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                         World AIDS DAY—Link and Think
                                        
> For example, statistics for new AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
> cases were always quoted as cumulative figures that could only get bigger,
> contrasting with the normal practice with other diseases of reporting
> annual figures, where any decline is clear at a glance. And despite the
> media's ongoing stridency about an epidemic out of control, the actual
> figures from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), for every category,
> were declining, and had been since a peak around 1988. And this was in
> spite of repeated redefinitions to cover more diseases, so that what wasn't
> AIDS one day became AIDS the next, causing more cases to be diagnosed. This
> happened five times from 1982 to 1993, with the result that the first nine
> months of 1993 showed as an overall rise of 5% what would otherwise i.e.,
> by the 1992 definition have been a 33% drop. By 1997 the number of
> indicator diseases was 29. One of the new categories to be added was
> cervical cancer. (Militant feminists had been protesting that men received
> too much of the relief appropriations for AIDS victims.) Nobody was
> catching anything new, but the headlines blared heterosexual women as the
> fastest-growing AIDS group. Meanwhile, a concerted campaign across the
> schools and campuses was doing its part to terrorize young people over the
> ravages of teenage AIDS. Again, actual figures tell a different story. The
> number of cases in New York City reported by the CDC (Centers for Disease
> Control) for ages 13-19 from 1981 to the end of June 1992 was 872. When
> homosexuals, intravenous drug users, and hemophiliacs are eliminated, the
> number left not involving these risks (or not admitting to them) reduces to
> a grand total of 16 in an 11 year period. (Yes, sixteen. You did read that
> right.)
> 

AIDS HERESY AND THE NEW BISHOPS [1] by James P. Hogan [2]

Obligatory Sidebar Links

AIDS HERESEY AND THE NEW BISHOPS [3]
 HIV & AIDS—VirusMyth AIDS HomePage [4]
 HIV Denial [5]
 Links that rethink AIDS [6]


I'm having problems with this entry and no, it's not technical in nature.
They're more of a “how do I write about this topic” problem. Especially since
I'm a bit skeptical about AIDS to begin with, as the above quote and the
sites I've linked to show.

My intent with this entry was to present a side of the argument that may not
get presented; or at least one that I feel might not get presented by the
Link and Think [7] Weblog campaign. And I can say with certainty that it has
gotten a  discussion going on [8] here at Condo Conner.

And that, I think, is the whole purpose of this.

Link and Think [9] [10]

[1] http://www.monadnock.net/fanspaces/hogan/heresy.html
[2] http://www.jamesphogan.com/
[3] http://www.monadnock.net/fanspaces/hogan/heresy.html
[4] http://www.virusmyth.net/aids/
[5] http://directory.excite.com/health/family_health/gay_and_lesbian_health/hiv_and_aids/hiv_denial
[6] http://www.whatisaids.com/aidslinks.htm
[7] http://www.linkandthink.org/
[8] http://connected.springdew.com/c358.htm
[9] gopher://gopher.conman.org/gPhlog:2001/12/01/linknthinkbadge.gif
[10] http://www.linkandthink.org/

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