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Dr. Mercola's Comments:

I am going to reverse the order of my comment today and place it at the top of the article as I want to highlight an article written by one of the leaders in vaccine safety information awareness.

The latest depths of fear mongering the media has stooped into are really quite shocking. Barbara Loe Fisher from NVIC goes into more specifics in her article below, but one unbelievable example comes from Egypt where they ordered the slaughter of the country's 300,000 pigs, even though no cases have been reported there. Even worse, there are twenty million people in Mexico City, and it is shut down as if there were a nuclear war.

Another example comes from a previously well respected natural health journalist that I no longer recommend, because of his inappropriate and confused positions. Yes folks, there is an amazing amount of irrationality out there.

But let’s focus on the positive!

I want to thank all of you who responded to last Wednesday’s original post on the swine flu (now largely being referred to as H1N1). I continue to regularly update the swine flu article with current statistics, so if you are curious as to the current state of the “pandemic” you can just click on the page for the latest numbers.

I have also included new information on why Tamiflu will NOT work for the swine flu

The swine flu article was the most popular one I ever published, so much so that it set new records for bandwidth at the data center (one of the largest in the country) which hosts this site. It was the 7th most viewed article on the entire Internet on April 29th and has received nearly one million views thus far. If you haven't viewed the H1N1 flu article recently please review it as it has some important edits that were added.

This was largely as a result of your passing this vital and reassuring information onto to your friends and relatives. There is simply no question that this information has made a difference. It has been viewed by over one million people on this site and far more than that on the tens of thousands of sites it has been posted on across the Internet.

The media was literally trying to scare you to death and your actions, by spreading this article across the world last week, helped provide an antidote to their nonsense.

We have proved this model will work - and now has the unquestionable capacity to change the fatally flawed health care system.

To that end I am excited to formally announce the next generation of this site. For the last three years my incredible team has been working on creating the finest health social networking site on the web. We are in the final tweaking stages, and in the next month or so we hope to launch it.

Our new software platform will give the site the capacity to form a type of hybrid between Facebook and Wikipedia. The intention is to create and merge the finest collection of natural health wisdom in the world along with the ability to connect with your friends and family to provide support and assistance.

It is my primary focus for the near future as all my free time and energy is being directed to this project which has the capacity to change the health care system. I am meeting with many major health leaders in the country to brainstorm and better understand how we can explode this into the consciousness of more people.

You saw a taste of what is possible by your actions and this site with the swine flu, but this will pale in comparison to the new capabilities that this site will have in the near future.

The bottom line is that collectively we CAN change the world for good.

So stay tuned and in the meantime please enjoy Barbara’s excellent analysis.

Politics, Profits & Pandemic Fear Mongering
by Barbara Loe Fisher

Are you grabbing your face mask, stocking up on food and Tamiflu, locking your doors and keeping your TV tuned to the news to find out just how bad the "swine flu pandemic" really is going to get?

While Americans are being scared to death, few are noticing how much of their tax money politicians are giving to drug companies and government health officials to grease the skids to create more experimental flu vaccines and drugs and more effective ways to quarantine or force their mass use whenever a "public health emergency" is declared in the future.

Call me cynical but not clueless. The bird's eye view I have had for the past 27 years at the National Vaccine Information Center www.NVIC.org has taught me one thing: the global alliance between Big Pharma and Big Public Health is a prescription for disaster that could extend far beyond a bout with the flu.

The international drama playing out right now before our eyes is an example of how citizens around the world can be easily manipulated by doctors and politicians engaging in fear mongering in the name of disease control to forward agendas that have more to do with ideology, power and corporate profits than health.

In 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an international call for all nations to do whatever it takes to increase public appetite and demand for annual influenza shots as the main strategy to prepare for an influenza pandemic. In April 2007, the WHO used money donated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to fund the creation of influenza vaccine manufacturing plants in Mexico and other countries one week after the FDA gave Sanofi Pasteur a license to produce an experimental bird flu (H5N1) vaccine. Sanofi Pasteur is just one of many drug companies the U.S. government has given millions of dollars to for the creation of bird flu vaccines.

On February 19, 2009, the FDA's Vaccines & Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) discussed whether to give approval for the testing of experimental bird flu vaccine on American infants. VRBPAC consumer member, also NVIC's Director of Patient Safety Vicky Debold,PhD, warned that testing of an experimental pandemic bird flu vaccine on infants in the absence of a real epidemic and without assurances that unapproved novel oil based (squalene) adjuvants (AS03, MF59) are safe, could pose unacceptable risks in terms of inducing severe immune dysfunction.

On February 27, 2009 it was confirmed that an influenza vaccine maker, Baxter International, had released a mixture of seasonal influenza viruses mixed with unlabeled live bird flu viruses to facilities in Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Slovenia. Baxter, which is waiting for a license to manufacturer bird flu vaccine, explained it was an "accident" and that no harm was done.

On April 23, 2009, the world heard the first news reports about a mysterious pig (H1N1) and bird (H5N1)and human hybrid influenza virus that was making people sick near a Mexican pig farm. By April 30, the WHO had issued a Phase 5 "Alert" warning that the world was facing an imminent pandemic influenza epidemic on the strength of several hundred cases of "swine" flu and less than 10 confirmed deaths.

The pandemic flu panic that has an especially strong grip on people living in Mexico and the U.S., thanks to the governments of both countries declaring a "public health emergency," has been a good thing for pharmaceutical companies in the pandemic flu business.
Wall Street revealed that the pandemic scare sent stock prices soaring for drug companies making anti-viral drugs, rapid flu diagnosis tests and influenza vaccines. Sanofi Pasteur, GlaxoSmithKline, Novavax, Baxter, Johnson & Johnson, Roche, BioCryst, and Vical are among the drug companies likely to benefit from the world pandemic panic.

In all the chaos that has Americans running to drug stores to buy face masks, closing schools to wipe desks down with rubbing alcohol and avoiding public transportation, there is action being taken behind the scenes by politicians and government health officials to prepare the way for implementation of future quarantine and mass vaccination of citizens with experimental vaccines and drugs that have by- passed normal FDA regulations for demonstrating purity and potency of pharmaceutical products.

A "public health emergency" has become an excuse to grease the skids and rush to market experimental drugs and vaccines that are not subject to product liability in the civil courts.

The mandated, mass use of multiple vaccines has become big business in the last quarter century since the U.S. Congress passed a law in 1986 shielding vaccine makers and doctors from liability for vaccine injuries and deaths and the numbers of vaccines recommended by the federal health officials for American children multiplied from 23 doses of 7 vaccines to 48 doses of 14 vaccines from birth to age six. For older children and adults, there are several dozen more federally recommended or state mandated vaccinations.

All of this liability protection and government vaccine mandating has been a boon for vaccine profit- making and public health agency empire building. In 1986, four drug companies made and sold vaccines in America and, by 2007, after corporate mergers and acquisitions there were six drug company giants making and selling vaccines in the U.S.

Today, there are more drug companies seeking to enter the lucrative multi- billion dollar U.S. vaccine market as financial predictions for global profits from the worldwide vaccine business by 2010 have climbed to more than $20B.

Politicians should not bow to additional pressure from vaccine manufacturers and public health officials to by-pass normal FDA standards in proving safety and efficacy of pandemic flu vaccines and their components for the purpose of rushing them to market in response to the pandemic panic that has been created. The swine flu debacle of 1976 should have taught Congress that lesson.

A rational perspective that reduces pandemic fear and includes common sense advice for staying healthy in every season is being offered by holistic health doctors, such as Joseph Mercola, D.O. and physician Congressman Ron Paul, M.D. The next time you turn on the TV or the radio or search the internet for the latest news on the flu pandemic, take a deep breath and consider all the natural ways to stay healthy and resist influenza or any illness : washing your hands; eating nutritious food; drinking plenty of pure water; getting enough exercise, rest and sunshine, and lowering stress - which includes not walking around filled with fear, anxiety and dread.

Link to this article: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/05/05/Swine-Flu-...

See also:

Video/Podcast/Articles/Blog Journalist Jane Burgermeister: Case About Bird Flu Criminal Charges Filed In Austria About Bird Flu: Journalist Files Charges against WHO and UN for Bioterrorism and Intent to Commit Mass Murder: http://loveforlife.com.au/node/6671

Video: Swine Flu 1976 & Propaganda - The Devastation, The Victims Who Took The Shots Back In 1976 - "WARNING" "WARNING" - 16 Min: http://loveforlife.com.au/node/6636

COMMENTS

Posted On May 05, 2009

I agree completely with the article written by David G Collins regarding the "previously well respected natural health journalist" Mike Adams. I nearly unsubscribed to The Health Ranger yesterday as I thought "I thought this guy was going to focus on the positive." When he posted that promise a month ago it was on the heels of me almost unsubscribing then as I was so tired of his fear based newsletters. Hitting the "unsubscribe" button on the Natural News site will be an easy decision today...although I am curious to see what he's up to next...I suspect it will be the same ol, same ol as most other sites claiming to be Health Sites.

Thank you for being the calm force you are!

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Posted On May 05, 2009

I unsubscribed from the "Natural News' site some months ago. I began getting an uneasy feeling about they way Mike Adams managed the site and the info he shared. I checked in on him just the other day to read his take on the swine flu and felt his article was confusing and conflicting. AND he talked about getting vaccinated.... enough!

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Posted On May 05, 2009

I also dropped Adams site (months ago) as one I used to frequent. Reason? The apparent "fear mongering", his rampant ego, citing a source to support a point of his, then a few days later telling us that same source is evil to support another point he pushes(flip-flop), and racism (which I wrote to him about). The way he treats any who disagree with anything he declares is definitive like some dictator (any one else notice there are no comments in his site that disagree with him)? Some like to "see what he is up to", I prefer to NOT give him the "hits" on his site by ignoring him altogether.

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Posted On May 05, 2009

We have to remember that those in power SET UP controlled oppositions.

He might be that particular brand of pied piper...

He Just may be what the NRA is to the 2Amendment..a little helper of sorts.

If you cannot beat them, join them and redirect them...

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Dr M's article, calmed my nerves right down, I stopped worrying about flu. I posted it a few times on my FB page. I agree with other posts, Natural News may hit points but I find it to be scarry reading without any conclusions on how one can help themselves.

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Posted On May 08, 2009

themikeb - Are you referring to me as possibly being a controlled opposition set up by Mike Adams?!?!

LOL!! If not, please clarify yourself.

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Posted On May 10, 2009

Don't you have anything more productive to do than to listen to "fear Mongering morons"? There are so many productive and interesting newsletters out there. Life is too short to listen to losers.

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Posted On May 09, 2009

I would love to thank you, Dr. Mercola, for keeping us all updated with accurate and reliable information. I live in Northern Illinois and work in one of the school districts that was shut down for a few days due to the irrational fear mongering. This was quite irritating, to say the least! I wanted to share a n experience with you. I listen to a certain radio show every morning that has an extremely large audience- I'm pretty sure it's the largest in their market. People were calling in saying how scared to death they were of this and that they were feeling very panicked. One of the hosts was trying to get people to give legitimate reasons why they were so afraid, but no one could. They were just professing vague, irrational fears. So I finally got through, having read the article on Mercola.com. I commented on several of the points in the article such as Bayer and 1976, Tamiflu, etc... I also commented on the fact that, from a research perspective, there is no more ideal situation to conduct research than during pandemic circumstances, because then, normal research ethics of testing drugs on rats and monkeys for safety first go right out the window in the name of finding a cure and saving lives quickly. These people can do things that would normally never be allowed and you can't sue them for it. Then I added my own little anecdote about how this is all happening right in the middle of allergy season, when everyone is sneazing and feeling like garbage, anyways, fueling the fear of wondering if it's allergies or the flu. The hosts thanked me for the information, asked me where I got it and I told them Mercola.com. They repeated it and said, "There you have it, mercola.com (they even spelled it). If you want to learn more, go to that site- it's all there." Then they said they were told to stop talking about it and the conversation came to a screeching halt and the subject was instantly changed. I thought that was really hillarious!

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Posted On May 05, 2009

How fortuitous. Today, Mr. Adams announced his next fear mongering/ money making scheme:

Today I have a wonderful announcement to share with you -- it's been months in the making: David Wolfe and I have teamed up to launch his new member site, TheBestDayEver version 2, where he and I are both creating exclusive, members-only content on advanced topics way beyond the scope of mainstream health information.

"Watch my video on the coming "Genopocalypse" to see an example of the kind of content we'll have for you inside TheBestDayEver.com:

www.thebestdayever.com/healthranger

SMART PEOPLE will have to pay for more information (the opposite of the truth). Mike's "general public" audience is just not sophisticated enough to handle what Mike Adams has to tell you... or is that "sell" you.

"I will continue to write daily articles for NaturalNews, but one thing I've noticed in the last year or so is that the more advanced, cutting-edge concepts I cover in many articles are simply too far from mainstream thinking to be appreciated by the general public that often visits NaturalNews."

There's probably more scary things on the way, but stay tuned to *** where Mike Adams will save you - for a price!

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Posted On May 08, 2009
Thank you, Magick_Dragonfly, for bringing so much clarity to this issue.

The main thing that rankles about Mike Adams is his elitism. This is a belief-system in which only a few - usually self-chosen - have the brains, abilities, and, often, genetic or racial superiority, to be part of the ruling class. Once admitted to the in-club, its members soon lose all empathy for outsiders. This poisonous mind-set is the enemy of the compassion and universal love taught by all the great religious founders and philosophers, yet so easily forgotten by subsequent generations. Elitism is responsible for most of the human suffering, other than natural disasters, since the dawn of history. It often infects both sides of a conflict, so there are no good-guys. It's like a feud between gangs, Mafia clans, or cocaine cartels.

The unfortunate truth is that our supposedly democratic society has become a battle ground between competing cartels, represented by political parties that have much more in common than they would have us think.; Democrats and Republicans, Crips and Bloods....They even use the same colors! Meanwhile, we are conned into believing that our civic duty is to choose which gang will rule, and then sit back and watch TV until the next election. Only when we abolish the distinctions between rulers and ruled, Them and US, can we find freedom.

The only escape from the endless cycles of war, revolution and counter-revolution is to replace selfishness and egotism with love and compassion. We are ALL brothers and sisters, whatever our cosmology, ethnicity, or place of residence. An injury to any is an injury to all! the human race will not be healthy until everyone has clean water, nutritious food, and the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Our enemy is Ignorance, and our weapon is Truth.

It is perfectly clear where our Dr. Mercola stands. He has not sold his soul for fame or power, and if abundance comes it has been earned!

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Posted On May 08, 2009

NO NO NO NO not you Magick.I meant 'gubermint' sets up controlled opposition.... Shucks, having one of those weeks.Nobody understands me..boo hoo ☻

In the 60's(probably before then too) the CIA and FBI infiltrated peace groups, civil rights groups, labor unions and created havoc- made them split them up, set up groups they had total control over

( i. e. NRA, been 'helping' write all gun laws)) to make sure that all opposition is going in the least damaging direction.

They figured they could not stop the movements, but they surely damaged everything , to make it all but useless.""CoIntelPro""" Counter intelligence propaganda.

Great movie on the subject...'Steal this Movie' free to watch at link below ~ 1 hr 47 min

video.google.com/videosearch: http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=steal+this+movie+2000&emb=0&aq=3&o...

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Posted On May 05, 2009

Dr. Mercola,

I couldn't agree with you more about Mike Adams aka "Health Ranger." I can't stand this guy. There is a pharmacist in Nashville who exposed a lot of his quackery in one of his podcast. These podcasts are a great listen and are very educational. The website is http://www.MedicineCoach.com. Click on podcasts and go to "podcast #4 for the one with the Health Ranger, here's the link to them.

www.medicinecoach.com/index.php

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Posted On May 05, 2009

The self-styled "Health Ranger" is proceeding mainly on the basis of having technology that quickly makes searchable scans of every possible book. So all he's doing is assembling data and throwing it out there, hoping to sound impressive.

However, he seems to have no background of knowledge -- no medical or science degree, no clinical work -- based on which he could interpret in depth or critique this mass of data he throws together. I suspect this is why he's caught up in the flu panic.

While I have not yet dumped his unsolicited emails, I continue to be annoyed not just by his treatment of the flu "pandemic" but also by how he deals with (or fails to deal with) other topics as well. He's an energetic youthful guy who could perfectly well go to school and learn something if he made half of an effort. Therefore I feel no obligation to try to explain to him about what he doesn't know. So I just abstain from buying his services.

Dr. Mercola does draw in ideas and articles from others, but (1) he always gives the proper attribution (not plagiarizing) and (2) from his own knowledge and experience, he increases our understanding by offering either nuanced support or strong criticism. Well done Dr. M. Keep up the good work.

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Posted On May 07, 2009

As much as I like hearing someone call Mike Adams a "quackter", I do not agree with what Dr. Conner has to say about vaccines at all. He calls the anti-vaccine crowd "kooks" and defends vaccinating children and states that in places where exemptions are allowed kids are sicker. He sounds too much like a mainstream doctor defending the pharma to me. Probably gets kickbacks. Nope can't agree with this one. There is too much evidence that vaccines are not a good thing. Read Janine Roberts' Fear of the Invisible to learn all about the vaccine industry. Vaccines are not and cannot be purified. Regardless of the mercury there's a lot of crap in those vaccines.

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Posted On May 05, 2009

Dr. Mercola - thank you for staying so on top of things. Last week I was checking twitter all day, knowing Doc would have something coming through about the swine flu. I got several excellent summaries from natural healing newsletters, but Dr. Mercola's was the most conscise and calm. Thank you for giving something to pass on to my clients. Keep it up!!! Can't wait for the launch of the new project!

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Link to this article & comments: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/05/05/Swine-Flu-...

See also:

Video/Podcast/Articles/Blog Journalist Jane Burgermeister: Case About Bird Flu Criminal Charges Filed In Austria About Bird Flu: Journalist Files Charges against WHO and UN for Bioterrorism and Intent to Commit Mass Murder: http://loveforlife.com.au/node/6671

Video: Swine Flu 1976 & Propaganda - The Devastation, The Victims Who Took The Shots Back In 1976 - "WARNING" "WARNING" - 16 Min: http://loveforlife.com.au/node/6636