Did this virus come from a lab? Maybe not — but it exposes the threat of a biowarfare arms race Dangerous pathogens are captured in the wild and made deadlier in government biowarfare labs. Did that happen with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19? Sam Husseini asks the questions that few are daring to broach. He writes that regardless of the source of this pandemic, there is considerable documentation that a global biological arms race going on outside of public view could produce even more deadly pandemics in the future. Salon.comThe origin of plagues: From Mao to Trump Politicians and doctors from the time of Mao to the time of Trump have treated plagues like so many other diseases: temporary harm exorcised with drugs and vaccines, writ4es former US EPA staffer Evaggelos Vallianatos. In 2020, however, the plague of the corona virus demands a different philosophy: sensitive to the nature, harmony, and extreme vulnerability of the world. Humans are one of millions of species. They cannot crush wildlife and expect immunity from such violence. Aristotle was right: nature is perfect: it does nothing in vain. CounterpunchDONATE TO GMWATCH
