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| DAMNING 'Five-Eyes' Intel Report: China Suppressed, Destroyed Coronavirus Evidence, Endangered Other Countries |
| 2020-05-03 |
| [PJ] Five Western intelligence agencies have compiled a damning report cataloging the Chinese Communist Party’s deliberate suppression and destruction of evidence regarding the coronavirus outbreak. The report claims this malfeasance is an "assault on international transparency" and cost tens of thousands of lives. It comes amid rising demands that governments hold Beijing accountable in court for its malfeasance during the pandemic. The 15-page research document, first reported by Australia’s The Saturday Telegraph, claims that "to the endangerment of other countries" China covered up news of the pandemic by perpetrating a "deadly denial of human-to-human transmission," silencing or "disappearing" doctors who spoke out, destroying evidence of the virus in laboratories, and refusing to provide live samples of the coronavirus to international scientists who were working on a vaccine. This report — compiled by the "Five Eyes" of the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Britain — may form the first step towards countries filing legal claims at the International Court of Justice holding the Communist Party accountable for violating the International Health Regulations (IHR). Last month, the British nonprofit the Henry Jackson Society (HJS) estimated that the G7 countries had suffered at least $4 trillion in damages from the coronavirus pandemic and should sue China for violating its obligations to share information about the outbreak with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other countries. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 But what if people do not want to pay higher prices for fresh food, even if locally produced (assuming quality is the same (or better) elsewhere). Higher prices for consumers (ugh) would possibly cancel out the higher wages. Unions and minimum wage laws are part of the reason jobs left the US in the first place. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-05-03 17:49 |
| #10 Less stuff. Better stuff. Higher prices for US consumers but also higher wages for US workers. Less food. Better food. Higher prices for locally-produced fresh food. Lower medical spending nationally on preventable lifestyle diseases like Type 2 diabetes. Not all that complicated, actually |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-05-03 16:17 |
| #9 It's only "damning" if there's any actual damnation (consequences). |
| Posted by: charger 2020-05-03 16:00 |
| #8 It will be interesting to see if any [temporary] tax relief comes out of this COVID-19 madness. I've heard about the payroll tax being suspended. But if you really want to get the economy on its feet (CV-19 or no CV-19), dumping taxes at all levels might we the way to go. Crazy talk, I know. In fact, I just read where Nashville, TN, wants to raise taxes 34%. I guess that's all they got left. I wouldn't buy a municipal or state bond to save my life. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-05-03 12:19 |
| #7 /\ How about 'no sales tax' on domestically produced (Made in USA) goods, a 30, 60, 90 day experiment ? There are so few, what harm could it possibly do ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-05-03 11:48 |
| #6 Spread the rumors that Chinese goods infected with CV19? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-05-03 10:28 |
| #5 Does your normal shopper--Walmart, Target, Sears, no matter--really, truly care where the products come from if the price is right? LOL, heck, no. I guess I must have missed those demonstrations by these shoppers outside of these chain stores protesting goods made in China. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-05-03 10:05 |
| #4 The Chinese T-shirt costs 30% less than the American T-shirt. I live in sweaty summer tshirts. I passed on 1 brand name tshirt (white, 2x) at Walmart for $10+. Bought 3, made in Bangladesh, <$10 at the grocery. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-05-03 10:00 |
| #3 So the choice for the legendary American Consumer may come (or may have come) down to this: Here's a t-shirt. It was made in China by slave laborers, won't last long, and may be hazardous to your health. Also, part of the money you pay will wind up in the pockets of Communist tyrants who more or less want to kill you. Here's another T-shirt. It was made in America by reasonably well-paid American workers, will last longer, and no part of the purchase price goes to Communists unless you count Democratic politicians grifting the sales tax. The Chinese T-shirt costs 30% less than the American T-shirt. Your call. |
| Posted by: Matt 2020-05-03 09:39 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-05-03 03:55 |
| #1 And what are you going to do about it? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-05-03 03:24 |