2 Responses to “by Dave Holmes. Deconstructing the evidence-based discourse in health sciences: truth, power and fascism”

1. admin says:

   January 27 at 6:04 pm

   "Responsible Journalism" Taught at International AIDS Conference in
   Toronto
   

   Hey Anita and David and All,

   I happened to have read the transcript myself late into the
   evening… it was very telling and interesting that a number of
   session participants defended challenging the scientific concensus
   whereas John Moore and Nathan Geffen were the most strident in
   opposing a balanced perspective on ‘HIV/AIDS’ [un]coverage especially
   in "resource poor settings" like South Africa where it was thought
   they were not as intellectually mature enough to decipher "the
   truth." They promoted their Anti-Dissident website, AIDStruth, and
   one panelist, Richard Horton I believe, critisized the use of the term
   ‘truth’
   as if any one party held a monopoly on it. In the overarching theme
   of journalistic colaboration with scientists, one wise soul commented it
   would be better for journalists to be taught how to decipher
   truth [ie: what it looks like] by scientists rather than simply told what
   it is. Others also said it would be better if scientists
   made themselves more available to journalists and that journalists
   often reprint essentially verbatum and without critique, press
   releases by the scientists. Beyond these general confessions, many
   offered ‘testimonials’ of the belief that, ofcourse, the basic
   assumptions behind the ‘HIV/AIDS’ paradigm was beyond question or
   unquestionable.
   Hardly anyone defended the balanced media coverage of AIDS dissidence and

   Dissidents.

   Kelly Jon Landis

   From Anita Allen…

   (Responsible journalism including John Moore? Laurie Garrett? Nathan
   Geffen?)…

   From_: anita@… Thu Aug 17 09:30:27 2006
   Reply-To: "Anita Allen" <anita@…>
   From: "Anita Allen" <anita@…>
   Subject: Imagine my surprise…
   Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:29:42 +0200

   Dear All,

   The International AIDS Conference in Toronto held a session on
   "responsible journalism."
   Looking at the participants – John Moore, Nathen Geffen, Laurie
   Garrett, Tamar Kahn I was tempted to ignore it, but then couldn’t
   resist downloading a transcript (theres also a video) and wonder
   of wonders a reference to Celia Farber’s Harpers article in opening
   remarks and all the lunatic denialists. Attached is the
   transcript.

   Please send around.

   Link:
   http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=deta...

   Best,

   Anita

   Just before the XVI international AIDS Fest I had a letter published
   in the Globe and Mail trying to explain why a woman would risk jail
   and the loss of her children in order to avoid the drug AZT (a DNA
   chain terminator). It’s not unusual that I write to ‘Canada’s
   National Newspaper’ but it is unusual that they publish my letter.
   The original article, my letter etc. are at:
   http://www.aras.ab.ca/articles/200608-Crowe-AZT.html

   This letter became a subject of discussion at a forum in Toronto on
   the subject of how to completely close the media to alternative views
   (it is a sin, in the view of these ‘scientists’ that the media is
   only 99% closed). ‘Responsible Journalism’ means making sure that no
   articles, letters to the editor or even advertisements question the
   HIV/AIDS theory. During this symposium my letter was mentioned in a
   derogatory fashion, along with the Alberta Reappraising AIDS Society.

   The complete video, audio or text transcript is:
   http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=deta...

   The most relevant part is when John Moore said <<David Crowe is a
   well-known AIDS denialist. He’s the president of the Alberta
   Re-appraising AIDS Society. It’s probably him and his dog.>>

   If you support the aims of this society please feel free to send John
   Moore an email. You can tell him of your support, plus why you have
   questions about the HIV=AIDS dogma. I would not advise doing this if
   you wish to remain anonymous. His email jpm2…@med.cornell.edu

   - David Crowe

   The spelling mistakes (such as "Gallow" for "Gallo") are not even
   corrected in the transcript of "HIV Science and Responsible
   Journalism" (aka "How to justify censorship of open discussion in
   science") at the XVI AIDS Festering … and here’s my local city
   newspaper, the "Calgary Herald" publishing an article with the title
   "Are we being bamboozled on HIV/AIDS link?" (August 21 page A13).

   The columnist is Kevin Brooker.

   Didn’t the Calgary Herald get the free re-education offered in Toronto?

   I can’t find a free online version of the article, and the specifics
   aren’t too important. There’s nothing really new, it’s just a concise
   summary of questions about HIV/AIDS with a little sarcasm thrown in.
   You can verify the article’s existence by the URL
   "http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/archives/search_results.html…=HIV%2FAIDS+link&searchtype=1&x=31&y=11&quot;

   If anyone does find the full version online without restrictions
   please let me know.

   The real importance of the article is that it popped up just after
   the conference ended.

   Anyway, a few quotes….

   "I, however, do not [believe that it is everyone's moral duty to send
   AIDS drugs to Africa] and this evidently puts me in the category of
   people who are also opposed to puppies, sunshine and war widows."

   "In the simplest terms, I do not believe in the hypothesis that
   HIV=AIDS=Death. In my view, and that of many others, there is
   overwhelming scientific evidence to refute the widely promoted
   ‘facts’ concerning AIDS, including its alleged cause and purported
   lethality."

   "Those who try to present their dissident findings at AIDS
   conferences are routinely shouted down, treated to ad hominem
   attacks, and slurred as ‘denialists’."

   "It is a bloated bureaucracy riddled with dubious science and
   questionable pharmaceutical interventions. Not only are AIDS tests
   unreliable, but many of the so-called drug cocktails have been widely
   proven to be toxic"

   (and so on and so on…)

   This article was stimulated by an email I sent to the columnist based
   on a previous somewhat questioning article. I know this not because
   he talked to me but because he plugged the http://aras.ab.ca website.

   So don’t give up on your local journalists. Some of them never got to
   drink the koolaid that people like John Moore and Nathan Geffen love
   to prepare. And if we get to them first, the truth is a good immunity!

   - David Crowe
2. admin says:

   January 27 at 6:04 pm

   Wish I’d been there to cheer the panellists on.