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... GL@BAL NEWS ... NEWS ASPARTAME-RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS CONTINUE LONG AFTER INGESTION STOPPED From Betty Martini, Mission Possible [: the last few days I have read discussions about aspartame reactions recurring months after having ceased ingestion of the toxin, and also with detoxifying and losing weight (which you would expect to release poison). I have mentioned in the past that it is common to have a severe reaction, should you accidentally get the least little bit of NutraSweet or even another toxin. James Bowen, MD, has discussed this with me on several occasions, and since he called tonight I asked if he would dictate some information on the issue so it could be put on the list for all who have had questions. Please keep in mind that aspartame is not an additive: it is a chemical poison. The best way to understand NutraSweet is to think of it as a minute dose of nerve gas that eradicates brain and nerve functions. Below are Dr Bowen's comments. "I have come across first-hand reports of a lady doctor who had her medical degree revoked because she spoke on the aspartame issue. Even / have been threatened by insiders from the political camp of aspartame, that they will get my degree revoked. "This brings up a topic of equal magnitude to the aspartame topic, and directly related to it: polychemical sensitivity syndrome (PCS) or chemical hypersensitivity. Virtually every doctor who has dealt with this problem has had a large group of highly satisfied patients, only to see his career destroyed by medical licensing boards and the medical training establishments. This reflects the sure knowledge that they are destroying people's health with this problem. "The Persian Gulf syndrome is largely polychemical sensitivity from the massive NutraSweet exposure experienced by our men in combat units in the Persian Gulf. The first investigative reports of the Persian Gulf syndrome noted these facts, only to be fol- lowed by reports that these Persian Gulf victims obviously could not have polychemical sensitivity syndrome because such a thing doesn't exist, and nothing the medicine was doing for them was helping. Therefore, they must be chronically unhappy people who couldn't be made happy in any manner. "This illustrates the highly significant feature of aspartame poisoning: that it is an extreme hypersensitisation agent which is highly reactive with other chemicals, espe- cially toxic ones—like the nerve gas and nitrogen mustard gas our troops were exposed to in the Gulf, when our government tried to destroy the stockpiles of these gases they had previously supplied to Saddam Hussein. This is a very poignant part of the NutraSweet issue, because those who had problems with Nutrasweet will now experi- ence recurrences of those same problems when exposed to even the most minute doses of various toxic agents. "For example, the government studies of formaldehyde hypersensitivity performed many years ago showed that, once hypersensitised, a person can then react to as little as a billionth of a gram of formaldehyde with a violent health problem of some kind. Back in 1983, when NutraSweet was put on the market for [soda]pop, the allowable amount of formaldehyde in ambient air was 500 parts per billion. Our government has subsequent- ly lowered that tolerance level to 50 parts per billion as an official government environ- mental standard. "Yet, the government defends staunchly the marketing of aspartame, which as a formaldehyde poisoning is probably 500 times as potent as straight formaldehyde, caus- ing aggravated formaldehyde poisoning in its victims. And yet the amount you would get from a can of pop greatly exceeds what you would get from inhaled air, even by the old, more lenient standard. "The reason I feel it's so important to publish this information is that those who have been victimised by aspartame really don't have a good shot at enjoying the health they had before, unless they recognise the problem and know how to deal with it." — James Bowen, MD, telephone +1 (719) 332 0033 (Source: From Betty Martini, Mission-Possible-USA @altavista.net, 16 April 2000. For more information on aspartame, visit the website www.dorway.com. ) time by New York Federal Judge Thomas Platt. Coleman is a key witness in the Pan Am 103 trial, currently underway in Camp Zeist, The Netherlands. Coleman's "crime", according to Judge Platt, is perjury, committed in an affidavit he gave in 1997. His testimony blew the whistle on a massive CIA/DEA drug smug- gling operation which facilitated the smug- gling of a bomb aboard Flight 103. A bag of heroin aboard the flight, bound for a Drug Enforcement Administration drug sting operation in Chicago, was switched for a bag of explosives. Coleman main- tains that this testimony is true, and has attempted to appeal the perjury conviction, claiming that his "guilty" plea was made under extreme duress. A front-page story that appeared on 16 April in the Sunday Herald newspaper in Scotland corroborates Coleman's state- ments. The story reveals claims made by Roland O'Neill, the Pan Am baggage han- dler who was in charge of loading luggage onto Flight 103. O'Neill's statements back up long-held suspicions that Palestinian terrorists operating in Germany planted the bomb at the behest of Iran, mirroring Coleman's allegations. Coleman has led the life of a fugitive ever since co-authoring a book, The Trail of the Octopus, based on his knowledge of drug smuggling by various US intelligence agencies. Upon the book's publication, an order for Coleman's arrest was issued by the US Government, primarily on accusa- tions of perjury. He was attacked and viciously beaten shortly before his return to the United States in 1996, then placed in custody on federal charges. His book's release by major publishers has since been successfully suppressed. Coleman has been subpoenaed to testify at the trial of the two Libyans who have been blamed for the Pan Am 103 bombing. However, his continued imprisonment will effectively prevent his appearance. Coleman would not be the first person to die because of having inside knowledge on the Pan Am tragedy. Investigative journal- ist Danny Casolaro was found with his wrists slashed in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 1991—one week after inter- viewing Coleman. Former DIA/DEA asso- ciates of Coleman, including two Lebanese operatives who knew about the drug sting, have been murdered. (Source: Rumor Mill News Agency, 19 April 2000, www.rumormillnews.com) JUNE — JULY 2000 NEXUS <9