Very strange bird flu or is bird flu - American bio-weapon?

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" Very strange bird flu " or is bird flu - American bio-weapon?

 

 

(Article from Russia.)

 

 

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" Very strange bird flu " or is bird flu - American bio-weapon?

 

22.08.2005 15:31

 

 

A recent outbreak of the bird flu (avian influenza) epizootic in

Russia causes growing anxiety both in this country and on the

international level. From the moment of its detection in Hong Kong in

1997 the H5N1virus which has become widely known by the name of bird

(chicken) flu has caused the destruction of tens of millions of birds

throughout the world and more than 60 human deaths in China, Vietnam

and Thailand. The mortality rate among the infected people was more

than 50 percent. The only known effective way to stop spreading of the

bird flu is total destruction of all infected birds.

 

In Russia the bird flu outbreak in a very short time had reached from

the Far East to the Urals and was recently officially registered in

Kalmykia. Hundreds of thousands of birds have become victims of the

virus, mainly poultry: hens, ducks and geese. Fortunately so far the

virus does not infect people. But, the danger of this pathogen's

mutation is very high. The Ministry of Public Health of the Russian

Federation has already made a decision to make an experimental batch

of vaccine for the population. However its creation may take about a year.

 

Recently experts of the Chelyabinsk territorial directorate of the

Rospotrebnadzor (Russian oversight state body on consumers' rights

protection and public well-being) have made the unfavorable forecast

that in 2006 all territory of the Russian Federation will be subject

to the bird flu. In the second half of 2005 the bird flu will quite

possibly extend to the territory of the Southern Russia - Krasnodar

region, Astrakhan and Volgograd areas. And in 2006 the country could

be completely enveloped by this virus.

 

In the end of the current year or the beginning of 2006 the bird flu

from Russia could be carried by wild birds of passage to the Eastern

and Western Europe. The gravity of this threat is confirmed by the

fact that Russia and EU intend to discuss the problem of the bird flu

at the next session of the International Epizootic Bureau (IEB) which

is to take place in the middle of September in Suzdal.

 

Meanwhile, the bird flu outbreak in Russia arouses many questions and

suspicions among independent observers. In particular, till now the

precise source of the infection and the way by which it got into

Russia has not been determined. Presently the most widely circulating

version is that the blame lies on wild ducks hibernating in " the bird

flu's native land " - the countries of South-East Asia. However the

speed of flu's expansion, its scale and geographical selectivity look

too suspicious for a mere spontaneous natural epizootic.

 

Besides, by a strange coincidence the bird flu has struck the most

dynamically developing branch of the Russian agriculture - poultry

farming. Last year the fowl breeding in Russia grew by 15 percent. The

country has got a real chance to strengthen its food security and

reduce deliveries of chicken meat from abroad, which now is covering

47 percent of the Russian poultry market.

 

It's also of interest that the bird flu outbreak in Russia almost

immediately caused a wave of sometimes simply panic publications in

western media about the threat of the infection almost inevitably

spreading on the countries of the European Union, which have a

powerful poultry farming industry.

 

Proceeding from a known principle " qui prodest " , it is difficult to

get off the sensation that the main interested party in this entire

situation is the USA - the largest world manufacturer and the exporter

of chicken and other poultry. For example, in Russia today two thirds

of all import of chicken meat are represented by so called " Bush's

legs " (chicken frozen legs) and other American poultry production.

 

The American poultry manufacturers annually receive only from export

of chicken meat to Russia nearly US$2 billion and are eager to cut off

a good chunk of the European poultry market. In this situation the

bird flu outbreak in Russia with its real threat of spreading to

Europe - looks simply like a gift of destiny for American

manufacturers of poultry meat who now under certain conditions could

not only flood the markets of Russia and the European Union with their

products, but also dictate prices for them.

 

From this point of view the version on military-bacteriological

character of the bird flu outbreak starts to look not so absurd. In

1972 Soviet film-director Savva Kulish shot a movie " The Committee of

19 " in which some neo-Nazis aided by sympathizers from western special

services intended to use a bacteriological weapon created by them in a

secret laboratory in Africa by means of birds of passage, capable to

span hundreds of thousands miles. And recently the report prepared by

the Canadian military intelligence was published which specified, that

terrorists could use the bird flu virus as a bacteriological weapon.

 

However, serious experts think, that the bird flu is poorly suitable

as a weapon of terror. But using such bacteriological weapon by one

state against others for undermining economy or destabilization of

internal political situation could be a different matter.

 

Meanwhile, the USA has both resources and rich enough practical

experience of application of biological/bacteriological weapons

against its opponents. It's well known that in 1950-60s various secret

experiments and tests of bacteriological weapons were conducted in

Hawaii and in the states of Alaska, Maryland and Florida. And during

these tests American military personnel and civilians played the role

of " guinea pigs " . In the end of 1960s - beginning of 1970s countries

of Indochina and especially Cuba became the targets of the US bio-war.

Cuban officials publicly accused the USA of repeatedly using against

Cuba bacteriological weapons with the purpose to undermine its

economy, cause devastation and famine and stimulate mass

antigovernment uprisings. According to Cuban and independent

international experts, the CIA and US military intelligence through

their agents and by means of special aircraft caused on island an

outbreak of tropical fever and various infections affecting

plantations of tobacco, sugar cane, mass destruction of bees and

livestock.

 

In 1970 the American agents delivered to Cuba a container with the

virus of African pig fever. After that the island was struck by the

first in the Western hemisphere epizootic which led to destruction of

500 thousand pigs. In 1980 new cases of the pig fever were detected in

Cuba, and in 1981 – of the Dengue fever which infected 300 thousand

people. Researches conducted with participation of foreign experts

established, that the virus was purposely delivered to Cuba. Then Cuba

was suddenly struck with an epidemic of the hemorrhagic conjunctivitis

resulting in 156 people, mainly children dead.

 

According to American media, despite of signing in 1972 of the

international agreement on prohibition of development or purchase of

bacteriological weapons, the USA actually never stopped its activities

in this direction. Especially actively these weapons were developed

during Bill Clinton's presidency and have been even more expanded by

George W. Bush administration under the pretext of studying

terrorists' capabilities on creation of bacteriological weapons.

 

According to the western press, the American authorities gave jobs in

their secret laboratories to many former Soviet scientists/experts in

the field of bio-weapons. In the desert of Nevada the Pentagon

constructed the whole secret factory for production of bacteriological

weapons. Here, in particular, by methods of gene engineering a new

lethal version of the anthrax virus was created.

 

In view of all this the fact of unexpected even for US allies refusal

in 2001 by the administration of George Bush to sign the draft of new

multilateral agreement on toughening the prohibition of

bacteriological weapons, already signed by 140 countries, must not be

ignored. And in 2002 the group of prominent scientists-microbiologists

of the USA and England publicly accused authorities of the USA of

development of the new generation bacteriological weapons, in

particular special cluster bombs which represents a gross violation of

international agreements.

 

Also attracts attention that in the USA after September 11th, 2001 a

campaign of intimidating the population by bacteriological threat from

terrorists - letters with " white powder " , etc. - has been used by the

Pentagon for legitimization and coverings of its own large-scale

program of bio-weapons development.

 

The US propaganda assiduously maintains an image of " rogue states " ,

allegedly preparing to use bacteriological weapons, while Washington

obviously prepares ground for its own actions of this kind, and

probably already and secretly is carrying them out. So, some experts

point out to rather suspicious character of recent outbreaks of the

bird flu in North Korea and China, which are obviously not registered

in the ranks of American friends.

 

In the opinion of some experts, proceeding from available facts and

the general orientation of the American policy, today there is a

probability of using bacteriological weapons by the USA with the

subsequent attempts to shift the responsibility on other countries or

international terrorists.

 

Certainly, to prove direct participation of any US structures in

occurrence of the bird flu in general, and in Russia, in particular,

is hardly possible. However, until Washington reveals the whole truth

about its confidential programs in the field of development and

application of bacteriological weapons, there will always be grounds

for such suspicions.

 

In fact, as the newest history testifies, many of innovations and

inventions released in the past from the American " Pandora's box " -

sometimes deliberately, and at times, probably, by chance - have

already brought to mankind a lot of troubles and sufferings. Should we

wait for more?

 

Vladimir Ivanov

 

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