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in the peer review appraisal, trumping them up as a sound scientific basis for rejection of the application. Immediately afterwards, the author of the most irrational, irrelevant critique was promoted to the government's expert TSE Surveillance Steering Committee—presum- ably as a reward! The UK government's tactics have thwarted the nat- ural evolution of this promising new scientific perspective on TSEs. wisdom of the Icelandic farmers and vets who have been living with scrapie TSE for light years? When the first hint of scrapie symptoms emerge in their sheep, it is customary practice to slaughter the poor affected animal instantly, before it has had time to waste away, and eat the cooked flesh (brains and all!). And if scrapie or CWD (chronic wasting disease) can be passed on to humans via consumption, as the scientific authorities would have us believe, why have no cases of CJD erupted in these Icelandic sheep farmers? In fact, Iceland has only ever witnessed two cases of CJD in its entire medical history, and these vic- tims had both hailed from the scrapie-free district in the far south of the A Multinational Masterplan? The epidemiological and experimental evidence amassed to date witnessed two cases of CJD in its entire medical history, and these vic- points to the fact that TSEs are caused by a clear-cut combination of __ tims had both hailed from the scrapie-free district in the far south of the genetic and toxic environmental factors. So why do the authorities con- —_ country. tinue to treat these diseases as if they stem solely from hyperinfectious Despite the repeated failure of attempts to eradicate long-established origins? TSE hotspot regions in Colorado and Iceland by enacting wholesale The reasons for such an irrational, Pavlovian-like stance on the part _ livestock slaughter/fallowing regimes across the cluster zones, of the Establishment towards the environmental perspectives of TSEs — governments are still adopting this same slaughter strategy as a first- probably hangs upon issues that are more to do with protecting acade- choice means of control. But history has shown that TSEs will mic egos, professional reputations and the vested invariably re-erupt as soon as fresh livestock are interests of the TSE institutions and key advisers introduced back into the slaughtered-out y g than with promoting sound scientific argument. areas—supporting the idea that the Another reason must undoubtedly stem from the environmental causes of TSE are still well and fear of massive compensation claims, should truly wedded to the local food chain, government-mandated use of OP warblecides or irrespective of the slaughter programmes. licensing of manganese additives be held Such extreme "mammalageddon" measures accountable at the end of the day. ; The epidemiological do little more than remove the superficial But it's imperative that we delve a bit deeper. . evidence of the disease. They merely mislead Who are the key culprits that are currently and experimental the public into the illusory notion that TSE has capitalising on the fashionable scare stories evidence amassed been controlled—a good vote-catching policy which maintain that "BSE prions will . for any government. exterminate us all"? Who are the people to date points to These are simple observations yet the global spinning out the propaganda myths that beef, the fact that TSEs are authorities are gripped by a manic mindset, hav- lamb, venison, game and organic food (grown from animal manure) are contaminated with prions and are therefore unfit for human consumption? The key scaremongers can invariably be traced to a mere handful of sociopathic pseudo-scientists who move between the upper echelons of government and corpo- ration-controlled institutions. These inces- tuous experts are singing for their supper. They are on the payroll of the multination- al chemical consortiums—corporations that have invested billions of bucks in researching and developing their genetical- ly modified arable protein crops and the ed deer for independent post-mortem— complementary package of pesticides to only to find himself subjected to a gun- go with them. They have bought up oceans of acres of dirt-cheap _ point raid by wildlife officials . ing jumped on the assumption that TSEs stem solely from hyperinfectious origins. For example, the recent discovery of new clusters of CWD in US deer has invoked an official overreaction of unprecedented proportion. A wholesale slaughter policy of indigenous deer herds has been enacted throughout all CWD regions across the USA, leaving many of the Native American tribes without their traditional source of dietary protein. Whilst studying in Wisconsin recently, I heard the story of a deer rancher who had retained some body tissues from one of his CWD-affect- caused by a clear-cut combination of genetic and toxic environmental factors. arable land across Eastern Europe, the Third World and North/South These draconian slaughter measures are invariably promoted by the America and they are clearly attempting to destroy anyone competing —_ same hard-core cell of "expert" global advisers—the hysterics who for their global protein market. Prime targets are the small mixed-live- dreamed up the hyperinfectious hypothesis in the first instance. By stock farming sectors of agriculture which have traditionally been the _ insisting on the burial or incineration of the evidence of their own mainstay of meat and milk protein production around the world. control measures—for example, the thousands of carcasses of The multinationals’ preference for mono-arable cropping land use is _ slaughtered animals—and then enforcing the fallowing of the land, the easily understood, since each acre of grassland that is devoted to meat _—_— experts are placing themselves in a foolproof position where the and milk production requires negligible inputs of pesticide/GM seeds _ success or failure of their control measures can never be properly in relation to each acre of farmland that is devoted to agrichemical- d. In this respect, they can guarantee keeping their professional intensive arable protein production. reputations afloat for the remaining lifespan of their careers. Despite the scaremongering over the "hyperinfectious" nature of the But who is questioning the scientific reasoning for executing this prion, a basic study of the epidemiological history of TSE clearly final farcical solution on these poor creatures? The unilateral adoption demonstrates that this disease does not originate from animal-to-animal _ of a policy of "totalitarian overkill" of a few million healthy animals contact or through ingestion of feeds contaminated with TSE brain _ across the world has been received with almost complacent acceptance. material. Such perverse and senseless "carry-ons" have sadly become the daily So why do the "experts" blatantly refuse to consult the down-to-earth "non-stories" of our modern times. The epidemiological and experimental to date points to the fact that TSEs are caused by a clear-cut combination of genetic and toxic environmental factors. JUNE — JULY 2003 NEXUS +35 evidence amassed www.nexusmagazine.com