- Chapter 13 -
          - LaRouche's Program for a War on AIDS -

It was 1985 when Lyndon LaRouche, already his 1988
presidential campaign, sought to mobilize the country
around a crash program to defeat the AIDS virus. Having
listened to the experts, LaRouche proposed emergency
action to prevent this virus from creating an unstoppable
pandemic. Unfortunately for the tens of thousands who have
died and been infected with HIV since that time, LaRouche
was not heeded. 
   The fact is, that the U.S. government carried out a
deliberate coverup on the nature of the AIDS pandemic, and
how it should be dealt with. The officials who implemented
that coverup are guilty of {criminal malfeasance}, because
they both suppressed what they did know, and deliberately
refused to carry out the elementary public health measures
which would slow the spread of the incurable disease. 
   Instead of fighting AIDS, our government and health
establishment have effectively acted to spread it. They
have refused to implement mandatory testing, except in the
military, thereby preventing the most basic means of
protection. They have encouraged ``safe sex,'' the
``condom campaign,'' which has in fact promoted the very
kinds of intimate behavior which spread AIDS. They have
skimped on the funds absolutely required for hospital
care, not to mention the need for billions in a crash
research program at the frontiers of science. 
   Those who participated in suppressing LaRouche's
program, didn't all do so for the same reasons. Some were
more witting, and criminal, than others. 
   On the level of pure venal stupidity were most of the
political and Hollywood types who went on TV to denounce
LaRouche as an ``extremist.'' They acted out of ignorance
and defense of their own perverted lifestyles--demanding
the freedom to ``do their own thing'' even if it kills
others. Their excuse was to rely on the word of the
``experts.'' 
   Much more criminal were those in the health
establishment and their political command, including the
holders of the pursestrings. The bureaucrats at the
Centers for Disease Control, the World Health
Organization, and the Surgeon General's office were aware
that they did not {know} how AIDS was spread. They were
aware that the necessary research was not being done on
transmission, and that the link between overall health
levels, and the economic environment, and the incidence of
AIDS was overwhelming. {They suppressed the information.} 
   Treasury Secretary Don Regan himself responded to
communications from LaRouche's associates on the
relationship of AIDS to public health collapse and
poverty, by saying that such considerations would go {far
beyond the budget} considered possible to deal with this
problem. The truth is, the officials of the U.S.
government did not want to spend the money which it would
take to clean up mosquito swamps, vaccinate for normal
diseases, and provide for clean water supplies and
plumbing--not to mention for mass testing. They didn't
want to admit the scope of the problem--because they
didn't want to spend the money. 
   This pennypinching has costs hundreds of
thousands--perhaps millions--of lives, primarily in
Africa, where whole countries have been cut off from
credit, and left in hideous poverty. But the same
conditions are being created in other parts of the Third
World, and in pockets in the United States, most
especially the migrant labor camps. 
   But there is an even more criminal element behind the
rejection of LaRouche's rational AIDS proposals. Those are
the Depopulators, the crazed set of oligarchs and
``academics'' who have determined that the world has too
many people, and believe that AIDS is a ``natural'' way
to cull the race. 
   In this category we find such individuals as Prince
Philip of England, head of the World Wildlife Fund for
Nature, who quips that he would like to be reincarnated as
a deadly virus, to deal with the supposed overpopulation
problem. We find ecology freaks like the head of Earth
First!, who says AIDS will be useful in cutting the world
population down to size. The whole zero-growth lobby
contains many more of this ilk. 

                - The Three-Point War Plan -
   On June 4, 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Lyndon
LaRouche delivered a half-hour nationwide prime time
television address, urging an immediate mobilization for
``a war against AIDS--nothing short of victory.'' LaRouche
reiterated the three-point program for the nation's war
against the AIDS virus which had been at the center of his
fourth run for the White House since his announcement in
September 1985: 
   1. Not less than $3 billion a year for an
Apollo-style ``crash program'' of research to develop a
cure for AIDS. 
   2. Application of time-tested public health measures
against the virus, including universal mass-testing for
the infection, combined with public health and out-patient
medical services to all infected persons and their
families. 
   3. A large-scale program of constructing hospital-bed
capacity for handling the expected case-load of
AIDS-infected persons requiring hospital care. 
   We elaborate LaRouche's war plan here, drawing from
pamphlets, press releases, and campaign speeches by the
candidate and his leading advisors during 1988. 

           - 1. Apollo-Style Research Effort -
   {Warren Hamerman, a leading member of the
Biological Holocaust Task Force of }Executive
Intelligence Review { magazine, wrote the following
article in 1988. It was first published in a LaRouche
Democratic Campaign pamphlet titled ``My Program Against
AIDS'' by Lyndon LaRouche.} 
   As scientists have already learned, AIDS poses one of
the toughest biological challenges ever faced by research.
Therefore, we should not limit ourselves to off-the-shelf
medical capabilities, hit or miss so-called ``miracle''
drugs and existing molecular biology approaches, but force
through a succession of major breakthroughs at the
frontiers of basic physics, biology, and chemistry. Such a
broad-based ``crash'' scientific program along the lines
of the Manhattan Project of World War II or the Apollo
Program of the 1960s, not only maximizes the chances for
an early scientific solution to AIDS, but also returns the
greatest profit in the form of new technology and
increased productivity into the economy as a whole. 
   Among the most fruitful areas of interdisciplinary
research is an advanced area of science known as
{optical biophysics,} or the area which studies
the electromagnetic radiation ``tuning'' properties in
living systems. The healthy living cell is much more than
the sum of its chemical elements; it is a highly ordered
electromagnetic domain defined by complex interactions.
Many of the scientific achievements of our space program
and Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program--from the
free electron and x-ray lasers to high-power pulsed
magnetic fields--have direct relevance to this domain of
basic biological science. 
   Among the most important basic science questions for
AIDS will be to explore the ``nonlinear spectroscopy'' of
mitosis, or cell division. The unique biological feature
of the slow-acting AIDS virus is that when it infects a
cell, the genetic message migrates to the cell's nucleus,
where it incorporates itself into the normal genetic
message of the cell. The message may lie dormant across
many cell divisions before it receives an ``activation
signal,'' and turns the cell during the process of mitosis
into a virus factory. What is the origin of the
``activation signal''? Can the cell nucleus be sent a
``deactivation signal'' instead? Is the AIDS virus tuned
more to the neurological system or the immunological
system or to the ``whole body,'' or does its tuning vary? 
   We don't need gimmicks. We require fully-backed basic
science in depth. Already, certain projects have
demonstrated the fruitfulness of such an approach as the
following brief outline of a representative sample of
pilot projects in the area indicates: 
   {1. Electromagnetic Waves May Kill AIDS Virus in
Blood.} Low-power laser light can destroy viruses in
the blood--including possibly the AIDS virus--according to
a leading physiologist. His work under contract with the
Strategic Defense Initiative Office is a form of
photodynamic therapy which has already been used
successfully against tumors. Non-toxic dye particles are
attached to the virus envelope. A laser frequency that
excites the dye to a higher energy state is then used to
irradiate the virus. The laser-excited dye alters the
viral envelope and ``inactivates'' the virus. In future
experiments the Free Electron Laser (FEL) may prove to be
an ideal instrument because it can be tuned to a wide
range of frequencies. 
   {2. Microwaves May Inactivate the Virus.} One
physicist has proposed to pass AIDS-infected blood through
an intense, solenoidal magnetic field where the field is
changing most rapidly, forcing the electron-dense RNA
nucleus of the virus to align its symmetry axis parallel
to the direction of the blood flow. While held in this
position by the magnetic field, the nuclei are to be
irradiated by polarized microwaves propagated directly
into the oncoming flow of blood. The patient's blood could
be circulated outside of the body in the manner of renal
dialysis, in order to treat it. Various other scientists
throughout the United States and Western Europe are
working on similar approaches to deactivating the AIDS
virus. 
   {3. The Signal Between the AIDS Virus and Its
Targeted Cell May Be Jammed.} A leading biophysicist
is working on experiments based upon ``radar jamming''
techniques to interfere with the electromagnetic tuning
signal between the AIDS virus and T-lymphocyte cells.
Essentially, the horns on the outside of the virus
function like broadcasting antennae to the receiving
antennae or (receptors) on the T-lymphocytes. Using basic
radar, science experiments are under way to see if the
radar signals can be jammed with electromagnetic means. 
   {4. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Radio
Frequency Therapy Against AIDS.} For several years NMR
and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), devices have given
scientists graphic images of the way in which the virus
alters the brain and neurological system of AIDS patients.
Experiments have demonstrated that certain experimental
NMR techniques, at least with cancer, can go beyond mere
``picture taking'' to actual radio frequency magnetic
therapy. Several biophysicists are engaged in long-term
experiments to assess the possibilities of applying such
approaches to AIDS. 
   If we could successfully send our citizens to the
Moon and bring them back healthy and happy to Earth nearly
two decades ago, there is no reason we can't achieve a
total victory over AIDS. We have a lot of scientific work
to do before we conquer this disease. But with basic
science we shall. 

        - 2. Traditional Public Health Measures -
   {On June 7, 1988, hundreds of thousands of
Californians voted for Proposition 69, the second public
referendum to have been placed on the statewide ballot by
supporters of Lyndon LaRouche. Unfortunately, Proposition
69, like its 1986 predecessor Proposition 64, was defeated
at the polls. Had the public health measures called for in
the LaRouche-backed referenda been voted up and
implemented, it is likely that thousands of California
residents now infected with AIDS could have been spared. 
   We excerpt here sections of Proposition 69, which was
written to serve as a model of similar legislation by
other states.} 

                      - Section I -
   The purpose of this Act is to: 
   A. Enforce and confirm the declaration of the
California Legislature set forth in Health and Safety Code
Section 195 that Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) is serious and life-threatening to men and women
from all segments of society, that AIDS is usually lethal,
and that it is caused by an infectious agent with a high
concentration of cases in California; 
   B. Protect victims of Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS), members of their families and local
communities, and the public health at large; and 
   C. Utilize the existing structure of the State
Department of Health Services and local health
communities, and the statutes and regulations under which
they serve, to preserve the public health from Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). 

                     - Section II -
   Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is an
infectious, contagious and communicable disease and the
condition of being a carrier of the HTLV-III virus or any
other viral agent which may cause Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is an infectious, contagious
and communicable condition, and both shall be placed and
maintained by the director of the Department of Health
Services on the list of reportable diseases and conditions
mandated by the Health and Safety Code 3123, and both
shall be included within the provisions of Division 4 of
such code and the rules and regulations set forth in
Administrative Code Title 17, Part 1, Chapter 4,
Subchapter 1, and all personnel of the Department of
Health Services and all health officers shall fulfill all
of the duties and obligations specified in each and all of
the sections of said statutory division and administrative
code subchapter in a manner consistent with the intent of
this Act, as shall all other persons identified in said
provisions. 

         - Argument in Favor of Proposition 69 -
   Proposition 69 extends existing public health codes
for communicable diseases to AIDS and AIDS virus carriers.
This means that the same public health codes that already
protect you and your family from other dangerous diseases,
will protect you from AIDS. Proposition 69 will keep AIDS
out of our schools, out of commercial food establishments,
and give health officials the power to test and quarantine
where needed. These measures are not new; they are the
same health measures applied, {by law, }every day,
to every other contagious disease. 
   Today AIDS is out of control. Present ``policy'' is a
disaster. There were about 500,000 AIDS carriers in
California in 1985, according to health authorities. At
that time the number of cases of this highly contagious
disease was doubling approximately every 6-12 months. Even
assuming that the doubling rate had slowed to every 24
months, this would mean an estimated 1 million
Californians infected with the AIDS virus today. Many of
these newly infected persons can thank those who fought
against Proposition 64 for their tragic condition. 
   The number of ``unexplained'' AIDS cases--cases not
in ``high-risk'' groups, such as homosexuals and
intravenous drug-users--continues to grow at alarming
rates. Indeed, the majority of cases worldwide fall into
no identifiable ``risk-group'' whatsoever. The AIDS virus
has been found living in many bodily fluids, including
blood, saliva, respiratory fluids, sweat, and tears, and
it can survive upwards of seven days outside the body.
There presently exists no cure for the sick, and no
vaccination for the healthy. It is 100 percent lethal. 
   AIDS is the gravest public health threat our nation
has ever faced. Traditional California public health law
clearly states that certain proven public health measures
{must }be taken to protect the public from
{any} communicable disease, and no competent
medical professional denies AIDS is ``communicable.''
Nevertheless, politicians and special interest groups have
circumvented the public health laws. California's current
``AIDS testing confidentiality'' statute even prohibits
doctors from disclosing AIDS infection status to health
authorities, endangering medical and law enforcement
personnel and the general public. For the first time in
our history, a deadly disease is being treated as a
``civil rights'' issue, rather than as a public health
issue. 
   Under present policy, since health officials
generally do not know who is infected, there is little
they can do either to prevent the infected person from
infecting others, or to get that person proper medical
attention before they develop full AIDS. Many who spoke
against Proposition 64 now call for testing and contact
tracing. Had it passed, these measures would already be in
effect. How many more Californians must become sick and
die before we act to stop this epidemic? 
   The medical facts are clear. The law is clear. Common
sense agrees. You and your family have the right to
protection from {all} contagious diseases,
including AIDS--the deadliest of them all. If you agree,
vote {yes }on Proposition 69. 

            - Hospital Construction Program -
   {The following is excerpted from pre-broadcast
material prepared by Lyndon LaRouche for his half-hour
television broadcast on AIDS on NBC-TV, June 4, 1988, at
10:30 p.m.} 
   The problem is that the United States has presently
no capability for handling the hundreds of thousands of
AIDS cases who will require hospitalization each year
beginning the early 1990s. AIDS patients require special
kinds of hospital facilities, not only because they are
very infectious in that stage, but because they are
helpless to resist opportunistic infections. We must
invest in building the required number of hospital-bed
facilities now.... 
   There is no denying that this will cost a lot of
money, but there is no price too high for saving human
lives from this terrible infection.... 
   The best guesses on costs of medical treatment for
each AIDS-infected person are between $100,000 and
$150,000 total for each case hospitalized. This must come
from a combination of federal, state, local and private
agencies. With the number now infected, this will cost
about $100 billions a year or more by sometime during the
early 1990s. We have no choice; our morality will not
permit us to see millions of Americans dying helplessly in
hospices which are simply death camps. 
   Don't worry about the money. If I become the next
President, the average real income in this country will
increase by between 20 percent and 30 percent over the
coming four years. We shall simply have to pull millions
of Americans out of the bottom-wage jobs created under the
Reagan-Bush administration, and put those people to work
in jobs where they produce real wealth and once again earn
the level of real wages industrial employees used to earn
back at the end of the 1960s. 
   If we continued to do little but send silly letters,
as Washington is doing today, this infection is fully
capable of making the human species extinct by sometime
during the first half of the next century. That need not
happen. Let us declare war against this virus, bring it
under control, and wipe it from the face of the Earth by
the end of this century. An end to penny-ante moaning and
groaning about costs. With the aid of science we can win
this war; therefore, let us act now, and proceed to total
victory over the worst plague which mankind has ever
 faced. 


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         John Covici
          covici@ccs.covici.com