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Rolla Peace News December 28, 2021 |
Dear Friends:Editor's note: Please consider writing for our newsletter. It's always very exciting to be able to publish submissions from our readers.In this newsletter is: 1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2021 2. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) Hundreds Demonstrate in Kabul b) Afghan Terrorist Shot Dead c) Afghan Drought Continues d) Oh, My Cron! Yet Another Deadly SARS-CoV-2 Mutation e) Do We Need an Omicron-Specific Vaccine? Dr. Anthony Fauci v. Cuban Doctors 1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2021 We vigil for peace in front of the Rolla Post Office, THIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, FROM NOON TO 1:00 PM (and most subsequent Thursdays until Peace is established). Please join us this Thursday in saying NO MORE WARS — LET PEACE PREVAIL. The temperature is predicted to be around 50. If you do not feel comfortable joining us in front of the Post Office, please consider driving by and showing your support for our message by honking your horn and flashing a peace sign. Note 1: Since there are so few of us, generally 2 or 3, no need to cancel; but let's maintain social distancing. Note 2: In case of inclement weather, vigils may be canceled or terminated early. 2. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) Hundreds Demonstrate in Kabul b) Afghan Terrorist Shot Dead c) Afghan Drought Continues d) Oh, My Cron! Yet Another Deadly SARS-CoV-2 Mutation e) Do We Need an Omicron-Specific Vaccine? Dr. Anthony Fauci v. Cuban Doctors Hundreds Demonstrate in Kabul No, No, No! Not demonstrating for women's Rights. Demonstrating for the return of billions of dollars, which were stolen from Afghanistan by Western bankers (the spittin' image of the moneychangers referenced in the verse above), while Afghans face a winter of starvation.“And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.” And here is another verse from Matthew: Afghan Terrorist Shot Dead“For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat:” Last Thursday, a would-be suicide bomber was shot dead outside a passport office by Taliban police. This is the first terrorist attack in Afghanistan that has come to my attention since November 2, when five terrorists attacked a hospital killing 25. Of the five terrorists involved, four were killed and one captured. Seems like the Taliban are quite capable of dealing with terrorists without foreign interference. Afghan Drought Continues Adding to Afghanistan's woes is a poor harvest resulting from a multi-year drought, which, if not caused outright by climate change, is at least aggravated by it. Afghanistan's contribution to climate change is minimal. The carbon footprint of an average Afghan is 55 times less than that of an average Estadounidense. Oh, My Cron! Yet Another Deadly SARS-CoV-2 Mutation The Omicron Variant is now the primary variant in many countries. It is thought to have mutated in southern Africa among peoples with little or no access to vaccines (although, this is far from certain). Omicron's distinguishing features include: Increased transmissibility, Ability to evade neutralizing antibodies, whether from vaccine or infection, And ability to infect young children.“I was ... sick ... and you visited me not.” Many believe that if vaccines had been made available to poor countries, instead of being sold by the pharmaceutical industry to the wealthy who have hoarded them, mutations such as Omicron may never have appeared. Perhaps, if enough of us in wealthy countries had shown solidarity with the peoples of Burundi, Haiti and Chad and refused vaccinations until vaccines were made available to poor countries on the basis of equality; perhaps then, there would be no deadly Omicron variant and the pandemic would have ended. I think God has his own way of teaching us the value of sharing. Do We Need an Omicron-Specific Vaccine? Dr. Anthony Fauci v. Cuban Doctors“Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.” While Dr. Fauci opines that our current vaccines are good enough for the Omicron variant, Cuba, which has developed two of the world's most effective vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is taking no chances. Cuba has been developing an Omicron-specific vaccine since late November. They hope to have one available very soon. In the meantime, Cuba, which has vaccinated almost its entire population two years of age or older, is busy giving boosters to its people. Given Cuba's high success rate in dealing with Covid-19, I would be far more inclined toward trusting the Cuban doctors. Rolla Peace News is distributed by email once a week on Tuesdays (except on rare occasions) and is posted on the web at http://tomsager.org (click on Rollaites for Peace: near the top of rightmost column).Wage peace, Tom yushasager (at) yahoo.com |