Of Concerning Origin: A Covid-19 Report
Despite your stance toward the last three years, the last thing anyone expected was a government report on the origins of Covid-19.
Three years into a pandemic and most of us have already moved on, or have the luxury of moving on. Despite your stance toward the last three years, the last thing anyone expected was a government report on the origins of Covid-19.
While the Department of Energy shouldn’t be tasked with compiling such a report, it is qualified to make such a determination. If, say, the Department of Transportation suddenly released a report on the origins of Covid-19 it would be buried with the rest of the toxic waste.
Is it fair to ask if the tag of “low confidence” was issued as an honest reflection of DOE’s work, or as a label to soften the blow for those a bit startled to find this topic first raised by the Wall Street Journal? With some luck the public will be able to decide for ourselves whether the caveat is warranted.
A reminder that the controversy surrounding the origins of Covid-19 peaked in June 2021 with Jon Stewart’s appearance on Stephen Colbert’s late night show. Their interaction embodied the disheartening divide afflicting America.
Are we to chalk it up to the speed of government for the two years it took someone to write up evidence of what was obvious to so many? Or was it obvious? What was obvious was that everyone seemed to have reached an agreement in an unrealistic amount of time that the origin was this and there will be no mention of that, case closed.
The distinct coverage of this story by The New York Times may shed light on the quiet motives behind the taboo of this topic. The first article the Times put out reads with a hint of glee, someone who’d been holding their breath for years waiting to speak. The facts are delivered down the middle, with the god sent “low confidence” appearing in the sub-head. In a sly jab the author pins two Chinese translations to the top of the article as to extend a thorned olive branch. The piece concludes by driving home the point many have tried and failed to make over the past few years, the lab leak is not a conspiracy theory.
The second NYT article published the following day, draws a contrasting tone to the previous story, more suspicious and eager to frame the development in context. The whole point of the article can be summed up in a single sentence; China is pissed America wants to talk lab leak. Duh… You mean they’re upset we’re not parroting their lies. Given the benefit of doubt the Times is right, when stirring the pot we should expect a reaction, on the other hand the article broaches on being Beijing apologist placing appearances above practicality. How long did they expect us to comply with their obfuscation of accountability? Who do they think they are? Us?
While this is the first report to come out of an intelligence agency, other congressional reports have been published that could provide insight to the type of evidence contained in this new report. The House Foreign Affairs Committee issued an addendum in August of 2021, that was covered by Breaking Points at the time. I find “The Disappearing Database” especially damning evidence of China’s active suppression of the earliest events that lead to the pandemic.
For those who were told the lab leak theory has no credibility, many knew this day would come. What the media is inept to understand or address is the strict control over the narrative of the origin of Covid-19 was the best evidence of a potential cover up. The cohesive coverage became a dog whistle heard by a few who noticed how these colors don’t run. No surprise this report comes in the wake of a change over in the House, political cover for an accurately forecasted shit storm, (look to the comments on the first Times article).
Prediction, more reports will come, the door will inch open as Truth presses on against institutional shoulders holding it back.