Dr. Michael Callahan's disturbing statement on bioterrorism in 2005
Note:
1. Callahan was in Nanjing in late 2019 working on an "avian influenza project" and then travelled to Wuhan.
2. Callahan had accused China of hiding avian influenza samples
irp.fas.org/congress/2005_…
Dr. Brent:
Dr. Callahan can run around the world picking clinical isolates out of disease outbreaks and prioritize things that way.
"If I were, you know, doing things, I might do what I know. I might resynthesize SARS, put a toxin on it, infect myself, and cough on people"
Dr. Callahan:
"Yes. We find avian influenza disquieting in the extreme, and the reasons are basically that most of the work is already being done for the terrorists.
Several of those countries have become more difficult to work with in recent history" (China)
August 2018:
"Despite requests from U.S. research institutions and government officials, the Chinese government has concealed lab samples of H7N9, The specimens are necessary for creating vaccines and preparing for future biological threats"
nytimes.com/2018/08/27/hea…
Michael Callahan:
"Jeopardizing U.S. access to foreign pathogens and therapies to counter them undermines our nation's ability to protect against infections which can spread globally within days,"
nytimes.com/2018/08/27/hea…
2019:
Michael Callahan, ex-head of DARPA's Prophecy Program, with tight connections to EHA via David Franz & William Karesh & working with Robert Kadlec (BARDA)
in Nanjing working on an "avian influenza project" with Nanjing Hospital Doctors
Right, well that's pretty clear then
2020: well worth a read (updated) @hijodelcuervo
Diego, R. (2020, July 31). DARPA’s Man in Wuhan.
siliconicarus.org/2020/07/31/dar…
2020: Red Dawn Call
Callahan and Kadlec
Callahan's Bio
"While at DARPA, he launched Prophecy, the international physician Early Alert network, which delivers 24/7 emergency consultation, reagents & therapeutics for catastrophic infectious disease outbreaks, SARS Hong Kong & H7N9 Nanjing"
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK37331…
2021:
Previous thread on Callahan and his Politico Article
A Virus-Hunter’s Advice on Dealing with China’s Resistance on Covid
politico.com/news/magazine/…
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