Rethinking AIDS: When 99% of the world disagrees, we must be right

The AIDS Denialists are planning their World AIDS Day conference. If you are in Washington on December 1, you should drop by the Washington Court Hotel. In case you find it hard to believe that anyone in 2011 questions the existence of HIV, seeing these guys is believing.  Here is the latest announcement that Rethinking AIDS emailed to potential attendees.  Remember, this is not a joke, at least it is not meant to be a joke.


UPDATE: As discussed in comments below, the AIDS Deniers have cancelled their 2011 Rethinking AIDS conference. 
So sad. 
The reason is obvious -- 
     a clash of delusions. 
The AIDS denier camps are fighting, again. There is a battle between those who say HIV does not exist (Perthians) and those who say HIV exists but is harmless (Duesbergians).
I am not sure why they just don't have a denialist debate? What are they afraid of?  I would be happy to sponsor the debate and host it on this blog. 
Any takers?
Have a few minutes for some mindless entertainment? Visit the Rethinking AIDS page in Facebook. 
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RETHINKING AIDS 2011

99% of the world believes that HIV causes AIDS and quickly death, that HIV is sexually transmitted and that lifelong treatment with AIDS drugs is necessary.
We, at Rethinking AIDS, are the 1% who have the evidence that this is false. Join us at our December 1-3 Rethinking AIDS 2011 conference in Washington DC.For further details and information, please visit www.ra2011.org



Program

The conference will start with the keynote speech, "The Racist Face of HIV/AIDS", by Neville Hodgkinson, former Sunday Times science reporter. Neville was once a fervent promoter of mainstream views but, once he started considering the evidence, adopted the opposite viewpoint, eventually costing him his job. Click here to see the full program

Screening
Another highlight of RA2011 will be the North American premiere of "Positively False: Birth of a Heresy" by Joan Shenton and Andi Reiss. Joan is well known for the documentaries she made for major British channels in the 1980s and 1990s, eventually causing her to be blacklisted. Click here to learn more about this documentary

Speakers
There will be two full days of educational sessions on Friday December 2nd and Saturday December 3rd with participation from well known AIDS rethinkers like Duesberg, Rasnick and Giraldo as well as new voices like MDs Matt Irwin and Nancy Banks, breastfeeding advocate Marian Tompson, and long term survivor of the diagnosis, Raul Ehrichs de Palma. Click here to see all speakers

Free Session
If you know someone in the Washington DC area who could benefit from this information but might be reluctant to pay for the conference, suggest that they register for the free, two-hour, pre-conference session led by Rethinking AIDS president David Crowe, former Virginia Tech dean Dr. Henry Bauer and Nancy Turner Banks, MD.

Event details: December 1-3, 2011 | Washington, DC | Washington Court Hotel

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An Open Letter to Clark Baker from Concerned Citizen

Dear Mr. Baker,

You recently wrote a letter to Dr. Kalichman requesting his expertise in HIV Criminalization Cases.  You made this request for the prosecution, even though you speciously claim to work for the defense.  Would you consider this to be an ethical request?  If you wish to be accepted as a serious, respected, criminal justice professional, a letter with such childish pandering does not bode well for your credibility.  It is not only unprofessional to taunt a man credentialed and well respected in his field, it also gives you the appearance of a bully.  It is also a waste of Dr. Kalichman’s precious time.

Strategy & Slander

First you mention the so called strategy of OMSJ.  Your stated strategy in the letter is to go over the medical and scientific evidence to be used by the prosecution and “render opinions as to whether they have sufficient evidence or not.”   That is the only truth I have ever seen you write.  You admit that what you are offering is opinion; speculation; conjecture.  How could you offer an educated opinion when you do not accept the current, accepted science of HIV?  Or when you do not have the necessary education or experience to render a valid opinion?  This obvious oversight on your part is not lost on logical, mentally stable people.

 However, the true strategy as stated at your OMSJ site is to perpetuate an agenda of “HIV Science as incoherent gibberish”.  You state that “HIV tests are worthless” and that “HIV tests are designed to do nothing more than market HIV as a disease.”   You accuse HIV Scientists, Researchers and Doctors as being “Pharma Sluts” and anyone else who disagrees with you as “meth trannies.”  How can you make these ridiculous, unsubstantiated and libelous accusations and expect to be taken seriously?

Specific Slander of Dr. Kalichman

In your letter to Dr. Kalichman, you write:  “As you know, OMSJ has been extremely impressed by your knowledge and expertise in the field of HIV and AIDS.”   And yet there are several examples of your extreme libel and slander of Dr. Kalichman at all 3 of your websites.  In July of 2010 you wrote at your Ex-Liberal site that “Professor Kalichman is paid $17 Million Dollars to write (this blog), Denying AIDS and to write harassing emails.”  That proves not only your insincerity, but your complete disregard for the truth.    

Contradictions VS Proof

The contents of your letter were also contradictory as well as lacking in substance and facts.  For example, you claimed that OMSJ has “been involved in several dozen cases since 2009.”  However, you only list 28 cases at your OMSJ site not 36.  Where are the other 8 cases, Mr. Baker?  You also falsely profess a glowing success in “every case that defense attorneys have worked with OMSJ.”   I have an entire website in which I meticulously document the truth behind those cases you list at OMSJ.  Even though you merely list the name of a defendant and a link to an original news article of the arrest, I have spent a great deal of time documenting case numbers, court documents, attorney records, correspondence with attorneys and court clerks as well as current news articles specific to the outcome of the case.  Here is a true summary of why charges were dropped in 8 of your 28 cases: 

Charges Dropped Due to Precedent Established in Previous Case

1.       Shan Ortiz

2.       Darren Chiacchia

 Charges Dropped Due to Defendant Testing HIV Negative on ELISA

1.       Jose Alex Perez

2.       Daniel Hay Lewis

3.       Shan Ortiz - this defendant was also shown to be mentally unstable and did not commit the crime of molesting a child.  Also, the physical examination of the child confirmed the child was not molested.

Plea Deals - Both Defendants Convicted; Received Incarceration and Fine

1.       Cordlin Comer - This was a plea deal.  The first time the plea was offered, the defendant turned it down "waiting for medical records".  Once they received the medical records proving the defendant was indeed HIV+, the defendant accepted the exact same plea deal, not a reduced plea.  One charge was dropped (and the defendant married that accuser who also gave birth to their child). 

2.       Jerome Walker - HIV Tests proved the defendant was HIV+.  He was convicted of 2 of 4 charges and 2 years of confinement.

Attorney Confirmation via email 

1.       Daniel Allen - Attorney James Galen sent me an email verifying that Baker lied about being "instrumental" in this case.  Mr. Galen went on to confirm Mr. Baker not useful at all.

All of these cases prove definitively that you have lied about at least 8 cases that you claim “complete success”.  Several of these cases have charges dropped as a direct result of the very science and HIV Tests you claim to be fraudulent and worthless.  How do you accommodate for those facts?  Detailed information about these cases can be found at the HIV Innocence Project. 

How else will you chose to embarrass yourself, Mr. Baker?  How about coming clean and provide some transparency?  How about providing specifics as to exactly how you have helped each case?  How about providing some information about your staff of experts and attorneys?  Or is OMSJ just one man perjuring himself with phony affidavits?

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Vaccine Hysteria Takes Hold in the USA

Vaccines not safe, say one of four Americans in new poll
Posted on October 1, 2011 by Stone Hearth News

ANN ARBOR, Mich. and WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — More than one-quarter of Americans are concerned about the value and safety of vaccines and 21.4 percent believe vaccines can cause autism, according to the Thomson Reuters-NPR Health Poll.

Thomson Reuters and NPR conduct the monthly poll to gauge attitudes and opinions on a wide range of health issues.

In the latest survey in the series, 26.6 percent of respondents expressed concern over the safety of vaccines. Households with children under the age of 18 demonstrated the greatest level of concern (30.8%). The lowest level of concern (18.5%) was found in respondents 65 years old and up.

Among those with concerns, 47.3 percent attributed their fear of vaccines to future long-term impact on health and 46.0 percent said they were worried about side effects.

Nearly one in five said they have questioned or refused a vaccine for themselves or their children — with a higher rate among those under 35 (28.1 percent) and a lower rate among those 65 and older (12.7 percent).

When asked about specific safety concerns, 21.4 percent of respondents said they believe vaccines can cause of autism, 9.2 percent said they believe vaccines can be linked to cancer, 6.9 percent believe they play a role in diabetes, and 5.9 percent cite a connection between vaccines and heart disease.

Overall, 24 percent of respondents said their opinions of vaccines have changed in the past five years. Of those, 59 percent say their views on vaccines have become less favorable.

“Ironically, these survey results are a testament to the effectiveness of vaccines: older people remember what illnesses like polio did to cripple and kill patients, but the younger generation has never seen someone with polio,” said Raymond Fabius, M.D., chief medical officer at the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters. “Because of the elimination of diseases through immunization, there is a lack of understanding that the benefit of vaccines greatly outweighs the minimal risks of side effects both short and long term.”

For a copy of the vaccine survey results. click here

To date, the Thomson Reuters-NPR Health Poll has explored numerous healthcare topics, including generic drugs, abortion, vaccines, food allergies, and organic and genetically modified foods. NPR’s reports on the surveys are archived online at the Shots health blog here.

The Thomson Reuters-NPR Health Poll is powered by the Thomson Reuters PULSE(SM) Healthcare Survey, an independently funded, nationally representative telephone poll that collects information about health-related behaviors and attitudes and healthcare utilization from more than 100,000 US households annually. Survey questions are developed in conjunction with NPR. The figures in this month’s poll are based on 3,011 participants interviewed from August 1-16, 2011. The margin of error is 1.8 percent.

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Worst Case Scenario: Michele Bachmann Launches into Total Vaccine Hysteria

On the national stage of presidential primary politics, Rep. Michele Bachmann is ranting that the HPV vaccine can cause permanent damage to children. The HPV vaccine is safe and over 99% effective in protecting against HPV - the cause of genital warts and linked to cervical cancer. Uptake of the vaccine is already low, with less than 1 in 3 US teenage girls being vaccinated. Coverage is worst among minorities and low income kids. 6 million people are diagnosed with HPV each year, and 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. Her misinformed and irresponsible comments will likely do damage to public health, at least among those few who see her as credible.

Bachmann claims HPV vaccine might cause ‘mental retardation’
The Washington Post
Posted by Rachel Weiner at 11:02 AM ET, 09/13/2011 

After piling on Texas Gov. Rick Perry in last night’s presidential debate, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is continuing to attack the 2012 frontrunner for mandating that young girls get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

Perry has apologized for the mandate, saying it was a mistake. One of his former top aides had gone on to become a lobbyist for vaccine-maker Merck & Co. and pushed the governor for an executive order.

Social conservatives argue that the vaccine, which protects against a sexually-transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer, encourages promiscuity. Perry’s decision has already riled up conservative activists; it might be Bachmann’s best hope to win back those voters.

Post-debate, the Minnesota congresswoman sent out a fundraising appeal on the issue with the title “I’m Offended.” In interviews after the debate, she suggested that the vaccine could do permanent damage.

“There’s a woman who came up crying to me tonight after the debate. She said her daughter was given that vaccine,” Bachmann said on Fox News. “She told me her daughter suffered mental retardation as a result. There are very dangerous consequences.”

Bachmann repeated the allegation on the “Today Show” this morning, adding, “It’s very clear that crony capitalism could have likely been the cause, because the governor's former chief of staff was the chief lobbyist for this drug company.”

And she’s getting support from a sometime-rival, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. "You have to go up against the big guns," Palin said on FOX News last night. “And they will try to destroy you, when you call them out on the mistakes that they have made.” The phrase “crony capitalism” is one Palin used in a speech in Iowa last weekend and repeated last night.

The Center for Disease Control notes on its website that less than one percent of recipients reported “adverse events” after receiving the vaccine. Of those, 8 percent were “serious adverse events” — including Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurologic disorder that causes paralysis and muscle weakness, not mental problems. According to the CDC, “There has been no indication” that the vaccine “increases the rate of GBS above the rate expected in the general population, whether or not they were vaccinated.”

But Bachmann clearly thinks she’s found a powerful line of attack against Perry, whose entrance into the race helped precipitate her fall in polls.

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A Decade Of Denial: 9/11 Truthers Alive and Well

The Facts Speak For Themselves
Jon Gold
September 11, 2011

Before I begin, I would like to say that theorizing about what happened on 9/11, when you’re not being given answers to your questions about that day by the people who SHOULD be able to do so, is PERFECTLY normal. As is suspecting that the reason these answers aren’t being given is “sinister” in nature. As Ray McGovern said, “for people to dismiss these questioners as “conspiratorial advocates”, or “conspiratorial theorists”… that’s completely out of line because the… The questions remain because the President who should be able to answer them, WILL NOT.” When you think about everything the previous Administration did in 8 years, the idea that they might not be giving us the answers we seek because of something “sinister” is not crazy. In fact, it’s the most logical conclusion one can come to at this point. After years of obfuscation, spin, lies, and cover-ups regarding the 9/11 attacks, it is unavoidable to think that criminal complicity is the reason why.

That being said, we have not proven it beyond the shadow of doubt. We do not have documentation that shows they planned it. We do not have a signed confession from someone. We have pieces of the puzzle, and to most of us that have been doing this a long time, those pieces point to more than just Osama Bin Laden, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and 19 hijackers. If we could somehow download all of our knowledge to every person on the planet, this fight would be over tomorrow. However, we can’t do that. I wish we could. I wish the media would DO THEIR JOB. But, they’re not. Therefore, we have to be smart with how we approach people. This is America, and in America, you are innocent until proven guilty.

As I have often said, we don’t need to come up with a narrative (theory) because our facts speak for themselves. I am going to do my very best to prove my point. A lot of these facts are from mainstream news outlets. Yes, they do report the news, but they DO NOT put the pieces together, they DO NOT ask the tough questions over and over again until they get an answer, they DO NOT give these facts the attention they should, reminiscent of the attention that Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, The Swift Boat Veterans and the “Ground Zero Mosque” got, and they DO NOT portray us in any other light except as “Conspiracy Theorists.”

[See Posting for a discussion of 50 'Facts]
There are so many facts concerning the 9/11 attacks, that it is impossible to know them all. People like to laugh at, and mock our theories (that we all have) concerning the events of 9/11. However, they have a difficult time with the facts. I hope that I have proven my point.

In conclusion, I would like to say that I am convinced some elements within our Government, and others were complicit in the attacks of 9/11. As you can see above, the information that exists today clearly points in that direction. We have pieces to the puzzle, and we KNOW who refuses to give up the other pieces. However, as I said, this is America, and in America, you are innocent until proven guilty. Let’s have a real investigation, be it a domestic or international one, and do what can only be described as the right thing. Holding those responsible for the 9/11 attacks, whoever they may be, accountable. It is long overdue. Justice has never been more needed. The perverse usage of that day can no longer continue. It is time to take away the “9/11 Card,” and let those poor 2,973 souls finally rest in peace.

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Clark Baker's Appeal

Clark Baker with the late Karri Stokely
(died of AIDS after refusing treatment)

AIDS Denialist Clark Baker sent me the following letter. I thought you might enjoy it as much as I did. Does California just hand out Private Detective licenses to anyone who applies?
      If you have experienced discrimination due to your HIV status, I recommend that you contact a legitimate legal aide group, such as the HIV/AIDS Law Project or a state organization such as AIDS Law Project Pennsylvania. To learn more about what Clark Baker is up to, particularly the 'cases' he mentions below, visit The HIV Innocence Project Truth.
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Professor Kalichman:

As you know, OMSJ (Office of Medical and Scientific Justice) has been involved in several dozen criminal HIV cases since October 2009. Our strategy is simple – we ask prosecutors to produce all of the medical and scientific evidence that they plan to use against the accused. We then examine the evidence and render opinions as to whether they have sufficient evidence or not.



In every case that defense attorneys have worked with OMSJ, prosecutors have been forced to significantly reduce or drop all HIV-related criminal charges. Not only is there no evidence that competent physicians have tested and diagnosed their patients, but prosecutors can’t find credible HIV experts who are willing to testify about HIV and AIDS under oath and under penalty of perjury. You’d think that after thirty years as humanity’s biggest existential threat, someone would know somethingabout the testing, treatment and diagnosis of HIV. Sadly, we can’t find any credible experts.

As a trained HIV/AIDS expert, you know that looks very bad. Those pseudo-experts blather all day long about AIDS and HIV but the moment they’re forced to tell the truth in a real courtroom, they recoil like vampires in church. And when asked about their sudden bashfulness, they are as indignant as chocolate-faced six-year-olds who are asked about the missing chocolate cake.

As you know, OMSJ has been extremely impressed by your knowledge and expertise in the field of HIV and AIDS. Because of this, we’d like to forward your name and copies of your CV to prosecutors who are handling our criminal HIV cases. As hopeful as we’ve been to secure a criminal trial, prosecutors are simply giving up when we’re involved. As strange as it seems, the only wins they’ve enjoyed since 2009 have usually occurred in small towns where the accused (usually black men) were defended by white lawyers whose families attend the same schools and ice cream socials as the prosecutors and judges. These lawyers usually say something like we don’t need your services. The next thing you know, their client is goes to prison.

So please let me know if you or Mrs. Kalichman would like to testify as AIDS experts. Prosecutors don’t pay as well as Tony Fauci, but think of the prestige that comes with being a leader in your field. With your help, they might start winning cases. BTW, can you ask Dr. Fauci if he wants to testify as an expert too?

On another note, how many people have written to you complaining about “denialists?” Your list must be getting very long. Let us know if you require any investigative assistance. We’re trained and licensed to do that too.

Cheers!

Clark Baker CPI #26869
PO Box 1507
Studio City, CA 91614-0507
(323) 650-6667
(323) 656-3909 (fax)
www.OMSJ.org
CWBPIØ1 (Skype)

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Rethinking AIDS Convention 2011: Will the rooms be padded?

AIDS denialists will hold their 2011 convention in Washington, DC on December 1, World AIDS Day. The conference will focus on uncovering the US government's and pharmaceutical industry's global conspiracy to sell HIV tests and medications. The conference organizers say "The myth that blames a single retrovirus for a complex multi-factorial syndrome has left in its wake millions of people terrified of an 'HIV test', a pharmacopeia of toxic drugs prescribed without informed consent and an effort by the myth-makers to shut down intelligent public discussion. Thousands of scientists, epidemiologists, academics, physicians, journalists, and activists who oppose the use of toxic medications and inaccurate tests have been called 'denialists', an attempt to equate dissent with those who deny the Nazi Holocaust."


Why Washington DC? Rethinking AIDS says "It was the Washington National Capital area at Robert Gallo's infamous press conference in April 1984 that the infectious theory of AIDS took hold, just before patents were filed and a month before any science had been published. The National Capital area is also home to the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD) that provides the bulk of AIDS research funding in the USA and globally. Washington, DC also has a very large black population and sizable gay community, both of which are targets for AIDS medications. Washington is also the seat of the American government that is a leading promoter of the fear of HIV and AIDS around the world and the consumption of toxic antiretroviral drugs as the dominant means of addressing both treatment and prevention."

The conference is organized by Canadian freelance conspiracy theorist David Crowe, "a science critic and writer based in Calgary, Canada. He has a [Bachelors] degree in biology and [another Bachelors'] mathematics and has written extensively on HIV/AIDS, failures of modern medicine and telecommunications. He was one of the founders of the Green Party of Alberta, and is president of Rethinking AIDS and the Alberta Reappraising AIDS Society." David Crowe has also written extensively as a contributor to cancer screening and treatment denial as well as climate change denial.

Who will you see present at this conference?

Peter Duesberg will address major contradictions between HIV/AIDS statistics as measured in Africa and the classical bell-shape epidemic of an infectious disease.

Charles Geshekter will demonstrate how endemic poverty in Africa explains the fabricated AIDS epidemic, and how simple methods to improve health, rather than condoms and toxic pharmaceuticals, can address the real causes of immune deficiency and disease on the continent.

David Rasnick will explain how the book Disciplined Minds revealed to him the nature of his experiences with colleagues, who exhibited shock, anger and departure when exposed to discussions of flaws in the HIV/AIDS dogma.

Henry Bauer will talk about how HIV/AIDS is not Unique: It Exemplifies the State of Contemporary Medicine

Roberto Giraldo will explain how oxidative stress is a major factor in explaining both positive HIV tests and the various syndromes called "AIDS".

Who will be missing from the conference?

Kim Bannon, outspoken supporter of Rethinking AIDS, suffering from late stage AIDS

The late Karri Stokely, Rethinking AIDS activist, died of AIDS April 2011

The late Emory Taylor, Rethinking AIDS enthusiast, died of AIDS March 2011

The late Lambros Papantoniou, Rethinking AIDS enthusiast, died of AIDS 2009

The late Rex Poindexter, Rethinking AIDS enthusiast, died of AIDS

The Late Christine Maggiore, Rethinking AIDS activist, died of AIDS December 2008

The late Eliza Jane Scovill, daughter of Christine Maggiode, died of AIDS at age 3

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