Fwd: US military 'posturing itself' to respond as pandemic alert is raised to Phase 4

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27 Apr 2009http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_newsWHO flu expert Dr Keiji Fukuda: "Containment is not a feasible operation"Breaking: WHO confirms pandemic alert level raised to 4 27 Apr 2009 The World Health Organisation raised its pandemic alert level on Monday to phase 4 over the deadly swine flu virus, indicating the infection can spread between humans to cause community-level outbreaks.US military 'posturing itself' to respond to flu outbreak --Military officials monitor swine flu 27 Apr 2009 Defense Department officials are monitoring the swine flu situation closely, with their primary focus on protecting the military population, a senior Pentagon official said April 27. As officials with the Department of Health and Human Services lead the U.S. effort, the military is posturing itself to respond if required, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said.Pentagon Prepared for Flu Outbreak 27 Apr 2009 In a worst-case scenario that the current flu crises threatens military operations, the Defense Department has already stockpiled enough vaccines to meet demand across the services, a Pentagon spokeswoman told Military.com April 27... It was only in January -- well before the Mexico outbreak -- that the commander of the Pacific Fleet noted his troops' preparations for a pandemic or epidemic of infectious flu. "The U.S. Pacific Fleet is part of a broader joint and combined effort to be prepared to deal with a pandemic flu outbreak," Adm. Robert F. Willard said on Jan. 28. [see CLG items: DoD to carry out 'military missions' during pandemic, WMD attack 08 Mar 2009 and DoD to 'augment civilian law' during pandemic or bioterror attack 11 May 2007.]DHS: Americans should prepare for second flu pandemic, even if this one 'fizzles out' [LOL! Not *too* blatant, are they?] 26 Apr 2009 Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says that the US should prepare for a new flu pandemic -- even if this one 'fizzles out.' [see: CDC to conduct avian flu pandemic experiments 27 Dec 2004.]Sanofi-Aventis, Blackwater of bugs: Sanofi Aventis Invests 100 Million Euros In New Facility In Mexico to Produce Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Vaccine 19 Mar 2009 Sanofi-aventis, announced the signing of an agreement with the Mexican authorities to build a 100 million euro facility to manufacture influenza vaccine in Mexico. The announcement was made during a ceremony attended by Felipe Calderon, [unelected] President of Mexico, and Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, who was in Mexico City for a State visit. "By building this new facility, sanofi-aventis is proud to contribute to the strengthening of Mexico's health infrastructure and is eager to support Mexico's exemplary commitment to public health through influenza immunization and pandemic readiness", said Chris Viehbacher, Chief Executive Officer of sanofiaventis. [Now, that's what I call foresight! See also: Baxter working on vaccine to stop swine flu, though admitted sending live pandemic flu viruses to subcontractor By Lori Price 26 Apr 2009.]Obama's host dies from 'flu-like symptoms' 27 Apr 2009 The White House says that Barack Obama is "highly engaged" in monitoring the swine flu outbreak that has spread over the border from Mexico into the US – and well he might. For a while, the President's doctors feared that he may have come closer than almost anyone in the country to contracting the virus. According to alarming reports from Mexico City, Felipe Solis, a distinguished archaeologist who showed Mr Obama around the city's anthropology museum during his visit to Mexico earlier this month, died the next day from "flu-like symptoms".Obama Admin. Releases Stockpile of Antiflu Virus Drug --The Pentagon has readied 7 million courses for military personnel. 26 Apr 2009 The Obama administration was "all hands on deck" today in response to the quickly escalating swine flu outbreak, with the declaration of a public health emergency and the release of the national antiflu drug stockpile. The Obama administration has released 12.5 million of the nation's stockpile of 50 million courses of Tamiflu.World 'counting down to pandemic' 27 Apr 2009 A Chinese virologist who helped fight Sars and bird flu has warned of a possible swine flu pandemic that China and India would be ill-prepared to handle. "We are counting down to a pandemic," said Guan Yi, a professor at the University of Hong Kong who helped trace the outbreak of Sars in 2003 to the civet cat.Swine Flu Fears Prompt Global Quarantine Plans 26 Apr 2009 Countries planned quarantines, tightened rules on pork imports and tested airline passengers for fevers as global health officials tried Sunday to come up with uniform ways to battle a deadly strain of swine flu.'Israel must call new disease Mexico Flu, as swine unkosher' 27 Apr 2009 Ultra-Orthodox Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman on Monday declared that Israel would call the new potentially deadly disease that has already struck two continents 'Mexico Flu,' rather than 'Swine Flu, as pigs are not kosher. "We will call it Mexico flu. We won't call it swine flu," Litzman told a news conference on Monday, assuring the Israeli public that authorities were prepared to handle any cases. [israel should call it US Flu, for the sake of accuracy.]Flu pandemic: British government's emergency plan 27 Apr 2009 The government's pandemic flu contingency plan, dating from November 2007, warns that up to 750,000 Britons might die were a pandemic to strike with maximum force.Swine flu confirmed in UK --The two people are being held in isolation at Monklands hospital in Airdrie 27 Apr 2009 Two Scottish holidaymakers who returned from Mexico last Tuesday were confirmed tonight as having swine flu, while seven of their close family and friends are being treated with a flu vaccine after showing mild flu-like symptoms. The two people are being held in isolation at Monklands hospital in Airdrie where they are said to be recovering well, and responding well to treatment.British passengers screened for swine flu amid fears that disease has spread worldwide --Britain on "constant alert" 27 Apr 2009 British passengers returning from Mexico were being screened for signs of swine flu on Sunday night amid fears that the disease has spread across the world.Two swine flu cases confirmed in Scotland 27 Apr 2009 Two patients in a Scotland who returned last week from a visit to Mexico were today confirmed as suffering from swine flu. The news came after Britons were urged to postpone non-essential travel to the United States or Mexico as senior officials held emergency talks over the deadly outbreak of swine flu.New York school outbreak 'may have infected more than 100 people' 27 Apr 2009 A swine flu outbreak at a New York school may have infected over 100 people after a group of pupils returned from a spring holiday in Cancun, Mexico. Officials said today that there were 28 confirmed cases and 17 suspected cases of the swine flu at the St Francis Prep School, and that more than 100 pupils had complained of flu-like symptoms.California school shut in possible swine flu case --State says following 12 other possible cases 27 Apr 2009 A California school was shut down on Monday after a student became ill with what could become the state's eighth case of the swine flu that is threatening to become a pandemic. Health officials said they were investigating 12 other possible cases. St. Mel's Catholic School in the Sacramento suburb of Fair Oaks was closed while samples from the teenager were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for analysis.Mexico suspected flu toll soars --WHO flu expert Dr Keiji Fukuda: "Containment is not a feasible operation" 27 Apr 2009 As many as 149 people in Mexico are believed to have been killed by swine flu as cases of the virulent disease continue to rise around the world. The Mexican health minister announced the suspected death toll, saying the victims were aged between 20 and 50. Cases of swine flu have been confirmed in the US, Canada and Spain. Scotland confirmed two cases on Monday evening.Swine flu: Mexico City is 'like a ghost town' --Surgical face masks were handed out by soldiers at checkpoints along the main avenues. 26 Apr 2009 The normally bustling streets of Mexico City were virtually empty on Sunday, with millions choosing to stay at home rather than risk contagion from the killer swine flu. A mixture of fear, suspicion and frustration set in across Mexico as the death toll from the killer swine flu rose and the government took an increasingly tough position to 'stop' it spreading.Now Mexico is shaken by earthquake 27 Apr 2009 Southern Mexico was hit by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake today that shook buildings in the capital, Mexico City, but there were no immediate reports of deaths or damage. Hundreds of people evacuated buildings in the capital, many of them wearing surgical face masks due to the deadly swine flu outbreak that is suspected of causing 149 deaths in Mexico.Sanofi-Aventis commits 100 million euros to Chinese expansion 23 Apr 2009 France's Sanofi-Aventis is planning a major capital investment programme in Beijing in a bid to bolster its position in the fast-growing Chinese market. The company is spending $90 million (about 70 million euros) to expand a Beijing plant ... and has earmarked 31 million euros to relocate a factory in Hangzhou. These investments follow a $94 million programme that Sanofi-Aventis initiated in 2007 to build a manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China, for its Vaxigrip seasonal influenza vaccine.CLG: Baxter working on vaccine to stop swine flu, though admitted sending live pandemic flu viruses to subcontractor By Lori Price 26 Apr 2009 The OMFG moment of the century. Illinois-based Baxter working on vaccine to 'stop' swine flu outbreak in Mexico (25 Apr 2009). But, looky here! Baxter admits sending live avian flu viruses to subcontractor --People familiar with biosecurity rules are dismayed by evidence that human H3N2 and avian H5N1 viruses somehow co-mingled [!] in the Orth-Donau facility. (27 Feb 2009) Is Baxter International taking a page from the Blackwater playbook? Just as Blackwater/Xe keep on killing to justify their multi-billion dollar contracts to provide 'security' in Iraq and Afghanistan, Baxter International is poised to make *billions* to vaccinate people against their pandemic.CLG: Flu Kills The Torture Memos --In a 'Holy convenience, Batman!' moment, a 'unique' flu virus (one likely concocted in US Army labs) overtakes media coverage of revelations that the highest levels of the US government instructed the CIA (and private contractors) to torture terror suspects. By Lori Price 26 April 2009 Guess where the first swine flu outbreak occurred? That's right, Fort Dix, New Jersey, in 1976. Thirteen soldiers died, leading the US government to force a questionable vaccine on the population -- backed by a legal liability escape clause mandated by and for the pharma-terrorists. Next, people started dying not from the flu -- but from the *vaccine.* [Key flu articles here.]Gov't drill: 747, F-16s fly over lower NYC causing scare --Hundreds fled one building where employee said no warning was provided 27 Apr 2009 A federal government exercise Monday involving low-flying planes created a panic in New York City and parts of New Jersey. Two fighter jets escorted a low-flying Boeing 747 over lower Manhattan as part of a 'photo shoot.' That's the same part of the city where hijacked passenger jets crashed into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.[+ other news on site - vl]Those who wish to be added to the list can go here: http://www.legitgov.org/#_clg and add your name. CLG Managing Editor: Lori Price. , Citizens For Legitimate Government ® All rights reserved. =====In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. 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