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Submitted by duncan (United Kingdom), May 8, 2014 at 15:56

I posted an excerpt for your article on

http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52250&sid=21981916ae2a4976fa1c1c8d0a26bcac

and got the following response. please could you respond. thank you

duncan

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Something must be wrong here. I think the WHO has just declared polio eradicated in India (which should be recognized as a monumental achievement given the size and conditions of that country):
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/22/health/india-end-of-polio/

India was one of the world's endemic polio regions, as still are Pakistan and Afghanistan - meaning that in these countries it is homegrown and not imported from Nigeria. Egypt, too, is not a Nigerian victim, since polio in Egypt traces back to Pakistan. The same probably applies to Syria.

Very unfortunately, a number of third-world countries have been targets for Western pharma companies to carry out drug testing of all kinds, so the nerve touched by this Nigerian religious kook found more resonance than it would have otherwise. The USA (via CIA) has also cynically misused vaccination campaigns for its own ends, e.g. in Pakistan. Conspiracy theories yes, but not entirely without a basis in reality.

Anti-vaxxers are a global phenomenon - we also have them here in Switzerland. It's easy to find groups everywhere (in the USA for example) contending that vaccination is a plot to sterilize people. Usually (but not exclusively) they are religious fringe groups that exist among all major religions. But even the Afghan Talibans have come to accept polio vaccination. So have Christian Science adherents, Jehova's Witnesses, Latter Day Saints etc.

The Dutch Reformed Churches of Holland and South Africa, however, have remained adamant in their murderous beliefs.

It's a little more complicated than the professional Muslim hater Pipes wants you to believe. Don't trust this guy too much.

G.M.

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Daniel Pipes replies:

Name calling does not resolve issues.

I provide all the proof of the connection between Islam and polio athttp://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2003/08/conspiracy-theories-keep-polio-alive

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Title Commenter Date Thread
islamism and polio [282 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
duncanMay 8, 2014 15:56214753
Now Syria [25 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
VijayOct 27, 2013 07:33211013
I wish more crazies like Ibrahim Datti Ahmed [4 words]allahuakbarJun 22, 2013 03:42207189
1You do know... [14 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Blythe HendersonJun 18, 2013 15:10207080
5Background of the vaccination conspiracy theory [217 words]Sigmund DermanJun 9, 2013 15:51206856
The high price exacted by more than one standard [9 words]David W. LincolnJun 5, 2013 11:57206713
More proof [29 words]mercer2409Jun 4, 2013 14:19206682
3Islam is Killing itself [12 words]carolJun 4, 2013 01:20206662
Thank G-d [3 words]IzakJun 7, 2013 10:45206662
2Dutch translation [56 words]Frans GroenendijkJun 2, 2013 16:38206635
2Imported Polio in Egypt from Pakistan [52 words]dhimmi no moreJun 3, 2013 11:36206635
4Polio Revisited [171 words]Susan SomervilleJun 2, 2013 14:55206632
Ingenious! [22 words]HTuttleJun 2, 2013 14:07206630
10Islamism is a conspiracy but not a theory [52 words]Cynthia FarahatJun 2, 2013 10:51206627
4ignorant islam [77 words]mythJun 2, 2013 08:12206624
9Islam, Polio and others... [17 words]Steven LJun 1, 2013 21:56206609
1Anti-Muslim speech acts [15 words]Robert BlairJun 2, 2013 02:46206609
3anti-Muslim ... [26 words]Steven LJun 2, 2013 19:08206609
5Arabian warlord! [67 words]dhimmi no moreJun 3, 2013 11:28206609
appalling [20 words]Bill PoserJun 3, 2013 23:03206609

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