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Related: About this forumBrazil's Bolsonaro links pandemic to 'germ warfare'
Source: The Guardian
Coronavirus live: EU ready to discuss vaccine patent waiver after WHO calls US move heroic; new India case record
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Brazils Bolsonaro links pandemic to germ warfare
President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday the novel coronavirus may have been made in a laboratory to wage biological warfare, in the latest comments likely to strain Brazils relations with China, AFP reports.
Its a new virus. Nobody knows whether it was born in a laboratory or because a human ate some animal they shouldnt have, said the far-right leader.
But the military knows all about chemical, biological and radiological warfare. Could we be fighting a new war? I wonder. Which countrys GDP has grown the most?
He did not name China, but the country where the pandemic began was the only G20 economy to grow last year, notching a 2.3 percent expansion.
Bolsonaro and his inner circle have a history of inflammatory comments on China that have sometimes aggravated relations with Brazils biggest trading partner.
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LIVE updated 4m ago
4h ago 6:10
Brazils Bolsonaro links pandemic to germ warfare
President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday the novel coronavirus may have been made in a laboratory to wage biological warfare, in the latest comments likely to strain Brazils relations with China, AFP reports.
Its a new virus. Nobody knows whether it was born in a laboratory or because a human ate some animal they shouldnt have, said the far-right leader.
But the military knows all about chemical, biological and radiological warfare. Could we be fighting a new war? I wonder. Which countrys GDP has grown the most?
He did not name China, but the country where the pandemic began was the only G20 economy to grow last year, notching a 2.3 percent expansion.
Bolsonaro and his inner circle have a history of inflammatory comments on China that have sometimes aggravated relations with Brazils biggest trading partner.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/may/06/coronavirus-live-news-who-says-us-support-for-vaccine-patent-waiver-heroic-india-sees-new-case-record?page=with:block-60937a158f08ae30bfe058fc#block-60937a158f08ae30bfe058fc
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Brazil's Bolsonaro links pandemic to 'germ warfare' (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2021
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This, sadly, has become a widespread belief in Latin America - among the left AND right
peppertree
May 2021
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(38,601 posts)1. Pretty pathetic response to this 'war' being waged against your country
If you think its an attack, maybe stop calling it a flu and do wear a mask and stop doing things like firing your version of fauci for being too popular.
tanyev
(42,556 posts)2. Oh, so it's not just a harmless flu now?
peppertree
(21,635 posts)3. This, sadly, has become a widespread belief in Latin America - among the left AND right
The left tends to believe that this is a plot to cull the elderly and disabled populations - especially those of color.
While the right tends to believe this is a Chinese plot to weaken the rest of the world's economy - leaving them stronger by comparison.
Some in the left in turn believe Trump released this virus in China, using mercenaries (as he did in the Gideon fiasco in Venezuela about the same time); while right-wingers prefer to believe ze Jews were behind it (and of course Bill Gates).
Something for everyone.