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U.S. should dig deeper into theory that Covid originated in a Wuhan lab, ex-Clinton official says
cnbc ^ | MAY 24 20218:17 PM EDT | Emily DeCiccio

Posted on 05/24/2021 10:32:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The U.S. should be playing a larger role in getting to the bottom of the theory that Covid-19 first leaked from a virology lab in Wuhan, China, Atlantic Council senior fellow Jamie Metzl told CNBC on Monday.

The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.

A previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence report found that researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care after falling ill “with symptoms consistent with both Covid-19 and common seasonal illness,” The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, quoting from the report.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that determining the origins of Covid-19 is up to an international investigation led by the World Health Organization, and that the U.S. cannot lead a probe on its own.

The World Health Organization has repeatedly said the virus most likely jumped from bats to humans through another animal. It has described the theory that the virus leaked from a lab as “extremely unlikely,” but has not ruled it out. Metzl said he thinks the theory is a “likely hypothesis.”

“Why would you have a bat coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan and not in southern China, where the horseshoe bats are located? And what we know that they do have in Wuhan, is China’s only level 4 virology institute, with the world’s largest collection of bat coronaviruses, that was doing aggressive research designed to make those pathogens more dangerous,” Metzl said.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: atlanticcouncil; china; clintono; covid; jamiemetzl; lab; wuhan

1 posted on 05/24/2021 10:32:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

China told Biden in stark terms to not allow the US to conduct a legitimate investigation. Or they’ll start leaking his corrupt. And his family’s.


2 posted on 05/24/2021 10:43:49 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now! Desantis 2024!!!)
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To: BenLurkin

Has someone given the “all clear signal”?

Now it is permissible for people to discuss this in the media without it being deleted as “conspiracy”.

Also Biden can now discuss building more fence along the border.

And it’s okay to go without a mask and sell tickets for 100,000 attendance concert festivals in Chicago and Austin.

Orange Man was deposed from office. They don’t have to lockdown discussions about these things anymore.


3 posted on 05/24/2021 10:45:24 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: BenLurkin

This is from CNBC?

I’ll bet that heads will roll over this.


4 posted on 05/24/2021 10:52:41 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: a fool in paradise

I think you are right. I also think they are working to pin this all on Fauci. It was and is a lot bigger conspiracy. He played a role but he is not the puppet master, just one of the puppets.


5 posted on 05/24/2021 11:02:00 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
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The WHO, the band would do a better job.

If anyone believes they’re going to admit Trump was right, you’re crazier than a sprayed cockroach.


6 posted on 05/24/2021 11:10:25 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (‘’’)
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To: BenLurkin

Everything revolved around removing Trump. It was pure scorched earth. It is sickening that I guess the forces that be are pivoting to a different angle. We are being played.


7 posted on 05/24/2021 11:11:47 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: AnthonySoprano

Who says they’re going to admit Trump was right?

These people are collective narcissists. People like that go to their graves never truly admitting they are wrong about anything. It starts in early childhood, gets fed, then you have ...well... what we see.

They will never admit Trump was right. They will never let him into the White House. Never.

That does not mean Trump was not right. He was. It doesn’t mean Trump didn’t win the White House. He did.

Why do people assume Trump loses this? He doesn’t. Trump always wins. Every time


8 posted on 05/24/2021 11:25:28 PM PDT by stanne
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To: BenLurkin

No standing... very sad.

Why is John McCain Roberts still serving as a supreme court justice?

Why hasn’t he been forced to eat his own rulings on 2020 election fraud???

Roberts needs to be removed from USSC immediately!


9 posted on 05/24/2021 11:32:38 PM PDT by pacificus
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To: pacificus

Read up.

Start with Trump.


10 posted on 05/24/2021 11:40:35 PM PDT by stanne
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To: AnthonySoprano
It's taken them over a year to connect the dots leading to the Wuhan lab.  (Something most people paying attention knew in the spring of '20.)

It'll take them another year, at least, to connect the dots leading to Fauci and the NIH grants to said lab.

Then they'll blame Pres Trump for selecting Fauci as the point person & keeping Fauci front and center for as long as Pres Trump did.

11 posted on 05/25/2021 3:41:05 AM PDT by mellow velo
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that determining the origins of Covid-19 is up to an international investigation led by the World Health Organization, and that the U.S. cannot lead a probe on its own.
Y'know, because the US isn't part of the international community. What a baldfaced liar.

12 posted on 05/25/2021 4:04:41 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: BenLurkin
I think what she said is....Any investigation has nothing to do with Fauci...letting him off the hook.

I say he retires within 2 months.

13 posted on 05/25/2021 4:42:50 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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