AIDS, US Made?

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AIDS - US Made?

In an article in the Summer-Autumn 1990 issue of "Top Secret", Prof. J.

Segal and Dr. L. Segal illustrate their theory that AIDS is a man-made disease,

originating at Pentagon bacteriological warfare labs at Fort Detrick, Maryland.

"Top Secret" is the international edition of the German magazine Geheim and is a

sister publication to the American Covert Action Information Bulletin (CAIB).

Top Secret carries the Naming Names column, which CAIB is prevented from doing

by the American government, and which names CIA agents in different locations in

the world. The article, named "AIDS: US-Made Monster," is lengthy and has a lot

of professional jargon.

"The fatal weakening of the immune system which has given AIDS its name

(Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome)," write the Segals, "has been traced back

to a destruction or a functional failure of the T4-lymphocytes, also called

'helper cells`, which play a regulatory role in the production of antibodies in

the immune system." In the course of the illness, the number of functional T4-

cells is reduced to such an extent that new anti-bodies cannot be produced and

the defenseless patient remains exposed to a range of infections that under

other circumstances would have been harmless. Most AIDS patients die from

opportunistic infections rather than from the AIDS virus itself. The initial

infection is characterized by diarrhea, erysipelas and intermittent fever. An

apparent recovery follows after 2-3 weeks, and in many cases the patient remains

without symptoms and functions normally for years.

After several years, the pre-AIDS stage, known as ARC (Aids- Related

Complex) sets in. This stage includes disorders in the digestive tract, kidneys

and lungs. In most cases it develops into full-blown AIDS in about a year, at

which point opportunistic illnesses occur. Disorders in various organ systems

also occur, the most severe in the brain, the symptoms of which range from motor

disorders to severe dementia and death. The Segals note that despite the fact

that AIDS is transmitted only through sexual intercourse, blood transfusions and

non- sterile hypodermic needles, the infection has spread dramatically. During

the first few years after its discovery, the number of AIDS patients doubled

every six months, and is still doubling every 12 months now though numerous

measures have been taken against it. Based on these figures, it is estimated

that in the US, which had 900,000 cases of AIDS in 1991, over 2,000,000 people

will be afflicted with the virus by the year 2,000. It is also estimated that

the number of people infected is at least ten times the number of those

suffering from an acute case of AIDS.

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