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continental domestic emergency involving avian flu or pandemic influenza.
19. All 194 nation-states (members of U.N.) had until June 2007 to implement the WHO revised
International Health Regulations (IHR) -- revised in 2005, which included passage of legislation
empowering state surveillance and monitoring of their citizens under the guise of a potential
worldwide pandemic (smallpox, polio, SARS or human cases of new strains of influenza).
Stockpiling specific vaccines and anti-viral medications are part of compliance with IHR.
20. The U.N.-WHO-WTO-NAFTA plan advanced by SPP features a prominent role for the U.N.
system influenza coordinator as a central international director in the case of a North American
avian flu or pandemic influenza outbreak.
21. in Sept. 2005, Dr. David Nabarro was appointed the first U.N. system influenza coordinator, a
position which also places him as a senior policy adviser to the U.N. director-general. Nabarro
joined the WHO in 1999 and was appointed WHO executive director of sustainable development
and health environments in July 2002.
22. In a Sept. 29, 2005, press conference at the U.N., Nabarro made clear that his job was to
prepare for the H5N1 virus, known as the avian flu.
He quantified the deaths he expected as follows: "I'm not, at the moment at liberty to give you a
prediction on numbers, but I just want to stress, that, let's say, the range of deaths could be
anything from 5 to 150 million."
23. The National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive, signed on May 9, 2007
declares that in the event of a “catastrophic event”, George W. Bush can become what is best
described as "a dictator":
"The President shall lead the activities of the Federal Government for ensuring constitutional
government."
This directive gives the White House unprecedented dictatorial power over the government and
the country, bypassing the US Congress and obliterating the separation of powers. The directive
also placed the Secretary of Homeland Security in charge of domestic “security”.
“(1) this directive establishes a comprehensive national policy on the continuity of Federal
Government structures and operations and a single National Continuity Coordinator responsible
for coordinating the development and implementation of Federal continuity policies. This policy
establishes "National Essential Functions," prescribes continuity requirements for all executive
departments and agencies, and provides guidance for State, local, territorial, and tribal
governments, and private sector organizations in order to ensure a comprehensive and integrated
national continuity program that will enhance the credibility of our national security posture and
enable a more rapid and effective response to and recovery from a national emergency.
24.(b) "Catastrophic Emergency" means any incident, regardless of location, that results in
extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S.
population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions.“
B. World Health Organization (WHO) and U.N.