- It's not wise to fool Mother Nature. Those who think
they can get away with it will abruptly learn that payback can be more
than they bargained for. That's because nature will always retaliate in
subtle retorts that shake the very foundations of this earth as well as
life itself. Playing the role of Creator is a very dangerous game.
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- As part of their new logo and corporate image campaign,
British Petroleum (BP) wants the public to think of them as their new slogan
says, "Beyond Petroleum". BP is far more than a simple oil company.
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- What is revealed below regarding BP and their 'beyond
petroleum' activities, both prior to and including their Gulf of Mexico
catastrophe, will create a picture for the reader one pixel dot at a time.
Once the person who reads everything presented here connects all the dots
of the picture, it will be more than obvious that BP has tried to fool
Mother Nature and she's retaliating with a vengeance that is affecting
the entire world. This is a perilous game that has now gotten out of control.
What began in the Gulf of Mexico in as early as February 2010 has now
escalated into a man-made biological nightmare of unknown proportions.
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- SYNTHETIC GENOMICS
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- On June 13, 2007, BP made a long-term research and development
deal and an undisclosed equity investment into a company named Synthetic
Genomics Inc. based in Rockville, Maryland. Synthetic Genomics was co-founded
by Dr. J. Craig Venter to commercialize genomic-driven technologies. (1)
Genomics is the scientific study of the entire DNA sequence of an organism's
genome. A genome is all the genetic information in the chromosomes of
an organism, including its genes and DNA sequences.
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- BP/Synthetic Genomics recovered the DNA from subsurface
hydrocarbon substrates (biological organisms in crude oil) and applied
DNA "sequencing methods" to them. (1) What this means is that
they took the DNA from underground crude oil reservoir microbial cells,
such as bacteria or viruses, and cultured them in a lab to identify, isolate,
and interpret their chemical and genetic properties. Additional "sequencing
methods" beyond the initial identity and isolation stages were also
carried out.
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- A central part of the deal between BP and Synthetic Genomics
was to create biological transfer processes for crude oil that would lead
to improved recovery rates. (1) Their goal was to develop new microbes
with lab created genomes that would improve the flow of gas and oil out
of a reservoir. For an oil producer like BP, more oil and gas being recovered
from a source translates into more profits. This process is known as Microbial
Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR).
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- MICROBIAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY
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- Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) is the use of
micro-organisms to retrieve additional petroleum production from an oil
reservoir.
- Micro-organisms are introduced into oil wells to produce
by-products which help propel oil out of the well. Because these processes
help to mobilize the oil and assist oil flow, they allow a greater amount
to be recovered from the well. (2)
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- MEOR is a direct application of biotechnology. It uses
biological materials - such as bacteria, microorganisms, and products of
their metabolism - to assist the movement of oil out of a well. Other
applications include genetic engineering techniques and recombinant DNA
technology, which are used to develop new strains of bacteria with improved
oil recovery traits. (3)
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- The micro-organisms can be applied to an entire oil reservoir
where they grow between the oil and the well's rock surface to enhance
oil recovery in the following ways:
- Bio-surfactant Production Microorganisms produce
slippery substances called surfactants as they breakdown oil. Because
they are naturally produced by biological microorganisms, they are referred
to as bio-surfactants. Bio-surfactants act like slippery detergents, helping
the oil move more freely away from rocks and crevices.
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- Reduction of oil viscosity Oil is a thick fluid
that is quite viscous, meaning that it does not flow easily. Microorganisms
help break down the molecular structure of crude oil, making it more fluid
and easier to recover.
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- Production of carbon dioxide gas As a by-product
of metabolism, micro-organisms produce carbon dioxide gas. Over time,
this gas accumulates and displaces the oil driving it up and out of the
ground. (3)
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- PATENTS PENDING
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- The BP/Synthetic Genomics alliance was centered on developing
new micro-organisms with lab created genomes (synthetic DNA) to improve
the outflow of gas and oil reservoirs. That alliance was publicly announced
on June 13, 2007. As to what prior date the actual agreement was made
is a corporate privacy matter.
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- However, less than two weeks before the public announcement,
on May 31, 2007, US Patent application number 20070122826 was published
claiming exclusive ownership of a set of essential genes and a synthetic
"free-living organism that can grow and replicate" that is made
using those genes. An international patent application at the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO number WO2007047148, published April 27, 2007)
names more than 100 countries where it may seek monopoly patents. (4)
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- The company that applied for the patents was the J. Craig
Venter Institute (JCVI), a non-profit company founded by genetic scientist
J. Craig Venter who also founded Synthetic Genomics, BP's business alliance
partner. Both are based in Rockville, Maryland. By no mere coincidence,
Synthetic Genomics Inc. sponsors (pays for) fundamental research at JCVI.
(1) Since BP has a developmental and research deal as well as an undisclosed
amount of equitable stock ownership with Synthetic Genomics, it's obvious
who's paying for the synthetic genetic research and results at JCVI.
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- Begin connecting the dots in order to see the picture.
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- BP WELLS AT MC252 GULF OF MEXICO
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- Since they were paying for genetic research to increase
oil well flow and production, logic dictates that BP needed to apply a
newly created micro-organism(s) produced by their alliance with Synthetic
Genomics to the oil reservoir located beneath their Mississippi Canyon
Block 252 lease in the Gulf of Mexico. According to BP's submitted U.S.
Minerals Management Service (MMS) application, there were to be two exploration
(not production) wells drilled and capped designated as Wells A and B.
Exploration wells are commonly used to inject or introduce Microbial Enhanced
Oil Recovery micro-organisms and their nutrients into an oil reservoir
for increased present and future production.
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- The first exploration well had been partially drilled
by Transocean in October, 2009, but their Marianas semi-submersible drilling
rig was damaged by hurricane Ida and was removed for repairs in late November,
2009. On February 3, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible rig
commenced exploration drilling to complete the unfinished drilling operation
of the Marianas rig. On February 13, 2010, BP informed the MMS that they
were experiencing uncontrollable bursts of gas and large cracks at the
base of the well. That was the reason they filed for and were granted
a permit to abandon and cap the well the same day. (6)
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- Shortly after, Deepwater Horizon commenced drilling the
other exploratory well for BP. We all know the result of the second drilling
operation that destroyed the Deepwater Horizon rig on April 22, 2010.
One fact that can't be refuted regarding both exploratory wells is the
extreme gas pressures coming from the oil reservoir and the resulting cracks
on the ocean floor.
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- As noted above, MEOR micro-organisms can be applied to
an oil reservoir where they grow between the oil and the well's rock surface
to enhance oil recovery. As a by-product of metabolism, micro-organisms
produce carbon dioxide gas and this gas accumulates and displaces the oil
by driving it up and out of the ground. At the same time, micro-organisms
can break down the viscosity of the oil so that it's thinner and can flow
easier.
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- The published commercial goal of the BP/Synthetic Genomics
alliance was to create new genetically engineered micro-organisms to increase
the flow of oil. A public trademark of that research involves man-made
genomes [synthetic DNA] controlling new artificial cellular organisms.
Because of the vast estimated reserves of oil at MC252 in the Gulf of
Mexico, the temperatures involved, and its extreme low oxygen depth, previous
known or lab enhanced micro-organisms would not be effective in creating
an increased flow of the oil.
- One can only imagine what the results would be of a new
MEOR synthetic bacteria that had a computer DNA designed capability to
replicate itself rapidly in that extreme environment. The outcome would
be unpredictable since it had never been tested in those conditions before
or had it?
- Connect the dots to see more of the picture.
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- SAY HELLO TO SYNTHIA
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- In 2003, JCVI successfully synthesized a small virus
that infects bacteria. By 2008, the JCVI team was able to synthesize a
small bacterial genome. On May 6, 2010, JCVI revealed they had already
created a self-replicating bacterial cell controlled by a chemically synthesized
genome they named "synthetic Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0".
(7) This completely synthetic cell with its computer designed genome has
absolutely no natural DNA. (1) The etc group from Canada named it Synthia
and it contains added watermark chains to identify the genome as artificial.
It also has antibiotic resistance indicators. (7) One can only speculate
why this artificial bacterium has an inherent programmed capability to
resist antibiotics.
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- This new life form has the ability to replicate itself
and organically function in any cell into which it has been introduced.
Its DNA is artificial and it's this synthetic DNA that takes control of
the cell and is credited with being the building block of life. This is
the first self-replicating synthetic bacterial cell thanks to its computer
generated DNA. All of the funding for this came from Synthetic Genomics
Inc (1), the company BP has a sizeable equity position and alliance with.
BP is definitely way beyond petroleum just as their new slogan publicizes.
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- Why watermark this artificial genome? Doing so makes
it identifiable as the unique and patented (privately owned) asset it is.
What happens if a human becomes infected with a life-threatening variant
bacterial species of Synthia? If you use Penicillin to fight the infection,
it won't do any good. Antibiotic resistance is part of its DNA sequence,
so any use of antibiotics would be a waste of time.
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- What would happen if mankind is contaminated by this
self-reproducing artificial life form by contact or by breathing it? Would
we become subjective to the DNA of the synthetic cells flowing throughout
our bodies? Would the Synthia cells combine with other bacterium within
us to create a new deadly bacterium? Since the micro-organism is created
and gets its programming from computers, would we become subject to artificial
electro-magnetic frequencies recognized by these genomes? There are a
lot of questions that need to yet be answered.
- What matters most is this: Will we find out those answers
in time?
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- Keep connecting the dots. The picture is starting to
take shape now.
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- HOW DO WE GET RID OF ALL THIS OIL?
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- The oil is there deep in the Gulf of Mexico. It's not
going anywhere soon. It has a continual supply. There are no plumes of
oil there are deep lakes of it.
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- In a True News radio interview with Rick Wells on June
28, 2010, the late oil industry expert, Matt Simmons, stated "BP claimed
to have the only technology to deal with this" when asked why the
U.S. government wasn't taking over the Gulf oil crisis. (8) Considering
their three year alliance with Synthetic Genomics and the genetic creations
they've made, it's very possible that the U.S. federal corporation in DC
was convinced that BP's breakthrough genomic technologies were the better
gambling odds. There had never been so large an amount of crude oil to
deal with before.
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- For decades, scientists have eagerly pursued genetic
modifications that would enhance natural microbial abilities to eat up
oil spills on both land and sea. Even with DNA recombinants and bacterial
gene splicing, there has been little positive success with improving on
nature's natural oil eaters. Although his announcement silently slipped
past the ears of news reporters from around the world, JCVI and Synthetic
Genome founder Craig Venter foretold of - and spoke openly of - just such
an application on May 15, 2010 during the public announcement of what the
press is now calling Synthia. He was referring to a Synthia based synthetic
bacterial cell that would consume hydrocarbons more efficiently than any
known natural micro-organism.
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- It's worthy to note that one of the first patents on
a genetically engineered organism was a hydrocarbon-eating microbe in 1980.
Called the "oil eater," the microorganism was actually a naturally
occurring bacterium that had been given four rings of DNA that were also
naturally occurring. This gave the bacterium the ability to degrade four
components of crude oil. (10)
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- Scientifically, there have always been problems with
trying to take command of natural micro-organisms. They are too unpredictable
in diverse environmental conditions. While they do their job well in certain
conditions, they can become dormant in other ecological surroundings.
Marine chemist Chris Reddy of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
said that microbes are a lot like teenagers because they're hard to control.
(5) In contrast, artificial microbial life forms like Synthia are controlled
by their computer created DNA programming.
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- Microbial ecologist Kenneth Lee says that only microbes
can remove the oil from the ocean and that biodegradation is what removes
most of the oil from the environment. History proves his statements are
correct, but the time involved can span many decades and beyond. We don't
have that much time to deal with the oil in the Gulf.
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- "The last and only defense against the ongoing Deepwater
Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is tiny-billions of hydrocarbon-chewing
microbes. In fact, the primary motive for using the more than 830,000
gallons of chemical dispersants on the oil slick both above and below the
surface of the sea is to break the oil into smaller droplets that bacteria
can more easily consume". (5)
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- Alas, if there was only a super-high-efficient-micro-organism
available that could do the job much faster and more efficiently (wink,
wink).
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- Just a few more dots to connect and you'll see the whole
picture.
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- THE DISPERSANT FACTOR
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- It's been puzzling to understand why BP has chosen to
continually spray dispersants such as Corexit from airplanes and boats
day and night since early May 2010. The spraying hasn't just been over
the Gulf, but along the coastlines as well. While it's claimed that Corexit
disperses oil by breaking it into smaller pieces, can this be the only
reason for all this spraying?
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- In recent tests of rainwater originating from the Gulf
of Mexico, natural mineral elements such as copper and iron were found
along with nickel, aluminum, and manganese. (9) That's very unusual for
rain clouds originating from a saline ocean. The only logical explanation
is that such elements were introduced to the Gulf water where they were
drawn up by the rain clouds. The only way that could have happened is
from aerial and surface spraying and/or below surface injection.
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- Are these ingredients of Corexit? Not according to Nalco,
the manufacturer. Then these natural earth elements must be added to what
is being sprayed along with Corexit, but why? What benefit is there to
add elements like copper or iron to seawater? After all, these are natural
elements and nutrients you would add to soil to make plants grow, so why
add them to sea water?
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- Bacteria thrive in rich nutrient environments. Natural
minerals are necessary building blocks for nutrients that bacteria thrive
on.
- Think of it as hydro-fertilizing the Gulf to make it
a better nutritional medium for hungry oil-eating bacterium. The so-called
"dispersants" are not only breaking down the crude oil into smaller
pieces, they're adding needed enhancement minerals so that the bacterium
can multiply more rapidly and eat up the oil faster. Such bacteria are
called Bioremediators.
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- The dots are forming a big picture. You're almost there.
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- SYNTHIA HAS A COUSIN
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- The only ingredient missing is a new and previously unknown
genus of hydrocarbon-eating bacteria that can survive the cold water depths
- where the lakes of oil and tar now sit - so it could degrade it faster
than any known natural bacteria.
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- In a paper published in the journal Science, Terry Hazen
and his colleagues at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory discovered
in late May through early June 2010 that a previously unknown species of
cold-water hydrocarbon-eating bacteria have been feasting on the underwater
oil plumes degrading them at accelerated rates. (11)
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- We can now understand why, on May 15, BP/Synthetic Genome's
CEO Craig Venter hinted of a new hydrocarbon-eating synthetic genome.
Prior to that date, JCVI had already applied for numerous additional patents
(we were able to find seven) regarding synthetic bioremediation, such as
bacteria synthetic genomes which provide unique DNA information required
for "replication of a free-living organism". In layman's terms,
this means the BP and Synthetic Genome scientists had already created self-replicating
bacteria "wherein the assembled DNA molecule is a [synthetic] genome"
back in 2007. (13)
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- Just a few more connecting dots and the picture will
be complete.
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- HURRICANES AND GENOMIC VACCINES
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- As I stated on WVP Radio during our premiere broadcast
in August, there won't be any hurricanes entering into the Gulf of Mexico
this year. (14) There haven't been and there won't be. Otherwise, both
the hurricanes and the jet stream will send the synthetic bacteria all
around the world.
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- They have to isolate their biologically created nightmare
until they can either find a way to control it or create a synthetic genome
microbial vaccine to neutralize its effects. Could that have been their
plan all along?
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- On October 7, 2010, Synthetic Genomics Inc. [the BP equity
investment company] and JCVI announced the formation of a new company,
Synthetic Genomics Vaccines Inc. (SGVI). The privately held company will
focus on developing next generation vaccines using JCVI's genomic sequencing
and synthetic genomic expertise, coupled with the intellectual property
and business acumen of Synthetic Genomics Inc., to significantly advance
and enhance vaccine development. (15)
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- How amazing that the BP/Synthetic Genomics alliance now
has its own vaccine company for patented immunizations. But at what cost
to humanity? It's convenient and very profitable to not only create synthetic
bacteria but to also offer a vaccine in case there are any problems. When
you create the bacteria and control its DNA, you also know how to shut
it down. Surely, BP is far Beyond Petroleum.
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- "We are excited to apply our advanced synthetic
genomics technologies to revolutionize vaccine production" said Fernanda
Gandara, President of SGVI. (15) Yes Fernanda, I'm sure you and BP are.
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- HUMAN EFFECTS
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- "Synthetic biology is a high-risk profit-driven
field, building organisms out of parts that are still poorly understood.
We know that lab-created life-forms can escape, become biological weapons,
and that their use threatens existing natural biodiversity. Most worrying
of all, Craig Venter is handing this powerful technology to the world's
most irresponsible and environmentally damaging industry by partnering
with the likes of BP and Exxon to hasten the commercialization of synthetic
life-forms."(12)
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- Now we have scientific confirmation of "a previously
unknown species of cold-water hydrocarbon-eating bacteria" gobbling
up oil in the Gulf. (11)
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- Nothing is known about how this new synthetic bioremediation
bacterium in the Gulf reacts with mankind. This is virgin and uncharted
territory. We already know how sea mammals such as whales and porpoises
have reacted. Those who haven't escaped the affected areas of the Gulf
have died along with all other marine life and coastal vegetation. While
human health effects from crude oil exposure are well known, the effects
of dispersants containing oil-eating artificial bacteria are not known.
It's never been done before, let alone at the immense scale of operations
now taking place.
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- There's a reason the so-called "dispersants"
are guarded by weapon-yielding soldiers and local armed law enforcement
in warehouses and deployment yards along the Gulf coast. If a sample were
to be analyzed by knowledgeable people, the biological and chemical anomalies
it contains would be made public right down to the unique signature. BP
keeps allowing their sorcerer's brew to be called Corexit in order to hide
the fact that it's not just the name brand product any longer. Perhaps
that's because J. Craig Venter's research boat is named Sorcerer II.
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- The physical symptoms of the BP Flu, BP Crud, Blue Flu,
or whatever name you choose to call it, are as unique as the synthetic
bacteria being used in the Gulf. Since mankind is carbon based, how do
these synthetically created hydrogen and carbon hungry bacteria react to
human flesh? Internal bleeding as well as ulcerating skin lesions are
physical signs of their computer created DNA signature.
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- BP and their paid minions have released a synthetic biological
plague in the Gulf of Mexico and it's out of control. The entire world
is a victim of their greed and foolishness. By playing the role of creator,
they have begun a very dangerous game with infinite repercussions for life
as we know it.
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- Those who have permitted and agreed to this cover-up
are just as responsible as BP, the corporate people who are proud to let
everyone know they are Beyond Petroleum. Those of us living on the Gulf
coast must demand from every politician and government agency, from the
national to the local level, an explanation as to why they allowed this
to happen and why they are allowing it to continue. They are all responsible
for lying to us and for covering up the truth.
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- Have you connected all the dots?
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- Do you see the complete picture yet?
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- Colonies of the transformed bacterium
- The Gulf Blue Plague Has Evolved
- Notes
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