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Rubella outbreak in Japan now at “critical” levels! Global health officials scared!

11 June 2013 (01:32 UTC-07 Tango)/02 Sha’ban 1434/21 Khordad 1391/04 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711

Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases says 9408 people were diagnosed with rubella between January and the beginning of June.  That’s four times higher than the same time last year, and the highest in five years.

Last week there were 680 new cases, health officials in Japan are calling the outbreak “critical”.

In United Kingdom, a rubella outbreak is being reported in West Midlands.  38 cases thus far.  Across all the U.K. there are at least 962 cases.

In the United Kingdom, Australia and United States, health officials are asking the news media to get the word out about vaccines.  Some U.S. states are returning to requiring grade school students to get the MMR shot, Florida being the latest state to make that rule.

The vaccine does seem to work for most, but some people have had bad reactions, and a recent study showed that people with specific genes get no benefit from the vaccine.   Women who plan to get pregnant should get the vaccine about 30 days prior to getting pregnant.  Studies show you should not get the vaccine while pregnant.

 

International

World War 3, West Asian Front: Japan to support U.S. backed al Qaeda rebels in Syria!

11 June 2013 (01:14 UTC-07 Tango)/02 Sha’ban 1434/21 Khordad 1391/04 Wu-Wu (5th month) 4711

Japanese news media reporting that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has authorized material support for U.S. backed insurgents in Syria.  He’ll make the official announcement at next week’s G8 summit in Ireland.

 

International

2013 Bilderberg attendee list

Here’s the list of those invited to attend this year’s Bilderberg meeting.  For decades the main streamer news media has denied Bilderberg existed.

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FRA Castries, Henri de Chairman and CEO, AXA Group
DEU Achleitner, Paul M. Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG
DEU Ackermann, Josef Chairman of the Board, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd
GBR Agius, Marcus Former Chairman, Barclays plc
GBR Alexander, Helen Chairman, UBM plc
USA Altman, Roger C. Executive Chairman, Evercore Partners
FIN Apunen, Matti Director, Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA
USA Athey, Susan Professor of Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business
TUR Aydıntaşbaş, Aslı Columnist, Milliyet Newspaper
TUR Babacan, Ali Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs
GBR Balls, Edward M. Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
PRT Balsemão, Francisco Pinto Chairman and CEO, IMPRESA
FRA Barré, Nicolas Managing Editor, Les Echos
INT Barroso, José M. Durão President, European Commission
FRA Baverez, Nicolas Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
FRA Bavinchove, Olivier de Commander, Eurocorps
GBR Bell, John Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford
ITA Bernabè, Franco Chairman and CEO, Telecom Italia S.p.A.
USA Bezos, Jeff Founder and CEO, Amazon.com
SWE Bildt, Carl Minister for Foreign Affairs
SWE Borg, Anders Minister for Finance
NLD Boxmeer, Jean François van Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, Heineken N.V.
NOR Brandtzæg, Svein Richard President and CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA
AUT Bronner, Oscar Publisher, Der Standard Medienwelt
GBR Carrington, Peter Former Honorary Chairman, Bilderberg Meetings
ESP Cebrián, Juan Luis Executive Chairman, Grupo PRISA
CAN Clark, W. Edmund President and CEO, TD Bank Group
GBR Clarke, Kenneth Member of Parliament
DNK Corydon, Bjarne Minister of Finance
GBR Cowper-Coles, Sherard Business Development Director, International, BAE Systems plc
ITA Cucchiani, Enrico Tommaso CEO, Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
BEL Davignon, Etienne Minister of State; Former Chairman, Bilderberg Meetings
GBR Davis, Ian Senior Partner Emeritus, McKinsey & Company
NLD Dijkgraaf, Robbert H. Director and Leon Levy Professor, Institute for Advanced Study
TUR Dinçer, Haluk President, Retail and Insurance Group, Sabancı Holding A.S.
GBR Dudley, Robert Group Chief Executive, BP plc
USA Eberstadt, Nicholas N. Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute
NOR Eide, Espen Barth Minister of Foreign Affairs
SWE Ekholm, Börje President and CEO, Investor AB
DEU Enders, Thomas CEO, EADS
USA Evans, J. Michael Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs & Co.
DNK Federspiel, Ulrik Executive Vice President, Haldor Topsøe A/S
USA Feldstein, Martin S. Professor of Economics, Harvard University; President Emeritus, NBER
FRA Fillon, François Former Prime Minister
USA Fishman, Mark C. President, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
GBR Flint, Douglas J. Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc
IRL Gallagher, Paul Senior Counsel
USA Geithner, Timothy F. Former Secretary of the Treasury
USA Gfoeller, Michael Political Consultant
USA Graham, Donald E. Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company
DEU Grillo, Ulrich CEO, Grillo-Werke AG
ITA Gruber, Lilli Journalist – Anchorwoman, La 7 TV
ESP Guindos, Luis de Minister of Economy and Competitiveness
GBR Gulliver, Stuart Group Chief Executive, HSBC Holdings plc
CHE Gutzwiller, Felix Member of the Swiss Council of States
NLD Halberstadt, Victor Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary  General of Bilderberg Meetings
FIN Heinonen, Olli Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
GBR Henry, Simon CFO, Royal Dutch Shell plc
FRA Hermelin, Paul Chairman and CEO, Capgemini Group
ESP Isla, Pablo Chairman and CEO, Inditex Group
USA Jacobs, Kenneth M. Chairman and CEO, Lazard
USA Johnson, James A. Chairman, Johnson Capital Partners
CHE Jordan, Thomas J. Chairman of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank
USA Jordan, Jr., Vernon E. Managing Director, Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
USA Kaplan, Robert D. Chief Geopolitical Analyst, Stratfor
USA Karp, Alex Founder and CEO, Palantir Technologies
GBR Kerr, John Independent Member, House of Lords
USA Kissinger, Henry A. Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
USA Kleinfeld, Klaus Chairman and CEO, Alcoa
NLD Knot, Klaas H.W. President, De Nederlandsche Bank
TUR Koç, Mustafa V. Chairman, Koç Holding A.S.
DEU Koch, Roland CEO, Bilfinger SE
USA Kravis, Henry R. Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
USA Kravis, Marie-Josée Senior Fellow and Vice Chair, Hudson Institute
CHE Kudelski, André Chairman and CEO, Kudelski Group
GRC Kyriacopoulos, Ulysses Chairman, S&B Industrial Minerals S.A.
INT Lagarde, Christine Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
DEU Lauk, Kurt J. Chairman of the Economic Council to the CDU, Berlin
USA Lessig, Lawrence Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard Law School; Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University
BEL Leysen, Thomas Chairman of the Board of Directors, KBC Group
DEU Lindner, Christian Party Leader, Free Democratic Party (FDP NRW)
SWE Löfven, Stefan Party Leader, Social Democratic Party (SAP)
DEU Löscher, Peter President and CEO, Siemens AG
GBR Mandelson, Peter Chairman, Global Counsel; Chairman, Lazard International
USA Mathews, Jessica T. President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
CAN McKenna, Frank Chair, Brookfield Asset Management
GBR Micklethwait, John Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
FRA Montbrial, Thierry de President, French Institute for International Relations
ITA Monti, Mario Former Prime Minister
USA Mundie, Craig J. Senior Advisor to the CEO, Microsoft Corporation
ITA Nagel, Alberto CEO, Mediobanca
NLD Netherlands, H.R.H. Princess Beatrix of The
USA Ng, Andrew Y. Co-Founder, Coursera
FIN Ollila, Jorma Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell, plc
GBR Omand, David Visiting Professor, King’s College London
GBR Osborne, George Chancellor of the Exchequer
USA Ottolenghi, Emanuele Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
TUR Özel, Soli Senior Lecturer, Kadir Has University; Columnist, Habertürk Newspaper
GRC Papahelas, Alexis Executive Editor, Kathimerini Newspaper
TUR Pavey, Şafak Member of Parliament (CHP)
FRA Pécresse, Valérie Member of Parliament (UMP)
USA Perle, Richard N. Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
USA Petraeus, David H. General, U.S. Army (Retired)
PRT Portas, Paulo Minister of State and Foreign Affairs
CAN Prichard, J. Robert S. Chair, Torys LLP
INT Reding, Viviane Vice President and Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, European Commission
CAN Reisman, Heather M. CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.
FRA Rey, Hélène Professor of Economics, London Business School
GBR Robertson, Simon Partner, Robertson Robey Associates LLP; Deputy Chairman, HSBC Holdings
ITA Rocca, Gianfelice Chairman,Techint Group
POL Rostowski, Jacek Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister
USA Rubin, Robert E. Co-Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Secretary of the Treasury
NLD Rutte, Mark Prime Minister
AUT Schieder, Andreas State Secretary of Finance
USA Schmidt, Eric E. Executive Chairman, Google Inc.
AUT Scholten, Rudolf Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
PRT Seguro, António José Secretary General, Socialist Party
FRA Senard, Jean-Dominique CEO, Michelin Group
NOR Skogen Lund, Kristin Director General, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
USA Slaughter, Anne-Marie Bert G. Kerstetter ’66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
IRL Sutherland, Peter D. Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
GBR Taylor, Martin Former Chairman, Syngenta AG
INT Thiam, Tidjane Group CEO, Prudential plc
USA Thiel, Peter A. President, Thiel Capital
USA Thompson, Craig B. President and CEO, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
DNK Topsøe, Jakob Haldor Partner, AMBROX Capital A/S
FIN Urpilainen, Jutta Minister of Finance
CHE Vasella, Daniel L. Honorary Chairman, Novartis AG
GBR Voser, Peter R. CEO, Royal Dutch Shell plc
CAN Wall, Brad Premier of Saskatchewan
SWE Wallenberg, Jacob Chairman, Investor AB
USA Warsh, Kevin Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University
CAN Weston, Galen G. Executive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Limited
GBR Williams of Crosby, Shirley Member, House of Lords
GBR Wolf, Martin H. Chief Economics Commentator, The Financial Times
USA Wolfensohn, James D. Chairman and CEO, Wolfensohn and Company
GBR Wright, David Vice Chairman, Barclays plc
INT Zoellick, Robert B. Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

International

2013 Bilderberg meeting agenda

Here’s the topics of discussion taking place at this year’s Bilderberg meeting.  For decades the main streamer news media has denied Bilderberg existed.

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• Can the US and Europe grow faster and create jobs?

• Jobs, entitlement and debt

• How big data is changing almost everything

• Nationalism and populism

• US foreign policy

• Africa’s challenges

• Cyber warfare and the proliferation of asymmetric threats

• Major trends in medical research

• Online education: promise and impacts

• Politics of the European Union

• Developments in the Middle East

• Current affairs

International

World War 3, Asian Front: More taxpayer money given to Afghanistan! Pakistani fighters replacing U.S./NATO troops! Proof the drugs are being used by the Americans!

28 May 2013/18 Rajab 1434/07 Khordad 1391/19 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711

It was revealed that the government of Japan will give Afghanistan $30 million USD worth of their taxpayers’ money, supposedly for road construction equipment.  

In Nangarhar Province, the Afghan senate chairman secretary was assassinated.  Local police do not know who did it: “Shafiqullah, secretary of Afghan senate chairman Fazal Hadi Muslimyar was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Lalma area in Chaparhar district…”

In Kandahar Province, seven cops were killed at a checkpoint.  Some reports say it was done by a fellow cop, other reports say two Mujahideen attacked the checkpoint.   Also in Khakrez District, a Afghan National Army convoy ran over a landmine, killing three people and wounding three.

In Parwan Province, Qarabagh District, eight people killed, three wounded by a remote detonated bomb.  Police say the managing director of Afghan Wireless Communications Company was the target.  Mujahideen say they were trying to hit a U.S. convoy that was expected to come through the same area.

The European Union extended the European Police Mission in Afghanistan until 31 December 2014.

U.S. based Ace Hardware announced it will open 15 stores in Afghanistan, over the next ten years.

27 May 2013/17 Rajab 1434/06 Khordad 1391/18 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711

In Kandahar Province, Panjwai District, local police are reporting that as U.S./NATO personnel abandon bases in the area, fighters from Pakistan are taking their place: “Taliban militants from Pakistani Madrasas have been deployed in Panjwai district which has created issues for the local residents. Their deployment comes amid withdrawal of coalition forces from Moshan and Talokan areas…”-Fazal Mohammad Ishaqzai, Panjwai District Police chief

In Jawzjan Province, Darzad District, the district governor was wounded in an assassination attempt.  Two other people were wounded when a teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up.

In Farah Province, Bala Bolok District, two people wounded after a suicide attack on a Italian/NATO convoy.   Mujahideen claim five Italians were killed.

26 May 2013/16 Rajab 1434/05 Khordad 1391/17 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711

In Daykundi Province, Mujahideen claim they’ve liberated the village of Nur Khanwalo.

In Parwan Province, Bagram City, a member of the U.S. Louisiana Army National Guard was killed when his vehicle was hit by an RPG.   According to Louisiana news reports, his family knew of his death before the U.S. Army confirmed it!

In Ghazni Province, Ghazni City, reports of battles between Mujahideen and NATO/ANA forces.   In Gilan District, government officials claim they’ve killed 28 Mujahideen, and wounded 17 others.

The Afghan Defense Ministry claimed that in the past month they have killed 443 Mujahideen, and lost 100 Afghan National Army troops.  They also said 2224 battles/operations took place.

The U.S. Department of State has ordered all U.S. contractors in Afghanistan, and Israel, to undergo drug testing.  The drugs being tested for are opiates, amphetamines, steroids, cocaine and other hard drugs.   There are reports that drug abuse by U.S. contractors is on the increase.

 

International

Rubella update: More than 5000 cases in Japan! Vaccines questioned! Bilderberger Bill Gates pushing for 700 million vaccinations!

03 June 2013 (14:16 UTC-07 Tango)/24 Rajab 1434/13 Khordad 1391/25 Wu-Wu (4th month) 4711

“This study highlighted the genes potentially responsible for poor response to the rubella vaccine. We found differences in genes responsible for antigen interactions, inflammation and differences in the gene pathways involved between low and high vaccine responders.”-Gregory Poland, Mayo Clinic

In Nepal, the Child Health Division is using the rubella vaccine for the first time.  This is because of increasing rubella outbreaks in the Himalayan country.

In Wales, United Kingdom, health officials are pushing for rubella vaccines in an effort to stop an expected outbreak, and protect pregnant women.  Apparently there is an outbreak in Swansea.   One health ‘expert’ called it a “MMR timebomb”.

Pakistani health officials now reporting massive measles outbreaks.   One report says the number of cases are now at 20000!  The U.S. led War on Terror is making things worse: “Most of the children who come into the hospital with measles are also extremely malnourished and dehydrated. They’re operating on an already compromised immune system.”-Ali Faisal Saleem, Agha Khan University Hospital

According to Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the number of rubella (german measels) cases hit 5444 during the first four months of 2013!

Men between the ages of 20 and 40 are the primary target.  This isn’t the first time Japan has dealt with record rubella cases.  In 2004 a total of 39000 people were infected.  However, that was at a time when government health officials did not require public notification of rubella outbreaks.

Health officials are blaming lack of vaccinations for this year’s outbreaks, even Bill & Melinda Gates are pushing for 700 million rubella vaccinations, mainly for teenaged girls: “….more than 700 million children against measles and rubella…”-GAVI Alliance statement

But the claim that vaccines work are being challenged by recent studies.

A recent Mayo Clinic study said it turns out that some people have genes that actually work against vaccinations.   In other words, the Mayo Clinic study showed that rubella vaccines worked only on people who’s genetic make up allowed it to work!  (see the quote at the beginning of this article)

 

International

SFTS update: More deaths! Finally proof that it’s Vampire Spiders!

28 May 2013 (11:23 UTC-07 Tango)/18 Rajab 1434/07 Khordad 1391/19 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711

A third person has now died, possibly of SFTS (Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome) in Korea.  Lab results are taking a long time to confirm whether or not the victims had SFTS.  He was suffering from fever, stomach problems and septicemia.  These symptoms could also been associated with meningitis.

The second Korean to die did so on 16 May, and has finally been confirmed to have been infected with SFTS.  He was a cattle farmer and reports say his body was covered in tick (a type of blood sucking spider/arachnid) bites.

The first Korean to die did so in August 2012.  She was only recently confirmed to have SFTS.  It took several blood tests to confirm SFTS.  She was bitten by a tick in July 2012.  One month later she suffered fever and stomach problems.  The tick bite had not healed and began swelling.  She died four days after being transferred to Seoul National University Hospital.

In Japan, at least 15 people have been infected, and eight have died from SFTS.  However, researchers were having trouble connecting the disease to ticks, because they couldn’t find any that were carrying the virus.  Finally, this past week they found a tiny 3mm tick on the latest human victim.  The tick tested positive for SFTS.

The last reports out of China said researchers were also having problems making definitive connections between ticks and humans, but assumed it was being caused by ticks.

Here’s the rub; as I’ve posted before, it seems this SFTS is evolving independently in the different countries where it’s being found (it evolved from the bunyavirus).  Japanese researchers have pointed out that their SFTS is slightly different than the SFTS in China.

The infected tick just found in Japan is reported to be the Haemaphysalis longicornis tick.  The same tick associated with Lyme disease.

Unconfirmed reports say SFTS has also been found in the Rhipicephalus microplus tick.  This tick was supposedly eradicated from the United States, but is still found in Mexico, Central America and parts of Austral/Asia and east Africa.

Breaking news update as of February 2019: Longhorn ticks are making their way back to North America! 

International

Another new killer virus you never heard of: SFTS, 30% kill rate? Stop blaming ticks! Where is it coming from?

18 May 2013 (11:11 UTC-07 Tango)/08 Rajab 1434/28 Ordibehest 1391/09 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711

Today, the (south) Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five people are showing signs of SFTS, but so far have tested negative.

One person has died, two in critical condition and two considered to be recovering.  More testing has been done, with results expected next week.

Since 2009 the new killer virus, with an estimated kill rate of 12% to 30%, has been spreading(?) from China.  It’s called Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, and is thought to originate with mites/ticks.

It’s known that at least 200 people in China were infected.  97% of infections were in farmers living in grasslands and it’s assumed they got sick from ixodid ticks in their region.   However, rat mites and household dust mites do not appear to carry SFTS.

It took until 2011 before researchers identified the new virus.  Chinese researchers did admit they could not find direct connection between ticks and human infections, they only assumed the connection because most sick people live in areas with high tick/mite populations.

It was also noted that many farmers’ livestock were infected, yet there was no indication of SFTS being passed from livestock to humans.  In one example; the majority of goat herds tested showed infection, yet most of the people infected were not involved with goat farming, and only one goat herder got infected.

Then, at the beginning of this year cases were reported in Japan, at least five people died.  Several of those deaths happened at the end of 2012, but it took awhile before scientist identified the cause.   By the end of February more than 30 possible cases were being investigated.  By the end of April there were 11 confirmed cases.

Here’s the problem in Japan; unlike in China where researchers were able to trace (by assumption) the SFTS to ticks/mites, in Japan no tick has been found infected with SFTS.  Japanese researchers do not know how humans are getting infected.

Also, officials with Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases say the SFTS in their country is slightly different than the one in China.  It appears the virus is undergoing independent evolution in different Asian locations.

Health officials are warning that SFTS causes high fever, diarrhea, vomiting, consciousness degradation, elevated liver enzymes, multiple organ failure, thrombocytopenia (low blood platelets), leukopenia (low white blood cells) and death.

China has reported a new case, in Zhejiang Province.  A man checked into a hospital with fever and bleeding gums.  On 15 May he was confirmed to have SFTS.  It’s unknown how he got sick, he was not bitten by ticks or mites.

In 2010 there were studies suggesting the new SFTS is a human to human virus.

There is no vaccine or treatment for SFTS.

International

World War 3, East Asian Front: North Korea launches missiles towards Japan!

18 May 2013 (10:25 UTC-07 Tango)/08 Rajab 1434/28 Ordibehest 1391/09 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711

The South Korean Defense Ministry reporting that three short range missiles were launched from North Korea, splashing down in the Sea of Japan.

Republic of Korea (ROK) analysts think they could be test firings of anti-ship missiles, or the new KN-02 missile.

I posted back in March that Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) would launch KN-02 missiles as proof of their claims to be able to strike with tactical nukes.

The Japanese government says they are investigating the reports from the ROK.

Fukushima

Government Incompetence: Radiation cleanup a big fail in Japan!

17 May 2013 (09:51 UTC-07 Tango)/07 Rajab 1434/27 Ordibehest 1392/08 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711

More than two years after the GE designed Fukushima Daiichi reactors melted down, radiation cleanup by national and local governments has proven to be a failure.

NHK (Nippon Housou Kyoukai/Japan Broadcasting Corporation) conducted their own research and they were disappointed with the results.

Only 5% of contaminated homes have been decontaminated by local governments.  Only 4% of contaminated land has been cleaned up by the national government.

The research also revealed that in 77% of the areas considered ‘cleaned up’, the radiation levels are still above government safe limits.

Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology is calling for an investigation into how the ‘cleanup’ operations are being conducted.