Today is the Thanksgiving Day holiday, which George Washington recommended for all nations in his 1789 proclamation.

A thanful heart is a good thing. It gives health and happiness. The Apostle Paul said we can be thankful in all things at all times (Ephesians 5.20). How is this possible? It's possible when you realize God is in control of everything and uses all things for good (Romans 8.28). This is especially true for those who love Him and follow Him.

Knowing God is the main thing, the main reason we can be happy, at least that's what I've come to experience. Everything else in life will let you down. When you truly get a handle on this reality, all the rest is small stuff. People often don't seek God because of a wrong perception of what God is like. People may see Him as a cruel judge or harsh father figure, whatever. But God was personified in Jesus Christ, who was manifest full of grace and truth. To sum it up, God is love (1 John 4.8). For these reasons and endless reasons more, we can be thankful to God. "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good and His mercy endures forever." (Psalms 107.1)

In my life I often fail to be thankful when I get caught up in the details and probelms of life. I wish for myself, more thankfulness, overflowing thankfulness. I wish you the same

Last week someone hacked into my Facebook and weblog accounts. This week I found that someone has been posting comments in my name at different websites with links back to my blog, it seems, in an attempt to try and smear me. Though these are technically considered criminal acts, there is a bright side. For Christian believers there is always a bright side, according to Romans 8.28, as God uses all things for good. I can see at least three benefits and reasons to be thankful:

1. Thanks for the compliment. By taking the time to hack my blog site and attack me personally you are suggesting that my writing is effective.

2. Thanks for raising awareness. By attacking my blog and me personally you are raising awareness that there is an information war going on. This is true politically as well as spiritually. For most people, the simple awareness of this fact is the greatest need: “whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.” (2 Corinthians 4.4, NKJV)

3. Thanks for the reward. Though a very mild form of persecution, God has promised a great reward to those persecuted for His name’s sake. (Mat 5.11-12)

Though I may write about political subjects, my main message is the good news of the gospel, that Christ has paid the price for our sins and freely offers the gift of eternal life to all who will receive it. You can try to assassinate my character but, in reality, it’s a waste of time, it’s already been assassinated: “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” (Galatians 2.20, NKJV)

God inspired me recently with the following simple song with a similar theme, based on Colossians chapter 3, with audio linked here.  Look into Jesus, everything else is ultimately futile.

I Set My Affections Above

I have died – risen with Christ

My life is hidden in the Lord

He’s clothed me with – His righteousness

Each new day – this new man I adorn

As I worship the Lord…

I set my affections – above (everyday)

I set my affections – on God and His love (everyway)

I set my affections – not on this world (It’s a bird)

I set my affections – on God and His word!

When Christ my life – appears on high

I will be changed in a twinkling of an eye

Till that day – I’ll praise His name

As His word – dwells richly inside

Day and night...

This past Sunday, the head pastor for the Lutheran Churches in Crimea came to visit our meeting and said the German embassy in Kiev is telling its citizens the flu epidemic in Ukraine is nothing to be afraid of. According to available polls, 75% of Finns do not want a H1N1 vaccine, the same for 73% percent of Hungarians, 62% of Americans and 54% of Chinese. The government of Poland has outright rejected the vaccine.

The situation in Ukraine seems to be getting more complex as the large number of cases with Hemorrhagic H1N1 Pneumonia suggest genetic changes in the H1N1 virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has remained silent on the lab test results from London sent a week ago and there is a growing concern about what this means.

Up until the WHO visited Ukraine, Yulia Timoshenko was promoting natural remedies for resisting the flu. But now she is promoting the use of a vaccine. The US embassy in Kiev states the US will donate funds including 10% of its total vaccine budget to the global WHO initiative. And “As part of the first phase of this initiative, Ukraine is scheduled to receive 930,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine in early December." However, according to ICTV news Ukraine, the actual vaccines for Ukraine will be provided by Canada and Russia.

One of the links at the US Government site is called “Myths and Facts: Straight talk about the flu and you” and, though I believe a good and clean vaccine could save many lives, the information at the link seems incredibly simplified and biased. This is one of the most critical subjects of our day and it deserves thoughtful consideration and from more than just one perspective. Proverbs 18.17 shows wisdom regarding any controversial subject: "Any story sounds true until someone tells the other side and sets the record straight." (TLB)

The site states “None of the H1N1 vaccines currently distributed by the U.S. government contain adjuvants.” This is what the US government said when US military personnel came down with Gulf War Syndrome. But a February 2000 report by Tulane Medical School strongly suggested that squalene was used in vaccines against anthrax:

“All (100%) GWS patients immunized for service in Desert Shield/Desert Storm who did not deploy, but had the same signs and symptoms as those who did deploy, had antibodies to squalene. In contrast, none (0%) of the deployed Persian Gulf veterans not showing signs and symptoms of GWS have antibodies to squalene.”

So, what are the actual ingredients in he free H1N1 vaccines? When I buy yogurt I like to read the ingredients to avoid chemicals but when free vaccines are to be injected into me out I’m supposed to take them without knowing the actual ingredients or the manufacturer?

“If needed, an adjuvant is a component that can be incorporated into a vaccine to help to generate a stronger immune response to the vaccine and help prevent disease.” This sounds like an escape clause. If needed, if there is an “emergency situation,” then it can be added. Adjuvants do in fact “supercharge” vaccines as the note implies, but who is to decide when it is needed and do you really believe people will be informed?

“Squalene is a compound found in many natural sources, such as olive oil, that can act as an adjuvant and is used as an adjuvant in vaccines in many countries.” And so, you are basically saying “We don’t use it but it can be used in an emergency and it’s not so bad anyway.”

The Real Straight Talk

On October 9, 2009, Dr. Gary Null, PHD, health advocate, radio show host and one of America’s leading health experts filed a lawsuit against the FDA along with several medical professionals. None of the US distrubuted H1N1 vaccines have been approved, and yet people are being fired from their jobs because they have been refusing to take the vaccines. As Mike Adams stated “To date, the FDA has produced absolutely no scientific evidence documenting safety tests for any of these swine flu vaccines.”

Recent US Government studies have shown the door is still open regarding the questionable use of vaccines in Gulf War soldiers and the harmful effects of squalene. A 2008 report “Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans” concludes: “The Asa/Tulane studies may have correctly identified excess rates of squalene antibodies in ill veterans, whether or not they were caused by vaccines, by vaccine contamination, or by clandestine use of an unapproved adjuvant. It is important to determine whether the observed association between squalene antibodies and Gulf War illness is supported, or refuted, by more definitive research.”

That is the real “straight talk" and the "reality" of the situation, that safety remains a big question. Countries like Canada have actually approved the use of squalene in their unlicensed H1N1 vaccines to be used on 95% of the population. If you know of anyone in Canada about to take the free, voluntary vaccine you may want to inform them. The effects of the Gulf War Syndrome, which, it seems, were caused by squalene doses, include “chronic fatigue, loss of muscle control, headaches, dizziness and loss of balance, memory problems, muscle and joint pain, indigestion, skin problems, shortness of breath, and even insulin resistance. Brain cancer deaths, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), multiple sclerosis, and fibromyalgia.” More on squaline here at this link.

Desiree Jennings, a retired professional cheerleader for the Redskins has recently come under a lot of fire from the pharmaceutical industry for simply showing the extreme side effects of a flu shot which dismantled her nervous system. In a video message, at this link, Jennings gives an update on her condition and also reveals how her MySpace and Facebook pages have been constantly hacked.

The US government “Myths and Facts” summary seems like a token attempt to appease the public but fails to mention other points which seem to be important. What about the track record of US vaccine campaigns? Take the 1976 “vaccine fiasco,” for instance, which killed more people than it helped: “The strain itself killed one person and hospitalized 13. However, side-effects from the vaccine caused five hundred cases of Guillain–Barré syndrome and 25 deaths.”

A Tale of Two Vaccines

While the “Myths and Facts” summary mentions adjuvants, it does not mention other additives and preservatives which have harmful effects. On October 12, 2009, a German article entitled "Soldiers allegedly received special swine flu vaccination" (translated by Google) describes how soldiers in Germany are receiving a special flu vaccine from American firm Baxter which contain “neither controversial mercury-containing additives or preservatives." German doctors apparently warned of "side effects" from other EU approved vaccines "Pandemrix by British pharmaceutical giant Glaxo-Smith-Kline and Focetria by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis." A week after that story broke, Der Spiegel magazine reported that Chancellor Angela Merkel, her cabinet members and ministry civil servants as well, will get the Baxter clean vaccine while the rest of the population will get the grade B version. The vaccine version to be sent to Ukraine will probably be of a lower grade than the US version and definitely not comparable to the German version. According to a Fox News report, the US version may contain up to 25,000 times the acceptable levels of mercury.

In the 1993 film “The Fugitive,” the hero does some research on a new drug and is framed for murder by a leader in the pharmaceutical firm because they fear he will discover and reveal the harmful side effects of a new drug. Throughout most of the movie he is running from the law and he eventually does expose the hazardous nature of the drug before it is released. In Hollywood movies, the hero always saves the day…But what about in real life? It seems like corporate greed, government corruption and elitism win out most of the time. News this year regarding pharmaceutical company Baxter has a similar plot, but is even more dramatic and intriquing than the Fugitive.

The Huffington Post reported how on August 12, 2009, a microbiologist and Israeli Mossad agent, Professor Joseph Moshe, phoned into a live US radio show by Dr. A. True Ott claiming that Baxter BioPharma Solutions’ lab in Ukraine was producing a bio-weapon disguised as a vaccine designed to attack the immune system. He said it replicated RNA from the 1918 Spanish Flu. The very next day a SWAT team chased down his vehicle in LA on the way to the Israeli consulate and after a long standoff brought on a dramatic conclusion by breaking his window and showering him with pepper spray, which seemed to have little effect, perhaps due to his bio-weapons training. The mass media spun an unverified story that he had called the government to make threats against the White House but never mentioned he was a professional biologist and Mossad agent. They didn’t mention his public call to the radio station. Nor did they mention his warning for Ukraine and the rest of the world. (The video of Moshe's dramatic arrest, below, has been getting a lot of play and is sometimes non-functional.)

When the mainstream news covered Moshe's story, facts were repressed and they tried to portray him as a nutcase. His allegations open up a very deep rabbit hole into a world the public is very much unfamiliar with. The recent virus outbreak in Ukraine, however, has given new life to his testimony as victims with hemorrhaging and blood soaked lungs and showing death by pneumonia are quite similar to the effects of the Spanish Flu Moshe mentioned.

The professor is, in fact verified as a professional microbiologist, as he said he was, with publications in many countries, as confirmed by a profile on Biomedexperts. This event may seem hard to believe, but consider other documented news about Baxter. Bloomberg announced that late February 2009 Baxter sent a deadly live virus to various countries in the form of a vaccine. This was discovered by a lab in the Czech Republic which injected some ferrets with the vaccine and they were astonished to find it caused death. This, of course, raised serious questions. Because of rigid, standard lab protocols, professionals say this could not have been accidental.

Jane Burgermeister, an Austrian journalist, is suing Baxter and Avir Green Hills Biotechnology for producing and distributing a contaminated bird flu vaccine alleging that this was a deliberate act to cause a pandemic, and also to profit from that pandemic: ”Baxter has patented a highly pathogenic bird flu virus mutation, something difficult to account for if Baxter is not doing research into weaponised bird flu strains...In 2006, Baxter sealed a contract with the Austrian Health Ministry to supply 16 million doses of bird flu vaccines in the event of a “pandemic”. This action fits the pattern of deriving an income from illegal activities which is typical of an organised crime racket…The Austrian Health Minister who signed the deal with Baxter in 2006 is Maria Rauch-Kallat, the wife of Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly, who was released from jail in Austria on April 3rd, 2009, after being held in custody for five weeks in connection with bribery and money-laundering involving British weapons maker BAE systems."

Moshe and Burgermeister aren’t the only ones making these types of allegations. An FBI officer has filed a law suit and his deposition is enlightening for anyone interested in the history and direction of world pandemics, at this link. It is well documented and reveals just how much information is being kept from the public eye.

Who is the WHO?

During the present pandemic, the role of the WHO has increased on the world stage. But who is the WHO and what is their track record? While their website presents an altruistic goal “to help all people to attain the highest possible level of health” the sad fact is that they have been involved in population reduction schemes. For example, women who were immunized for tetanus in the Philippines were tested and found to have Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG) in their systems. The reason women wanted tests is because there was a sudden rise in miscarriages after the WHO sponsored immunizations. In addition to miscarriages, HCG causes infertility. Research indicates the HCG additives were not accidental but intentionally added.

A documentary covering this subject, "The Human Laboratory" aired on BBC in 1995 but never in the US. The previous Director General of the WHO, Dr. Jong Wook Lee was a vaccine expert and there was controversy when he was appointed as director because he was previously head of the Programme for Vaccines and Immunizations which oversaw the Philippines vaccination program. The WHO was originally founded under the League of Nations but now is under the authority of the United Nations, which has repeatedly allowed genocides to occur. From the massacres of Rwanda and Srebrenica a decade ago to those of Darfur today, the United Nations has repeatedly failed in its pledge to confront genocide and has stood by and watched in many cases. Chuck Missler has exposed this theme at his website, based on the writings of Dr. Stanley Monteith, M.D., at this link.

The present director of the WHO, Dr Margaret Chan, is of Chinese nationality, a country whose health policies are somewhat draconian, including brutal forced abortion and sterilization practices.  Eugenics is a subject in itself, but if you want to understand the history of it, watch the documentary film Endgame, which I have available in Russian, or see this article "The Population Reduction Agenda for Dummies."

Present Day Ethics

While corporate greed may be one motive for infecting people and then providing vaccines, you cannot rule out the fact that many people want to reduce the world’s population and this is a real motive. The spreading of a deadly virus, even through a vaccine, would be an effective way to do this. It's hard to believe people would even conceive of such a thing, but not so hard when you consider the reality of the human condition and what people choose to worship. The Bible shows you become like what you worship. In the case of people who worship cosmic forces, Mother Earth, money, or any other kind of cold, lifeless idol, the following quotes make total sense:

“Good terrorists would be taking [Ebola Roaston and Ebola Zaire] so that they had microbes they could let loose on the Earth that would kill 90 percent of people.” – Dr. Eric Pianka, award winning professor at UT, Austin, The Gazette-Enterprise, April 2, 2006

“A total population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels, would be ideal."- Ted Turner, media mogul, United Nations advisor, interview with Audubon Magazine, McAlvany Intelligence Advisor, June 1996

"One American burdens the earth much more than twenty Bangladesh. . . . In order to stabilize world populations, we must eliminate 350,000 people per day. . . .”  Jacques Cousteau, ocean explorer, ecologist, November, UNESCO Courier, 1991

“In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, in order to contribute something to solve overpopulation.” - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Deutsche Press Agentur, August, 1988

“I don't claim to have any special interest in natural history, but as a boy I was made aware of the annual fluctuations in the number of game animals and the need to adjust the “cull'' to the size of the surplus population.” - Prince Philip, Preface to “Down to Earth,” 1988

“Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.” - “The Georgia Guidestones,” or “America’s Stonehenge,” first of the New World Order 10 Commandments etched in stone, erected March 22, 1980

"We must cut out the cancer of population growth. Coercion? Perhaps, but coercion in a good cause... We must be relentless in pushing for population control." - Paul Ehrlich, biologist, The Population Bomb, 1968

Conclusion

All things considered, the main myth in the unfolding flu scenario seems to be that we should blindly follow the government without asking any serious questions. People have good reason to be concerned regarding the safety of flu vaccines and deserve to be informed in what may still be considered a democratic government. There seem to be three main opinions: Some people believe the whole swine flu scenario is a myth propagated by pharmaceutical companies for profit. Others believe the virus itself is serious and a major threat. Others still believe that the main threat is the use of untested vaccines.

Personally, I believe that all three scenarios have elements of truth. It's easier to see the need for vaccines for TB or Polio, but, according to many medical professionals, such as Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, the benefits of the flu shots don't outway the negative side effects. Ultimately, it's a decision we each have to make based on our own circumstances, information and beliefs. There is a video series which deals with the subjects of vaccines in general: Vaccine Dangers for Dummies, which has a 5 star Google rating and maybe interesting if you want to look further into this subject. I have also written another article True Wisdom for Troubled Times which shows how God has provided a practical means for knowing how to resolve these difficult types of questions.

Have you decided to get vaccinated for the H1N1 virus?

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True Wisdom for Troubled Times

Ukraine's “High Attack Rate” of H1N1

Update: As of November 18th, approximately 45,000 people are being infected in Ukraine on a daily basis, per government figures.