Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday, 3 June 2015

The European Union Times


Posted: 02 Jun 2015 03:10 AM PDT



In a ten-year period, more than 2,500 females reported “serious,” life-threatening reactions.
Thousands upon thousands of girls in the United Kingdom have suffered adverse reactions as a result of receiving HPV vaccinations, with more than 2,500 of those enduring “serious” debilitating illnesses, a UK government agency reports.
A recent Freedom of Information request seeking the number of people injured by vaccines in the UK revealed the human papillomavirus vaccine was responsible for over 8,200 injuries in the past 10 years, a startling figure which directly contradicts health authorities reassurances.
According to the report, the flu jab was the second most injurious (2,994), with the MMR vaccine coming in third (1,594).


Officials with the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency admit the numbers are not exact because of an “unknown and variable level of under-reporting.”
In the US, the National Vaccine Information Center estimates “Fewer than 10 percent, perhaps only one percent of all serious health problems following vaccination are ever reported to U.S. federal health agencies.”
“This means that – instead of the more than 15,000 bad health outcomes following Gardasil vaccination that have already been reported in America – actually there could have been between 150,000 and 1.5 million adverse health events following Gardasil shots which have never been counted,” reports the NVIC’s Barbara Loe Fisher.
On Sunday, The Independent documented one family’s struggle to have health authorities recognize a young, healthy girl’s HPV vaccine injury which manifested two weeks after her first jab.
“The symptoms grew increasingly worse after the second and third injections, and I went to A&E [Accident & Emergency] several times with severe chest and abdominal pains as well as difficulty breathing,” a West Yorkshire teen named Emily, 17, recounted. “One time I couldn’t move anything on one side of my body. I didn’t know what was happening.”
Emily’s mother, Caron Ryalls, recalled being met with ridicule by doctors when she brought up the possibility Emily’s illness was vaccine-derived.
“Every visit to a doctor was met with rolled eyes,” Emily’s mother said. “Every mention of the HPV vaccination was met with hostility and ridicule. We were eventually referred to a local paediatrician who told her to push herself to get back to normal – ‘We all feel tired in the mornings, Emily’ was one of the remarks regarding her complete exhaustion.”
Despite the widespread prevalence of adverse reactions, the regulatory agency insists the “expected benefits in preventing illness and death from HPV infection outweigh the known risks.”
“The greater number of reports for HPV vaccine does not necessarily mean that it is any less safe than other vaccines,” the health agency reiterated.
In 2013, the entire island country of Japan banned HPV vaccines after health officials recorded close to 2,000 adverse effects, inluding “walking disturbances, body tics and seizures,” according to Judicial Watch.
“In other cases many girls injected with the vaccine fell to the floor, injuring their head or face and some fracturing their jaw or teeth,” the government watchdog noted.
As a result of Emily’s plight, her mother formed the Association for HPV Vaccine Injured Daughters (AHVID) to unite families who’ve suffered similar injuries.
“We want to have a stronger voice and we are pushing hard for regional treatment and assessment centres along the lines of Denmark and Japan,” Ryalls said in a statement. “We want increased reporting of adverse reactions, better educational support and greater transparency and information to enable parents to make an informed decision regarding consent to HPV vaccination.”
“I’m not anti-vaccination,” she says, “but it’s a big area with a lot of questions. I would never say to anyone don’t have it, because it has to be a personal choice. I would say do your own research and don’t just rely on the school leaflet.”
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Posted: 02 Jun 2015 03:02 AM PDT

A Russian Su-24 aircraft is shown flying an estimated 500 meters (1,640 feet) off the side of the USS Ross.
The US military has released a new video about a “routine encounter” of a Russian warplane and a US destroyer in the Black Sea, rejecting any provocations by the US vessel.
The US Navy released the video on Monday after Russian media reported the Su-24 aircraft forced the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross to change course when it was heading into Russia’s territorial waters.
The American destroyer was leaving the Romanian port of Costanta.
Russian news agency RIA Novosti said the Russian Navy forced the USS Ross to go into neutral waters in the Black Sea.
In a statement on Sunday, US Naval Forces Europe-Africa said the incident was routine and the warship never altered operations.
“Ross continued on her mission after observing the aircraft return to base,” said the statement. “At no time did Ross act aggressively nor did she deviate from her planned operations.”
The video shows a Russian plane flew an estimated 500 meters (1,640 feet) off the right side of the American vessel at an altitude of 600 feet.
The incident happened as the two superpowers have tense relations over the crisis in Ukraine.
American investigative journalist Wayne Madsen told Press TV on Sunday that Washington’s belligerent policies against countries like Russia will eventually start World War III.
He said measures taken by NATO Commander General Philip Breedlove and his friends in Washington as they are approaching Russian waters in the Black sea could lead to a major conflict.
“I believe these people want to bring about World War III,” the Washington-based author said.
“It is not a surprise that Russia would be protective of its territorial waters,” he said. ”After all, if Russian ships entered the Gulf of Mexico and closely approached Louisiana and Florida coasts, the US would respond with aircraft and probably ships.”
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Posted: 02 Jun 2015 02:44 AM PDT


Actor Vince Vaughn hit the headlines today for asserting that guns in schools will prevent mass shootings, comments that will undoubtedly lead to him being shunned by Hollywood, an industry which punishes conservatives who don’t keep their political leanings secret.
During an interview with GQ Magazine, Vaughn was asked if firearms should be available in schools to prevent mass shootings.
“Of course. You think the politicians that run my country and your country don’t have guns in the schools their kids go to? They do,” he responded, adding, “It’s well known that the greatest defense against an intruder is the sound of a gun hammer being pulled back.”
The actor went on to express more pro-second amendment views;
“And we should be allowed the same rights. Banning guns is like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat. Taking away guns, drugs, booze … It won’t rid the world of criminality.”
Vaughn explained that the right to bear arms was not about burglars or hunting, but to, “resist the supreme power of a corrupt and abusive government.”
“It’s not about duck hunting, it’s about the ability of the individual. It’s the same reason we have freedom of speech,” said Vaughn.
In the days to come, dozens of liberal media outlets are certain to go after Vaughn for daring to stand up for constitutional rights.
The actor’s political views are no secret. He has appeared at numerous libertarian events and supported Republican candidate Ron Paul during his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns.
However, the huge publicity generated by his comments (the story almost immediately began trending on Twitter), will send a clear signal to the liberal mafia that runs Hollywood and Vaughn’s opportunities will be heavily restricted from now on.
Conservatives in Hollywood are so heavily discriminated against that they are forced to go underground and even have secret meetings. Not identifying as a liberal in the movie industry is a potential career killer.
“In LA, there is a secret, underground group of showbiz conservatives,” Victoria Jackson, a former Saturday Night Live cast member, told the Huffington Post. “It started with two people in 2000. I was at the fifth or tenth meeting, and now there are over 2,000 people. The only ones out of the closet are Jon Voight and Pat Boone. There are famous people in there, but they don’t want to lose their career — and conservatives are blacklisted.”
The inherent bias against anyone who dares to deviate from the Democrat orthodoxy virtually ended the career of James Woods, who in 2013 said he never expected to work again as a result of his vocal criticism of Barack Obama.
Back in April, liberal reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy also tried to “conservative shame” Robert Downey Jr. by repeatedly asking him if he was a liberal (Downey Jr. is widely suspected to lean conservative/libertarian).
The interview blew up in Guru-Murthy’s face, but it exemplified once again how movie stars who don’t swear allegiance to leftist dogma are targeted and in some cases blacklisted altogether.
Given his comments, it will be interesting to see whether Vince Vaughn’s career hits the rocks as a result of the clear vendetta Hollywood has against conservatives who refuse to stay silent.
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Posted: 02 Jun 2015 02:18 AM PDT
Research links diminished cognitive skill in kids to cats.
A recent study has linked a parasite generally carried by cats to a decline in memory and reading aptitude in children.
The discovery was made by a team of researchers from the University of Iowa and Florida International University, The Telegraph reported on Monday.
According to the scientists, Toxoplasma gondii, a single cell organism which lives and reproduces in the intestines of cats, causes the adverse effects.
The research showed that children who tested positive for the parasite also had poorer reading and memory scores in cognitive tests.
“The results suggest that Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity is associated with poor reading performance and impaired verbal memory,” the research published in the journal Parasitology stated.
The research also revealed that vitamin E could help reduce the effects.
“Serum vitamin E seems to modify the relationship between the parasite and verbal memory with greater Toxoplasma-associated memory impairment found in participants with lower vitamin E level,” the research added.
Rats infected by the parasite are known to lose their fear of cats, which makes it easier for them to be eaten, so the parasite can be reintroduced to the intestines of the cats where it can reproduce.
The parasite, which can be spread through contact with feces, has previously been linked to brain tumors in other animals and increased aggressiveness in men. Some scientists have even proved that Toxoplasma gondii can make women cheat on their husbands.
The chief sources of human infection are consumption of undercooked meat or water and soil contaminated by feces.
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Posted: 02 Jun 2015 02:05 AM PDT


The leader of France’s right-wing National Front party said her recent visit to Egypt did not soften her views towards Arab and Muslim immigration to France. Marine Le Pen was in Cairo to meet with the nation’s religious and political leaders.
The National Front leader arrived in Egypt last week for a meeting with the Grand Imam of Al Azhar (Sunni Islam’s highest authority), the pope of the Egyptian Coptic Church, and Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb.
The talks were conducted at Le Pen’s request “to discuss matters related to erroneous ideas and concepts about Islam and extremist ideologies and racism that some Muslims in Europe are suffering from,” Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb said in a statement.
Although Le Pen stated after the talks that she agreed with Mehleb and the grand imam on the threat of Islamic extremism in Europe, she said she would not be reviewing her position on immigration from Muslim countries.
“No, my feelings have not changed at all regarding illegal immigration,” she told Reuters.
“We can’t just welcome [immigrants] in France – the only solution is that we protect them in their country and for them to continue to live in their country,” Le Pen added.
She also stated that regional partners are key to curbing immigration to Europe, but that turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa – and the West’s response to it – has worsened the immigration situation in France.
“Egypt, for us, is the castle that will protect us” from immigration to France, Le Pen said.
During the talks, Tayeb questioned the National Front’s “hostile opinions towards Islam and Muslims.”
Although Tayeb said Le Pen “recognized the need to not confuse Islam with the violent acts committed” in its name, he added the party’s “opinions must be reviewed and corrected.”
Since becoming leader of the National Front, Le Pen – who took over from her father’s leadership – has aimed to rid the party of its anti-Semitic and racist image.
Instead, Le Pen has attempted to paint the party as an anti-immigrant, Euroskeptic organization. She advocates the return of the franc, and supports policies sheltering France from globalization.
According to a January opinion poll conducted by pollster CSA for RTL radio, Le Pen would collect 29 to 33 percent of the vote in the first round of the 2017 presidential election, outpacing current President Francois Hollande.
However, she is not expected to earn enough votes to triumph in the second-round vote. France operates a run-off voting system, to ensure that the elected president always obtains a majority.
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