EBOLA:
What
The Government Failed To Reveal
I
always begin any topic of such magnitude by stating that I am not a
medical professional but my background in technical analysis and
research has provided me with certain skills which I bring to bear in
these situations.
The
advantage here is that, other than occasional self-censorship, I am
not blogging for financial gain nor dependant on a media organisation
for my existence, salary, nor promotion.
As
a Scottish Nurse who contracted Ebola in West Africa (Sierra Leone)
is suddenly rushed to hospital having suffered a relapse, the British
government had no option but to come partially clean with some more
truths about the dormancy period and polymorphic aspects for this deadly virus.
If
you want to know what they (Western governments) are or may still not
be revealing about this potential pandemic, please refer to my
earlier blogs for some guidance.
Why
The Secrecy?
So
as not to create panic amongst the general population of course.
Most
people these days have little access to anything other than
mainstream news. Successful sophisticated propaganda and
technologies of political, technical and psychological control mean
that many are anxious not to be 'seen' as 'unpatriotic' by
'searching' for a genuine alternative viewpoint beyond the defined
social parameters as laid down by the State.
It
is ironic that in a world of information overload many are concerned
about what effect expressing an opinion contrary to the accepted
norm will have on their life and careers. Their fears are quite
justified.
I
am probably amongst the last of the Riefenstahl generation to
appreciate the value of propaganda whilst staying borderline to the
'system'.
(I
had
the opportunity, many decades ago, to meet with Leni Riefenstahl on one
occasion, but due to other activities and my own work at that
time, I was unable to attend the Reception.)
It
should never be forgotten that while Riefenstahl was a pariah
for decades after The Second World War in the West, her works were standard (if not seminal influences) on
U.S. and Allied information specialists (including psychologists and
psychiatrists) and were designated or required as study for appreciation,
emulation and further development at military colleges, academies and other institutions and learned houses.
The
Stuff Of Nightmares
Let's
get back to the issue at hand.
The
prospect of a pandemic plagues the nightmares of anyone with a
modicum of understanding about what is out there – but not in the
public domain. If Hollywood has made one positive contribution, it
is the therapeutic effect which bringing the visual impact of such
scenarios to life has in order to prepare the populace for situations
where their compliance might be, at some future point, prerequisite
by the State.
I
can say for certain that I personally am more fearful of a major
pandemic in the future than I am of nuclear warfare.
Virology
and Bacteriology are subjects more prone to unique loners than their
individual potential capability and capacity exists to develop a
nuclear device.
As
society becomes increasingly even more complex and its controls more subtle and obscurely rigid, the
likelihood is that so too the sophistication with which a terrorist
biowarfare strategy is developed, will be the likely response.
The
popular scenarios played out by Hollywood bear some limited
relationship to bioterror scenarios and potential for mass infection
and, at least, they give the public an appreciation of the draconian
response by authorities in the event of such an emergency as it is
impossible to protect whole populations with any meaningful response
other than monitoring, containment, isolation, disinfection and
termination.
Why
Lie To the General Public?
If
you read my earlier blog you will see that an incubation period of
(initially) 24-28 days was more for public consumption and to allay
fears than bearing any logical relationship to what was actually
happening.
The
fact that 99% of the general public was prepared to accept this
explanation should give Western governments (and indeed most
worldwide) some relief that, in the event of a real emergency, the
situation can be easily explained and contained with little to no
questioning of the scientific community (eminent members) and public
relations statements on behalf of the health and other government
departments.
In
Israel, for example, as in many other parts of the world, in the
event of a major terrorist attack leaving carnage in it's wake, the
important thing is to 'clean up' – remove the body parts, wreckage,
etc as quickly (and as dignified and humanely, under the
circumstances) as possible so that 'normalcy' is perceived as
continuity.
The
ideal scenario, after rapid forensics, is to have everything looking
exactly as it was prior to the bloody carnage within hours as opposed
to days.
An
ideal situation would be within 3 hours but it currently runs between
18 hours to 3 days, as minimum, in many developed countries.
The
longer the carnage remains in view the more likely it is to create a
lasting imprint on the masses. So the prime objective is to remove
all traces of a trauma – thus thwarting the terrorists – since
all traces of 'shock and awe' have been completely removed and
substituted with their antithesis.
I
have some confidence that most of the major global viruses which have
the potential for pandemics have been identified. My fear is the
ability of an individual to create a synthetic virus about which we
know next to nothing. Far fetched? Maybe? Maybe not so far
fetched. Only time will tell.
The
equally worrisome antithesis is the ability (and willingness) of a
State or State body (plausible deniability) to develop such for a
strategic or targeted population control purpose, as yet to be
determined.
Which
pose the greater danger depends on whether you see the glass as 'half
full or half empty.'
Expect
more revelations about Ebola to be 'coughed up' only as their
concealments are no longer viable options.
©Patrick
Emek, October 2015
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