[Time Traveller]

One other extremely suspicious aspect of this whole "epidemic" has been the extreme reluctance by authorities to conduct systematic testing for HIV in the general population. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but this has never been done, and you have to ask yourself, why? Was it because they knew from the beginning the test wasn't reliable, and if millions of people tested "positive" they'd have no choice but to administer the "cure" which they knew full well would kill everybody? Thus only "high-risk" people got tested and got the opportunuty to kill themselves with AZT. (Why isn't there a cure for overuse of quotation marks, BTW). Someone please do the research and give me the answer.

[dubyagee]

Mr. Haigler's implication that his staff discovered" the antiretroviral potential of AZT in 1984 is noteworthy.

I got the above date from a google search. So I'm assuming they began treating with AZT in '84 or a little later. People died from this disease prior to that. What's the answer for those deaths?

[Hank Kerchief]

AZT was used before the late eithties, but the issue is more complex than that. There are many things which can compromise the immune system, espeically many of the practices of homosexuals, such as their use of exotic drugs and others.

The political/medical establishment hypothesis on AIDS is highly questionable, and there is much good research that suggests it is just plain wrong. It is worth investigating if you are interested. You might start with these:

Aids Panel Report (Somewhat eclectic and sensationalist, but has links to legitimate resources.)

Peter Duesberg "Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California at Berkeley, a pioneer in retrovirus research" who has been at the forefront advocating the view the HIV does not cause AIDS.

I do not advocate a position, but think everyone interested ought to do some homework on this issue.

Hank

[GWfan]

Very interesting posts. I heard your theory for the first time from a MD who taught pathology at a local college. I was in undergrad and worked in a nice bar and resturant going through school. The path teacher got really drunk and essentially said the same things you have posted. But it was 1989!! I didn't think much of it until tonight. I don't look for it on the front page but I read your link. Valid pionts. -GWfan