Is the African Zombie disease a bio-weapon test?

Since the 1960's there have been a series of extremely virulent and deadly diseases appearing across central Africa. These have included so of the most deadly viral pathogens ever found including various strains of Ebola, Hanta and unusual strains of Malaria. The standard World Health Organisation explanation for this is that as African countries expand in population and therefore in the amount of land that they need, people are exploring deeper and deeper into the heavily forested interiors and encountering these new strains of disease from interaction with mammalian disease vectors. There are even suggestion that HIV, the virus that causes AIDS originated in this way from interaction with an infected colony of monkeys in Zaire. It is this latter suggestion that is of particular interest because there is also a suggestion from some respected virologists that HIV shows signs of having been engineered rather than being a natural mutation. There is no doubt that the United States, as well as Russia and China have had active disease research facilities, not just to find cures, but to develop new strains, and effectively to weaponise diseases for use in combat situations. This is in spite of the International convention banning the use of biological weapons that has been discussed at length by the international community since it's original drafting in 1972.

It is also known that the US and Russia have actively tested pathogens on their own citizens both knowingly and unwittingly, revealed by court disclosures in the 1970's and '80's of tests of biological, chemical and radiological weapons on volunteer military personnel at Fort Bragg and under Project Monarch and on non-voluntary uninformed citizens in the Southern States, most infamously in the deliberate mistreatment and lack of treatment of victims of Syphilis in Georgia as far back as the 1920's. Then there are the acknowledged tests of biological and chemical weapons in Vietnam, part of the same project that weaponised the defoliant Agent Orange for use in combat environments. So, there is good evidence that government agencies, either with or without government approval have actively refined, modified and used these pathogens, and there is strong circumstantial evidence that this is still continuing, with the much more recent Anthrax attacks in the US thought to have been actioned by a rogue researcher, and the Sarin nerve gas attacks on the Tokyo subway by the Om Shinrikiu religious cult.

But what does this have to do with the reports resurfacing of an ongoing major disease problem in Central Africa that appears to be turning children into Zombies. Well, lets have a look at the situation. We have a disease of unknown origin that appeared in the 1960's that appears to be rather specifically targeted at children up to the age of 19, that causes mental degeneration, epilepsy like symptoms, a highly indicative “nodding” condition, absences, wandering and in some cases, violence and arson. We have a disease that the World Health Organisation has so far been unable to isolate and understand, with no clear information about transmission or origin, and no current treatment other than symptom alleviation. This matches rather well with the previous cases of man made pathogens released into the wider environment. Of course, the big question is whether there is any link between this strange event and the recent zombie style attacks seen in Miami and Georgia in the United States. It will be interesting to see whether anything makes its way into the media reports on this one.

Zombie apocalypse is Government test

The recent reports of “Zombie” style attacks from Miami and elsewhere are an interesting case of Government preparedness testing. The internet meme of preparing for the coming Zombie apocalypse has been doing the rounds for at least 10 years to my knowledge, and yes, I have my own, and it has reached a point that it has come to the attention of the intelligence communities. It is widely known that Governments are highly interested in new ways of controlling populations and increasing powers and controls that limit freedom, and this is just the latest experiment to assess the effect of modified information release as a means of control. The idea of re-animated corpses feasting on the brains and bodies of the living has been a staple of schlock horror movies for decades and it is one which inspires a level of fear that goes beyond any sense of proportion. The history of the zombie goes back a lot further than that, through the ideas of Voodou witchcraft and black magic. The image of the controlled zombie created by a mixture of herbs and magcal incantations resonates with these latest attacks being linked to the designer drug “Bath salts”.

A little background. The attack in Miami occurred on Saturday 26^th May 2012 and featured a naked man attacking another man and appearing to tear chunks of flesh off his face with his teeth, eating the flesh in a manner strongly reminiscent of a zombie attack from a Romero film. This attack was almost certainly caused by the attacker being under the influence of the narcotic cocktail known as “bath salts” leading to a psychotic break. The attack ended with the attacker being shot multiple times by police officers and dying at the scene. A gruesome and horrific act certainly, but also an opportunity for authorities to explore the effect of the release of a media scare story, and monitoring the way a meme spreads via the internet. Reports suggest that in the days following the report of the attack the frequency of search engine enquiries for the term zombie apocalypse increased by over 5000% and website for companies supplying survivalist equipment reported significant increases in traffic. The meme spread via Facebook and youtube far more quickly than similar stories of murder and mayhem have, and it is this phenomena that has let to the suggesting that it was being used as a test of public perceptions of threat and how these can be used.

The results are in as far as the intelligence community is concerned, and there is clear evidence that this event is already being used to increase control of the American public. There have already been several large scale raids of drug production facilities and freedom of movement has been curtailed in the area alongside increased stop and search powers. What is slightly troubling is that these erosions of freedom have been accepted far more readily than is usually the case. My prediction? We will see an increasing number of attacks of this type over the next six months culminating in the passing into law of new powers for the police and the establishment of a more closely integrated national guard rapid response force with powers to introduce martial law in localised areas. We will also see an increase in powers for disaster response units, including curfews, house arrests and detention without trial. What worries me is that we are going to accept these powers because the thought of a Zombie apocalypse, no matter how unlikely, is a meme that just will not go away.