from my eyes as to the depths the U.S. government is willing to go to achieve its goals.
With a country as strategically important to U.S. foreign policy goals in the Middle East as Iraq is, is really that difficult to imagine this timeline of events as Abdul Mahdi lays out?
Iraq’s importance goes much farther than just protecting the petrodollar to the U.S. It is the fulcrum now on which the entire U.S. defense against Eurasian integration rests. The entire region is slipping out of the grasp of the U.S. The New Confessions of... John Perkins Best Price: $8.00 Buy New $10.83 (as of 07:05 UTC - Details)
And this started with Russia moving into Syria in 2015 successfully. We are downstream of this as it has blown open the playbook and revealed it for how ugly it is.
Trump’s crude gangster tactics in Iraq, Venezuela, Bolivia and to a lesser extent in Syria cannot be hidden behind the false veil of moral preening and virtue signaling about bringing democracy to these benighted places.
The longer this goes on in the Middle East, the more the depravity of it is exposed. It’s shameful to have to say these things. Remember, they are being done in our names, with our money, our time.
But refusing to confront them doesn’t make them go away. Because they are advocated by someone we may or may not support doesn’t magically make it right. This policy is no different than Obama’s. The rhetoric is cruder but the tactics and the antics no different.
What began in Syria with Russia, Iran, Hezbollah and China standing up together and saying, “No,” continues today in Iraq. To this point Iran has been the major actor. Tomorrow it will be Russia, China and India.
And that is what is ultimately at stake here, the ability of the U.S. to employ gangsternomics in the Middle East and make it stick.
Trump and his staff still think that our ‘opponents’ in this fight don’t believe we’re hard enough to raise the stake and make it really hurt. Trump still acts like he has cards to play that aren’t the equivalent of nuclear weapons which will horrify the world and collapse world markets.
But he doesn’t. Iran has taught him this lesson twice now.
He was finally told to cool his jets with respect to China. This is why the Phase One trade deal was signed. This is why it is so vague, formless and, ultimately, meaningless.
Since he was cock-blocked on China he’s going to take it out on lowly Iraq by seizing their Federal Reserve Account?
Does he think that makes him look like a responsible leader of the free world.
It makes him look like an asshole. And while a lot of Americans might not care about such things they better start. Because the world, especially Russia, China, Iran, Turkey and India are watching.
And, like it or not, they represent a hell of a lot more people and capital potential than we do.
So for now our threats are still just powerful enough to make the spineless puppies in a failing Europe roll over. Angela Merkel can’t afford a 25% tariff on German cars, so she folds to Trump’s threats and destroys what’s left of the JCPOA.
But with each threat Trump isolates the U.S. even more. With each push to hold onto that which wants to leave our orbit, in this case Iraq, the more the people will find other ways to do business and thrive without us.
First Syria, then Turkey, now Iraq, soon India. By 2024 they will all be doing a far bigger percentage of their trade in not-dollars. They will have paid off dollar liabilities and build supply chains that bypass dollar clearing centers.
By the time Trump is done threatening people over S-400’s and pipelines the entire world will be happy to trade in yuan and/or rubles rather than dollars.
Iraq now wants us out of there. It’s official. We say we’re a ‘force for good.’ Something will give. It just got a whole lot more expensive to maintain our troops and bases there.
We here in the U.S. may not want to believe our leadership is this terrible and that there is some justification for these actions but that’s not how it’s perceived there.
And there is where our troops are. There is where the skirmishes will be fought, the roadside bombs placed, the personnel harassed and spit on. There is where our companies won’t do business.
Here is where we’ll pay the price after trillions spent and millions of lives wasted. The gangsters in D.C. and Wall St. do not care about those costs, no matter what they say to absolve themselves.
Reprinted with permission from Gold Goats ‘n Guns.
The Best of Tom Luongo


lewrockwell--2020-01-20--Why Are Western Media Not Questioning the Mysterious Death of Australian Catholic Youth Activist Wil

Why Are Western Media Not Questioning the Mysterious Death of Australian Catholic Youth Activist Wilson Gavin?

Following a protest against a ‘ drag queen story time ’ at a library in Australia , Wilson Gavin , 21 , the president of the University of Queensland Liberal National Club , was found dead the next morning at a train station .
Local media , while going out its way to portray Gavin and his fellow protesters as hell-raisers , has yet to ask any serious questions with regards to the young man ’ s alleged suicide – at a time when he was reportedly house-sitting for a Liberal National Party Senator .
If ever there was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media has sunk , the story involving the events leading up to the tragic death of Wilson Gavin would have to rank very high .
On Sunday , Gavin and about fifteen members of the University of Queensland ’ s Liberal National Club ( UQLNC ) walked into the Brisbane Square Library where a ‘ Drag Queen Story Hour ’ event for children was in full swing .
Gavin went face-to-face with the star of the show , drag queen Johnny Valkyrie , aka Queenie , as the group began to chant “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No violence , no broken chairs , just a group of university students expressing their displeasure with a controversial event that is sponsored by the local government , i.e .
the taxpayers .
What happened next was as predictable as winter in Russia .
Social media lit up with thousands of people providing their personal commentary on the incident .
An extra big log was tossed on the fire as the popular Australian band , The Veronicas , shared footage of the incident on Instagram , with the smug remark , ‘ bigotry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Left : A Ro ... Llewellyn H Rockwell Jr Best Price : $ 13.57 Buy New $ 8.00 The New Zealand Herald described the social media backlash that ensued against Wilson Gavin by quoting a friend , who wished to remain anonymous ( “ out of fear of becoming a target ” too , the paper explained ) : “ Gavin was relentlessly trolled with vile insults and taunts , and … received some messages with an encouragement that he die.
” “ Some members of his family , classmates and friends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his school , The University of Queensland , was publicly encouraged to kick him out.
” The between-the-line message here seems to be , ‘ see what happens to people who protest too much ?
’ As the media went to great lengths to demonstrate the public wrath Gavin had incurred for daring to speak his mind at a library event ( The Herald exhausted the bulk of its article discussing the “ dangers of mob rule ” on social media and “ public shaming ” ) , it failed to show the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his fellow students had received .
The comments on social media were divided into two camps , which is normally the case involving any controversial subject .
After all , millions of people are vigorously opposed to the idea of drag queens reading stories to children at public libraries , or at any other venue for that matter .
Yet the media seriously downplayed that side of the debate , pushing the idea that “ public shaming ” led to Gavin ’ s decision to end his life .
More on that later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media coverage is that every single publication sympathized with the drag queens and their ‘ storytelling ’ to very young children , as if nothing could be more natural .
What books were the queens reading from ?
We are never told , but somehow I doubt it was Jack and Jill , unless one or both of them had undergone a sex-change operation along the way .
But I digress .
The main message the media strove to deliver was that the young protesters were mean brutes , intimidating the performers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sight of well-dressed college students chanting a slogan was the worst possible thing that could happen to them .
Meanwhile , there was zero discussion about the possible psychological effects a child may experience when confronted with drag queens , as well as their personal choice of fine literature .
No discussion as to why there needs to be a Drag Queen Story Time for children – paid for out of the public purse – in the first place .
No comments provided by respectable psychologists about the possible mental side effects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Instead , the media pushed the ridiculous narrative that the families suffered the very worst ordeal .
ABC Australia , for example , interviewed Jenny Griffin , a mother of two children , ages 6 and 8 , who commented , “ I was worried , I was concerned for my kids ’ safety , ” she said .
“ This was their first introduction to this more violent homophobia.
” Valkyrie , aka Queenie , said , “ There were children crying , families distressed and of course , [ fellow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stage name is ‘ Diamond Good-rim , ’ a clear allusion to a sexual act that should be considered inappropriate for children ) and I were victim to vilification , harassment and nuisance.
” After several minutes of publicly expressing their criticism , the Queensland students peacefully exited the building , escorted by a single security guard .
End of story ?
Unfortunately not .
Early the next morning , Wilson Gavin was found dead at a train station as the result of “ critical injuries.
” Within a matter of hours the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Before continuing , a few necessary words about Mr. Gavin .
Wilson Gavin , as president of the LNC at his university , courted controversy on numerous occasions in the course of his short life .
At the age of 19 , Gavin , and despite being homosexual , voiced his opposition to gay marriages by organizing a ‘ You Can Say No ’ rally and making several appearances on national television .
On another occasion , Gavin brilliantly defended the British monarchy on an episode of “ Outsiders , ” a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m a lover of all things traditional .
I ’ m a lover of all things beautiful , ” he said on the show .
“ And there ’ s nothing more traditional in this country than the monarchy.
” Judging by Gavin ’ s extremely confident demeanor in those past interviews , and at the library protest , he did not come across as a person who could be easily upset by hurtful remarks over social media .
Indeed , just the opposite .
He seemed to relish the opportunity to prove @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was a young intelligent man with a successful future ahead of him , and that fact may have unsettled his enemies .
Although it is impossible to know what is going on inside of any person ’ s head , the fact that Gavin ’ s alleged suicide has shocked so many people is telling .
According to the Star Observer ( “ Setting Australia ’ s LGBTI agenda since 1979 , ” it declares in its masthead ) , “ Gavin was found dead at Chelmer Railway Station this morning at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he died from critical injuries , but have provided no further details.
” Amazon.com Gift Card i ... Buy New $ 10.00 On Thursday , The Guardian provided one short sentence regarding police accounts of the death : “ Police did not treat his death as suspicious.
” In place of hard-hitting questions , the article provided the number for a suicide hotline as if the case was already closed .
While a nice gesture that is not the sort of information the public needs from the media .
Journalists need to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early demise at a train station in the wee hours of the morning following a protest that triggered a lot of controversy on social media .
The public deserves to know more about the circumstances of the alleged suicide considering the context of events prior to that tragic moment Why is the possibility of foul play not mentioned – not even within the context to deny it , as if this were some sort of impossibility – as a matter of protocol in such a case ?
One more note .
As mentioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death , Gavin had been minding the home of a politician , who has been identified as federal Liberal National Party Senator Paul Scarr , the Daily Mail Australia reported .
Yet Liberal National politicians have said they have been disaffiliated from the UQLNC that Gavin headed since last month .
Now , considering how media rarely shies away from sensational stories , the fact that it is not following up on this bit of information is , at the very least , strange .
Since the death of Wilson Gavin and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been started on Brisbane City Council ’ s website to ban the Drag Queen Story Time events .
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Following a protest against a ‘drag queen story time’ at a library in Australia, Wilson Gavin, 21, the president of the University of Queensland Liberal National Club, was found dead the next morning at a train station. Local media, while going out its way to portray Gavin and his fellow protesters as hell-raisers, has yet to ask any serious questions with regards to the young man’s alleged suicide – at a time when he was reportedly house-sitting for a Liberal National Party Senator.
If ever there was a story that epitomizes exactly how low Western media has sunk, the story involving the events leading up to the tragic death of Wilson Gavin would have to rank very high.
On Sunday, Gavin and about fifteen members of the University of Queensland’s Liberal National Club (UQLNC) walked into the Brisbane Square Library where a ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ event for children was in full swing. Gavin went face-to-face with the star of the show, drag queen Johnny Valkyrie, aka Queenie, as the group began to chant “drag queens are not for kids.” No violence, no broken chairs, just a group of university students expressing their displeasure with a controversial event that is sponsored by the local government, i.e. the taxpayers.
What happened next was as predictable as winter in Russia. Social media lit up with thousands of people providing their personal commentary on the incident. An extra big log was tossed on the fire as the popular Australian band, The Veronicas, shared footage of the incident on Instagram, with the smug remark, ‘bigotry is alive in Brisbane today.’ Against the Left: A Ro... Rockwell Jr, Llewellyn H Best Price: $2.85 Buy New $8.00 (as of 07:59 UTC - Details)
The New Zealand Herald described the social media backlash that ensued against Wilson Gavin by quoting a friend, who wished to remain anonymous (“out of fear of becoming a target” too, the paper explained): “Gavin was relentlessly trolled with vile insults and taunts, and … received some messages with an encouragement that he die.”
“Some members of his family, classmates and friends were tracked down and contacted, while his school, The University of Queensland, was publicly encouraged to kick him out.”
The between-the-line message here seems to be, ‘see what happens to people who protest too much?’
As the media went to great lengths to demonstrate the public wrath Gavin had incurred for daring to speak his mind at a library event (The Herald exhausted the bulk of its article discussing the “dangers of mob rule” on social media and “public shaming”), it failed to show the tremendous outpouring of support that he and his fellow students had received. The comments on social media were divided into two camps, which is normally the case involving any controversial subject. After all, millions of people are vigorously opposed to the idea of drag queens reading stories to children at public libraries, or at any other venue for that matter. Yet the media seriously downplayed that side of the debate, pushing the idea that “public shaming” led to Gavin’s decision to end his life. More on that later.
As current State patron of the UQ LN Club, I’m deeply saddened to hear of the death of Wilson Gavin. Wilson & his friends took a principled stand to protect children from inappropriate sexualisation & gender fluid ideology. For that he was treated terribly. Wilson, RIP! — Mark Robinson MP (@MarkRobinsonMP) January 13, 2020
Another particularly inexplicable aspect about the media coverage is that every single publication sympathized with the drag queens and their ‘storytelling’ to very young children, as if nothing could be more natural. What books were the queens reading from? We are never told, but somehow I doubt it was Jack and Jill, unless one or both of them had undergone a sex-change operation along the way. But I digress.
The main message the media strove to deliver was that the young protesters were mean brutes, intimidating the performers and frightening staff and children, as if the sight of well-dressed college students chanting a slogan was the worst possible thing that could happen to them. Meanwhile, there was zero discussion about the possible psychological effects a child may experience when confronted with drag queens, as well as their personal choice of fine literature. No discussion as to why there needs to be a Drag Queen Story Time for children – paid for out of the public purse – in the first place. No comments provided by respectable psychologists about the possible mental side effects these children could face down the road. Instead, the media pushed the ridiculous narrative that the families suffered the very worst ordeal.
ABC Australia, for example, interviewed Jenny Griffin, a mother of two children, ages 6 and 8, who commented, “I was worried, I was concerned for my kids’ safety,” she said. “This was their first introduction to this more violent homophobia.”
Valkyrie, aka Queenie, said, “There were children crying, families distressed and of course, [fellow drag queen] Diamond (whose full stage name is ‘Diamond Good-rim,’ a clear allusion to a sexual act that should be considered inappropriate for children) and I were victim to vilification, harassment and nuisance.”
After several minutes of publicly expressing their criticism, the Queensland students peacefully exited the building, escorted by a single security guard. End of story? Unfortunately not. Early the next morning, Wilson Gavin was found dead at a train station as the result of “critical injuries.” Within a matter of hours the media was calling his death a suicide. Before continuing, a few necessary words about Mr. Gavin.
Wilson Gavin, as president of the LNC at his university, courted controversy on numerous occasions in the course of his short life. At the age of 19, Gavin, and despite being homosexual, voiced his opposition to gay marriages by organizing a ‘You Can Say No’ rally and making several appearances on national television.
On another occasion, Gavin brilliantly defended the British monarchy on an episode of “Outsiders,” a political talk show.
“I’m a lover of all things traditional. I’m a lover of all things beautiful,” he said on the show. “And there’s nothing more traditional in this country than the monarchy.”
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Judging by Gavin’s extremely confident demeanor in those past interviews, and at the library protest, he did not come across as a person who could be easily upset by hurtful remarks over social media. Indeed, just the opposite. He seemed to relish the opportunity to prove his detractors wrong. In short, he was a young intelligent man with a successful future ahead of him, and that fact may have unsettled his enemies. Although it is impossible to know what is going on inside of any person’s head, the fact that Gavin’s alleged suicide has shocked so many people is telling.
According to the Star Observer (“Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979,” it declares in its masthead), “Gavin was found dead at Chelmer Railway Station this morning at 7:07am. Ambulance officers who attended say he died from critical injuries, but have provided no further details.” Amazon.com Gift Card i... Buy New $10.00 (as of 08:25 UTC - Details)
On Thursday, The Guardian provided one short sentence regarding police accounts of the death: “Police did not treat his death as suspicious.”
In place of hard-hitting questions, the article provided the number for a suicide hotline as if the case was already closed. While a nice gesture that is not the sort of information the public needs from the media. Journalists need to be asking how a young man met his early demise at a train station in the wee hours of the morning following a protest that triggered a lot of controversy on social media. The public deserves to know more about the circumstances of the alleged suicide considering the context of events prior to that tragic moment Why is the possibility of foul play not mentioned – not even within the context to deny it, as if this were some sort of impossibility – as a matter of protocol in such a case?
One more note. As mentioned earlier, on the weekend of his death, Gavin had been minding the home of a politician, who has been identified as federal Liberal National Party Senator Paul Scarr, the Daily Mail Australia reported. Yet Liberal National politicians have said they have been disaffiliated from the UQLNC that Gavin headed since last month. Now, considering how media rarely shies away from sensational stories, the fact that it is not following up on this bit of information is, at the very least, strange.
Since the death of Wilson Gavin and the protest he organized, two petitions have been started on Brisbane City Council’s website to ban the Drag Queen Story Time events.
The views of individual contributors do not necessarily represent those of the Strategic Culture Foundation.


lewrockwell--2020-01-20--Tensions With Iran Can’t End Well

Tensions With Iran Can’t End Well

Chris ’ note : Today , we have a brand-new Conversations With Casey for you .
As you know , the US killed Iran ’ s top general , Qassem Soleimani , on the orders of President Trump earlier this month .
And now , many people are wondering what ’ s next .
I wanted to get our founder Doug Casey ’ s thoughts on this major news .
As usual , Doug didn ’ t hold anything back .
Below , Doug tells me why this is further proof that Trump has no philosophical core… why the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran might retaliate next… and much , much more .
Chris Reilly , managing editor , Casey Daily Dispatch : Doug , as you know , the US killed Iran ’ s top general , Qassem Soleimani , on the orders of President Trump .
The story continues to dominate the news .
And everyone ’ s wondering what ’ s next .
I ’ ll ask you about that in a moment .
But first , I ’ d like to know what your initial thoughts were when you heard the news… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : I think it ’ s proof that Trump is psychologically unstable .
Speculator ( High Groun ... Doug Casey , John Hunt Best Price : $ 8.95 Buy New $ 18.00 As you may know , I ’ ve always had mixed feelings about Trump .
I ’ m pro-Trump insofar as he ’ s a cultural traditionalist .
He ’ s anti-politically correct , and that ’ s why he has the support of Middle America .
And he ’ s reduced regulation in a number of areas , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ philosophical core .
He flies entirely by the seat of his pants .
He ’ s completely unpredictable , and he seems to see his unpredictability as a virtue when it comes to negotiating .
It ’ s not .
Unpredictability is a virtue when you ’ re playing poker – but poker is a win-lose game .
In real life , unpredictability equals unreliability and untrustworthiness .
It ’ s a sign of someone without ethics , without a moral core .
It tells people that you ’ re trying to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” them .
He ’ s an economic ignoramus .
His fiscal and monetary policies amount to Modern Monetary Theory .
He thinks ultra-low interest rates are always , and necessarily , a good thing .
He ’ s a pathological borrower .
His tariffs may be catalysts for Stage Two of the Greater Depression .
Sorry to go off on a tangent about The Donald .
But – whatever his virtues – he ’ s not thoughtful , well-educated , or stable .
He ’ s a narcissist , and shows universally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surrounds himself with .
In Aspen , where I spend the northern summer , I know a guy who may be Trump ’ s oldest and best friend .
He ’ s not a Democrat… I ’ m not going to mention his name .
He ’ s of the opinion that although Trump is a fun guy , is not stupid , and has some virtues , he ’ s basically an unhinged personality .
Capable of absolutely anything .
He thinks that Trump ’ s about the worst possible choice for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t have a loose cannon running the country .
I ’ d only add that there shouldn ’ t be anyone “ running the country , ” if only because the people who want to do it are inevitably sociopaths .
This isn ’ t the time to discuss that issue , except to say Donald sees only the immediate and direct consequences of an action .
He ’ s apparently unable to see the delayed and indirect consequences .
And that includes the drone strike on Soleimani .
The US , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rogue bully ; it ’ s no longer either loved or admired .
It ’ s not even respected , just feared – but only the way you might fear a nasty 250-pound drunk .
It has this gigantic hammer – the US military ; it makes everything look like a nail to them .
It ’ s bankrupting the country , staggering around , picking fights and making enemies everywhere .
The US Government ’ s attitude towards Iran is especially stupid .
I ’ m not a fan of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a disaster in every way .
But they ’ re absolutely no threat to America .
We ’ ve never had a single instance of an attack by Iranians against Americans .
The US populace , however , has been made to think they ’ re a threat because of a massive forty-year-long propaganda campaign .
They ’ re no more of a threat than was our ex-ally Saddam Hussein .
Or , for that matter , Gaddafi in Libya or Assad in Syria .
Iran is a threat to no one – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was , Israel is not our problem .
In any event , you can expect the Iranians to react very much the way any government would if a foreign government overtly took out a high government official .
It ’ s almost dishonorable for them not to react .
But they know they ’ re basically a 97-pound weakling confronting a 250-pound drunk .
They ’ ll pick their time and place .
You can ’ t pretend you ’ re in any way worthy if you let a bully beat you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do you think Iran will retaliate ?
Doug : Well , they have to be careful how they retaliate .
Launching a serious overt military strike against the US – which is armed with ultra-powerful weapons and has Iran surrounded by military bases on every side – makes no sense at all .
But they ’ ll find some way to counterattack , probably subtly .
Asymmetrically .
In today ’ s world that might be hacking , an attack via computer , which can be disguised .
The source of a computer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not only that , but a cyberattack in today ’ s highly computerized and wired world , can be just as devastating as a conventional attack .
Maybe more so in many ways .
Perhaps it could destroy the monetary system – “ dollars ” are now completely intangible , just digital entries .
Perhaps it would destroy the electrical grid .
The whole world runs on computers .
If you want to destroy an advanced society today you don ’ t need , or even want , all manner of expensive military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ junk anyway .
It ’ s insane for Trump to go out and provoke a war .
And for absolutely no good reason .
None .
Especially since it ’ s said Soleimani was in Iraq on a peace mission .
Was Soleimani a good guy , or a bad guy ?
He was a professional soldier who saw himself as a patriot , exactly like Petraeus , McChrystal , or any other of his US counterparts .
Not evil , just a uniformed bureaucrat trying to do his job .
Which was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aggressive , very powerful , and very perfidious power that has it surrounded on all sides .
I don ’ t , however , put a lot of store in what people have been saying about Soleimani ’ s assassination being a war crime , or immoral .
This is what governments do .
It ’ s their essence .
Although they always gussy it up in self-righteous “ Yahweh , Jesus , or Allah is on our side ” rhetoric .
“ We did it to save lives , ” and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are many , many very smart and imaginative people in the Middle East thinking of what the most cost-effective way to strike back might be .
It might be very low-tech , simply disappearing any US soldier or operative who sets foot outside their compounds .
If Trump expands the war as a result , perhaps they ’ ll take out the US naval base in Bahrain or the airbase in Qatar – the things are indefensible , and only a few miles across the Gulf from Iran .
I know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enemy du jour ) had the US surrounded , and were killing people at will with high-tech weapons , there would be legions of Americans figuring out how to strike back .
Chris : Do you think that Trump just killed his chances for reelection with this move ?
Doug : That is a really good question .
I wish I had my finger more on the pulse of what the hoi polloi , Boobus Americanus is thinking .
Most of them can ’ t find Iran on the map .
But for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve been told that Iranians are the devil incarnate .
Anybody that the bureaucrats in the US government designate evil is automatically accepted as a devil by the media , and then by the people at-large .
It ’ s easy to transform humans into a bunch of hooting and panting chimpanzees who want to kill the other tribe across the watering hole .
Let me reemphasize that I ’ m not a defender of the Iranian regime .
But they ’ re more or less blameless in this whole thing .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to attack cultural icons in Iran was pointlessly and stupidly provocative .
How would Americans like it if a foreign government threatened to blow up the Liberty Bell , the Washington Monument , and the Empire State Building ?
It really does amount to a huge breach of international law and a war crime , for what that ’ s worth .
It was really quite shocking , and a stupid threat to make .
Even though we all know that after the precedents set in World War 2 – and all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is off the table today .
Just as bad is how Trump followed up with a threat to confiscate Iraqi bank accounts in the US if they insist US troops leave the country .
Anyone with any sense is thinking that they don ’ t want to either use dollars or have assets in the US .
They could be held hostage on a whim .
Don ’ t forget Trump is surrounded by all these crazy neocons that really like the idea of war , and think you can win a war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could happen from out of the blue .
I don ’ t see how this can end well .
Chris : What do stock market investors need to know about intensifying US-Iran tensions ?
Any investing implications from this ?
Amazon.com Gift Card i ... Buy New $ 10.00 Doug : War stocks , weapons manufacturers – it ’ s dishonest to call them defense stocks – have done extremely well for a long time .
Ever since the early ’ 80s , actually , when Americans could still remember what a total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I still think gold is both a safer and a better way to play it at this point .
Chris : What advice do you have for Americans listening to the news every day , anxiously awaiting what ’ s next ?
Doug : Don ’ t believe almost anything .
Most reporters just parrot whatever they ’ re told by the authorities .
Most pundits misinterpret the facts – apart from the fact most of what they think they know are lies .
Be cynical about thinking it ’ s a good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people ’ s business .
Chris : Do you think the US will invade Iran ?
Doug : No .
Washington is incredibly stupid , but even they can see another land war in Asia makes no sense .
It ’ s probably impossible , from the viewpoint of manpower alone .
And they have to realize that US troops in Iran would be about as popular as Iranian troops in the US .
On the other hand , it ’ s been said that , “ After hydrogen , the most common @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Best of Doug Casey

Chris’ note: Today, we have a brand-new Conversations With Casey for you.
As you know, the US killed Iran’s top general, Qassem Soleimani, on the orders of President Trump earlier this month. And now, many people are wondering what’s next.
I wanted to get our founder Doug Casey’s thoughts on this major news. As usual, Doug didn’t hold anything back.
Below, Doug tells me why this is further proof that Trump has no philosophical core… why the US has turned into a rogue bully… how Iran might retaliate next… and much, much more.
Chris Reilly, managing editor, Casey Daily Dispatch: Doug, as you know, the US killed Iran’s top general, Qassem Soleimani, on the orders of President Trump. The story continues to dominate the news. And everyone’s wondering what’s next.
I’ll ask you about that in a moment. But first, I’d like to know what your initial thoughts were when you heard the news…
Doug Casey, founder, Casey Research: I think it’s proof that Trump is psychologically unstable. Speculator (High Groun... Hunt, John Best Price: $6.35 Buy New $18.00 (as of 10:10 UTC - Details)
As you may know, I’ve always had mixed feelings about Trump. I’m pro-Trump insofar as he’s a cultural traditionalist. He’s anti-politically correct, and that’s why he has the support of Middle America. And he’s reduced regulation in a number of areas, which is great. But Trump has absolutely no philosophical core. He flies entirely by the seat of his pants.
He’s completely unpredictable, and he seems to see his unpredictability as a virtue when it comes to negotiating. It’s not. Unpredictability is a virtue when you’re playing poker – but poker is a win-lose game. In real life, unpredictability equals unreliability and untrustworthiness. It’s a sign of someone without ethics, without a moral core. It tells people that you’re trying to “play” them, to “game” them.
He’s an economic ignoramus. His fiscal and monetary policies amount to Modern Monetary Theory. He thinks ultra-low interest rates are always, and necessarily, a good thing. He’s a pathological borrower. His tariffs may be catalysts for Stage Two of the Greater Depression. Sorry to go off on a tangent about The Donald. But – whatever his virtues – he’s not thoughtful, well-educated, or stable. He’s a narcissist, and shows universally bad judgment in choosing the people he surrounds himself with.
In Aspen, where I spend the northern summer, I know a guy who may be Trump’s oldest and best friend. He’s not a Democrat… I’m not going to mention his name. He’s of the opinion that although Trump is a fun guy, is not stupid, and has some virtues, he’s basically an unhinged personality. Capable of absolutely anything. He thinks that Trump’s about the worst possible choice for being president, simply because you shouldn’t have a loose cannon running the country. I’d only add that there shouldn’t be anyone “running the country,” if only because the people who want to do it are inevitably sociopaths.
This isn’t the time to discuss that issue, except to say Donald sees only the immediate and direct consequences of an action. He’s apparently unable to see the delayed and indirect consequences. And that includes the drone strike on Soleimani.
The US, increasingly over time, has turned into a rogue bully; it’s no longer either loved or admired. It’s not even respected, just feared – but only the way you might fear a nasty 250-pound drunk. It has this gigantic hammer – the US military; it makes everything look like a nail to them. It’s bankrupting the country, staggering around, picking fights and making enemies everywhere.
The US Government’s attitude towards Iran is especially stupid. I’m not a fan of the theocrats in Tehran – they’re a disaster in every way. But they’re absolutely no threat to America. We’ve never had a single instance of an attack by Iranians against Americans. The US populace, however, has been made to think they’re a threat because of a massive forty-year-long propaganda campaign. They’re no more of a threat than was our ex-ally Saddam Hussein. Or, for that matter, Gaddafi in Libya or Assad in Syria. Iran is a threat to no one – not even Israel. And even if it was, Israel is not our problem.
In any event, you can expect the Iranians to react very much the way any government would if a foreign government overtly took out a high government official. It’s almost dishonorable for them not to react. But they know they’re basically a 97-pound weakling confronting a 250-pound drunk. They’ll pick their time and place. You can’t pretend you’re in any way worthy if you let a bully beat you up at will.
Chris: How do you think Iran will retaliate?
Doug: Well, they have to be careful how they retaliate. Launching a serious overt military strike against the US – which is armed with ultra-powerful weapons and has Iran surrounded by military bases on every side – makes no sense at all. But they’ll find some way to counterattack, probably subtly. Asymmetrically.
In today’s world that might be hacking, an attack via computer, which can be disguised. The source of a computer attack is very hard to prove. Not only that, but a cyberattack in today’s highly computerized and wired world, can be just as devastating as a conventional attack. Maybe more so in many ways. Perhaps it could destroy the monetary system – “dollars” are now completely intangible, just digital entries. Perhaps it would destroy the electrical grid. The whole world runs on computers.
If you want to destroy an advanced society today you don’t need, or even want, all manner of expensive military hardware – most of which is obsolete junk anyway.
It’s insane for Trump to go out and provoke a war. And for absolutely no good reason. None. Especially since it’s said Soleimani was in Iraq on a peace mission. Was Soleimani a good guy, or a bad guy? He was a professional soldier who saw himself as a patriot, exactly like Petraeus, McChrystal, or any other of his US counterparts. Not evil, just a uniformed bureaucrat trying to do his job. Which was keeping his country safe from a very aggressive, very powerful, and very perfidious power that has it surrounded on all sides.
I don’t, however, put a lot of store in what people have been saying about Soleimani’s assassination being a war crime, or immoral. This is what governments do. It’s their essence. Although they always gussy it up in self-righteous “Yahweh, Jesus, or Allah is on our side” rhetoric. “We did it to save lives,” and other transparent lies.
I can imagine that there are many, many very smart and imaginative people in the Middle East thinking of what the most cost-effective way to strike back might be. It might be very low-tech, simply disappearing any US soldier or operative who sets foot outside their compounds. If Trump expands the war as a result, perhaps they’ll take out the US naval base in Bahrain or the airbase in Qatar – the things are indefensible, and only a few miles across the Gulf from Iran. I know that if the Chinese (probably our next enemy du jour) had the US surrounded, and were killing people at will with high-tech weapons, there would be legions of Americans figuring out how to strike back.
Chris: Do you think that Trump just killed his chances for reelection with this move?
Doug: That is a really good question. I wish I had my finger more on the pulse of what the hoi polloi, Boobus Americanus is thinking. Most of them can’t find Iran on the map. But for most of their lives, they’ve been told that Iranians are the devil incarnate. Anybody that the bureaucrats in the US government designate evil is automatically accepted as a devil by the media, and then by the people at-large. It’s easy to transform humans into a bunch of hooting and panting chimpanzees who want to kill the other tribe across the watering hole.
Let me reemphasize that I’m not a defender of the Iranian regime. But they’re more or less blameless in this whole thing. The fact that Trump tweeted that he was going to attack cultural icons in Iran was pointlessly and stupidly provocative. How would Americans like it if a foreign government threatened to blow up the Liberty Bell, the Washington Monument, and the Empire State Building? It really does amount to a huge breach of international law and a war crime, for what that’s worth. It was really quite shocking, and a stupid threat to make. Even though we all know that after the precedents set in World War 2 – and all subsequent unpleasantnesses, actually – absolutely nothing is off the table today.
Just as bad is how Trump followed up with a threat to confiscate Iraqi bank accounts in the US if they insist US troops leave the country. Anyone with any sense is thinking that they don’t want to either use dollars or have assets in the US. They could be held hostage on a whim.
Don’t forget Trump is surrounded by all these crazy neocons that really like the idea of war, and think you can win a war in today’s context. Anything could happen from out of the blue. I don’t see how this can end well.
Chris: What do stock market investors need to know about intensifying US-Iran tensions? Any investing implications from this? Amazon.com Gift Card i... Buy New $10.00 (as of 08:25 UTC - Details)
Doug: War stocks, weapons manufacturers – it’s dishonest to call them defense stocks – have done extremely well for a long time. Ever since the early ’80s, actually, when Americans could still remember what a total disaster Vietnam was. That said, I still think gold is both a safer and a better way to play it at this point.
Chris: What advice do you have for Americans listening to the news every day, anxiously awaiting what’s next?
Doug: Don’t believe almost anything. Most reporters just parrot whatever they’re told by the authorities. Most pundits misinterpret the facts – apart from the fact most of what they think they know are lies. Be cynical about thinking it’s a good idea to stick your nose in other people’s business.
Chris: Do you think the US will invade Iran?
Doug: No. Washington is incredibly stupid, but even they can see another land war in Asia makes no sense. It’s probably impossible, from the viewpoint of manpower alone. And they have to realize that US troops in Iran would be about as popular as Iranian troops in the US.
On the other hand, it’s been said that, “After hydrogen, the most common thing in the universe is stupidity.”
Reprinted with permission from Casey Research.
The Best of Doug Casey


lewrockwell--2020-01-20--The Fed’s Evil Juggernaut

The Fed’s Evil Juggernaut

The US Federal Reserve is once again force-feeding liquidity into the system .
At its fastest rate ever .
The result ?
Record high stock prices whose valuations defy all logic .
What ’ s wrong with that ?
Shouldn ’ t we just enjoy the party and be grateful for our rising 401ks ?
What ’ s wrong is that the Fed ’ s actions are dooming us .
Their poisonous cocktail of endless cheap money and rock-bottom interest rates is hastening a terminal breakdown of the economy , while deliberately enriching a tiny cadre of elites to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remain blind to this , Fed policy ( and the similar ones pursued by the other major world central banks ) is directly responsible for , or a major contributor to , many of the biggest challenges society is facing .
End The Fed Ron Paul Best Price : $ 2.18 Buy New $ 5.68 Tens of millions of Boomers who can ’ t afford to retire .
Tens of millions of Millennials who can ’ t afford to purchase a home .
History ’ s largest wealth gap between the 1 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cost of living while real wages remain stagnant .
Depletion and degradation of our key natural resources by zombie companies run without profits .
We can thank the Fed for all of these ills , plus many more .
All we ’ re offered in return is the fake reassurance that “ everything is awesome ” because stocks are higher today than they were yesterday .
As if that really makes a difference when the top 1 % owns 50 % of all stocks and the top 10 % owns over 90 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ epicly distorted markets reach their breaking point — which may be imminent given the truly manic action recently — not only will the resulting damage be commensurately epic , but it will injure the 99 % FAR more than the 1 % who benefitted from it .
Mass layoffs .
Bankruptcies .
Destroyed retirement portfolios and pensions .
State and city budget crises .
Higher taxes .
More fees .
Cancelled social services .
Hollowed-out communities .
The Fed ’ s deliberate policy of privatized gains for the elite and socialized losses for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to take it in the shorts while Reginald Caviar-Maybach will still receive his record bonus from Goldman Sachs .
Which is why the video below is essential viewing for anyone not currently CEO of a too-big-to-fail bank or too busy counting their $ billions .
We brought together several of the best monetary and macroeconomic minds to explain exactly what is transpiring and what concerned individuals like you should be preparing for .
Here ’ s our full 90-minute video WTF : What The Fed ?
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, featuring Grant Williams @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Chris Martenson : Understanding the nature of what is underway is critical .
While the Fed ’ s liquidity juggernaut rolls on , it will continue to crush equality , opportunity and fairness for the masses .
But once it stalls , the systemic crash and societal upheaval that will follow will be even more horrific for those not prepared for it .

Juggernaut: (n) a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
The US Federal Reserve is once again force-feeding liquidity into the system. At its fastest rate ever.
The result? Record high stock prices whose valuations defy all logic.
What’s wrong with that? Shouldn’t we just enjoy the party and be grateful for our rising 401ks?
What’s wrong is that the Fed’s actions are dooming us. Their poisonous cocktail of endless cheap money and rock-bottom interest rates is hastening a terminal breakdown of the economy, while deliberately enriching a tiny cadre of elites to the ruin of everyone else.
Though most remain blind to this, Fed policy (and the similar ones pursued by the other major world central banks) is directly responsible for, or a major contributor to, many of the biggest challenges society is facing. End The Fed Ron Paul Best Price: $2.18 Buy New $5.68 (as of 09:55 UTC - Details)
Tens of millions of Boomers who can’t afford to retire. Tens of millions of Millennials who can’t afford to purchase a home. History’s largest wealth gap between the 1% and everyone else. Relentless increases in the cost of living while real wages remain stagnant. Depletion and degradation of our key natural resources by zombie companies run without profits. We can thank the Fed for all of these ills, plus many more.
All we’re offered in return is the fake reassurance that “everything is awesome” because stocks are higher today than they were yesterday. As if that really makes a difference when the top 1% owns 50% of all stocks and the top 10% owns over 90%.
And when today’s epicly distorted markets reach their breaking point — which may be imminent given the truly manic action recently — not only will the resulting damage be commensurately epic, but it will injure the 99% FAR more than the 1% who benefitted from it.
Mass layoffs. Bankruptcies. Destroyed retirement portfolios and pensions. State and city budget crises. Higher taxes. More fees. Cancelled social services. Hollowed-out communities.
The Fed’s deliberate policy of privatized gains for the elite and socialized losses for the masses ensures that Joe Sixpack is going to take it in the shorts while Reginald Caviar-Maybach will still receive his record bonus from Goldman Sachs.
Which is why the video below is essential viewing for anyone not currently CEO of a too-big-to-fail bank or too busy counting their $billions.
We brought together several of the best monetary and macroeconomic minds to explain exactly what is transpiring and what concerned individuals like you should be preparing for.
Here’s our full 90-minute video WTF: What The Fed?!?, featuring Grant Williams, Mike Maloney, Charles Hugh Smith and Chris Martenson:

Understanding the nature of what is underway is critical. While the Fed’s liquidity juggernaut rolls on, it will continue to crush equality, opportunity and fairness for the masses. But once it stalls, the systemic crash and societal upheaval that will follow will be even more horrific for those not prepared for it.
Reprinted with permission from Peak Prosperity.


lewrockwell--2020-01-20--The World Health Organization’s Vaccine Experts Inadvertently Communicate to the World That “Vaccine

The World Health Organization’s Vaccine Experts Inadvertently Communicate to the World That “Vaccine Hesitancy” Makes Scientific Sense

Be certain to watch this important video before WHO deletes it : A very comprehensive article on this issue read here .
In this expose , the WHO vaccine experts admit that : • The design of safety studies makes it difficult to spot problems .
“ The FDA receives 45 % of its annual budget from the pharmaceutical industry .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) gets roughly half its budget from private sources , including Pharma and its allied foundations .
And the CDC , frankly , is a vaccine company ; it owns 56 vaccine patents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in vaccines annually through the Vaccines for Children program , which is over 40 % of its total budget.
” — Robert F. Kennedy , Jr 1 ) An admission that adjuvants can multiply the toxicity of vaccines : “ Adjuvants multiply the immunogenicity of the antigens that they are added to , and that is their intention .
It seems to me they multiply the reactogenicity in many instances , and therefore it seems to me that it is not unexpected if they multiply the incidence of adverse reactions that are associated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been detected through lack of statistical power in the original studies.
” — Stephen Evans , BA , MSc , Professor of Pharmacoepidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ( LSHTM ) “ You are correct .
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 primary concern , though , usually is systemic adverse events rather than local adverse events .
And we tend to get in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quite good data on the local reactogenicity .
Those of us in this room that are beyond the age of 50 who have had the pleasure of having the recent shingles vaccine , will know that this does have quite significant local reactogenicity .
If you got the vaccine , you know that you got the vaccine .
But this is not the major health concern .
The major health concern which we are seeing are accusations of long term , long term effects .
So , to come back to this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point to the regulators .
It comes down to ensuring that we conduct Phase II and the Phase III studies with adequate size and with the appropriate measurement.
” — Martin Howell Friede , PhD ( Biochemistry ) – WHO coordinator for the Initiative for Vaccine Research .
3 ) An admission that the WHO and Big Pharma are panicking because some doctors and cover-up of vaccine injuries : “ There ’ s a lot of safety science that ’ s needed , and without the good science , we can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m talking about all these other contextual issues and communication issues it absolutely needs the science as the backbone .
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…The other thing that ’ s a trend and an issue is not just confidence in patients but confidence of health care providers .
We have a very wobbly health professional front line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the safety of vaccines .
When the front-line professionals are starting to question ( the safety of vaccines ) 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.
” — Heidi Larson , PhD ( in Anthropology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ! )
and Director of the Big Pharma-funded Vaccine Confidence Project 4 ) An admission that vaccine clinical safety trials are flawed and that vaccines damage children far more than they damage adults : “ One of the additional issues that complicates safety evaluation is that if you look at , and you struggle with the length of follow-up that should be adequate in a , let ’ s say a pre-licensure or even post-marketing study if that ’ s even possible .
And again , as you mentioned pre-licensure clinical trials may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s also the subject population that you administer the adjuvant to because we ’ ve seen data presented to us where an adjuvant , a particular adjuvant added to a vaccine antigen did really nothing when administered to a certain population and usually the elderly , you know , compared to administering the same formulation to younger age strata .
So , these are things which need to be considered as well and further complicate safety and effectiveness evaluation of adjuvants combined with vaccine antigens.
” — Marion Gruber , PhD – Director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Review ( OVRR ) and the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research ( CBER ) 5 ) A warning about the lack of vaccine safety monitoring systems : “ I think we can not over-emphasize the fact that we really don ’ t have very good safety monitoring systems in many countries , and this adds to the miscommunication and the misapprehensions because we ’ re not able to give clear-cut answers when people ask questions about the deaths that have occurred due to a particular vaccine , and this always gets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be able to give a very factual account of what exactly has happened and what the causes of the deaths are , but in most cases there is some obfuscation at that level and therefore , there ’ s less and less trust then in the system.
” — Soumya Swaminathan , MD , WHO Chief Scientist and non-practicing Pediatrician ( involved in academics and research ever since her medical training ) 6 ) An admission that viral fragments don ’ t work and that adjuvants are responsible for the toxic inflammatory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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.
” — Martin Howell Friede , WHO Coordinator for the Initiative for Vaccine Research and member of the Strategic Advisory Committee for Hilleman Labs – a vaccine research company co-owned by US drug maker Merck and Britain ’ s Wellcome Trust .
“ Now the only way to tease that out is if you have a large population database like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of the other national databases that are coming to being worthy .
Actual vaccine exposure is trapped down to that level of specificity of who is the manufacturer ?
What is the lot number ?
Etc , etc .
And there ’ s an initiative to try to make the vaccine label information bar-coded so that it includes that level of information .
So that in the future when we do these type of studies , we are able to tease that out .
And in order to be – each time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gets becoming more and more challenging and that ’ s what I said earlier today about that we ’ re really only in the beginning of the era of large data sets where hopefully you could start to kind of harmonize the databases for multiple studies .
And there ’ s actually an initiative underway… Marion ( Gruber ) may want to comment on it to try to get more national vaccine safety database linked together so we could start to answer these types of questions that you just raised.
” — Robert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brighton Collaboration The motto of the Brighton Collaboration was “ We build trust in the safety of vaccines through rigorous science ” 8 ) An admission that the WHO doesn ’ t understand the mechanisms of vaccine toxicity .
“ So in our clinical trials , we are actually using relatively small sample sizes , and when we do that we ’ re at risk of tyranny of small numbers , which is , you just need a single case of Wegener ’ s Granulomatosis , and your vaccine has to , solve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prove a Null Hypothesis ?
…And it takes years and years to try to figure that out .
It ’ s a real conundrum , right ?
Getting the right size , dealing with the tyranny of small numbers , making sure that you can really do it .
And so I think one of the things that we really need to invest in are kind of better biomarkers , better mechanistic understanding of how these things work so we can better understand adverse events as they come up.
” — David Kaslow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Drug Development program PATH Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access ( CVIA ) Dr Kaslow has been a non-clinical researcher for decades with past relationships with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Merck .
Jabbed : How the Vaccin ... Brett Wilcox Best Price : $ 18.49 Buy New $ 19.16 9 ) A naïve question directed to WHO experts ( and not answered by them ) that points out the reality that Big Vaccine corporations have NEVER done studies on the synergistic damage vaccine toxicities that happen when more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office visit .
“ I cast back my mind to our situation in Nigeria where at six weeks , ten weeks , fourteen weeks , a child is being given different antigens from different companies , and these vaccines have different adjuvants and different preservatives and so on .
Something crosses my mind… is there possibility of these adjuvants , preservatives , cross-reacting amongst themselves ?
Have there ever been a study on the possibility of cross-reactions on from the past that you can share the experience with us ?
” — Bassey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Routine Immunization Coordination Centre ( NERICC ) .
Abuja , Nigeria Dr Kohls practiced holistic mental health care in Duluth for the last decade of his family practice career prior to his retirement in 2008 , primarily helping patients who had become addicted to cocktails of psychiatric drugs to safely go through the complex withdrawal process .
His column often deals with various unappreciated health issues , including those caused by Big Pharma ’ s over-drugging , Big Vaccine ’ s over-vaccinating , Big Medicine ’ s over-screening , over-diagnosing and over-treating agendas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry .
Those four sociopathic entities can combine to even more adversely affect the physical , mental , spiritual and economic health of the recipients of the vaccines , drugs , medical treatments and the eaters of the tasty and ubiquitous “ Franken Foods ” – particularly when they are consumed in combinations , doses and potencies that have never been tested for safety or long-term effectiveness .
The Best of Gary G. Kohls , MD

Be certain to watch this important video before WHO deletes it:

A very comprehensive article on this issue read here.
In this expose, the WHO vaccine experts admit that:
Vaccines can be fatal.
The design of safety studies makes it difficult to spot problems.
Safety monitoring is inadequate.
Vaccine adjuvants increase risk. Dissolving Illusions: ... Bystrianyk, Roman Best Price: $38.50 Buy New $21.60 (as of 11:00 UTC - Details )
“The FDA receives 45% of its annual budget from the pharmaceutical industry.
The World Health Organization (WHO) gets roughly half its budget from private sources, including Pharma and its allied foundations.
And the CDC, frankly, is a vaccine company; it owns 56 vaccine patents and buys and distributes $4.6 billion in vaccines annually through the Vaccines for Children program, which is over 40% of its total budget.” — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr
1) An admission that adjuvants can multiply the toxicity of vaccines:
“Adjuvants multiply the immunogenicity of the antigens that they are added to, and that is their intention. It seems to me they multiply the reactogenicity in many instances, and therefore it seems to me that it is not unexpected if they multiply the incidence of adverse reactions that are associated with the antigen, but may not have been detected through lack of statistical power in the original studies.” — Stephen Evans, BA, MSc, Professor of Pharmacoepidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
2) Warnings about long-term systemic toxicity from vaccine adjuvants:
“You are correct. 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 primary concern, though, usually is systemic adverse events rather than local adverse events. And we tend to get in the Phase II and the Phase III studies quite good data on the local reactogenicity. Those of us in this room that are beyond the age of 50 who have had the pleasure of having the recent shingles vaccine, will know that this does have quite significant local reactogenicity. If you got the vaccine, you know that you got the vaccine. But this is not the major health concern. The major health concern which we are seeing are accusations of long term, long term effects. So, to come back to this, I’m going to once again point to the regulators. It comes down to ensuring that we conduct Phase II and the Phase III studies with adequate size and with the appropriate measurement.” — Martin Howell Friede, PhD (Biochemistry) – WHO coordinator for the Initiative for Vaccine Research.
3) An admission that the WHO and Big Pharma are panicking because some doctors and cover-up of vaccine injuries:
“There’s a lot of safety science that’s needed, and without the good science, we can’t have good communication. Although I’m talking about all these other contextual issues and communication issues it absolutely needs the science as the backbone. 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…The other thing that’s a trend and an issue is not just confidence in patients but confidence of health care providers. 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 (the safety of vaccines) 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.” — Heidi Larson, PhD (in Anthropology – and therefore likely to be vaccinology-illiterate!) and Director of the Big Pharma-funded Vaccine Confidence Project
4) An admission that vaccine clinical safety trials are flawed and that vaccines damage children far more than they damage adults:
“One of the additional issues that complicates safety evaluation is that if you look at, and you struggle with the length of follow-up that should be adequate in a, let’s say a pre-licensure or even post-marketing study if that’s even possible. And again, as you mentioned pre-licensure clinical trials may not be powered enough. It’s also the subject population that you administer the adjuvant to because we’ve seen data presented to us where an adjuvant, a particular adjuvant added to a vaccine antigen did really nothing when administered to a certain population and usually the elderly, you know, compared to administering the same formulation to younger age strata. So, these are things which need to be considered as well and further complicate safety and effectiveness evaluation of adjuvants combined with vaccine antigens.” — Marion Gruber, PhD – Director, FDA Office of Vaccines Research and Review (OVRR) and the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)
5) A warning about the lack of vaccine safety monitoring systems:
“I think we cannot over-emphasize the fact that we really don’t have very good safety monitoring systems in many countries, and this adds to the miscommunication and the misapprehensions because we’re not able to give clear-cut answers when people ask questions about the deaths that have occurred due to a particular vaccine, and this always gets blown up in the media. One should be able to give a very factual account of what exactly has happened and what the causes of the deaths are, but in most cases there is some obfuscation at that level and therefore, there’s less and less trust then in the system.” — Soumya Swaminathan, MD, WHO Chief Scientist and non-practicing Pediatrician (involved in academics and research ever since her medical training)
6) An admission that viral fragments don’t work and that adjuvants are responsible for the toxic inflammatory responses to vaccines.
“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.” — Martin Howell Friede, WHO Coordinator for the Initiative for Vaccine Research and member of the Strategic Advisory Committee for Hilleman Labs – a vaccine research company co-owned by US drug maker Merck and Britain’s Wellcome Trust.
7) An admission that vaccine safety tracking systems don’t exist.
“Now the only way to tease that out is if you have a large population database like the vaccine safety datalink as well as some of the other national databases that are coming to being worthy. Actual vaccine exposure is trapped down to that level of specificity of who is the manufacturer? What is the lot number? Etc, etc. And there’s an initiative to try to make the vaccine label information bar-coded so that it includes that level of information. So that in the future when we do these type of studies, we are able to tease that out. And in order to be – each time you subdivide them, the sample size gets becoming more and more challenging and that’s what I said earlier today about that we’re really only in the beginning of the era of large data sets where hopefully you could start to kind of harmonize the databases for multiple studies. And there’s actually an initiative underway… Marion (Gruber) may want to comment on it to try to get more national vaccine safety database linked together so we could start to answer these types of questions that you just raised.” — Robert Chen, MD – Scientific Director, Brighton Collaboration The motto of the Brighton Collaboration was “We build trust in the safety of vaccines through rigorous science”
8) An admission that the WHO doesn’t understand the mechanisms of vaccine toxicity.
“So in our clinical trials, we are actually using relatively small sample sizes, and when we do that we’re at risk of tyranny of small numbers, which is, you just need a single case of Wegener’s Granulomatosis, and your vaccine has to, solve Walt’s, How do you prove a Null Hypothesis? …And it takes years and years to try to figure that out. It’s a real conundrum, right? Getting the right size, dealing with the tyranny of small numbers, making sure that you can really do it. And so I think one of the things that we really need to invest in are kind of better biomarkers, better mechanistic understanding of how these things work so we can better understand adverse events as they come up.” — David Kaslow, MD, VP of Essential Medicines, Drug Development program PATH Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access (CVIA) Dr Kaslow has been a non-clinical researcher for decades with past relationships with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Merck. Jabbed: How the Vaccin... Wilcox, Brett Best Price: $18.85 Buy New $19.03 (as of 12:00 UTC - Details)
9) A naïve question directed to WHO experts (and not answered by them) that points out the reality that Big Vaccine corporations have NEVER done studies on the synergistic damage vaccine toxicities that happen when more than two vaccines are injected at the same office visit.
“I cast back my mind to our situation in Nigeria where at six weeks, ten weeks, fourteen weeks, a child is being given different antigens from different companies, and these vaccines have different adjuvants and different preservatives and so on. Something crosses my mind… is there possibility of these adjuvants, preservatives, cross-reacting amongst themselves? Have there ever been a study on the possibility of cross-reactions on from the past that you can share the experience with us?” — Bassey Okposen – Program Manager, National Emergency Routine Immunization Coordination Centre (NERICC). Abuja, Nigeria
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Dr Kohls practiced holistic mental health care in Duluth for the last decade of his family practice career prior to his retirement in 2008, primarily helping patients who had become addicted to cocktails of psychiatric drugs to safely go through the complex withdrawal process. His column often deals with various unappreciated health issues, including those caused by Big Pharma’s over-drugging, Big Vaccine’s over-vaccinating, Big Medicine’s over-screening, over-diagnosing and over-treating agendas and Big Food’s malnourishing food industry. Those four sociopathic entities can combine to even more adversely affect the physical, mental, spiritual and economic health of the recipients of the vaccines, drugs, medical treatments and the eaters of the tasty and ubiquitous “Franken Foods” – particularly when they are consumed in combinations, doses and potencies that have never been tested for safety or long-term effectiveness.
The Best of Gary G. Kohls, MD