We don't know that we're not being lied to. I've had some of the same concerns. However, we don't really have a choice but to trust our leaders. And if this is all part of some sort of conspiracy, it is out of our puny little hands.
But we have the most powerful weapon of all: prayer.
Wait until the "Un-cut" Anthrax kills a few thousand and see how you feel...It is going to happen. How many times do you need to be told?