Blovo-Terrorism

A recent salvo of program announcements from CDC about terrorism prompts BrooklynDodger to comment [rant]. This prompted by the reference "recent cases involving intentional...food contamination" broadcast by CDC in the program announcement below. The Dodger has reached out to his peeps to find out what those intentional chemical incidents were. [Other than the Oregon cult, who sprayed e coli on salad bars, which would not qualify as a chemical incident.]

Maybe we need a new term called “Blovo-terrorism.”

A definition of terrorism, taken from someone’s website:

terrorism, n. 'the systematic use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective.

“Blovo-terrorists” are right wing talking heads who inflate someone else’s violence, or even imaginary violence, to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. That objective being re-electing George Bush. Fellow travelers of the blovo-terrorists are many in the public health and safety community who sought to catch a few drops from the money rained down on Homeland Security.

BrooklynDodger has argued that even a superficial review of the “information” supplied supports a view that leadership at Homeland Security and CDC are liars, hypocrites, incompetents or all three who undermine our security through undermining basic occupational and environmental health measures by diverting resources to narrowly focused efforts targeted on imaginary threats. Think about the CDC complicity in the smallpox vaccination scheme, which if carried out would have killed dozens of health care workers to protect against a threat for which there was no evidence of existence.

But, the Dodger fears being duped into an unwitting, even hostile, ally of the blovo-terrorist conspiracy. Everytime we rise to the bait by explaining that basic public health surveillance is our only line of defense, and that surveillance is being undermined, we remind people of how unprotected they are. And, that’s scary.

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UPCOMING TRAINING OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SESSIONS If you have any questions on these orother clinical issues, please write to us at coca@cdc.gov .CDC PROGRAMSRecognition of Chemical Associated Gastrointestinal Foodborne IllnessDate: March 30, 200512:00 Noon - 1:00 PM ET... Recent casesinvolving intentional and inadvertent food contamination with resultantillness have greatly highlighted the need for health-care providers andpublic health officials to be alert for patients in their communitieswho have signs and symptoms consistent with chemical exposures. ...http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/gastro-05/default.asp