UN: Millions Not Suffering AIDS Now Doomed to Drown

[Roscoe]

UN: Millions Not Suffering AIDS Now Doomed to Drown
by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace · 19 Comments

(2007-11-20) — Top United Nations’ scientists plan to acknowledge this week that they wildly overstated the size and the spread of the AIDS epidemic, but that all the millions of people who don’t actually have AIDS will soon drown in the rising tide caused by man-made global climate change.

Faulty methodology caused the scientists to miss the fact that AIDS has been in decline during the same decade when U.N. reports about its rapid, unchecked spread boosted AIDS funding 30-fold, to about $10 billion per year.

“No matter how you look at it, the news is tragic, and more funding is needed,” said Peter Piot, the Belgian scientist whose U.N. AIDS agency reports have driven fund raising. Mr. Piot has previously reported that …

* “the pandemic and its toll are outstripping the worst predictions”
* the epidemic threatens to burst beyond its epicenter in southern Africa to generate widespread illness and death in other countries
* in China alone, there would be 10 million infections — up from 1 million in 2002 — by the end of the decade.

Now, Mr. Piot said, the fate of countless millions has gone from bad to worse.

“A man who might have died quietly in his bed of AIDS,” said Mr. Piot, “now faces the terrifying specter of watching his neighbors slip from their rooftops one-by-one, screaming until the rising deep muffles their voices, knowing that he faces the inevitable moment when his fingers slip from the chimney, the brine subdues his own shrieks and the sea becomes his tomb.”

Mr. Piot denied accusations that he makes alarmist statements to serve a political and fundraising agenda rather than following rigorous scientific processes.

“My alarmist statements have resulted in billions of dollars in funding for research,” Mr. Piot said. “I’m making sure scientists get paid. What could be more scientific than that?”

[imagine2frolic]

It will be a gradual rising of the water level. Not a frikking tsunami. I think most will be able to walk fastetr than the raising of the water. What a bunch of BS

[Scott S]

If they overestimated the AIDS epidemic why should we believe theme about global warming?

Mr. Piot denied accusations that he makes alarmist statements to serve a political and fundraising agenda rather than following rigorous scientific processes.

It is always about the money....

Scott S

[hey,littlecobra]

guys..... it's a 'Roscoe post'. They are 'tongue in cheek'.

Several emotions pop thru when you read these incredible articles.

disbelief; incredulous; and then you realize.... it's a farce! NOT pc!!

Would I post something like this??? no.... but after reading it, and realizing it isn't true, I can ALMOST laugh.... we're all so used to reading things that have been 'cleaned up', made PC, that these outrageous articles are sometimes what it takes to give us a slap in the face, so to speak and wake us up.... The UN collects money just to collect money.

well whatever... i probably over explained this.

funny post, Roscoe, in a dark kind of way.

Ya'll should realize Roscoe rarely comes back and retorts after he posts these uh, odd stories. He's having fun with ya'll.

k

[Roscoe]

UGGGH! Ya got me Pal........I'm exposed.......

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Roscoe

[392cobra]

Originally Posted by hey,littlecobra

guys..... it's a 'Roscoe post'. They are 'tongue in cheek'.

k

Glad to hear it's just a joke.

I was getting pretty pissed off at the idea of a bunch of strangers floating around in front of my beach house while I'm trying to fish.

[imagine2frolic]

I thought this was Thanksgiving Day not FOOL'S DAY

It is things like this that always humble me when I think I am smart

[bomelia]

Holy Carp Batman! Don't any of you besides me, Kristen, and Roscoe know who Scott Ott is?

Mike (funny post Roscoe )

[Buzz]

Scott Ott is an ex journalist and founder of ScrappleFace. No secret identity. Who did YOU think he was?

[bomelia]

Yoo talkin to me? I know who he is. Cracks me up when someone takes Roscoe's quoting of him seriously. Hell, Roscoe even posts the byline!

Have yoo been dippin in the rum runners too much or did you misread my post?

Mike

[BeanCounter]

Fred,

Why gripe. It's free chum.