Treating Without Informed Consent

All kinds of human testing reports making news. Seems the homeless have attracted serious study. Knowing how tight money is, I would point out, You may want to hire people with real credentials. Tossing people into tests that limit their access to housing, hygiene, is similar to seeing how long people can hold their breath, thrust, hunger. Those that would normally work with homeless would also understand the hierarchy of needs.

Big words. These medical studies, some sponsored by HUD, manufactures and the like, do not take ethics into account (calling them, economic studies is a perversion). Some cities have argued this is the right thing to do. If they intended to do the right thing, their lab rats would have known, understood implications in advanced. Should some cities return to fend-for-yourself or as some have called, colonial times, tell them up front.

Ethical mistreatment of Americans is bad enough. Some reports indicate the practice started here and is spreading around the world because it is cheaper. The exception is where media gets in the way. Keeping costs down during this Great Recession may make someone happy. It will not make most Americans happy.

by J John Swanko

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Afghan Warlords Need To Keep Their Cash In Afghanistan

President Karzai first victory for his newly formed rag-tag army was defending the town, Tarin Kowt. Said to be the heart of the Taliban. With the help of a small group of our Special Forces, they defended their town, turned back the Taliban.

The Taliban surrendered Kandahar, December 7, 2001. Pashtun have ruled Afghanistan. Pushtu are the Taliban. President Karzai is Pashtun. Sixty percent Afghanies are Pushtu. A tribal people, and each of their tribe kept a weapons cache. Those fighters, memorialized in their art are called, Lashkar. Men that enjoy fighting, dying are called Lash.

Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (aka Lashkar-e-Taiba) were built by Pakistan's encouragement. They have not joined the Taliban. At one time, it was thought their joining the Taliban would bring down Pakistan and most of the region. Other Lashkar segments of tribes have joined up with Taliban as fighters. Once, their income source was poppy. Like drug dealers everywhere, their biggest mistake, seeking supply chain dominance. This has brought internal fighting. They use Pakistan bombings as a mark of power. Top rivals kill off one another, those left blow up a marketplace, blame America. That marketplace may be in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran...

President Karzai threads the needle. In 2001, most were sure he had what it took to unite Afghanistan. He too was a Lashkar. Today, he is a dad, and can become the father of a new Afghanistan. His big problems include, those Lashkars fighting with the Taliban that will not lay down their weapons, Vast amount of cash that leave Afghanistan, Using war to keep huge cash flowing (some stays). Had the Warlords kept their cash in Afghanistan, they would use their banks for investment. Commerce would thrive, eventually. Government would have an income. Lashkars would return their weapons.

The Taliban and al Qaida would live off poppy income in the tribal Pakistan's tribal areas.

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HHS Is Slacking

We had more debate on healthcare than most of us wanted to see. One would think, HHS would be out front. They did some work. If you look at the month of November, that appears all they worked on. One month is not enough. Why did it take a Congressional Committee to point out what Mini-Meds were. Better than industrial insurance, however...

Unable to find any movement on FDA allowing poor Americans to import their lifesaving drugs from Canada. They do worry about that Canadian pill being the same as the American pill. Both were manufactured at the same plant, same time, but -there can be a difference. Sure.

No one would claim all Administration Institutions need superstars. One would expect all Institutions to show up, be involved.

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