The following “Mad Cow Disease” story has hit the mainstream media over the past two days. Two headlines which appeared are as follows:

Instant View: Mad cow disease found in California

Top vet rushes to soothe mad cow fears

The 64,000 dollar question is how does the international incidence of BSE (aka Mad Cow Disease) go from 37,000 in 1992 to 29 cases last year?

Answer: It doesn’t. Except with a lot of help from those who are in the position to suppress vital information and withhold sensitive data.

May we appeal to common sense for a moment? Given that the standard and ongoing practices utilized throughout agribusiness are more lax than ever, as well as less monitored than ever by the appropriate regulatory agencies, how could such a positive development occur concerning the Mad Cow Disease public health disaster? … … … except by being engineered to happen by those who have much to gain.   Continue reading →