The ‘Worst case’ bird flu pandemic may have been underestimated [1]. And it is now known that H5N1 can attack other organs [2] — not just the human respiratory tract.
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Yevgeny Primakov’s view [3] of the Iranian situation.
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SurvivalBlog reader RBS mentioned this article about the prospect of an inflation-proof “forever” postage stamp [4]. If these ever get issued, then I’m stocking up!
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By way of Gold-Eagle [5], Jason Hommel comments on both the rapid expansion of the silver ETF and the threat of Bolivian silver mine expropriation [6]