The Fog of Pseudo-Journalism

Recently I was listening to a radio show, the Michael Berry show on 740 AM - KTRH, as he hosted one of the authors of a book entitled COVID-19: The Greatest Cover-up In History - From Wuhan to the White House. Examining the gist of the book, I find the following:

"Reporters Dylan Howard and Dominic Utton, collaborating from New York and London—infection hotspots in what would become two of the worst-hit nations on Earth—have together mapped the rise, spread and impact of the virus . . . and uncovered some explosive revelations.

COVID-19: The Greatest Cover-Up in History—From Wuhan to the White House delivers the unfettered truth about what is undoubtedly the biggest political scandal of our time. It shows in unprecedented detail how governments in China, the UK, and the US not only failed to protect their citizens from the threat of the disease, but actively conspired to put their own political and economic ideologies above the lives of ordinary people." (https://www.amazon.com/COVID-19-Greatest-Cover-Up-History-Detectives-ebook/dp/B08HZFH1J3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2S12YA071GN2I&dchild=1&keywords=dylan+howard+covid&qid=1609966203&sprefix=Dylan+Howard+Covid%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-1)

In the very first chapter, the authors state, as do many journalists, that their information is questionable...then they go on to expect the reader to swallow everything they write as if it is factual...especially the information being released from the most private and lying government on Earth, the Chinese Communist Party.

According to Wikipedia, Dylan Howard (born 19 January 1982)[1][2] is an entertainment journalist and media executive. Born in Australia he now resides in the United States.[3] Howard was the editor-in-chief and chief content officer at American Media, Inc. (AMI) from 2013-2020.[4] During his tenure, he oversaw Us Weekly, OK!, Star, In Touch, Life & Style, RadarOnline, and the National Enquirer, amongst others.[5] On October 6, 2020 Howard was announced as the USA publisher and chief executive officer of global fashion media brand, Grazia.[6][7]

Howard has developed and created shows for Investigation Discovery, TLC, and REELZ.[8][9] He is also the author of seven books covering news, true-crime, and entertainment[10] and has produced several Webby award-winning podcasts in partnership with Endeavor,[11] including Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood [12][13][14] and Epstein: Devil In The Darkness.[15]

An entertainment journalist is a far cry from an investigative journalist or an intelligence analyst. Their sources of information and, especially, their degree of training is vastly different. Especially when several individuals with whom this author and professor of National Security is in nearly constant contact have a very different story. Did cover-up occur? Yes...except the cover-up began when a certain previous presidential administration ordered that all research into biological class IV items be immediately halted, the samples packaged and shipped to China, and the funding redirected from secure American labs to Wuhan and other Chinese labs. The reason for this is the question that requires an answer as the order was issued under the signature of that President via the CDC per my contact there. That same contact was reassigned to Wuhan as an overseer in 2018 and provided me with various video and other information that negates information by the CCP and these authors.

Next, two members of the US Army Intelligence Community constructed a detailed historical record of this information, recently classified, outlining some of the same information I have stated above (taken out of order given specific redacted information):

(Exact dates unspecified) 2004[i]

French intelligence officials repeatedly warned that building a Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) laboratory in Wuhan, China, could lead to a “devastating outbreak” due to China’s reputation for poor biosecurity. This information did not become public until 26 May 2020.

 22 August 2005[ii]

Virology Journal published results of treatment on SARS-CoV infection with chloroquine, with results that were clearly effective as both a prophylactic and a therapeutic measure. [Note: this information was rejected by both the CDC (a DNC-controlled organization) and Dr. Fuchi of NIH)]

 (Exact dates unspecified) January 2018[iii]

US State Department cables warned of safety, security concerns regarding the lab at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIT), part of the Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The cables specifically cited virology studies of bats with corona virus. These cables did not become publicly known or commented upon in the media until on or about 14 April 2020.

 (Exact dates unspecified) November 2018[iv]

In late November 2018, approximately one year before the first CV-19 case was identified in Wuhan, China, US Customs and Border Protection agents at Detroit Metro Airport stopped a Chinese biologist with three vials labeled “Antibodies” in his luggage. The biologist told the agents that a colleague in China had asked him to deliver the vials to a researcher at a US institute. Examination of the vials led customs agents to the conclusion that the vials contained viable Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) samples. The report, written by the Chemical and Biological Intelligence Unit of the FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD), did not name the Chinese scientist carrying the samples, nor the intended recipient in the US. The FBI concluded that the incident, and two other cases cited in the report, were part of an alarming pattern.

[i] Ryan Saavedra, “French Intel Officials Warned in 2004 Building Wuhan Lab Could Lead to ‘Catastrophic Leak,’ Report Says,” Daily Wire, 26 May 2020. Accessed 26 May 2020. Available at https://www.dailywire.com/news/french-intel-officials-warned-in-2004-that-building-wuhan-lab-could-lead-to-catastrophic-leak-report-says/.

 [ii] Martin J. Vincent, Eric Bergeron, Suzanne Benjannet, Bobbie R. Erickson, Pierre E. Rollin, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Nabil G. Seidah, and Stuart T. Nichol, “Chloroquine is a Potent Inhibitor of SARS Coronavirus Infection and Spread,” Virology Journal, 22 August 2005. Accessed 15 July 2020. Available at https://www.virologyj.com/content/2/1/69. DOI 10.1186/1743-422X-2-69.

 [iii] Josh Rogan, “State Department Cables Warned of Safety Issues at Wuhan Lab Studying Bat Coronaviruses,” The Washington Post, 14 April 2020. Accessed 16 April 2020. Available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/14/state-department-cables-warned-safety-issues-wuhan-lab-studying-bat-coronaviruses/. Thereafter several other news outlets picked up the story.

[iv] Sharon Weinberger, Jana Winter, and Martin de Bourmont, “Suspected SARS virus and flu samples found in luggage: FBI report describes China's 'biosecurity risk'”, Yahoo News, 30 March 2020. Accessed 6 April 2020. Available at https://news.yahoo.com/suspected-sars-virus-and-flu-found-in-luggage-fbi-report-describes-chinas-biosecurity-risk-144526820.html.

Notice I am providing appropriate footnotes and references. Is this information in Howard and Utton's book, I do not know nor will I purchase it given my academic rigor standard to limit my research to peer-reviewed texts and/or individuals who have proven their high standards of experimentation and information gathering. This does not mean they do not err...only that they have others assist in their investigations for validity and ensure those individuals are also of high standards.