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22 Jul, 5 tweets, 2 min read
New: What the fight between Anthony Fauci and Rand Paul is really about washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/… by me @PostOpinions
It doesn’t matter which “gain of function” definition you prefer... NIH was collaborating on risky research with a Chinese lab that has zero transparency and zero accountability during a crisis — and no one in a position of power addressed that risk.

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Fauci is arguing the system worked. It didn’t. Even if the lab leak theory isn’t true, what’s clear is that we need more oversight of this risky research, both in the United States and in China.

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Congress and the media would be derelict not to examine the decisions by Fauci and others that led to this collaboration. But rather than respond with openness and transparency, Fauci has consistently thrown cold water on the lab leak theory.

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"This is ultimately not about Fauci or Paul or even gain of function research. This is about getting to the truth of how this pandemic started so we can adjust our policies to prevent the next one."

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In this @nytimes "interview" with Wuhan Institute Virology scientist Shi Zhengli, she just repeats the usual CCP propaganda while ignoring all questions about her complete lack of transparency or accountability. Zero new information. nytimes.com/2021/06/14/wor…
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.@jdickerson points out Beijing has already said it won’t cooperate with the WHO on investigating the Wuhan labs. Blinken says “China has to cooperate with that” but has zero answers for what the US would do to bring pressure. All talk, no action.
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“We are not saying that in 90 days we will have an answer or the answer, we’re saying in 90 days we are going to have an update, and then we will see where we go from there,” a senior administration official told me.

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