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I'd hesitate before calling it a load of crap without specifics. Kary Mullis, among others, is not one so easily dismissed. The authors are spot-on concerning the lousy performance of antibody tests (in fact, they left out other reasons why these tests are so poor).

Now, I think one area where they may have goofed is animal models: for instance, I think it's pretty well-established that feline immunodeficiency virus and the associated disease in cats is real--the infection pattern, disease progression, etc., is pretty well-understood. Also, they said nothing about apoptosis as a mechanism for T cell death at low levels of HIV infection.

That said, the politicizing of AIDS is not helping. HIV probably causes AIDS, IMHO, but the distortions introduced by politics need to be dealt with. Supposedly scientists are the objective ones who pride themselves on being above such matters...sigh.

"Now, I think one area where they may have goofed is animal models: for instance, I think it's pretty well-established that feline immunodeficiency virus and the associated disease in cats is real--the infection pattern, disease progression, etc., is pretty well-understood. Also, they said nothing about apoptosis as a mechanism for T cell death at low levels of HIV infection."

Excellent point. But did they diagnosis this in felines after they discovered HIV? Regardless, what I think is a load, is where it has been stated in previous posts that this whole AIDS/HIV phenomena was "created" out of political motives. The disease is very real. It's origin could've been found out earlier if everyone weren't to busy pointing fingers as to 'who's fault' is was.

As you probably know by my comments, I am no scientist or a great thinker. But being 'duped' by government, well, there I have experience.