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Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 1 May 2000 14:36:39 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
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> Any light or opinions? Is AIDS getting more than a fair share of the
> attention? Is Clinton off his rocker to
> declare it a threat to national security?
One report I read (can't remember where) explained the NS threat with respect
to AIDS trends on a global level: Africa, Asia specifically. With the
massive rates of infection in those regions, and the general instability in
many third world governments, AIDS becomes a potential destabilizing force,
and therefore a threat to national security.
My interpretation is that AIDS in the US, by itself, is not the threat.
BTW, I agree w/Larry et.al. (sp?) on the balance of the debate/discussion.
Its political.
-Rob.
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| Hi all, The feature story at cnn.com right now is that the "AIDS pandemic [has been] declared [a] threat to U.S. national security." I've wondered about the cultural significance of AIDS and the related syndromes for about a decade, but haven't come (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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