Well, when was the last time Bush-Cheney devoted millions of
dollars to anything that served the public interest? That is an oddity
in itself.
They refuse to provide the recommended security-measures for the
nation’s nuclear power plants from terrorist attack, and they waged a
bitter battle over legislation that required the checking of cargo
coming into US ports. They even fought congress on the issue of
air-port screeners following the attacks on 9-11?!?
So now they’re spending millions on drills for a potential outbreak of Bird Flu?
Why? Why this sudden interest in the health and welfare of the American people?
Of
course, we know what the administration REALLY thinks of the American
people as evinced in their reaction to Hurricane Katrina. That’s when
tens of thousands of people were (intentionally?) cut-off from food,
water, and medical supplies while Bush blew kisses to his people from
30,000 feet from Air-force 1.
And, what ever happened to the zillions of dollars that congress provided to rebuild New Orleans after the storm?
My guess is that it vanished into a Republican black-hole like the trillions earmarked for Iraqi reconstruction.
The
only thing that’s been rebuilt in New Orleans is the one house that was
used in the photo-op of Bush pounding nails in his shirtsleeves.
So, what is the real motive behind these C.D.C. drills and why did Bush the media involved? According to the NY Times:
“Four reporters, from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The
Associated Press and The Canadian Press, were allowed to watch the
exercise (and even to comment on how well C.D.C. public affairs
officers played reporters during a mock news conference)”
In fact, Dr Gerberding even chirped, “This is new for us. A lot of
people feel it’s really high-risk to let the press look inside the
sausage factory while the sausage is being made.”
“High risk”?!? No way. The Bush administration is doing what they
always do; manipulating public perceptions by releasing tidbits that
prepare people for disaster.
Isn’t that true?
And why are privately-owned corporations like MPRI overseeing Dr. Gerberding’s work?
That’s right; according to the article in the New York Times:
“Although Dr Gerberding was nominally in charge, the man pulling the
strings was in a little room upstairs known as the Simulation Cell…He
was Pete Taylor, a 69 year old retired general who spent 34 years
running war games for the Pentagon and now does it for MPRI, a
consulting group with many former military officers on staff.”
(MPRI
was formerly known as Military Professionals Resources Inc is covered
in the New York Times
“America’s For-Profit Secret Army” Leslie Wayne
10-13-02)
“War games”?!?
Is that what this is?
And, why are former military officers overseeing drills that are needed to best protect the American people from an epidemic?
Is this another crackpot Bush scheme to seal the borders, lockdown
entire regions of the country, establish martial law, and put us all
under quarantine?
And, for what? Bird Flu?
Doesn’t this all sound a bit fishy?
Like I said before; these guys give me the creeps.
Writings 
These guys give me the creeps.
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