UNLOCKED: the Wheel of Winter's Darkness & Smallpox Bioterror Scares Pt 1

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Abby & Robbie Martin

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4.6 • 814 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2021

⏱️ 127 minutes

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Robbie Martin continues the Amerithrax 20th anniversary series ( sort of ) with a deep-dive into the origins of the motherload of catastrophic imaginary terrorism, smallpox bioterrorism. It is common to hear people remark that the 2001 anthrax attacks have been 'memory-holed' in the public consciousness, if that's the case then the Bush-era smallpox program is a memory-hole within a memory-hole. Starting with the early history of Smallpox, variolation and the very first vaccines, Robbie tells the story of how a disease that was eventually eradicated globally became a powerful fearmongering tool that shaped the Clinton, Bush and Covid-19 eras. After George W Bush got elected and the PNAC dream came true, of not just one but two 'catalyzing' events ( anthrax & 9/11 ), the idea of innoculating the entire American public via smallpox vaccination became one of the primary Bush policy postures simultaneously with the drive towards the Iraq war. This is Part 1 of an ongoing series. If you would like access to Part 2, 3 & 4 (which are out now!) please consider subscribing to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio Subscribers now have access to a new set of documents..... the Smallpox Cache:: https://bit.ly/3ICeQXS Clinton's War on Terror Pt 1 of 2: https://bit.ly/3rLZHxm Clinton's War on Terror Pt 2 of 2: https://bit.ly/3Gs9L2z note: @ 37:30 Robbie incorrectly refers to 'Our Hidden History' as Henry Hakamäki's podcast, while Our Hidden History is also a great podcast this was a mistake, Henry Hakamäki's podcast is actually called the Guerrilla History Pod which you can check out here: twitter.com/guerrilla_pod Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider subscribing to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio

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0:00.0	Today, President Bush announced a plan to make the smallpox vaccine available to all Americans
0:05.6	in an effort to guard against a bioterrorist attack.
0:09.8	Good afternoon.
0:12.6	Since our country was attacked 15 months ago, Americans have been forced to prepare for a variety of threats we hope will never come.
0:23.6	We have stepped up security at our ports and borders.
0:27.6	We've expanded our ability to detect chemical and biological threats.
0:33.6	We've increased support for first responders. We've made public our public health care system better able to track and treat disease.
0:45.3	By preparing at home and by pursuing enemies abroad, we're adding to the security of our nation.
0:51.3	I thank the members of my team who are here who are adding to the security of our nation. I think the members of my team who are here who are adding to the security of our nation.
0:57.0	One potential danger to America is the use of the smallpox virus as a weapon of terror.
1:07.0	In 1980, the World Health Organization declared that smallpox had been completely eradicated.
1:13.6	And since then, there has not been a single natural case of the disease anywhere in the world.
1:20.6	We know, however, that the smallpox virus still exists in laboratories.
1:34.0	And we believe that regimes hostile to the United States may possess this dangerous virus.
1:42.3	To protect our citizens in the aftermath of September the 11th, we are evaluating old threats in a new light.
1:45.0	Our government has no information that a smallpox attacks is imminent.
1:52.0	Yet it is prudent to prepare for the possibility that terrorists would kill indiscriminately, who could indiscriminately, would use diseases as a weapon.
2:08.6	Our public health agencies began preparations more than a year ago.
2:13.6	Today, through the hard work of our Department of Health and Human Services, ably led by Tommy Thompson,
2:20.3	and state and local health officials, America has stockpiled enough vaccine
2:26.3	and is now prepared to inoculate our entire population in the event of a smallpox attack.
2:35.0	Americans and anyone who would think of harming Americans can be certain that this nation
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