Italian Healthists thrown in jail

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More Italian Healthists Thrown in Jail

 

Gian Turci, Italian correspondent

28th May 2008

 

Those who recite the line that " active and passive smoking kill " have

been caught taking payolas from Big Pharma, once again, in Italy.

 

 

These are just some of the things we have done with your money…

 

" Public health " was paid off to whitewash and promote a very dubious

pharmaceutical. The chemical name of the drug is Nimesulide. The

commercial name is Aulin. It is produced by Roche. Aulin is a multi-

purpose anti-inflammatory and analgesic. Many of our readers may not

know of it because it was never approved in the United States and

Japan, and it was pulled off the market in 2002 by Spain and Finland,

and in 2007 by Ireland.

 

Why? Because those who use it often develop liver lesions or total

liver failure. The damage occurs rapidly after the use of the

product. This is unlike the " smoking-attributed " disease that can

occur after 40 or 50 years of habitual smoking. Such " attributions "

are opinions: there is no disease unique to smokers. Aulin on the

other hand demonstrably and immediately affects the livers of persons

young and old, the adverse side effects can appear suddenly, and can

devastate healthy livers quickly, and irrecoverably.

 

Everywhere else where the drug is still commercialized, it is

available only through prescription, but in Italy it is available

over the counter. Those who, in this country, highlight the obvious

dangers of the drug are shouted down with the reverse of the lie that

is used to counter those who point out the obvious benefits of

smoking. The " authorities " always say the potential benefits of

smoking must be ignored: focus only on the risks. With Big Pharma's

Aulin they have said: ignore the risks, focus only on the possible

benefits.

 

When Ireland removed the drug from the market entirely in 2007, the

Italian mass-media, which as in most nations toadies to its Big

Pharma advertisers*, behaved predictably. Softball interviews with

crooked " authorities " appeared. The public was reassured that

Aulin " safe. " Many knew it was not and said so. Their opinions were

ignored by the mainstream press (watch this video of the main Italian

TV channel, RAI 1 – Italian). Once again, the weight of

pharmaceutical advertising counts more than the truth, and lies

spoken by cons in white coats are presented as gospel.

 

The situation changed a few days ago. Why? The answer is in a two-

minute movie recorded with sophisticated spying technology by the

Italian police. In the movie, big stacks of Euros clearly change

hands from the Big Pharma crooks to the " public health " crooks –

specifically, those of AIFA, the Italian equivalent of the American

FDA. The bundles changed hands with a specific request, clearly

recorded: " Leave Aulin alone. "

 

The investigation actually started in 2006 (please note that the

antismoking mass-media crooks " reassured " the population in 2007!),

and now a good number of people are behind bars, where they belong,

including Big Pharma executives Matteo Mantovani, Sante Di Renzo,

Mario Umbri, Piera Campanella, and Francesca Fiorenza. A sixth Big

Pharma representative is believed to have fled the country.

 

AIFA executive Pasqualino Rossi is also in jail. Another AIFA

executive, Antonella Bove, has been placed under house arrest. Yet

another Italian " public health " official, Nello Martini, denies being

investigated. However, it is reported that, in line with a related

investigation, police taped a conversation between Martini and top

dogs of Glaxo, which took place in a " bugged " Verona hotel room.

 

The trial is scheduled for July 31st in Rome. Readers may note that

AIFA is a relatively new agency. AIFA was founded fifteen years ago

to replace a similar institution called the CUF. The CUF had been

dissolved following on another pharmaceutical corruption scandal

concerning HIV and hepatitis B and C.

 

The corruption goes on and on. Do not misconstrue that Italy is

uniquely corrupted by pharmaceutical interests. Do not assume

that " things are better " elsewhere. The blatant prostitution of the

health establishment to Big Pharma is a global plague that really

effects every nation today equally. It reached the vertex of

international " public health " (i.e. the World Health Organization)

long ago.

 

Once again, all one has to do to convince himself of this pervasive

corruption is to look at the incredible, blatant lies and frauds on

active and passive smoking vomited by the health " authorities " all

over the world. The plague of anti-tobacco, anti-alcohol, anti-food,

and anti-life, together with the promotion of often dangerous

pharmaceuticals to everyone who does or does not need them, is a

truly international scandal.

 

This latest Italian episode is just a tip on an iceberg. The

pharmaceutical cancer is everywhere, and it has permeated every fibre

of society with its Healthist ideology. The next big epidemiological

frauds on alcohol and food are already lined up, the World Health

Organization has become newly energized, and the rotten " public

health " authorities have started beating the drum louder than ever to

engineer our culture, values, and behaviour – and to turn us all

into

Big Pharma consumers.

 

Big Pharma is the enemy to destroy, for it is the driving force

behind " public health's " deranged policies. In the meantime, " public

health " authorities are not to be believed – so smoke in public, eat

and drink as you please: the " anti " laws are based on their frauds.

 

The links below are to a major Italian daily.

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