"Jonathan B. Britten" wrote:

> If you have any evidence to support this statement, I would be very
> glad to read it.
>
> Because I teach young people in Japanese universities, I try to keep
> very well informed about AIDS in Japan, and am in touch with several
> first-rate, hard-working activists in Tokyo.    I have lectured once or
> twice to my students about AIDS (usually on World AIDS Day),  and try
> to keep them informed about the risks of casual sex.
>

I believe he is probably talking about the following that occured in Japan
( http://www.sumeria.net/aids/lubejob.html ):

Our next occurence is Japan where an outbreak of immune suppression occured
between 1955 to 1978 called SMON (subacute myelo optico neuropathy). Like
our preceeding examples, SMON was thought to have been caused by a virus
but, after 20 years and many deaths, was traced to a prescription drug
called clioquinol, a medication for stomach upset. Clioquinol contained
8-hydroxy-quinoline, a benzene derivative. This drug was prescribed for
stomach upset but actually caused it, requiring higher and higher doses,
thus insuring more eposure to the toxin. The symptoms were: abdominal pain,
fever, rash, diarrhea, neuropathy, weight loss, skin lesions, retinitis
leading to blindness, fatigue, paralysis, and pneumonia. (31) These
symptoms are, of course, almost the same as the other conditions looked at.

See also http://asp.african-institute.org/articles.asp?Indeks=162


Clioquinol the drug that caused the SMON epidemic in Japan, is benzene
related. Thus it was banned in Japan for creating polio like diseases. It
killed around 11,000 people, leaving others blind, lame and spastic. With
thousands healthy Africans and other people taking Clioquinol the
manufactures should be asked to remove Benzene related drugs from the
global market and end the Biowarfare (AIDS) against the people of the
earth. It is time to speak up against the cruel biological warfare that
sympathises only with giant business.

http://www.sumeria.net/aids/whatif.html

In this case, subacute-myelo-optico-neuropathy (SMON) also was thought to
be caused by a virus. After 20 years and countless deaths, researchers
discovered the true cause of SMON: the chemical clioquinol, which was sold
in Japan to treat upset stomachs. When ingested, it actually induced the
same upset stomach. Thus, more was prescribed and ingested, perpetuating
the vicious cycle.

>
> I know of no evidence whatsoever to support this shocking statement.
> I think it is very dangerous misinformation.

Why is is shocking?  We all know that medicines that are suppose to cure
one thing will often cause another thing.  This was what caused the Hatian
AIDS outbreak as well.

>
> Young people who have many "Sekkusu Tomo"  (sex friends), and who don't
> use condoms (sales are plummeting even as the AIDS rate rises)  are
> clearly the ones at risk for AIDS and related diseases, which include
> several new and nasty types of hepatitis.

AIDs is a symptom caused by many things. One of the primary causes is
benzene and benzene containing substances such as clioquinol  But these
cases in Japan that I have read about that have high AIDS rates has nothing
to do with sex, condoms, or even a virus, it has to do with benzene
substances.

Marshall.

>
>
> Again, please provide any information you may find to support this
> disturbing statement.
>

>
> On Wednesday, Dec 28, 2005, at 07:29 Asia/Tokyo, Wayne Fugitt wrote:
>
> > In same parts of Japan or China, ( maybe both )  85 % of the people
> > have AIDS.
>
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