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October 28, 2004

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Karel Svoboda

Yes,80% mortality rate and at least two other
American epidemiologists are sounding
similar alarm bells as well.Russian scientists don't
exercise in rhetoric and jargon like the British,
Canadian and American doctors.Russian doctors
don't live in a "Pharmacracy",like we do,so they have nothing to gain through this prediction.
And finally the truth is not in "if" but in "when".In conclusion,Blainey,you really shouldn't get your knickers in such a dismissive ,precarious knot and prepare yourself instead.~~~Semper Paratus~~~.

Carlyle Blainey

The Russians are also well known for consulting mystics before submitting higher mathmatical calculations as fact, operating nuclear power facilities, launching spacecraft, programing computers, flying high performance aircraft, assaulting mass hostage situations, etc. etc. Thus, reports presageing a birdflu pandemic and a billion subsequent deaths? They should be taken with a couple hundred kilos of salt.

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