Research, editing ; Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
News (1)
CNN: Intel agencies scour reams of genetic data from Wuhan lab in covid origins hunt
Reporters : Katie Bo Williams, Zachary Cohen and Natasha Bertrand, CNN
This giant catalog of information contains genetic blueprints
drawn from virus samples studied at the lab in Wuhan, China which some officials believe may
have been the source of the Covid-19 outbreak,
multiple people familiar with the matter tell CNN.
It's unclear exactly how or when US intelligence agencies gained
access to the information, but the machines involved in creating and processing
this kind of genetic data from viruses are typically connected to external
cloud-based servers -- leaving open the possibility they were hacked, sources
said.
Still, translating this mountain of raw data into usable
information -- which is only one part of the intelligence community's 90-day push to
uncover the pandemic's origins -- presents a range of challenges, including
harnessing enough computing power to process it all. To do that, intelligence
agencies are relying on supercomputers at the Department of Energy's National
Labs, a collection of 17 elite government research institutions.
There's also a manpower issue. Not only do intelligence agencies
need government scientists skilled enough to interpret complex genetic
sequencing data and who have the proper security clearance, they also need to
speak Mandarin, since the information is written in Chinese with a specialized
vocabulary.
"Obviously there are scientists who are (security)
cleared," one source familiar with the intelligence told CNN. "But
Mandarin-speaking ones who are cleared? That's a very small pool. And not just
any scientists, but ones who specialize in bio? So you can see how this quickly
becomes difficult."
Officials conducting the 90-day review hope this information
will help answer the question of how the virus jumped
from animals to humans. Unlocking that mystery is essential to ultimately determining
whether Covid-19 leaked from the lab or was transmitted to humans from animals
in the wild, multiple sources told CNN.
Investigators both inside and outside the government have long
sought genetic data from 22,000 virus samples that were being studied at the
Wuhan Institute of Virology. That data was removed from the internet by Chinese
officials in September 2019, and China has since refused to turn over this
and other raw data on early coronavirus cases to the World Health Organization
and the US.
The question for investigators is whether the WIV or other labs
in China possessed virus samples or other contextual information that could
help them trace the coronavirus' evolutionary history.
Two scientists who study coronaviruses told CNN they are
skeptical that there is any genetic data either in the tranche of 22,000
samples or any other database from the WIV that scientists don't already know
about.
"Basically in [a 2020 research paper published in Nature],
the WIV talked about all the sequences they had up until a certain point in
time -- it's what most scientists virologists believe, that's pretty much what
they had," said Dr. Robert Garry, a virologist at the Tulane University
School of Medicine.
A source familiar with the US investigation would neither
confirm nor deny that any of the data pertaining to those 22,000 samples is
among what US intelligence agencies are currently analyzing.
No 'smoking gun'
Sources familiar with the effort say filling in that missing
genetic link won't be enough to definitively prove whether the virus originated
in the lab at Wuhan or first emerged naturally. Officials will still need to
piece together other contextual clues to determine the true origins of the
pandemic.
But it is a critical puzzle piece that the Biden administration has been
prioritizing.
"The most prized technical data in this context are genetic
sequences, database entries and contextual information about the provenance of
the samples and the time and context in which they were acquired -- information
people would use to place them in a narrative of the origins of SARS, Covid,"
one source familiar with the investigation told CNN.
For now, senior intelligence officials still say that they are
genuinely split between the two prevailing theories on the pandemic's origins,
or some combination of both scenarios. CNN reported last month
that senior Biden administration officials overseeing the 90-day review now
believe the theory that the virus accidentally escaped from a lab in Wuhan is
at least as credible as the possibility that it emerged naturally in the wild
-- a dramatic shift from a year ago, when Democrats publicly downplayed the
so-called lab leak theory.
Multiple sources told CNN that absent an unexpected windfall of
new information, officials don't expect to uncover a "smoking gun" --
like intercepted communications, for example -- that would offer definitive
proof for either theory. The Biden administration's 90-day push is predicated
on the expectation that science, not intelligence will be the key.
Intelligence officials are tasked with addressing several
"scientific knowledge gaps" about the virus' evolution, according to
the collection guidance governing the 90-day push, distributed to more than a
dozen agencies on June 11 by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
and obtained by CNN.
The memo instructs the intelligence community to "expand
its collection" and consider data already in its possession to identify
both the initial host of the coronavirus and any species that it may have
passed through as it adapted to humans -- or to find as "any progenitor
virus and/or virus that could serve as backbone for genetic engineering
purposes."
But former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe told
CNN that the US intelligence community already had sufficient collection on the
topic of Covid origins.
"Obviously the more, the better. But we've had
extraordinary insight into this topic for many months, much more than has been
declassified. Pretending we didn't is political theater and a classic example
of a politician trying to buy time by using the IC as a scapegoat," he
told CNN in a statement.
Digging into the science
That's where the genomic data from the Wuhan lab could come in.
The genetic code of a given virus is the signature that allows
scientists to tell the difference between the Delta and Beta variants of the
coronavirus, for example. It can also offer clues as to how the virus has
adapted or mutated over time, including whether it shows signs of human
manipulation -- a kind of genetic history.
Many scientists continue to believe that the most likely
scenario is that the virus jumped from animals to humans naturally. But despite
testing thousands of animals, researchers still haven't identified the
intermediate host through which the virus passed as it adapted to humans.
But some researchers, intelligence officials and Republican
lawmakers believe that researchers at the WIV might have genetically altered a
virus in the lab, using a controversial kind of research known as "gain of
function" that could have infected researchers who then spread it in their
community.
It's also plausible that the initial infection took place
naturally outside of the lab, perhaps while a scientist was collecting a sample
from an animal in the wild, and that scientist then spread the virus
unknowingly when he returned to the lab with the samples, multiple sources
familiar with the intelligence explained.
"If it was the latter, it was likely brought into a lab to
study because someone got sick ... which means there were an unknowable number
of other people who were already sick," the source familiar with the probe
said.
Understanding exactly which viruses researchers at the WIV were
working on could provide important evidence for any one of these theories. It's
one of the reasons that investigators on Capitol Hill and elsewhere have been
keenly focused on the database that was taken offline in 2019.
But it might not prove anything definitively, sources familiar
with the intelligence say. Even if scientists in the intelligence community are
able to use the data from the lab to stitch together a complete genetic history
that shows how the virus mutated, they might not have enough information about
how it was handled by the Chinese lab to determine with a high level of confidence
that it leaked.
"Despite having that complete history of variants,
[officials might] lack the contextual information to make sense of it in a
narrative way," the source familiar with the investigation explained.
"Even a complete sequence history is difficult to obtain.
And doesn't really tell us anything about the origins of the pandemic itself
without the context," this person added.
Some Republicans on Capitol Hill have jumped into the
uncertainty with their own report claiming that "the preponderance of
evidence suggests" the coronavirus was "accidentally" released
from a lab in Wuhan in 2019 -- an assertion that goes far beyond the
intelligence community's current view of the matter.
90 days -- and then what?
It's possible that at the end of Biden's 90-day push, the
intelligence community won't have reached what's known as a
"high-confidence" assessment as to the pandemic's origins.
Administration officials have previously suggested to CNN that it's possible a
second review could be ordered at the end of the 90 days.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence and
Foreign Relations Committees earlier this week sent a letter urging the
administration to continue to prioritize the hunt until such a judgment can be
made in order to prevent future pandemics.
But the lawmakers also zeroed in on a related focus for
intelligence officials probing the pandemic's origins: China's "efforts to
conceal the severity and scope of the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that
caused the COVID-19 pandemic."
"We also believe that the investigation should address PRC
efforts to prevent international inquiries into the origins of SARS-CoV-2, and
other actions PRC authorities have taken to obscure the nature of the virus and
its transmission," the lawmakers said.
Republican lawmakers in the House, meanwhile, have latched onto
the theory that the virus escaped from a lab. GOP lawmakers in a report
released Monday by Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas have claimed that "the
preponderance of evidence suggests" the coronavirus was
"accidentally" released from a lab in Wuhan in 2019.
Intelligence officials say it's still far too soon to say.
News (2) to (3) / Reporter : Parwinder Sandhu, IBT
News (2)
Did US intelligence agencies hack China's Wuhan lab for genetic data linked to COVID-19?
Data written in Chinese with specialized vocabulary
CNN reported that in order to translate the data the intelligence agencies have roped in supercomputers at the Department of Energy's National Labs, a collection of 17 elite government research institutions.
The sources revealed to the outlet that it is was unclear how the US intelligence agencies managed to get hold of the data. Claiming that the machines involved in creating and processing this kind of genetic data from viruses are typically connected to external cloud-based servers, sources said that it is a possibility that they were hacked.
Where is the Data of 'Missing' 22,000 Virus Samples?
Multiple investigating agencies have been looking for the genetic data from 22,000 virus samples that were being studied at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. However, the data was removed by the Chinese officials in September 2019, much before Wuhan reported its first case of coronavirus in December 2019. The Chinese have also refused to share the raw data on the early outbreak with both World Health Organization and the US.
Speaking to the outlet, scientists familiar with the study of coronaviruses said that they are doubtful about any genetic data either in the tranche of 22,000 samples or any other database from the WIV which scientists aren't aware about.
Translation of external news on disease control and CCP
The
U.S. has obtained a large amount of genetic data from WIV
CNN reported on 5 August 2021 that in the process of tracing the source of SARS-CoV-2 (CCP virus, novel coronavirus, Wuhan virus, covi), U.S. intelligence agencies obtained a large amount of genetic data from the Wuhan Institute of Viology (WIV). Intelligence agencies are analyzing these data. If these can be deciphered, this treasure trove of genetic data is likely to be the key to uncovering the origin of the virus.
Several
people familiar with the matter said that this huge information catalog
contains genetic blueprints extracted from virus samples studied in WIV
laboratories. Some officials believe that the WIV may be the source of the
global CCP virus epidemic.
The
source said that it is still unclear when and how the US intelligence agencies
obtained this information, but the machines involved in the creation and processing
of such virus genetic data are usually connected to external cloud servers,
which makes them likely to become the goal of hackers.
Nevertheless,
turning these piles of raw data into usable information is only part of the
work of the U.S. intelligence agencies to uncover the truth about the origin of
the novel coronavirus within 90 days. The intelligence services are using
supercomputers at the National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy to
process these data.
News (5)
Beijing
revises emergency response plan, people questioned
On
6 August, the Beijing Municipal Government held a press conference to announce
the revised emergency response plan, claiming that the main responsible
department would release information to the society through authoritative media
within 5 hours of a major emergency.
Allegedly,
this is a general standard for Beijing's response to four categories of natural
disasters, disaster accidents, public health and social security incidents.
The
news sparked discussions and doubts on the Internet.
Gao
Yu, a senior media person in Beijing, told The Epoch Times that the CCP’s
release of this news is a bit overwhelming, but whether it can be done in
practice is still a big question mark.
Shanghai democrat Wang Jianhua questioned why it took 5 hours to release information and why not broadcast it immediately. He said that if the Zhengzhou flood disaster was reported early, the subway was stopped early, and the early warning was given, it would not have caused such serious casualties.
News (6)
In
July, at least 69 Falun Gong practitioners were illegally sentenced
According to statistics from Minghui.com, in the past July, at least 69 Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China were illegally sentenced by the CCP. Among them, 12 were elderly people over 70 years old. The longest sentence is 10 years.
The
report said that the persecution spread across 20 provinces and cities across
the mainland. The most severely persecuted area was Hebei Province. Within a month,
10 people were unjustly sentenced.
In
addition, the CCP also extorted and robbed Falun Gong practitioners’ money, of
which the cash alone was as high as more than 370,000 RMB.
Resident: "None of us can get
out."
Community manager: "I can't get
out. I can't get out."
Resident: "Our building?"
Community manager: "Yes, there is
also the one next to you."
News (8)
Japan added 15,645 CCP virus cases on 6 August 2021
The delta variant virus continues to
spread in Japan. On Friday, Japan added 15,645 confirmed cases, a record high
for two consecutive days. There were 4,515 new cases in Tokyo, exceeding 4,000
for three consecutive days.
The Japanese government has launched the message "If you are not severely ill, stay at home", the purpose is to ensure that severely ill patients have enough beds in the case of an explosion of infections.
News (9)
New York restricts indoor dining and access to entertainment venues
New York City this week introduced epidemic prevention measures similar to the "vaccine passport", restricting people from eating indoors and going to entertainment venues and gymnasiums.
New York mayor candidates and citizens protested in front of the city government on Thursday.
New York Mayor candidate Curtis Sliwa said, "We are told that as Americans, we have a sacred privilege. We do not need to show ID cards when voting. However, we need to show ID cards to enter bars or restaurants.”
A national survey conducted by Harvard
University and many other schools found that only 27% of people support vaccine
passports.
News (10) to (19) / Hosts : Qin Peng, Iris / Editor : Li Hao / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/8/6/n13144805.htm
News (10)
U.S.
financial predator broke the news, CCP recruited Internet celebrities to
concoct "epidemic truth movies"
In the past few
days, it has been exposed that the CCP tried to confuse the public regarding
the origin of the covid epidemic.
Kyle Bass, the
American financial crocodile and founder of Hayman Capital Management, recently
stated that the CCP government is conducting a "demon plan" to produce
a Tik-Tok short film about the "COVID-19 conspiracy theory" and reposted
it on Facebook to guide the trend of this topic.
He broke the
news on Twitter that the CCP made the so-called "epidemic truth film"
by recruiting internet celebrities. He posted a screenshot of the film and
television creator recruitment platform "Mandy.com" on Twitter. It
can be seen that the film production plan is for paid filming of COVID-19
themed films. The script of the film content will be provided by the Chinese
and the filming remuneration will be 100 pounds. Each creator shoots 5 short
films with different backgrounds. The film does not require professional
shooting techniques, but must "look" medically convincing.
The CCP
directly exposed its criminal evidence to the international community.
The CCP is not
only using non-government resources to lure people at home and abroad to guide
public opinion, but the CCP’s official media and the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs are not letting go. Recently, they are desperately dumping source of
the virus to Fort Detrick of the U.S.
News (11)
CCP asks to
investigate Fort Detrick, making jokes
The CCP is not
only using non-government resources to lure people at home and abroad to guide
public opinion, but the CCP’s official media and the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs are not letting go. Recently, they are desperately dumping source of
the virus to Fort Detrick of the U.S.
This time, not
only the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party
of China, Zhao Lijian, but also many official media cooperated to fabricate
materials. However, although they may have deceived some little pinks who did
not overturn the wall, netizens found the official website of the Ministry of
Science and Technology of the Communist Party of China. In order to piece
together materials, they actually found an article in the corner of Italy to
make up the number.
On Twitter, Zhao
Lijian repeated his old tune, and once again asked the United States to publish
the case data of American soldiers participating in the Wuhan Military Games,
and accused the United States of committing three cases of "virus
spread", "virus concealment" and "tracing traceable
terrorism". He also turned almost all of the press conferences in the last
10 days into a symposium for attacking the U.S. and dispersing drugs.
For example, on
25 and 26 July, he said twice that the United States should invite WHO experts
to the U.S. as soon as possible to investigate the Fort Detrick Biolab.
In order to verify the representativeness of this request, the CCP media "Global Times" also launched an "open letter of joint signatures from Chinese netizens asking the WHO to investigate the Fort Detrick Biolab in the U.S.”. On 28 July, Zhao Lijian took public opinion and said that 18 million netizens had requested an investigation into Fort Detrick, and the U.S. should respond.
On 30 July,
Zhao Lijian said again that the United States should also invite WHO experts to
investigate the U.S.’ more than 200 biological laboratories overseas. At that
time, the number of signatories had reached 20,080,000.
However, some
netizens said that the CCP is now playing with fire, and what co-signing it is.
If the Chinese people can vote to decide things, then tell them if this is the
case in the future. they can also vote for leaders or decide on more national
events.
The CCP has
burned its eyebrows now and can no longer take care of the rest.
The Science and
Technology Daily, the official newspaper of the Ministry of Science and
Technology of the Communist Party of China, is also very busy, constantly
publishing so-called scientific articles and flooded Chinese social media. At
the same time, the "People's Daily" and other party media also made
in-depth reports and series of reports.
Among them, the
hottest article quoted a report from "World News Network" wn.com,
claiming that the source of the CCP virus was the Fort Detrick Biological
Laboratory in the United States. In 2019, the U.S. military carried the CCP
virus through its blood project to Europe.
Many netizens have
never heard of this website. So, what exactly is this mysterious website? Some
netizens took a serious look and found a lot of tricks.
This netizen’s
tweet is a bit long. There are several meanings.
First, this
so-called "U.S. World News Network" is not an independent news media.
The profile of its official website states, "The Guardian of the United
Kingdom describes us as 'one of the most powerful search tools for news fans on
the Internet'", which is equivalent to search engines such as Baidu or
Google.
Under this
circumstance, "World News Network" cannot appear as an independent
news source at all. In other words, "Science and Technology Daily"
made a deliberate mistake here.Its goal is to conceal the true news source.
Second, netizens
discovered that they searched the " World News Network" with the
English name of Fort Detrick, and the media that appeared were basically CCP
media, such as Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily and Beijing Daily, etc. Wait.
This is a bit
embarrassing. No wonder "Science and Technology Daily" refuses to
mention the specific source of the information.
The third
discovery made by netizens is that the original source of this article was a
small Italian conspiracy theories website "Voce Delle Voci". The
article was originally published, and Zhang Mengran, the editor of
"Science and Technology Daily", translated the article found on the
Italian site into Chinese. The search engine detected the Chinese article.
How small is this Italian website? For only 500 euros, a six-month advertisement can appear at the top of the homepage; its official Facebook homepage has 2500+ likes, while the official Facebook homepage of similar Italian media has millions of likes.
Journalists
know that such a website cannot be used as a reliable source of information.
The CCP really took great pains to weave materials. A big official website has
actually made the lowest jokes in the press.
However, is it
also possible, or it might be like finding someone to write a Tik-Tok script
and then hiring someone to shoot a video. This article was also written by the
CCP looking for the editor of this Italian conspiracy theory website and then
translated into English? Otherwise, I don't think this editor named Zhang
Mengran understands Italian.
It is suspected
the CCP has engaged in another complicated operation, exporting to domestic
sales. Because he was afraid that he would be discovered by writing English
directly, he first wrote it in Italian, and finally "translated" it
into Chinese pretending to be, and also made "World News Network"
disguised as a US website to expose the United States, deceiving many mainland
netizens.
The CCP is
trying to cover things up. Some netizens said that there are only two
conclusions:
A, the United
States made the virus. So why the CCP has been obstructing world traceability
investigation? Even if you do not hesitate to turn your face with Australia, is
it possible that the CCP resolutely safeguards the interests of the United
States? That being the case, the CCP should not counter-control the origin of
the virus in the United States. That is, A does not hold.
B. The CCP is
the creator of the virus, so it tried its best to stop it. In the end, it knew
that the evidence was solid. Australia wanted to check me. I retaliated against
her. The US checks me. I slander her! The result is established.
News (12)
CCP's
current claim that Fort Detrick created and spread the virus is contradictory
to what the CCP said before
On 4 May 2020, there
was a video by the CCTV of the Communist Party of China. At that time, the CCP
was furious because the Trump administration said that the virus came from
China, saying that the virus came from nature, from nature, and from nature.
In February 2020,
Daszak, the chairman of the “Ecological Health Alliance”, an old friend of the
CCP, organized 27 world-renowned scientists. In the famous medical journal “The
Lancet Lacent”, he wrote an article saying that “the novel coronavirus is not of
natural origin. is a Conspiracy theory", the CCP was like a treasure at
the time. Since the virus can only come from nature, why is the CCP now
attacking the United States for creating the virus?
As the mainland
writer Li Chengpeng said, "Our newspaper is correct every day, but it is
not convenient to read the bound edition."
The CCP has
lied too much, and it is inevitable that it will reveal its true colours.
Therefore, it is necessary to continuously revise the party's version of
history, and only use the current version as the standard. Anyone who wants to
understand the true history of CCP is on the path of crime.
Many people hope that we can specifically refute these claims of the CCP and see what is going on with the mysterious Fort Detrick.
News (13)
Fact-checks
on the CCP’s virus claims
Radio Free Asia
made a fact-checking article. Let's take a look at them one by one.
The first
accusation made by the CCP was that American soldiers brought the virus to
Wuhan? Fact: The parties have already denied it.
This
is what CCTV said. To go back to the source, the most suspicious thing is the
illness experience of American soldiers when they participated in the Wuhan
Military Games in October 2019. The report revisited the theory put forward by
American YouTuber George Webb in March 2020.
Benassi did not contract covid, George Webb’s YouTube channel shut
down after spreading conspiracy theories
George
Webb accused Maatje Benassi, a U.S. Army reserve soldier, as the "patient
zero" who brought the virus to Wuhan. He also said that she was ordered to
"spread the virus through bicycles" during the cycling event in Wuhan
in October 2019.".
The fact is
that Benassi said in an interview with CNN that she had never contracted covid,
and the so-called YouTuber Weber was convicted of spreading conspiracy theories
by YouTube and the channel was shut down.
News (14)
No valid
reason to crack down on Li Wenliang if the virus were natural
In addition, as
many netizens have said, if the virus was spread by the US military, why did
the CCP crack down on Li Wenliang and other rumours for such a long time after
the Wuhan Military Games, insisting that it was of natural origin?
The CCP is
really hard to justify.
News (15)
U.S. “coronavirus
outbreak” is just a rehearsal of a “table simulation exercise”
The second
accusation of the CCP we saw was that the Wuhan Military Games opened on 18 October
2019, and the United States "coincidentally" rehearsed the
coronavirus outbreak and the rehearsal was held by the Johns Hopkins University
and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Radio Free Asia
checked the information and found that the exercise that day was actually just
a "table simulation exercise"
Potential
impact and imput of simulated fictional virus different from SARS-CoV-2
(Tabletop
exercise), the organizer also issued a statement stating that the Center for
Health Security also received related questions about whether the exercise
predicted the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China at that time. They
responded that the simulation scenario is not a prediction, but aims to prepare
for and respond to the challenges that may arise in the current very serious
pandemic. The potential impact and input of the simulated fictional virus is
also different from that of nCoV-2019.
Speaking of drills, long before the Military Games, on 18 September 2019, the CCP media Xinhua News Agency reported that the Executive Committee of the Wuhan Customs Joint Military Games held an emergency response drill at Wuhan Tianhe Airport. The exercise simulated the entire process of handling a case of novel coronavirus infection found in an airport port passage in the form of actual combat, including epidemiological investigations, medical investigations, temporary quarantine area settings, quarantine inspection, case transfer, and sanitary treatment. Link. Just before 12 September 2019, the Wuhan Institute of Viology offlined the data of 22,000 viruses. This seems more difficult to explain.
News (16)
Disinfection
facility of Fort Detrick failed was closed in July 2019, reopened in March 2020
Insufficient
system to purify Fort Detrick’s wastewater
The third
accusation made by the CCP is why the U.S. Army’s Detrick Biological Laboratory
suddenly shut down. The fact is: The disinfection facility has failed and has
been reopened. In fact, Fort Detrick was closed by the CDC in July 2019 and reopened in March 2020. At
that time, the American media reported that the reason for the closure was
"the steam disinfection plant failed" and that there was no
"sufficient system to purify the wastewater of its highest-level safety
laboratory" after security checks.
News (17)
Timing of
Fort Detrick closure in July not related to novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan
There are media
reports publicly, and the time is not correct. If the outbreak broke out nearby
in July 2019, why should the Chinese Communist Party use human flesh to spread
drugs in the Military Games? Moreover, as Zhang Wenhong
said at the end of February 2020, China should have more outbreaks of overseas imported
cases.
News (18)
“Unidentified
pneumonia cases” in Maryland related to e-cigarettes
Iris: The CCP’s
fourth accusation against Fort Detrick is the explosion of “unidentified
pneumonia cases” in two nursing homes near the laboratory. However, the
verification showed that it was related to e-cigarettes.
This is also
suitable for Zhang Wenhong's rebuttal.
Therefore, lies
like the CCP can only deceive ordinary people in the country.
News (19)
Hu Ping: If
the U.S. were the source of SARS-CoV-2, covid should erupt in the U.S. first
Mr. Hu Ping,
the honorary editor-in-chief of "Beijing Spring", said, "Then
you said that the United States was the source, the United States should
erupt first. How could China erupt first? Including you saying that U.S.
soldiers carried the virus, which is even more ridiculous. Isn’t it very clear?
These American soldiers took a plane to China, travelled to Wuhan by train,
car, and when they come to the Games, they have to unite and compete together.
That should infect a lot of people. Moreover, she came from the United States
and it should have erupted in the United States first and not in China. One of
the most undeniable facts is that the COVID-19 pandemic is a fact that everyone
can see, and it happens first in Wuhan. The outbreaks in the United States and
Europe are about two months later."
The CCP knows
that it cannot deceive the international community, because more than 100
countries around the world, including the WHO, are requesting a second
investigation in China but the CCP is more concerned about its domestic rule. So, it fabricated so many articles such as Zhao Lijian’s speech, Xinhua News Agency and
Hu Xijin’s various strange actions, in fact, all have only one purpose, which is to deceive
and kidnap the Chinese who do not know the truth in their country, and to
safeguard the CCP’s own rule.
News (20)
The "zero
fatalities" in 10 days are all fake! Chen Shizhong admits: System delay
Editor : Chen
Yiling
Taiwan has had
no deaths for 10 consecutive days. Everyone originally thought that the
epidemic had slowed down, but it turned out to be just an accident. The command
center on 6 August added 6 local covid cases and 12 deaths. The number of
deaths was so high that even the command center commander Chen Shizhong
admitted "a bit too much" and admitted that the computer system was
faulty. 11 deaths were not caught.
Commander Chen
Shizhong said today that the program began to be modified on 23 July 2021, and
he wanted to gather more data in one file. The file was originally retrieved as
a whole, and the system would automatically grab it and determine that there
were several deaths, but these days when the entire file is retrieved,
"incomplete retrieval" will result in zero deaths in more than 10
days.
Chen Shizhong
further explained that because the staff of the unit felt weird, they searched
the files and found that during this period, some files were not transferred
in. There were about 11 deaths in it that were not announced. So let's make the
announcement together today.
Chen Shizhong
revealed that the report of death cases will be delayed, and relevant judgments
will take time. This time the problem is to gather several files together.
Previously, it was a general death file. After the case reported by the
Xiangyan Hospital on the legal affairs side, it will be automatically tested by
the program. As a result, the captured
data was not intercepted. If there are no cases for several days, everyone
feels weird to check and discover the problem.
Refs: news.tvbs.com.tw/life/1560879, https://news.tvbs.com.tw/life/1560913
News (21)
The early
symptoms of covid diagnosis are different due to age and sex
Reporter : Wang Yihui
At
CUHK, SARS could be diagnosed by fever but now the novel coronavirus is very
difficult to deal with, such as asymptomatic infections, which cannot be
prevented. Now studies have found that the symptoms of infected people vary
according to age and gender. Older people have more diarrhoea, and women are
more likely to have symptoms such as loss of smell.
The
total number of confirmed cases in Taiwan has exceeded 14,000. Some of these
patients will have physical or psychological sequelae after they recover. The
hospital opened a special outpatient clinic for long-term tracking of covid,
hoping to provide long-term follow-up and care."
After
overcoming the virus and after discharge from the hospital, according to
foreign research, fatigue, anxiety, chronic cough, smell and taste may occur.
Symptoms such as abnormalities, or dyspnea, wheezing, and related
cardiopulmonary sequelae, need to be improved through breathing training, chest
rehabilitation, etc., and the patient may be self-blaming due to isolated trauma,
labelled or stigmatized because of infection or transmission to family members
and all kinds of pressure.
Director
of the Corporate Management Department of Taipei Rong General Medical Services
Department told TVBS, "Then we don’t label it as a special clinic, but we
don’t put it on the label. Why? Because if I specifically talk about it today,
this COVID-19 special clinic , then no one would dare to come to see a doctor.
So we basically provide an integrated outpatient service based on his original
attending physician. The team recruited includes rehabilitation, mental,
psychological, and even include the nutritionist and our Chinese medicine
doctors all come together, and we provide a common assistance from various
Chinese and Western medical sides."
To
avoid helpless people who do not know which department to go to, the outpatient
clinics are also de-labeled; and now the symptoms of covid are more and more
diverse.
According
to a study by King’s College, University of London, they tested 18 symptoms and
found that the common early symptoms of 16 to 39 years old were loss of smell,
chest pain, abdominal pain, shortness of breath and eye soreness, and for those
aged 40 to 59 years old, it is persistent cough.
The
common early symptoms of 60 to 79 years old are chest pain, abnormal muscle
pain, and shortness of breath. Over 80 years old are diarrhoea, chills or
tremors, etc. The symptoms of men are mainly shortness of breath, fatigue,
chills or trembling, and women’s covid symptoms are loss of smell, chest pain,
and persistent cough. Symptoms vary depending on age and gender.
Linkou
Chang Gung's Professor-level Attending Physician Huang Yucheng said,
"There are some reports in the United Kingdom, so that a similar APP is
set up for confirmed patients. We are now like the disease housekeeper, and
then told the patient his symptoms. Compare In particular, their data, those
that have returned, may be thousands of them. In those cases, it seems that the
clinical manifestations of the Delta strain (Covi72) this time are mainly
headache, sore throat, a little runny nose and fever as the main symptoms and
cough. The symptoms are surprisingly few.
At
the beginning, the cough did not have any symptoms of cough. So maybe at the
beginning, everyone did not realize that he had been infected with Covi72. So
whether this also contributes to its infectious power, I don’t know.”
SARS-CoV-2
continues to evolve and mutate. Like dealing with SARS, covid it is mainly
distinguished by fever. Now the novel coronavirus can also make you
asymptomatic and difficult to prevent covid. Although the vaccine cannot
prevent you from being infected 100%, it is quite effective in preventing
severe illness. The vaccine as a favourable weapon against Covi72 is still in
the hands of humans.
Li
Jianzhang, a clinical professor at National Taiwan University School of Medicine,
said, "Everyone is worried that if things like thrombosis and myocarditis
will be mixed, they will have a greater chance of happening. This is because at
this stage, there is no way to answer, because whether it is thrombosis or
myocarditis, the incidence of these things is between 10 and 30 parts per
million. So, unless millions of people have already used such a combination,
you will have a way to analyze and say, In the end, the safety of this
mixed-vaccinating strategy has been questioned but preliminary (foreign) data
from thousands of people shows that its effect on immunity is relatively
strong. That is the local reaction. It's only a slight increase."
Humans can only grow along with viruses. Before effective drugs come out, be cautious and calm, and coexist with viruses.
Ref:
news.tvbs.com.tw/life/1560478
News (22) to (26) / Host : Li Muyang / Publisher : News Insight / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/8/6/n13144788.htm
182 cases of covid spread, mainland netizens collapse
Let's talk about the epidemic situation in Mainland China first. Judging from the daily report figures on 5 August 2021, the epidemic situation in Mainland China is rapidly rising. The National Health Commission of the CCP reported on 6 August that on 5 August there were 124 new confirmed cases and 58 asymptomatic infections, totaling 182 cases.
Among the confirmed cases, local cases accounted for 80, a record high in more than half a year. Among them, Jiangsu still has a high fever, and 61 cases have been notified. However, the main patients were from Yangzhou, with 58 cases in total, 2 cases in Huai'an and 1 case in Nanjing.
In addition, Hunan notified 9 cases and Hubei notified 6 cases. In addition, there were 1 case each in Henan, Inner Mongolia, Hainan, and Yunnan. Among asymptomatic infection cases, 21 were local cases. Among them, there were 12 cases in Hubei, 8 cases in Henan, and 1 case in Hunan.
The epidemic suddenly rose, and mainland Chinese netizens collapsed, calling for "help." Some netizens said "Help, 61 cases in Jiangsu", and some said "Crazy? Jiangsu has 61 cases, and Yangzhou has 58 cases." Some netizens in Yangzhou said, "Cry, there is no one on the streets of Yangzhou, really." "I'm trapped at home, I can't go, so I don't dare to go out at all."
The figures reported by the CCP may not be true figures.
Later, I will talk about the revelation sent by an official within the system, which is the content of their internal morning meeting notice. In other words, the CCP has always concealed facts and concealed the truth, so it reminds everyone to be more careful.
News (23)
Yangzhou is empty, no one asks about the lives of residents
Judging from the figures reported by various local authorities, Nanjing has accumulated 228 cases in this wave of epidemics, which is 8 more cases than in Yangzhou. But if calculated on a single day basis, Yangzhou has surpassed Nanjing for four consecutive days, and both are growing at a high level. Up to now, Yangzhou has 1 high-risk area and 66 medium-risk areas.
Shantou University virology expert Chang Rongshan told the "21st Century Business Herald" that community transmission has actually occurred in Yangzhou, and the number of cases is likely to exceed Nanjing.
Some netizens pointed out, “Yangzhou may be more serious than Nanjing because of the different spreading populations. Nanjing is a middle-aged breadwinner with fixed two points and one line. Yangzhou takes free public transportation and runs around the city playing cards and shopping for old people. People. So Nanjing’s epidemic is concentrated near the airport, Nanjing’s urban area is only sporadic, while Yangzhou is a direct urban area, and the population density is too high."
In people's impression, Yangzhou people like the exquisite "slow life". However, under the continuous spread of the epidemic, the noisy city of Yangzhou in the past was pressed the "pause button."
The Chinese Communist Party’s official Xinhua News Agency website reported that “the whole city is empty and quiet. In Hanjiang District and Guangling District, which are the densest medium-high risk areas, there are no buses or taxis on the street, and occasionally private cars and battery cars pass by.”
The article stated that only a few supermarkets, vegetable farms and fruit shops are open, and all other shops have closed. A video uploaded by netizens showed that the bustling shopping malls and entertainment centers in the past were empty. Yangzhou has almost become a dead city, and it is terribly quiet.
The entrances and exits of the community are guarded by epidemic prevention personnel, and there are also volunteers on duty in old residential buildings without properties. The state media reported that Yangzhou was "a mobilization of the whole city" and "the protest races against time." But Yangzhou residents have reflected a different situation.
A resident living near the outbreak site in Yangzhou said, "I really want someone at the center of the storm to see us. I know that there is support and food donations. The government says to control prices, but what about my personal experience? "
The Yangzhou native said, “The property in the community is not supervised, and you only need to check your body temperature when you enter and leave the house.” Nucleic acid testing is done in the community. A confirmed person appeared, and no one registered for management after the door was closed. I went to the community to inquire, and the response I got was to let people solve the problem of eating and drinking by themselves, no one cares, but "how difficult is it to buy food online in the hardest-hit areas".
The post stated that his family is a native of Yangzhou and he has relatives to help. However, in the old community, "there are many foreign tenants and elderly people living alone, no one can help, and they can't buy vegetables", "what do they do?"
News (24)
Authorities maintain stability, Wuhan does not inform 104 blocked communities
Some netizens broke the news on 6 August that in the last few days, they searched for "Yangzhou Epidemic" in "Baidu Hot Discussion" and found that there were only about ten Weibo posts left. Judging from the network screenshots sent by netizens, except for a few posts showing "positive energy", basically no other content can be seen.
In addition, Shanghai and Nanjing have very few content about the epidemic on the Internet, and only some official media news can be seen. A netizen said, "The CCP has blocked the truth about the epidemic on the Internet."
In fact, the CCP has been doing this all the time. In the words of netizens, this is the CCP’s "maintenance of public opinion and stability." I am afraid that too much "negative news" will be detrimental to the CCP's rule.
In the case of the epidemic situation in Yangzhou, Shanghai, and Nanjing, although special personnel deleted posts, the local people were also informed of the location and name of the blockade community. The former "epidemic capital" of Wuhan only talked about how many communities were blocked, but did not tell which places were blocked.
The Hubei Epidemic Control Headquarters announced on 6 August that as of 5 August, 104 communities have been sealed and controlled in Wuhan. The relevant person in charge of the Wuhan Municipal Government stated that personnel in the closed communities and construction sites "only enter but not exit" and strictly restrict the movement of personnel.
The authorities only say how many communities have been blocked, but they do not tell people which communities have been blocked. Netizens are anxious. One after another, they left messages on Weibo, "I want to tell you which communities they belong to", "Can you write down which ones are blocked?" "Can you tell me more specifically?" Another netizen pointed out the essence of the authorities' approach. "It's good to tell you the quantity, content, or cause panic."
The situation of the epidemic situation in Wuhan, although the authorities did not notify the location of the blocked communities, the violent closure of 104 communities is enough to prove that the epidemic situation is rapidly deteriorating. So much so that the nationalist tabloid "Global Times", which has always sang praises to the party, also reported on the blockade measures in Wuhan.
Luo Ning, a Wuhan resident, said that it is best not to walk around now because it is dangerous outside. In order for the authorities to keep people at home, some gates were welded to death. She said that looking at the empty and quiet neighborhood, she "remembered the first few days of the outbreak."
Another woman named Chen Jingyuan (voice) said
that Wuhan people who have experienced the torture of the virus are beginning
to prepare food, disinfectants, masks and other related materials, and Wuhan
people are preparing for the worst.
News (25)
Zhengzhou is locked down, Sun Chunlan says epidemic prevention is “urgent”
Compared with the people in Wuhan, the people in Zhengzhou are now "the old wounds have not gone, but new ones have been added." The 7.20 flood took the lives of many people, and many people are still missing. This pain has not yet healed, and now the epidemic is coming again, and depending on the actions of the Zhengzhou authorities, it may be that the Zhengzhou epidemic is already very serious.
In the afternoon of 6 August, Zhengzhou issued Order No. 18, "The implementation of closed-loop management in residential communities (villages) in the city" and suspend all passenger transport lines.
What is "closed-loop management", which means that all residents of the city, residents in red codes and high-risk areas, "do not leave their homes"; residents in yellow codes and closed areas "do not leave the hospital", and there is a limit of 1 person per household per day. Passes go out to purchase necessities; green code residents "do not go out of the market if they are not necessary."
The order requires that supermarkets, convenience stores, farmer’s markets, and medical institutions related to people’s livelihoods implement temperature measurement by scanning codes, and implement appointments, peak shifts, and current limiting. All places not necessary for life will be suspended.
Although the authorities "refuted rumors" on Weibo, saying that "closed-loop management" does not mean "closing the city." But judging from the measures taken by the authorities, it is actually announcing that the city is closed.
This wave of epidemic in Zhengzhou was claimed by the authorities as a cluster infection caused by infection at the Sixth Hospital of Zhengzhou. Therefore, since July 5th, all personnel who have been to this hospital are classified as high-risk groups. For this reason, Sun Chunlan, Vice Premier of the Communist Party of China, went to this hospital for field investigations the day on 4 August.
The Chinese Communist Party’s official Xinhua News Agency reported on 6 August that Sun Chunlan asked for “urgency” to strictly implement various measures to prevent and control the epidemic. Nucleic acid screening for all employees, adequate isolation rooms, and sealing and control of medium and high-risk communities; "zero tolerance" for internal infections in hospitals.
Sun Chunlan also put forward requirements for the national epidemic situation, and strictly implemented various measures of "foreign defense import and internal defense rebound". It is necessary to "emergency mobilization and urgent action" to control the epidemic as soon as possible.
In Sun Chunlan's speech, words such as
"urgent mobilization" and "emergency mobilization, urgent
action" were repeated in Sun Chunlan's speech. In fact, they were
reflecting the epidemic situation in mainland China, which is probably already
quite serious. It's just that the CCP governments at all levels are likely to
conceal the truth, and it is difficult for the outside world to understand the
truth.
News (26)
1,680 people quarantined in Baoding? The source
of the epidemic came from Zhangjiajie
At 3 am of 6 August, which is 3 pm local time today, a netizen took screenshots of two mobile phones. This netizen is an official within the system, and the content of the mobile phone screenshot is the content of the "Morning Meeting Notice on the 6th". In other words, the content of the netizen broke the news is the content of the meeting two or three hours ago.
The netizen specifically asked for "cannot show", so I the content cannot be introduced. Netizens have had the experience of being "said by the leader" before, so they specifically asked me to "be sure to keep it secret."
There are a lot of content in the screenshots of the mobile phone, and there are 22 points in the outline. I will select the important parts to share with you. It stated that "this epidemic must be paid attention" and "the main leaders of Lianchi, Jingxiu, Gaokai, and Mancheng will report."
The four places of Lotus Pond, Jingxiu, Gaokai and Mancheng are the four districts of Baoding, Hebei Province. So I estimate that this meeting may be related to Baoding's relevant departments.
The notice stated that "1,680 people were quarantined in the city last night", and "confidentiality" was also specified after this point. In other words, 1,680 people were quarantined, and the vast majority of them did not know.
The notice mentioned that XX from the Mancheng Taxation Bureau traveled to Zhangjiajie and had close contact with the person diagnosed in Beijing. However, the epidemic prevention in the whole city has been slack and no quarantine has been implemented. It also pointed out that "Manchurians deliberately concealed the itinerary, suspected of breaking the law, and the Commission for Discipline Inspection has intervened."
In addition, there are requirements and specific arrangements put forward by some authorities for the prevention and control of the epidemic. For example, each unit must perform a nucleic acid test for all employees once a week, require vaccinations as soon as possible, and check the temperature and scan codes at the door every day.
In order to verify the reliability of the content of this revelation, I checked the Internet. Seeing that China News Network reprinted a piece of "The Beijing News" news, a Baoding cadre Wang Moulin was notified as a close contact, but still concealed his itinerary and was investigated by the Baoding Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.
According to the report, Wang Moulin once took the same cable car in Zhangjiajie with the Beijing confirmed patient. After returning to Mancheng District, he concealed his itinerary. He went to the East Village of Mancheng District to attend a funeral and dinner, and went to Huiyou Supermarket for shopping the next day. On 2 August, he went to the Hantingyuan Hotel in Mancheng District for dinner.
According to the report, Han Jiangming, secretary of the Party Committee of Baoding Taxation Bureau, told the Beijing News in a text message that Wang Moulin's situation is under investigation.
The news from the "Beijing News" has confirmed the authenticity of netizen's revelations. In other words, Baoding has quarantined 1,680 people at night of 5 August.
However, during the verification process, "Great Wall" quoted data from the Hebei Provincial Health Commission website saying, "As of 24:00 on August 5, there are currently 0 confirmed cases in Hebei; still under medical observation as no symptoms. There are 0 cases of infection.” The Hebei Health Commission did not mention anything about close contacts of confirmed patients in Baoding, let alone the isolation of 1,680 people in Baoding.
News (27)
Religious service performers in Singapore can perform live without masks after being tested
Ref: https://www.8world.com/singapore/covid-10-smm-for-religious-organisations-1551561
News (28)
Wuhan epidemic is dangerous; construction site covid outbreak spills over to 3 Hubei cities and Chongqing
Editor : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/08/07/a103184828.html
The CCP virus epidemic in Wuhan continued to spread. At a construction site with more than 1,800 people, officials said 56 people had been infected and spilled to Jingmen, Xianning, Ezhou, Chongqing, etc. 4 places, making the epidemic prevention and control more dangerous and unpredictable.
The Hubei Provincial Health Commission officially notified that from on 6 August 2021, there were 9 new confirmed covid cases in Hubei, all of which are local confirmed cases, including 6 in Wuhan and 3 in Jingmen. There are 15 new cases of asymptomatic infection, all of which are local asymptomatic infections, including 10 cases in Wuhan, 4 cases in Ezhou and 1 case in Xianning.
In view of the fact that the CCP has always covered up the truth of the epidemic, the outside world doubts that the real epidemic data may be more serious than the official announcement.
According to officials, among the above-mentioned cases, 6 newly confirmed cases and 10 asymptomatic infections in Wuhan are all related to the construction site area of the Wuhan Zhuankou project of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau, and they are all within the scope of isolation, control and circulation. Investigations are ongoing to establish the cause.
So far, in Wuhan, a construction site with more than 1,800 permanent workers, 56 people have been found infected and spilled to Jingmen, Xianning, Ezhou and Chongqing.
The construction site of Wuhan Zhuankou Project of China Construction Third Bureau refers to the construction site of 1# and 2# plots of Zhuankou Six Village Comprehensive Reconstruction Project. The project is located on Wanjiahu Road, Wuhan Economic Development Zone, covering an area of about 270 acres and a building area of about 800,000 square meters. The project site has 22 dormitory buildings with a total of 440 rooms and more than 1,800 permanent construction workers on the site.
Li Yang, Deputy Director of the Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said, “Due to the dense population, concentrated food and lodging, and poor ventilation on the construction site, a local cluster of infections have formed.” Li Yang said that the new cases in Wuhan on 5 August were all similar to those in China. The construction site of the Wuhan Zhuankou Project of the Third Construction Bureau intersects in time and space.
It is worth noting that most of the new infections mentioned above have taken buses and subways, and spilled to Jingmen, Xianning, Ezhou, and Chongqing, making the prevention and control of the epidemic more dangerous and unpredictable.
As the epidemic situation in Hubei Province continues to heat up, Chongyang County, Xianning began to close on 6 August and all personnel and vehicles are prohibited from entering or leaving. All residential quarters in the main urban area implement closed management and all vehicles are prohibited from driving on the road.
Starting from 0:00 on 6 August in Jingmen, Hubei, people in the downtown area are not allowed to leave the city unless necessary. Closed management of Xinglong Street and key enclosed and controlled places in the Dao District, personnel "only enter but not out, strictly stay at home", and all business premises are closed.
Officials announced on 7 August that the number of closed communities in Wuhan had increased to 157. As of 6 August, there are 7 high-risk regions and 191 medium-risk regions in mainland China. The epidemic is still spreading.
News (29)
Wuhan closes 157 communities and more than 30,000 quarantine rooms are used up
Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor: Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/08/07/a103184827.html
Image : On 5 August, citizens of Wuhan undergo a nucleic acid test. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
The epidemic in Wuhan is rapidly increasing. The official report on 7 August indicated that the number of closed communities in Wuhan has increased to 157. The day before, a Wuhan official reported that nearly 40,000 quarantine rooms had been raised and more than 30,000 had been used. With the rapid spread of the epidemic, another 8,500 quarantine rooms will be raised in the next three days.
Li Yang, Deputy Director of the Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, announced at a press conference on the 7th that Wuhan has implemented sealing management of 157 communities. The closed communities and construction sites have restricted access to personnel, strictly restricting the movement of people.
On the 6th, Li Tao, deputy secretary-general of the Wuhan Municipal Government, introduced that as of 22:00 on the 5th, Wuhan had raised 39,800 quarantine rooms, 30,600 have been used, and another 8,500 will be raised in the next three days.
Two days ago, Li Tao introduced at a press conference that as of 7 o'clock on the 4th, Wuhan had raised 31,300 isolation rooms and used 26,100. It is estimated that 9,000 isolation rooms will be raised in the next three days.
In just a few days, a total of 30,600 isolation rooms have been used in Wuhan. With the rapid spread of the epidemic, it is believed that more people will be quarantined.
Li Yang, deputy director of the Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that this round of the epidemic in Wuhan showed local clustering characteristics, and the Wuhan Zhuankou project site of the Third Bureau of China Construction was the centre of the epidemic in Wuhan. At present, the epidemic has spread to Jingmen, Xianning, Ezhou and Chongqing.
Chongyang County, Xianning, began to close the city on the 6th, and all personnel and vehicles are prohibited from entering or leaving. All residential quarters in the main urban area implement closed management, and all vehicles are prohibited from driving on the road.
From 0:00 on the 6th in Jingmen, people in the central city should not leave the city unless necessary. Closed management of Xinglong Street and key enclosed and controlled places in the Dao District, personnel "only enter but not out, strictly stay at home", and all business premises are closed.
From 0-24 o'clock on 6 August, there were 9 newly confirmed local cases in Hubei, 6 in Wuhan, and 3 in Jingmen. Since the first local case was discovered in Hubei Province on 31 July, as of 7 August, Hubei Province has accumulated 31 local confirmed cases and 38 local asymptomatic infections.
Among them, there were 51 cases in Wuhan City, 7 cases in Jingmen, 4 cases in Huanggang, 4 cases in Ezhou, 2 cases in Jingzhou, and 1 case in Xianning. Since the CCP has consistently covered up the epidemic, the outside world generally questioned the authenticity of the official epidemic figures.
As of 6 August, Hubei has 4 medium-risk zones located in Huanggang, Jingzhou, Wuhan, and Jingmen.
News (30)
Yangzhou opens the fourth round of nucleic acid testing, the chess room spread chain is extended again
Families of the victims of the 9/11 terror
attacks do not want President Joe Biden to use this year’s events as a photo op
unless he keeps his promise to pull back the curtain hiding Saudi Arabia’s
possible role in the tragedy.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon, as well as the downing of United Airlines Flight 93, which was en route to add to the devastation. A memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, commemorates the passengers who battled hijackers aboard the plane, which crashed, killing all aboard.
The group that includes about 1,800 people — including first responders, survivors and family members of victims — says Biden is not welcome at this year’s remembrance ceremonies unless he finally declassifies government files they think could show the extent to which Saudi Arabian leaders either knew of or countenanced the attacks.
When seeking support for his presidential bid, Biden indicated he would help them get the information they have been seeking, but has turned a deaf ear to them after gaining the White House, the group said.
“I intend to be a President for all Americans,
and will hear all of their voices,” read an October 2020 letter from the
then-presidential candidate. “The 9/11 Families are right to seek full truth
and accountability. … I will direct my Attorney General to personally examine
the merits of all cases where the invocation of privilege is recommended, and
to err on the side of disclosure in cases where, as here, the events in
question occurred two decades or longer ago.”
But he has not come through, the group says.
“We cannot in good faith, and with veneration to those lost, sick, and injured, welcome the president to our hallowed grounds until he fulfills his commitment,” the family members, first responders and survivors said in a statement, according to NBC News.
“Since the conclusion of the 9/11 Commission in 2004 much investigative evidence has been uncovered implicating Saudi government officials in supporting the attacks,” they added.
“Through multiple administrations, the Department of Justice and the FBI have actively sought to keep this information secret and prevent the American people from learning the full truth about the 9/11 attacks,” the statement said, noting that the FBI investigated the Saudi links in a report completed in 2016 that it wants to be made public.
“Twenty years later, there is simply no reason — unmerited claims of ‘national security’ or otherwise — to keep this information secret,” the group wrote in its statement.
“But if President Biden reneges on his commitment and sides with the Saudi government, we would be compelled to publicly stand in objection to any participation by his administration in any memorial ceremony of 9/11.”
Brett Eagleson, whose father, Bruce, died at the Twin Towers, said those wanting the truth are “collectively are at our wits’ end with our own government.”
“We are frustrated, tired and saddened with the fact that the U.S. government for 20 years has chosen to keep information about the death of our loved ones behind lock and key,” said Eagleson, the national co-chair for the group 9/11 Community United.
“We had great hope that President Biden, who campaigned on bringing truth and trust back to the Oval Office, would value the lives and sacrifices of America’s citizens over diplomatic relations with a country accused of mass murder.”
“They stand up and utter words, ‘never forget,’ but the administration, behind a cloak of secrecy, continues to stab us in the back,” Eagleson said, according to The Hill.
“It’s a sad truth to know that the United States government values foreign interests more than its own citizens,” he added.
The 9/11 Commission report said the Saudis were
not part of the planning for the attack, but that Saudi money supported those
who launched it.
Eagleson said the group finds it hard to believe the Saudis were totally in the dark about what was being planed.
He has pointed to the 2017 sworn testimony of former FBI Special Agent Stephen Moore, who was involved in the FBI’s investigation of the 9/11 tragedy.
“Based on evidence we gathered during the course of our investigation, I concluded that diplomatic and intelligence personnel of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia knowingly provided material support to the two 9/11 hijackers and facilitated the 9/11 plot. My colleagues in our investigation shared that conclusion,” Moore said in an affidavit.
“The declassification of our own government’s
investigation into the murderous 9/11 attacks is long overdue. For 20 years,
the 9/11 community has demanded answers from the federal government, but our
demands have largely fallen on deaf ears,” said Terry Strada, whose husband
died in the terror attacks, according to the Boston Herald.
Refs: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/05/politics/covid-origins-genetic-data-wuhan-lab/index.html, https://www.ibtimes.sg/did-us-intelligence-agencies-hack-chinas-wuhan-lab-genetic-data-linked-covid-19-59391, https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/08/06/a103184178.html, https://www.westernjournal.com/9-11-families-tell-biden-stay-away-memorial-events/
No comments:
Post a Comment