China sacks health minister, 21 new SARS deaths worldwide (China's got their own "Baghdad Bob")

Bangkok Post ^ | 4.20.03

[Enemy Of The State]

               "Beijing "Bob"

 

 

China has their own "Baghdad Bob"

What SARS? There are no cases of

SARS anywhere near China.

 

[HassanBenSobar]

According to friends living in Beijing, it's still much worse than they're reporting. I've been told a several dead that these people knew personally, and rumors of over 400 dead in the city. Not only that, people visiting the city are stopped at checkpoints and screened for symptoms that might be SARS---and if so, are 'quarantined'...another co-worker keeps getting calls from his friends in the city NOT to come to Beijing right now. Given the choice to believe what may be rumors from people in the city, or government reports from Beijing Bob--no question whose opinion I tend to believe.

[aristeides]

Peking Bob is a buddy of Clinton's appointee to head the CDC, Jeff Koplan.

[Betty Jo]

The truth, the truth!

How about that this is bio-terrorism?

Think this is from Binny and or Saddam?

[xeno]

Dr. Koplan is no longer in charge of CDC. Its now headed by Dr. Julie Gerberding.

[First Amendment]

This article states that there is no test - for the last few days I have read articles saying there is a test - anyone know the reality here?

[Enemy Of The State]

"How about that this is bio-terrorism?"

Perhaps but I doubt it. I would also doubt that if it were bio-terrorism, it came from Saddam or Bin hidin.

1. This outbreak was first discovered in the Guangdong Province of China. What would either Bin or Saddam gain from terrorising China? Especially since China has been know to supply them both with weapons.

2. This is the first "new" disease on the books in 20 years. If it were bio-terrorism, it would be far to advanced for terrorists to have developed and if it were made by a nation, it would be a highly guarded secret.

3. Im more inclined to go with the old saying. "he who smelt it, dealt it"

who knows..maybe they Chinese govt was just trying to put a dent in their growing population /sarcasm

[Enemy Of The State]

I just heard on CNN earlier that there was a test but who knows. Lets just hope neither of us ever have to use it :)

[CathyRyan]

I do not know much about the test but ProMED had a section on it last night. You might find an answer there...

http://www.promedmail.org/pls/askus/f?p=2400:1001:64193224808861113::NO::F2400_P1001_BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1000,21322

[muawiyah]

This same sort of "We know best" and "Protect the agency" attitudes infected the speakers for the CDC back during the Anthrax Attack.

More than a few deaths can be attributed to it. A substantial portion of top Postal Management found themselves on Cipro for extended periods because CDC lied to them.

Brazil has this law that holds architects accountable for their designs in case one of their buildings falls down. Wonder if we could get some sort of law enacted for these "spokes-people", with extra-territorial provisions.

[Betty Jo]

DNA designer virus's is exactly what the Islamic terrorists have been working on in America for years.

Search the number of Islamic PH.D.s and M.D.s and stock holders and Directors of Bio companies here.

The terrorists are imbedded in the bio companies around the world. They have stolen every intellectual property they wanted.

They didnt need a "State" to do it.

They did it in plain sight!

[Enemy Of The State]

Im not ready to don the tinfoil garb yet.

Again, what would they gain from using it on China?

If what you were stating was true, it would have been used against the United States. Not, China, HK and surrounding areas.

[aristeides]

Sars: More than one cause? .

[Betty Jo]

SARS is in the US.

Its starting supposedly in November in China is just maybe where it "Took".

Because Binny and Saddam have such good senses of humor,this early misdirection is right up their alley.

They both, or one of them is probably somewhere ,having taken a vaccine,laughing .

After millions have died and the world economy has collapsed the Islamic terrorists can have the world as they want it.

[SauronOfMordor]

According to friends living in Beijing, it's still much worse than they're reporting.

I'd believe it's a lot worse. The "deaths/recovery" ratio in mainland (non-Hong Kong) China is completely out of whack relative to the rest of the world.

[Betty Jo]

Good article.Thanks.

[Enemy Of The State]

Yes, I know SARS is in the US but that wasn't the case until recently. So far to date, the US has not had any fatalities (that I've heard about).

As I mentioned before, SARS did originate in the Guangdong Province of China. Guangzhou to be exact. I knew about it long before it was ever reported here in the Media because my fiance lives in Guangzhou and it was first reported towards the end of the Spring Festival.

There just is not enough evidence to suggest this was a bio-attack launched by the islam-o-nazis. Hell, I would be more inclined to believe it was caused by some bio-research that the PRC was working on and it went awry.

[aristeides]

Interesting explanations of the super-spreaders in this article: City Of Fear, Hope: Hong Kong keeps a brave face as SARS crisis grows.

[riri]

Interesting. Can you keep us updated on what your friends are saying?

[Betty Jo]

Wowzers!