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Monday, November 29, 2004


Attention President Bush: I'm Here to Help!

Flu Pandemic Inevitable, Plans Needed Urgently -WHO

Dear Mr. Bush,

I know you're a very busy man, and as you've told us, its hard work. So, I'm volunteering to help out.

I know you don't always get to see your briefings like the one you got about a month before terrorists from Saudi Arabia would be crashing jets into buildings that was entitled: Terrorists from Saudi Arabia plan to crash jets into buildings and I know that your plans for the flu vaccine this year got all kind of muddled in the hunt for Osama, Saddam, Huey, Dewey and Louie, slurring your opponent's war records and important stuff like that, so I wanted to make sure you saw this:


BANGKOK (Reuters) Fri Nov 26, 2004 07:23 AM ET
Every country in the world must come up urgently with a plan to deal with an inevitable influenza pandemic likely to be triggered by the bird flu virus that hit Asia this year, a top global health expert said on Friday.

'I believe we are closer now to a pandemic than at any time in recent years,' said Shigeru Omi, regional director for the Western Region of the World Health Organization (WHO).

'No country will be spared once it becomes a pandemic,' he told a news conference."
So you don't have to read the whole thing I just quoted from the article. Oh, also, 'pandemic' does not mean that it is only going to hurt Pandas, it means that lots and lots of people are going to get sick all over the world! Lots more than usual and lots sicker too! And, also, 'inevitable' is not a kind of car with a roof that comes off - I know it sounds like that, you're certainly right, but what it really means is like, really, really for sure-gonna -happen.

If you and your staff in Washington are working too hard right now - what with all the tree lighting, cabinet repair, and the waiting for Bill Rehnquist to die - I'd be happy to call the lab and order up a Texas size serving of vaccine. I'm prettty sure that's about all you gotta do. If there's more, just let me know. Maybe setting up another lab, or slightly more scrutiny of the vacccine process... I don't know, but I'm sure you, and Condi and Tom and Tommy can figure it out if you put your heads together. (Of course I didn't mean that literally, sir. I know that would hurt...)

Anyways, I'm here if yoou need me, and I have unlimited nights and weekends on my phone, so you won't even have to worry about the expenses.

Your friend,

Rob

p.s. hint on foreign policy: It's North Korea!

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