Paul Jay's Ponderings

It just seems odd that theres all this hubbub in recent news concerning bird flu. What's the big deal with bird flu? Didn't we get over this SARS thing already before...

Then I read this AP article by Mike Stobbe in the local paper. WTF?!?
So there's all this worry about something that wasn't an issue before, and even the pres talks about some contrived scenario about the military being involved in a quarantine. So now what, are they planning something on purpose? I'm sorry, but if there's people working on genetically recreating shit that hasn't been seen in 100 years, then something seems fishy. I just felt I had to air it out here...

Why not look at it from a slightly paranoid yet skeptical aspect?

Defense industry in a slump? Lets make a war!
Got impoverished folks sitting on prime real estate? Let's not restrict what eminent domain is used for anymore. Screw anyone who doesn't fit the desired tax bracket profile.
Need to make more profits in the oil industry without bothering to spend anything on infrastructure? Tweak the ionosphere with HAARP and see what can be done with that tropical depression... Ditto again for the real estate one...
Now the biomedical/pharmaceutical industry wants in? Sure! Why not? We've bent over everyone else... Let's see what bugs we can hatch and let loose on their behalf...
F' the constitution. Who cares what's good for the people if the corrupt few can pull some strings from behind closed doors...