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H1N1 Vaccine Patent Filed (2007) Long Before the Swine Flue Virus Was Spread! by Walter Burien
Pay special attention to the strains of the H1N1 noted in the 2007 filing. Coming to your hometown soon!
The following is my reply to John Perna per a US Patent Application filed, with one aspect of the patent being for the Swine Flue virus vaccine (H1N1). The patent application was filed long before the Mexican Swine Flu supposedly came forward as a new strain of virus coming out of a "Pig Farm" in Mexico.
Guantanamo's 'more evil twin'?
It is a US-run prison built from scratch on an US military base to hold "enemy combatants" captured in the so-called "war on terror".
Those imprisoned there have never been charged with a crime, nor do they have any meaningful way of challenging their detention. The inmates allege abuse at the hands of their captors, ranging from sleep deprivation to brutal beatings. And no, it is not Guantanamo Bay.
Candle use linked to cancer risk
Candle-lit dinners may be romantic, but researchers are warning they could be harmful to health.South Carolina State University experts analysed the fumes released by burning candles in lab tests.
They found paraffin wax candles gave off harmful fumes linked to lung cancer and asthma - but admitted it would take many years' use to risk health.
Detainees Shown CIA Officers' Photos
The lawyers were apparently attempting to identify CIA officers and contractors involved in the agency's interrogation of suspected al-Qaeda terrorists in facilities outside the United States, where the agency employed harsh techniques.
If detainees at the U.S. military prison in Cuba are tried, either in federal court or a military commission, defense lawyers are expected to attempt to call CIA personnel to testify.
TVNL Comment: These detainees were tortured into confessing involvement in the attacks of 9/11. The real criminals behind the attacks still walk among us.
CIA-Blackwater Deal Highlights Ties
A CIA decision to hire contractors from Blackwater USA for a covert assassination program was part of a broader constellation of connections between the agency and the widely criticized security firm.
The 2004 contract cemented what was then a burgeoning relationship with Blackwater, setting the stage for a series of departures by senior CIA officials who took high-level positions with the North Carolina company. The revolving door helped fuel a backlash against what many inside the agency and on Capitol Hill came to regard as an overuse of outside firms, many of which made millions of dollars after filling their staffs with former CIA employees.
Ridge admits Bush administration pushed to raise security alert for political reasons on eve of re-election.
Former Bush Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is releasing a book on September 1 titled, “The Test of Our Times: America Under Siege…and How We Can Be Safe Again.” U.S. News’ Paul Bedard reports that, in the book, Ridge reveals that he considered resigning because he was urged to issue a politically-motivated security alert on the eve of Bush’s re-election:
Healthcare lobbyists: 6 for each member of Congress
Every one of those 534 members of Congress now has six (6!) lobbyists working on them -- and that's just for healthcare.
A total of 3,300 lobbyists have registered to drive the sizzling healthcare issue in Washington -- three times the brigade of lobbyists representing the entire defense industry.
U.S. banks to make $38 billion from overdraft fees: report
A large portion of the revenue is likely to come from the most financially stretched consumers, according to the paper.
It said the research showed that many banks have increased charges on overdrafts and credit cards in order to boost profits.
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