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lala_rawraw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:14 PM
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Testing on Humans (stiff drink needed and a lot of sedatives)
I am warning you now, please have a drink before you read this.

EPA Nominee Advocates Human Guinea Pigs

Stephen Johnson, Bush's nominee to run the EPA, advocates the testing of pesticides on humans -- even children -- for the benefit of large chemical companies.
By Gene C. Gerard

President Bush recently nominated Stephen L. Johnson, a 24 year veteran of the Environmental Protection Agency, to be the agency’s new administrator. Mr. Johnson has been the acting administrator since January, and prior to that oversaw the EPA office handling pesticides and other toxic substances. In nominating Johnson, Mr. Bush described him as “a talented scientist” and having “good judgment and complete integrity.”

Yet his record as the Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances casts serious doubt on whether Johnson is suited to lead the E.P.A., an agency directly affecting Americans’ health and many significant industries, including automobiles and agriculture. During President Bush’s first term, Johnson was a strong supporter of pesticide testing on humans.

During President Clinton’s administration, the E.P.A. would not consider the results of controversial trials that tested pesticides on people. But after Mr. Bush was elected, Johnson changed E.P.A. policy to resume consideration. However, a panel of scientists and ethicists convened by the E.P.A. in 1998 determined that these types of trials were unethical and scientifically unsuitable to estimate the safety of chemicals.

http://www.interventionmag.com/cms/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1037
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Tux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:17 PM
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1. THis has been known for awhile
Humans get exposed to dangerous chemicals and get $100, a T-shirt, and a camcorder.
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bpilgrim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:19 PM
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3. but they haven't ever run the EPA
welcome to BIZARO world :hi:

peace
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Tux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:22 PM
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4. No
But it was proposed last Nov.
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lala_rawraw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:22 PM
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5. Yes, I know..
I just did not know this would be the head of the EPA. That is an appointment that finally proves to me that America did not adopt Nazis after WWII just to make friends. Yes, you see how much these people love minorities? And Scott Ritter was called nuts for calling them brown shirts.
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bpilgrim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:18 PM
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2. holy SHIT!
Edited on Wed Mar-23-05 11:23 PM by bpilgrim
and it's called 'CHEERS' :faint:

peace
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lala_rawraw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:24 PM
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6. Notice...
Black children people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am having one of those 2+2=5 problems. Quick, I need a fix of sanity. Someone say something rational and highly interesting, quick!!!
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undergroundpanther Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:45 PM
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7. yeech
I know ya ll are sick to death of Terry Shiavo But..There is more to it than hysterics, hear me out...
This case matters because if congress can override families about whether a messed up person in the hospital lives or dies,and the"tort reform" keeps people from suing companies.and out so called EPA guy wants to use humans as guinea pigs(the military already DOES) And someone gets hurt badly they can be knocked off..and the family Can't sue or get to the bottom of why their relatives die....Do you see the picture yet?

Bush didn't leave the ranch for"poor terries sake" he left it to go to a middle of the night law sneak session sign a law that in effect means The neo cons(the Dem's are spineless on purpose because they are closeted Nazis or cowards) the congress kill people and get away with it if congress is allowed to decide Terri's fate regardless of her kin
Eugenics! It's the same rights stealing mind fucks by crazy authoritarians occurring here that happened pretty much to Germany Early on in the Nazi regime.
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lala_rawraw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:51 PM
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8. Good god, two of these to read in one day
Check this out:

Labeling Kids Mentally Ill for Profit

By EVELYN PRINGLE

Citing recommendations by the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (NFC), Bush wants to launch a nationwide mental illness screening program in government institutions, including the public school system, for all students from kindergarten up to the 12th grade.

The New Freedom Commission was established by an Executive Order Bush issued on April 29, 2002. According to a July 22, 2003, press release, the Commission recommends transforming America's mental health care system.

ìAchieving this goal will require greater engagement and education of first line health care providers - primary care practitioners - and a greater focus on mental health care in institutions such as schools, child welfare programs, and the criminal and juvenile justice systems. The goal is integrated care that can screen, identify, and respond to problems early,î the Commission's press release stated.

According to the NFC, its recommendations are being already being promoted in Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Montana; Nebraska; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; and Wyoming.
http://www.counterpunch.org/pringle03152005.html

Going into vortex of insanity, good god.

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NYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:33 AM
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11. And hardly anyone is noticing.
"Descent into the Maelstrom" was the title of a short story by Poe.
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undergroundpanther Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:41 AM
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12. I have been active with mental health consumers..
I know quite a bity about"new freedom" Follow the links on my article to find more and check out mindfreedom below.There you can see in more detail what's up with the"plan". Be forewarned...It's disgusting..



A sane voice shouts NO to Bush's 'mental health' plan
by Underground Panther in the Sky, Unknown News

July 12, 2004

OK, Bush really is fuckin' nuts... He plans to have all Americans screened for mental illness???

I know first hand the harm psychiatric drugs can do, when the power to impose them on people is given to bullies who think they are 'professionals'. And Bush has taken the psychiatric industry off the ethical leash. As my mom says... Shit fire turkey turd.

http://www.unknownnews.net/040712a-upits.html



President Bush and the Shrinking of the USA
Opposition to mandatory mental health screening is bridging the usual "left/right" political split. President Bush said he will implement national plans created by psychiatric drug companies to screen every person in the USA for "mental illness," reports the well-respected British Medical Journal. MindFreedom opposes the plan. To read news release, FAQ, media articles and more

http://www.mindfreedom.org/
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Liberty Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:23 AM
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9. The Mengele mentality.


Where have we heard about experiments on children involving toxic chemicals?

Google Josef Mengele, the sadistic Nazi doctor, if you're wondering just how far this could go. This is beyond sick and twisted!
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Liberty Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:24 AM
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10. Send to Republican moms, please.
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