Guest guest Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 > FDA POISED TO CHANGE THE HEALTH & WELL BEING OF ALL > AMERICANS > > By Byron J. s, CCN > August 14, 2006 > NewsWithViews.com > The FDA is now poised to dramatically change the > health and well being of all > Americans. Unfortunately, they are headed in the > wrong direction—straight > over a cliff. The FDA is supposed to make sure drugs > are safe and effective; they > are mandated to protect the public. However, the top > two positions at the FDA > are now headed by Big Pharma representatives. The > Bush-appointed new FDA > leadership is intent on removing any brakes being > applied to the drug approval > process, quite happy to turn ill Americans into > human guinea pigs. > Piloting this sinking ship is von Eschenbach, > M.D., a Bush family > friend. Since last October, he has been the > temporary head of the FDA. We are now > in the midst of his Senate confirmation process to > be the permanent head of > the FDA (a vote is expected mid September). Von > Eschenbach is up to his eyeballs > in Big Pharma and elite political connections, > making his confirmation > likely. Once the Plan B political hurdle is > overcome, von Eschenbach plans to > transform the FDA into a drug company. To avoid > consumer confusion the FDA should > change its name to something more fitting, like the > Fast Drug Approval > organization. > Flanking von Eschenbach is the thirty-three-year-old > Gottlieb, M.D. > Gottlieb has no experience in drug safety and little > clinical experience as a > physician. Rather, he is an expert at promoting > biotech stocks on Wall Street. He > has numerous financial connections with drug > companies. Standing in the way > of Wall Street profiteering is a small group of > scientists hiding in a back > room at the FDA. Not surprisingly, prior to joining > the FDA Gottlieb spent > considerable energy lambasting the agency for not > approving drugs fast enough. > Several years ago, as a member of the neo-con think > tank known as the > American Enterprise Institute, Gottlieb was invited > into the FDA to rewrite its > policy! Talk about a Trojan horse. Now that Gottlieb > is second in command at the > FDA, he has made it clear he doesn’t want the > public to know when there are > problems with drugs. While the FDA continues to > aggressively harass safe and > effective nutritional supplements, warning letters > to drug companies have > dramatically declined. The FDA agenda is favorable > to Big Pharma and the sickness > industry. It is harmful to the personal health and > health options of Americans. > Gottlieb represents energized youth willing to > implement the von Eschenbach plan > to strengthen the sickness industry monopoly for the > next fifty years. > At von Eschenbach’s recent Senate confirmation > hearing he was quick to point > out that Gottlieb would be instrumental in > implementing the new FDA > plan, referring to him and a few other FDA > executives as “my greatest asset in > leading the FDA.†ly, that is an incredibly > scary thought. > Not everything is running smooth as glass. Gottlieb > was recently and very > publicly embarrassed for the FDA’s lax approach to > safety. Von Eschenbach’s > going away party from the National Cancer Institute > (he was heading both the FDA > and NCI) had to be canceled, because the invitations > asked for gifts—a > violation of federal law. And, when the FDA was > given its own health checkup after > nine months of von Eschenbach leadership, it was > found to be suffering from ED > (Ethical Disease), perverting science for political > and financial benefactors. > President Bush has learned that the best way to > bring rapid change to the FDA > is to appoint to its top positions harsh critics and > former adversaries of > the agency. The FDA purpose to provide consumer > safety is being stamped out of > existence. > The Plan B Red Herring > What goes on in Washington represents the ultimate > political game; > positioning power, money, and issues for the benefit > of the elite ruling class. Seldom > does the American public understand what is going > on. The morning after pill is > obviously a hot potato. Politicians do not consider > the abortion issue too > hot to handle, they simply use it as a smoke screen > to cover up the real issues > at hand. > For example, Bush knows all too well that stem cell > research will move > forward with or without his blessings. Thus, with > his ratings so low, his veto > several weeks ago was nothing more than a political > attempt to placate part of his > fan base. Now he finds his FDA appointee on the > abortion hot seat. Is Bush > wielding his influence to scuttle Plan B? Of course > not, the White House is > silent. It is far more important to Bush that his > drug-peddling friend gets into > permanent power than it is to do something > meaningful for what he pretends to > believe in. > Hillary Clinton, as sly a politician who has ever > existed, is more than happy > to hold Bush’s feet to the hot coals. Hillary to > , “Give me Plan B and > I’ll let you have von Eschenbach.†to his > fan base, “There was > nothing I could do about it. The FDA is an > independent government agency.†> Both Hillary and want von Eschenbach > approved, he is an ideal FDA > chief for both of their warped healthcare agendas. > The ones suffering in this game > are Americans and their health. The suffering is not > trivial; we are talking > about broken lives and dead patients in the hundreds > of thousands. > The Plan B decoy is a diversion so that no real > questions are asked of von > Eschenbach. How many Americans actually know > anything about von > Eschenbach? > Serious Questions Surround von Eschenbach > It is quite clear that von Eschenbach has put > in his time as an > oncologist, researcher, and administrator involved > with the cancer issue. Any person > taking the time to look past the glowing résumé > quickly finds out that he is > well connected to Big Pharma and his emphasis is on > using drugs to manage > disease, a highly profitable approach to health care > for Big Pharma. In fact, this > approach has very little to do with positive health > outcomes for patients. > Any reasonable person examining the von Eschenbach > track record would never > allow him in the front door of the FDA. As a major > advocate of Big Pharma, he > is the exact type of person that the FDA must > monitor and regulate so as to > protect the American public. Having him as the head > of the FDA is a gigantic > conflict of interest. > He was born October 30, 1941, apparently in > Philadelphia, PA. Obviously of > German heritage, this places his birthday at the > height of World War II. Who was > his father? What was his occupation? What were his > connections to Germany? > All we seem to know about his father is that he died > of prostate cancer. These > are fair questions, since the FDA is currently > colluding with the German > government behind the backs of Congress and the > American people, crafting Codex > rules to eliminate effective nutritional supplements > and health options from the > market (read Fight for Your Health: Exposing the > FDA’s Betrayal of America). > What are von Eschenbach’s current connections to > Germany, the German government, > and German drug and biotech companies? Why is the > FDA operating in secrecy > with foreign governments, including Canada and > Mexico? What is going on? > Von Eschenbach had a long career at the MD > Cancer Center. During his > tenure he rose up the administrative ranks, > eventually in charge of the > operation. And this is where the serious problems > began. He was involved in > starting a nonprofit organization called the > National Dialogue on Cancer (which has > since adopted the name C-Change). > This is not an innocent group of cancer advocates. > It is the Bilderbergs of > American health. Meeting in secret, this elite > organization plans and plots how > to use the health resources of our federal > government to forward the agenda > of Big Pharma, especially relating to cancer care. > They operate outside the > scrutiny of Congress, yet are interwoven into the > fabric of our federal > government. Instead of approving von Eschenbach, > Congress should be investigating this > national health fiasco and diversion of public funds > to private interests. > There is a reason our government has spent billions > of dollars on cancer research > and nothing much has happened. Where did all the > money go? > The major elite leaders of C-Change are the parents > of our current president, > Sr. and Barbara Bush. They are the ones who > invite members to > participate in their elite clique. Of course, we > must not forget that the Bush family > wealth was created by the president’s grandfather, > Prescott Bush, who made his > fortune financing the build up of the Nazi war > machine before Congress shut > him down. Bush Sr. has sat on the board of > Ely Lilly. You get the > picture. C-Change is an old boy network of elite Big > Pharma and related interests > (including big tobacco!). > Diane Feinstein (D CA) serves as vice-chair of > C-Change. At the same time she > promotes Big Pharma, she actively seeks to eliminate > nutritional supplements > from the market. She is one of the most > anti-health-freedom members of > Congress. How is it legal for government officials > to collude with private industry > outside the view of the American public and > Congress? And remember, von > Eschenbach is right smack in the middle of this > scam. > C-Change is intimately connected with big tobacco. > They have hired various PR > firms that work for big tobacco. While these firms > have been engaged in > helping tobacco, they are at the same time helping > to write policy that is intended > to influence how our federal government spends money > treating cancer. The > shady history and connections of C-Change and the > tobacco industry have been > documented by the Cancer Letter. > Von Eschenbach has been a major player in C-Change > since its inception. > Parlaying his political connections, in January of > 2002 our current president > appointed him the head of the National Cancer > Institute (NCI). All of a sudden, the > fox was in charge of the henhouse. Even worse, he > actually had a waiver > signed by Tommy , the head of Health and > Human Services, allowing him to > remain on in capacity at C-Change while he headed > the NCI! The waiver > specifically spells out and acknowledges that a > drastic conflict of interest already > exists, “Furthermore, the NIH and NCI interests in > the Dialogue [C-Change] are > considerable, both from the scientific and financial > standpoint. NCI has already > engaged with many of the Members [of C-Change] in > grant, contract, or > collaborative efforts….Finally, the agency already > has determined through support of > the Dialogue’s Members [C-Change], that, to a > significant degree, the > interests of the Department and the interests of the > Dialogue [C-Change] both can be > furthered through the performance of Dr. von > Eschenbach’s official duties.†> During his tenure at NCI, while remaining as > vice-chairman of C-Change, he > undermined basic scientific research on cancer, > instead directing funds to his > pet projects for new biotech drug research. He > created the unrealistic > expectation that cancer would be cured by 2015, > devoting billions of dollars to > pie-in-the-sky genetic research that will have > little benefit for many decades. Of > course, these research dollars went to his C-Change > friends. His conflicts of > interest are so obvious and extensive that everyone > is becoming numb to them. > Interviews with NCI scientists show that the agency > has been technically > crippled under von Eschenbach leadership. No effort > is spent to clean up the poisons > in the environment that are the cause of cancer for > so many Americans. After > all, that would cause a decline in the cancer > business and reduce the profits > of the sickness industry. > While von Eschenbach was busy corrupting the NCI for > the profits of the > elite, in October of 2005 President Bush also placed > him at the top position in the > FDA! Apparently, both were part time jobs. Sure > enough, von Eschenbach > announced that the top priority of the FDA is > speeding new drugs to the market, and > eliminating safety studies that prove effectiveness, > in favor of new genetic > technology. The goals of von Eschenbach have > never changed, only his job > titles. He is entirely predictable. Is this what > Americans want running a > safety agency? > The bottom line is that very soon the FDA will base > effectiveness of drugs on > protein signals inside cells evaluated in a lab by a > supercomputer. > Effectiveness will no longer be based on such > obvious outcomes as living longer or > improved quality of health, based on controlled > studies. Be defining safety and > effectiveness on gene signal manipulation, the FDA > will have a far lower > standard for safety and effectiveness, enabling > massive numbers of dangerous and > toxic drugs to enter the market for human > experimentation. Surely, this has > C-Change members jumping up and down for joy, the > echo being heard up and down Wall > Street—and soon to be heard across the morgues in > our country. > In order to carry out the von Eschenbach health > vision of America your DNA > will need to be in an FDA owned database. The FDA > would also like radio > frequency chips in your arm that contain your > medical information (as well as your > location). Do you trust them? > It is likely that men and women of our Congress will > rubber stamp the von > Eschenbach approval. I think we should all pay > attention to exactly who votes to > confirm von Eschenbach. And I think they > should stand trial when the > FDA-condoned death toll, already in the hundreds of > thousands per year, sharply > increases. It is not too late for Americans to call > their Senators and tell > them, “Vote no on von Eschenbach, we need an FDA > chief who puts safety first.†> Americans are being plunged into a high tech Dark > Ages of healthcare. The Big > Pharma juggernaut is on a rampage. The American > population is asleep at the > wheel, forfeiting their own health and the health of > their children and > grandchildren. All the while pretending they are > doing something meaningful by having > a war over abortion and right to life issues. > Thus, I write this article as a commentary on > American history. Looking back > in ten, twenty, or fifty years there will be a new > congressional inquiry. This > one will be centered on the massive numbers of > deaths of Americans at the > hands of Big Pharma and the FDA. It will make the > Vioxx scandal look like a > Sunday afternoon picnic. The congressional leaders, > under pressure from millions of > adversely affected patients and families of the > injured, will be forced to > examine the sordid monopoly of healthcare in > America. > The FDA will be painted as the corrupt agency it has > always been. The > appointment of von Eschenbach will stand out > as the seminal turning point, the > progression to stage four cancer of the American > health system. And the > leaders of tomorrow will scratch their heads > wondering about the leaders of today. > Rules and laws will be crafted to placate the angry > public, apparently to > prevent such dangers from ever happening again. > These rules will be twisted and > avoided (for a small fee) by those they seek to > regulate. And the politicians > will look in the mirror, look in their wallets, and > realize nothing has changed. > © 2006 Truth in Wellness, LLC - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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