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The WHO Fails… But Isn’t Done
In today’s deep dive, we take a look at what you need to know about what’s happening - and what’s next - in the World Health Organization’s mission to pass a pandemic treaty.
Some background: The WHO pandemic treaty is a proposed international agreement aimed at “improving global coordination and response to future pandemics.”
The treaty is a threat to U.S. sovereignty for several reasons:
Loss of National Control: The treaty could grant the WHO significant influence over U.S. health policies, potentially overriding national decisions in favor of international mandates.
Erosion of Sovereignty: It may undermine the U.S. government's ability to independently manage its pandemic responses and prioritize its citizens' needs.
Bureaucratic Influence: Conservatives are concerned that the treaty would empower an international body perceived as inefficient and politically biased, diminishing U.S. autonomy in critical health matters.
Let’s take a look at this piece from the Western Standard about the failure of the treaty and the battle that’s coming next.
Representatives from member countries met Monday in Geneva, Switzerland, to kick off the WHO’s77th annual World Health Assembly, where they are to discuss how nations should handle a hypothetical ‘next pandemic’ — which many officials believe is ‘inevitable.’
The WHO in imposing its not-yet-drafted pandemic treaty hopes to enforce new methods of preparation and battling a global pandemic — yet is having trouble getting member countries to agree.
Further, there has been enormous public pushback given the kind of control the treaty would allocate to unelected foreign officials.”
Commentary:
It’s important to remember how long the WHO has been at this and not to take “winning the battle” as “winning the war.”
To better understand what the WHO has been up to, you can search Ripped From The Headlines for “WHO”:
You can also Click Here for a special report from our friends at the Economic War Room on the WHO's plans.
Let’s continue.
Despite the pandemic treaty flop, Ghebreyesus in his opening marks Monday insisted it would still be possible to move forward, and claimed the work on the treaty so far was an “immense” task and had a “very ambitious timeline.”
Video footage on social media shows Ghebreyesus attributing the failed policy to ‘mis- and disinformation’ and emphasized the importance for WHO member countries to collaborate ‘to get this done.’
‘You have operated amid a torrent of mis and disinformation that was undermining your negotiation,’ he said.
‘Of course, we all wish that we had been able to reach a consensus on the agreement in time for this health assembly and cross the finish line, but I remain confident that you still will because where there is a will there is a way.’
‘I know that there remains among you a common will to get this done. So, there must always be a way. It's now for this World Health Assembly to decide what that way is, meaning the solution is in your hands.’
‘It’s now for this World Health Assembly to decide what that way is — meaning the solution is in your hands.’
Commentary:
The WHO proposes that a “World Health Assembly” has the power to tell you what to do…
Isn’t it interesting that just the other day, the WHO had to use one of their surrogates to put this out:
And now, they’ve shared this:
In June 2023, WHO will take up the European Union (EU) system of digital COVID-19 certification to establish a global system that will help facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from on-going and future health threats. This is the first building block of the WHO Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) that will develop a wide range of digital products to deliver better health for all.
So…
Which one is it, WHO?
We believe the old saying is true: Once a government puts a rule in place, it ain’t going away.
Remain vigilant, and KNOW YOUR FOE.
Let’s wrap up today’s deep dive.
“The treaty, which has been in the works since December 2021, was shelved Friday before this week’s assembly due to disagreements pertaining to the sharing of pathogen intel, and the ‘transfer of technology’ (like vaccines) to combat the unknown, hypothetical virus.
Another issue is where the funding will come from to pay for the ambitious agenda, which the WHO hopes to have ready by 2030 ‘particularly in developing countries.’
Given the failure of creating the new treaty WHO members were aiming for, the director-general said last week the best option for now is to modify existing policies.
To do all this, the WHO’s 2004 International Health Regulations would need to be amended to include global alerting systems, detection and containment capacities, and the requirement member countries must cooperate internationally, the Associated Press reported.
The policy changes would require a united response from each country involved.”
Recap: A temporary victory means that the danger still remains. The most important thing you can do right now is to share this information far and wide with as many people as possible.
Did you hear that FIFTY US SENATORS are getting satellite phones…
“Just in case?”
If that doesn’t tell you everything you need to know, what does?
How will you communicate in times of crisis?
Satellite Phone Store has phones, radios, alternative power, and a whole lot more.
“The House has passed legislation that would stop the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency, a victory for privacy advocates who argue that such a CBDC could give the federal government vast new powers to micromanage citizens’ lives.
The House voted 216-192 in favor of the legislation Thursday, sending the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act to the Senate for consideration. The bill was sponsored by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), who has said such a bill was needed to prevent government overreach and protect financial privacy.
The legislation would block the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC directly to people, a step justified as ensuring the central bank cannot collect personal financial data. It also blocks the Fed from indirectly issuing a CBDC to people through an intermediary.
Additionally, the bill prevents the central bank from using any CBDC to implement monetary policy.
Some Democrats, though, contend Emmer’s legislation could tie the Fed’s hands and hurt competition between the U.S. and other world powers.
The Fed has conducted some research on a CBDC, and Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters (D-CA) argued the bill would hamper its efforts.
‘Instead of taking steps to ensure the United States wins the digital currency space race against emerging powers like China, Republicans are making baseless attacks against the CBDC that does not even exist,’ she said.
THINGS TO PONDER:
I wonder what “space race” Maxine Waters is talking about?
Oh right, the one that’s exactly why this bill was created in the first place…
Guess we know who our foe is now, right?
Maxine Waters lied about the idea of a #CBDC in the US not even existing. From the article:
In 2022, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and major banks announced the launch of a three-month test of a digital dollar that hoped to study its feasibility.
Additionally, that same year, the Fed took its first step toward weighing the use of a CBDC when it released a discussion paper and opened a four-month public comment period to receive input.
Make sure to bookmark this story, and this breakdown… so you remember who your enemy really is.
“The ease with which personal banking is conducted in the modern West would surely cause some envy to our mattress-stuffing ancestors. Cashpoint machines abound, plastic is easy to carry, and, most comforting, one’s money is backed by the full faith and credit of the government. Importantly, unless one fundamentally transgresses the legal order, we can be sure our capital is always at a moment’s access.
Put another way, except in cases usually pertaining to national security, banks are rather indifferent to a client’s private life. The good, the bad, and the ugly are all welcome provided they have the right decimal count. And so, it pains me to report that in America, a peculiar phenomenon dubbed “de-banking” is beginning to occur with increasing visibility.
“De-banking” (or “de-risking”) is what it sounds like. A bank will, for legal, liability, or reputational risk, terminate – with notice – an individual account. Normally, this does not grab our attention. Criminal organizations and terrorists, we all agree, should be frozen out. And, of course, banks may choose with whom to conduct business.
Recently over a dozen Republican attorneys general – the main legal advisors to our state governors – wrote a letter to Brian T. Moynihan, the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Bank of America (BOA) noting that the institution ‘appears to be conditioning access to its services on customers having the bank’s preferred religious or political views.’ In a seven-page memo, the attorneys generals outline BOA’s partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the US Treasury to ‘profile conservative and religious Americans as potential domestic terrorists.’”
THINGS TO PONDER:
Ripped From The Headlines has covered issues with banks magically shutting down people’s accounts… for no other reason than what they believe.
As we’ve said often, this isn’t a red/blue or left/right issue… regardless of what you think/feel/believe, you don’t know if what you’re going to say next will get you into trouble.
And that’s a problem.
People need to support those Republican attorneys general as much as they possibly can in this fight, so that banks are put on notice that they are being watched.
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