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Wed Mar 21, 2007 at 01:28:21 AM EDT
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| As quoted by our very own Carol@SC:
That is what has hit me lately--the sheer incongruity of having the racheting up of the rhetoric along with the clamping down of case reports. And another thing I do not understand is why there is no "leaking" of information--we used to be privy to certain leaks, like the leaks of the information out of that super secret meeting where they spilled the info on the Karo mutations. The powers that be are more closed mouthed now than I have ever seen them, and so are their underlings. Why are we not getting any information from any people on the ground. We are so ham-strung right now and our world of information just keeps getting smaller and smaller.
This is a good question. I would love to get input from everyone about the puzzling evaporation of news and leaks and feeds from everywhere all at once, in addition to a furious increase in global preparation.
Let me remind everyone that all of this is pointed out by our very own newshounds who look at this information day in and day out. If anyone is going to see patterns, it will be the newshounds. Here's how it started. |
| Kelly Phan :: When the news to the public dries up |
| First, it started with this from Theresa42:
The Egyptian gov't...
...has just got to removing bf articles from their website!
First it was the confirmation -- later retracted -- of the case of a woman from Beheira on 02/26. There was an announcement on their English bf website (but not on the Arabic version) -- which was later removed from the main index page...
http://birdflu.sis.g....
...although it can still be viewed here: http://birdflu.sis.g...
Now, there was an announcement on their Arabic bf website about two suspected cases in Mansoura which is no longer on the index page...
http://birdflu.sis.g....
...although it can still be viewed here: http://birdflu.sis.g...
I know it was originally indexed on the main Arabic page 'cause I posted it on the day it came out -- and that's how I found it. Oddly, it's still on the English index page:
Two cases are suspected bird flu infected in Mansoura http://birdflu.sis.g...
Any significance to these "removals"? I dunno. Regarding the latest one -- one of those sus cases from Mansoura is (possibly) named Ibrahim -- like two other confirmed cases from the same area.... ??
And then it went on to this from Pugmom:
I think we have more problems than just removal of articles at their official web sites. Something is afoot in their press as well. Remember, back when, when we found "detention" of 17 cases and that happened about twice in a 2 week period. I cannot believe the case load has miraculously dried up. No, something else has happened and it is not about granting the media freedom of expression. I am going to start a blog search soon, but after the arrests and imprisonment of bloggers lately, I do not have much hope that will be very fruitful either.
And Carol@SC added this:
When the news to the public dries up, do you think word still gets out to WHO and other organizations and governments on what is really happening? Or do you think there is such a large amount of cover up that everyone is left in the dark? It just seems like all governments are racheting up the talk and taking more actions to prepare for a pandemic. It is like they know something is going on now that is just a little more serious than it has been in the past.
And AnnieB finished the thought with this:
Yes, I believe the sharing of information does continue to take place and does so within diplomatic agreements - which means nothing to the public if so required by the originating country. Twelve months ago, the testing laboratory in Weybridge, England, had a website listing H5N1 samples they were testing - country of origin, date received, test outcomes etc. They were forced to close the page through diplomatic pressure.
We are like dogs at the banquet table waiting for the scraps of information. Think about the fact that there is just enough of a trickle so we don't think there is nothing going on, but we seldom hear about the cases that report positive until all testing etc is completed. Are we (and the media) being well managed or what?
Get used to it though, it is the way of the world, whether we like it or not.
I agree with our fluwiki ladies that something is afoot. What do you think? |
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