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News For All Ireland (Telegram)

TAOISEACH MICHEรL MARTIN will travel to New York today ahead of attending a series of a UN events in the city throughout next week.

The Taoiseach will chair a meeting of the Security Council on Thursday, where he is expected to give a clear message to the council that it must take climate change and its contribution to instability in the world seriously.

Ireland is an elected member of the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term which began on 1 January this year. 

Ireland holds the presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of September.
โ€ŠRemembering 9/11 Part 3: Winston Wiley
Intelligence Matters - Michael Morell on 9/11, the CIA and Afghanistan: Part 1 (RSS)

In the third installment of our special limited series Intelligence Matters Presents: Remembering 9/11, host Michael Morell speaks with Winston Wiley, the CIA's most senior analyst on 9/11, about his experience on that day. Wiley and Morell discuss the CIA's pre-9/11 focus on al Qaeda how the agency immediately surged resources to counterterrorism efforts after the attacks occurred. They also discuss recent developments in Afghanistan, including the Taliban's takeover of Kabul.  

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โ€ŠRemembering 9/11 Part 4: Sandy Winnefeld
Intelligence Matters - Michael Morell on 9/11, the CIA and Afghanistan: Part 1 (RSS)

In the fourth installment of our special limited series Intelligence Matters Presents: Remembering 9/11, Michael Morell speaks with Adm. James "Sandy" Winnefeld, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commander of the USS Enterprise on September 11, 2001. Winnefeld and Morell discuss the moment the crew became aware of the attacks and how the decision was made to turn the massive aircraft carrier around to position it within striking distance of Afghanistan. Winnefeld also describes his message to the crew ahead of their engagement in the first strikes of the war. Morell and Winnefeld exchange views on recent developments related to the U.S. military drawdown in Afghanistan. 

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โ€ŠRemembering 9/11 Part 5: Gina Bennett
Intelligence Matters - Michael Morell on 9/11, the CIA and Afghanistan: Part 1 (RSS)

In the fifth and final installment of our special limited series Intelligence Matters Presents: Remembering 9/11, host Michael Morell speaks with Gina Bennett, one of the longest-serving intelligence analysts on al Qaeda and other terrorist groups. Bennett and Morell discuss how the CIA first became aware of the work of Osama bin Laden, and how the earliest warnings of al Qaeda's ambitions went largely unheeded. Bennett shares recollections from the day of the 9/11 attacks, including how she and CIA colleagues refused to evacuate headquarters despite being told Langley was a credible target.  

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โ€ŠDr. Marcus De Brun (Twitter)

We GPs were paid more to give these emergency vaccines than we have ever been paid for ANY vaccine in the history of the state.

We made more on Covid than Drs anywhere in the EU

And NO there is no obligation for us to report side effects.

Nor are we obliged to take it either.
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@indepdubnrth have doctors an obligation to report vac side effects?
News For All Ireland (Telegram)

They are never coming off.

Irish people could be wearing face coverings long after the coronavirus pandemic enters an endemic phase and we learn to live with the virus.

That is according to leading infectious disease consultant Sam McConkey, who is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons.
โ€ŠRemembering 9/11 Part 3: Winston Wiley
Intelligence Matters - Michael Morell on 9/11, the CIA and Afghanistan: Part 1 (RSS)

In the third installment of our special limited series Intelligence Matters Presents: Remembering 9/11, host Michael Morell speaks with Winston Wiley, the CIA's most senior analyst on 9/11, about his experience on that day. Wiley and Morell discuss the CIA's pre-9/11 focus on al Qaeda how the agency immediately surged resources to counterterrorism efforts after the attacks occurred. They also discuss recent developments in Afghanistan, including the Taliban's takeover of Kabul.  

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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โ€ŠRemembering 9/11 Part 4: Sandy Winnefeld
Intelligence Matters - Michael Morell on 9/11, the CIA and Afghanistan: Part 1 (RSS)

In the fourth installment of our special limited series Intelligence Matters Presents: Remembering 9/11, Michael Morell speaks with Adm. James "Sandy" Winnefeld, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commander of the USS Enterprise on September 11, 2001. Winnefeld and Morell discuss the moment the crew became aware of the attacks and how the decision was made to turn the massive aircraft carrier around to position it within striking distance of Afghanistan. Winnefeld also describes his message to the crew ahead of their engagement in the first strikes of the war. Morell and Winnefeld exchange views on recent developments related to the U.S. military drawdown in Afghanistan. 

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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โ€ŠRemembering 9/11 Part 5: Gina Bennett
Intelligence Matters - Michael Morell on 9/11, the CIA and Afghanistan: Part 1 (RSS)

In the fifth and final installment of our special limited series Intelligence Matters Presents: Remembering 9/11, host Michael Morell speaks with Gina Bennett, one of the longest-serving intelligence analysts on al Qaeda and other terrorist groups. Bennett and Morell discuss how the CIA first became aware of the work of Osama bin Laden, and how the earliest warnings of al Qaeda's ambitions went largely unheeded. Bennett shares recollections from the day of the 9/11 attacks, including how she and CIA colleagues refused to evacuate headquarters despite being told Langley was a credible target.  

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The Irish Git (Telegram)

From Anna Kavanagh on Facebook

LEAKED CONTRACT DOCUMENTS BETWEEN PFIZER AND THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT SHOWS THAT THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY IS COMPLETELY INDEMNIFIED AGAINST HARMFUL SIDE EFFECTS OF THEIR VACCINE. REPORTS ALSO THAT BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA HAD TO SUBMIT SOVEREIGN ASSETS AND LODGE FUNDS IN FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS AS COLLATERAL TO MEET FUTURE COMPENSATION CLAIMS

A report in the Guardian newspaper this week says:

โ€œPfizer has been accused of holding Brazil โ€œto ransomโ€ over demands to shield itself from possible vaccine side-effect lawsuits in its contract to supply the country with 100m Covid jabs.

In its $1bn (ยฃ700m) deal with Pfizer Export BV, signed in March, despite its prior complaints, the Brazilian government agreed that โ€œa liability waiver be signed for any possible side-effects of the vaccine, exempting Pfizer from any civil liability for serious side-effects arising from the use of the vaccine, indefinitelyโ€.

Indemnity from compensation claims has been common in contracts between many countries and big pharma companies since the late 1980s.

The contract also stipulated that Brazil would cede to US courts, convened secretly, in the event of any contractual disputes relating to the vaccines.

In April, the contract was leaked on the health ministry website โ€“ a confidentiality agreement with Pfizer prevents the publication of its contracts. It was removed soon after and went largely unnoticed outside Brazil until the information was tweeted by a French lawyer and writer last month.

โ€œPurchaser hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Pfizer, BioNTech, [and] each of their affiliates โ€ฆ from and against any and all suits, claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, settlements, penalties, fines, costs and expenses โ€ฆ caused by, arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the vaccine,โ€ reads the contract.

Echoing AstraZenecaโ€™s acrimonious row with the EU, the Brazilian government had previously complained about Pfizerโ€™s stipulation โ€œthat if there is a delay in delivery, there is no penaltyโ€.

But it agreed in the contract that while Pfizer would โ€œuse commercially reasonable efforts to meet the delivery scheduleโ€ it would ultimately, โ€œunder no circumstances be subject to or liable for any late delivery penaltiesโ€.

The leak also revealed that Brazil agreed not to โ€œuse the name, trade name, service marks, trademarks, trade dress or logosโ€ of Pfizer in โ€œpublicity releases, advertising or any other publicationโ€ without its โ€œprior written consentโ€ in each instance.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported in February that Pfizer had demanded Brazil and Argentina put up sovereign assets as collateral to guarantee indemnity, as well as create a guarantee fund with money deposited in a foreign bank account.

Pfizer said it had not interfered โ€œwith any countryโ€™s diplomatic, military, or culturally significant assetsโ€.

โ€œEveryone already knows about Pfizerโ€™s clauses,โ€ said the then health minister, Eduardo Pazuello in January. โ€œI guess I donโ€™t need to repeat it, but Iโ€™ll be succinct: complete disclaimer for side-effects from today to infinity. That simple.

Brazilian courts waive any legal action on the company. That simple. [In addition to] Brazilian assets abroad available as collateral and long-term deposit for future actions abroad.โ€

The contract further reveals that Brazil elicited much cheaper jabs from Pfizer than the EU, at about $10 (ยฃ7) a dose, while the pharmaceutical giant upped the number of doses it pledged to provide.

Campaigners said Pfizer had exhibited behaviour suggesting it was more interested in protecting profits than safeguarding the publicโ€ฆ..

French lawyer and writer Juan Branco, who posted the contract on Twitter, said that since the production cost of a Pfizer vaccine is believed to be a maximum of $2 (ยฃ1.50), the legitimacy of the profits should be questioned.

โ€œThis debate canโ€™t happen if the public and the citizens are kept out of the loop,โ€ he added.
The Irish Git (Telegram)

Pfizerโ€™s Covid vaccine sales brought in $3.5bn (ยฃ2.5bn) in the first three months of this year, nearly a quarter of its revenue.

Pfizer/BioNTech aims to produce 3bn doses by the end of this year and 4bn in 2022.

Analysts have forecast revenue of over $6.6bn (ยฃ4.8bn) for the Pfizer/BioNTech shot in 2023, according to Reuters, mostly from boosters.โ€

https://amp.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/sep/10/pfizer-accused-of-holding-brazil-to-ransom-over-vaccine-contract-demands?fbclid=IwAR3CTZGKL8tyXfhQcTUEhy_aV6ryrjoGjJXxno5q1qLqJHfgVVwclHt-KyU&__twitter_impression=true