-Caveat Lector-
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Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 13:56:07 -0500
From: "John V. Wilmerding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Introduction and Inquiry
I am subscribing here at the behest of a casual friend, William D. 'Bill'
Reynolds, from my home town, who has a concern I would like to bring to the
list.
Bill, age 67, is an acute allergy sufferer. He says the main allergens
involved are triphospates (food additives), sugar, and newsprint. He takes
antihistamines on a regular basis, especially nightly in order to be able
to sleep, and uses topical cortisone -- he says he has done so for years.
Bill traces the onset of his allergic reactions to a period immediately
following an announcement by, or direct quote from, one Miles Copeland
(perhaps the same person as the manager of Sting and his band, 'The
Police') that appeared in Rolling Stone magazine in the late 1980s, to the
effect that "the CIA has developed means to make anyone allergic to anything".
Bill has a theory that his allergies were intentionally induced by a person
or persons unknown who were in disagreement with certain aspects of -- or
false assumptions about -- his academic and political activism.
Bill's interests and areas of inquiry to this list:
* At the recognized risk of appearing paranoid about his theories, Bill
would like to know more about a category of pathogens or other substances
that can cause allergies or heightened sensitivity -- decreased immunity --
leading to serious allergies or more frequent or exacerbated allergic
reactions to common substances, including anaphylactic shock. Does anyone
have any links to archives, research, or institutions working in this area?
One possible referent, though not relevant in Bill's case, might be the
research done on Agent Orange and other pathogens released in the Vietnam
and Gulf wars, to which large numbers of US service people were exposed.
* Bill would also like to know if anyone connected with this list is
knowledgable about governmental covert operations -- domestic or foreign --
or any organized human experimentation with -- or applications of -- such
substances. In this context, Bill mentions a former CIA agent and
'whistle-blower', Vincent Marchetti, who possibly may know something about
this matter.
I have no way of vouching for or against any of Bill's theories or
imputations here. However, he does not have Internet access, and I thought
it might be helpful if I could assist him in answering his questions.
While Bill's theories seem very tenuous to me, they are lent some creedence
by some very recent authoritative reports in the London Times regarding
Israel's organized research into -- or development of -- pathogens
(especially biological) that can be targeted at people of specific genetic
makeup or ethnicity.
John Wilmerding
Putney (VT) Monthly Meeting of Friends (Quakers)
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Please Begin Your Subject: line with one of these:
AIR or AIRBORNE GENERAL ANAPHYLAXIS OTHER
ARTICLE or STORY INDOOR PRODUCT MEETING
KIDS or PARENTS ASTHMA SERVICE STINGS
ANNOUNCEMENT TESTING LATEX DRUG
FOOD PETS TREATMENT SYMPTOM
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