Donald Rumsfeld Rakes in $5 Million For Tamiflu

RumsfeldSecretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has made more than $5 million from selling
shares in the firm that discovered and developed the flu drug Tamiflu.
He also retains shares worth $25 million or more. Tamiflu is bought in mass uantities by the
government in order to treat a predicted outbrea! of avian flu.
The drug was developed by "ilead Sciences. #r. Rumsfeld was on the board of "ilead between
$%&& and 2''$( and was chairman starting in $%%). *hen he left to +oin the ,ush administration(
he retained a large shareholding .
-n 2''.( the year before concerns about bird flu began( the company too! a loss. ,ut in 2''/(
Tamiflu sales nearly uadrupled( and then nearly uadrupled again in 2''5.
Divestiture of his stoc!s in the corporation is not reuired by the 0ffice of "overnment 1thics or
the Department of Defense Standards of 2onduct 0ffice.
Common Dreams.org March 12, 2006
Dr. Mercola's Comment:
The current 3.S. Defense Secretary( Donald Rumsfeld( has a history of dabbling in health
chicanery. 4t ".D. Searle he facilitated 5D4 approval for 6utrasweet. #ore recently he served as
head of "ilead Sciences( the company that developed( then leased the rights to Roche
7harmaceuticals( to the worthless flu drug Tamiflu.
*hen - wrote about Rumsfeld in December it was unclear +ust how much stoc! he held and how
much it was worth. 6ow we !now.
So far( Rumsfeld has made a 8!illing8 9pun intended: on the stoc! mar!et( and the estimations
that set the current value of his remaining stoc! at $25 million are li!ely to be well under their
actual value( considering Roche;s decision to e<pand Tamiflu production.
Sadly( current ethics rules in 4merican government don;t prevent Rumsfeld from owning stoc!s or
ma!ing money from health=harming substances li!e Tamiflu or aspartame( even though he li!ely
has some say in their purchase or approval by the government( and therefore their stoc! value.
6o surprise( since drug companies use their largesse to buy favors and influence from 2ongress
and the *hite House.
-f you want to !now how to truly strengthen your immune system so it will laugh when the flu bug
or nearly any other infectious agent see!s to infect you( then start following the Total Health
7rogram or read my uic! tips on the sub+ect>
? 1liminate sugar( processed and +un! foods from your diet.
? "et the right amount of sleep.
? 2onsume an abundance of fresh and preferably organic raw foods.
? 1at garlic regularly.
? Ditch the sodas 9especially Diet: and coffee( etc. and drin! several glasses of purified
9reverse osmosis: water daily. 5lush out the to<ins before they ta!e you down@
? Start e<ercising today@ 1ven a daily wal! can do wonders to strengthen immunity.
? Do not fear sunlight = no living thing can e<ist without it@ 0bviously you want to avoid laying
out in the mid=day sun when the intense rays can damage s!in. 6either do you want to rely on
harmful( chemical laden sunscreens to protect you. 4ll they acheive are a false sense of security
of greater odds of s!in cancer. The tremendous increase in cases of melanoma along with the
advent of topical sunscreens is no coincidence. Aoo! at the list of ingredients that the body;s
largest organ( namely the s!in( is being forced to absorb when you 8slap it on8( and then thin!
twice. Health food stores carry much safer and effective sunscreens.
4lso avoid any tanning salon and don;t be duped into believing that they are now safer since
swithching from 3B4 to 3B, lamps( or whatever mumbo=+umbo they feed you. -f the industry is
admitting that the sunlamps they used initially have potentially damaging effects( then they lied to
you years ago when they told you they were safe and effective( rightC *hy would you believe
them nowC
? 4void vaccines and pharmaceutical drugs to build your health = they can only wea!en your
well=being and destroy health. 5orget the 8e<pert syndrome8 for a minute and thin! of precisely
what they are telling you to 4B0-D disease = = -n+ect a concoction of mercury( aluminum( anti=
freeDe( potentially contaminated human and animal tissue( aborted fetus cells and mutated
viruses( etc. directly into your bloodstream( bypasing the body;s normal channels of immunity
9digestion and breathing:.
*ould you give a glass of poison to your child( thin!ing that in some biDarre and une<plainable
way( it would magically transform them into a healthier human specimenC The myth of disease
prevention due to vaccinations certainly accepts and purports this theory. ,ut does your
common sense tell you that if you eat nothing but greasy fast food and soda=pop all day( but
religiously wash your hands and ta!e regular flu shots( you will avoid disease and the most
severest of viral pandemicsC
*ell( that is exactly the message your highly trained and educated health care professional is
indoctrinating you with@ RealiDing of course( that the credentials hanging on their office wall were
acheived by drug company funding( ma!es it all a little harder to swallow( in spite of how gullible
one might be.
#ulti=billions of dollars in profits are being amassed by those with a vested interest in the drug
and vaccine industry. #any of those advocating their use have good intentions( but are being
conned and misguided by their own false science.
? Don;t rely on the so=called 8e<perts8. 1ducate yourself and see! safe and effective alternative
means to restore and maintain good health.
Eou can become your own doctor if you arm yourself with the truth@

? *ash your hands regularly but avoid the harsh 8anti=bacterial8 soaps that do more harm than
good.

The most ironic thing about all of this is that not only is the 8avian flu pandemic8 a hoa< for which
there is no evidence( but Tamiflu can actually cause the flu virus to mutate into a more dangerous
and potent viral strain( and may have even worse side effects.
4vian flu does 60T readily spread from birds to humans or humans to humans. #ost of the 9very
few: people who have acuired this infection were bird handlers who were in continuous contact
with sic! birds.
Does anyone in their right mind envision similar circumstances in the 3nited StatesC Research
li!e this would typically be thrown in the trash if it did not strongly support some ulterior purpose.