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    It all seems like much ado about nothing. It happened before too, but nothing much came to light. On February 5, 1976 an army recruit at Fort Dix, N.J. complained of feeling tired and weak. The next day he was dead. Four fellow soldiers were hospitalized and two weeks later health officials... more

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  • Rated by robalexander on Apr 30 2009, 10:49pm

    It all seems like much ado about nothing. It happened before too, but nothing much came to light. On February 5, 1976 an army recruit at Fort Dix, N.J. complained of feeling tired and weak. The next day he was dead. Four fellow soldiers were hospitalized and two weeks later health officials announced swine flu was the cause... Ron Paul, a doctor and former presidential candidate from Texas, was in his first year in congress in 1976. He was one of two Congressmen who voted against the massive government inoculation program. The other Congressman was also a doctor. Only 1 person died from swine flu in 1976, according to Paul, but 25 people died from a paralyzing neuromuscular disorder caused by the vaccine. Paul posted a video yesterday comparing the 1976 swine flu "panic" to today's panic, which he calls "totally out of control." "It's practically like we've been attacked by nuclear weapons," he said. "How did the Department of Homeland Security get into the medical business?"...