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U. S. Department of Defense studying Church of Scientology Purification Rundown
First: EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, MANDATORY, MUST READ WWP THREAD ON THIS ISSUE GIVING ALL NECESSARY DETAILS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
Today's leak from Mike Rinder:
Johnny Spag Hypes It Up
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/johnny-spag-hypes-it-up/
Leaked e-mails from Johnny Spag:
From the link:
First: EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, MANDATORY, MUST READ WWP THREAD ON THIS ISSUE GIVING ALL NECESSARY DETAILS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
Today's leak from Mike Rinder:
Johnny Spag Hypes It Up
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/johnny-spag-hypes-it-up/
Leaked e-mails from Johnny Spag:
Then a correction:Dear Friends,
The Purification Detoxification Program just got a full okay from the US Army to move ahead and do an official medical pilot by applying this technology to Veterans!
And it is funded by the US Army!!!
I’m working on the Veterans purification detox project below and wanted to know if you were aware of any veterans who still had adverse effects that they would like to address and handle.
The project will focus on veterans from 1990-1991 during Desert Storm and Desert Shield. However, if you know of veterans from other wars, let me know, so they can be considered. The project will be run in Annapolis Maryland.
Even if you are not located in Maryland, veterans you may know might consider coming for the program and staying to complete it, as it is free to them; and more importantly, because it could alleviate both mental and physical manifestations that they have not been able to resolve.
This is an excellent opportunity to help these warrior heroes get their lives back!!
Although the program is funded by the Army, there are many thousands of dollars that are needed for other expenses for the veterans such as travel. and related expenses. If you are willing to help with these expenses, this would be greatly appreciated and it would be a power push to this valuable project!
Please let me know.
Johnny Spag
727-446-0200
Then a correction of the correction:From: John Spagnola <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 1:35 PM
Subject: Re Detoxification Study
To:
Dear Friends:
The email that I sent you yesterday contained some errors, due to misunderstanding on my part.
The Army has not “OK’d” the detoxification program. A totally independent study has been funded by the Department of Defense, under the direction of three Universities.
The goal is to evaluate how detoxification might benefit Gulf War veterans. No one in the military has already concluded anything about the program, only that it is worthy of study.
The work being done is under the direction of the University researchers. I have no official connection with it - I’m just a private citizen who cares about our veterans. Recruitment for the study is under the direction of the
researchers.
Please delete the email I sent and do not forward it. If you have already forwarded it, please forward this second message to them so they have the correct information.
Best,
Johnny Spag
727-446-0200
EDITED TO ADD FROM ABOVE WWP LINK IN CASE PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GO TO WWP:On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 LD Sledge wrote:Yes, he is, but we just talked after I sent my first one out and said that he is not supposed to ask for donos! And he is not to call it the Purif! Just some bureaucratic BS, but we do have 50 on a pilot.
On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 xxxxx wrote:HI LD, thanks for this second email about the military and the Purif that Jon Spagnola was promoting. Is Johnny still asking for donations for that?
On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 Ld Sledge wrote:This note is to clarify the previous email sent by Johnny Spag. My note indicated there were 70,000 but this is a pilot with 50 men and women.
From the link:
Hi guise. I found a few interesting things while researching Canadian Scientology-affilated doctors. It looks to me like the US Department of Defence is funding research into Scientology-based detox. Comments? Can anyone confirm this?
Overview of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) and the Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWTRP)
http://www.va.gov/RAC-GWVI/docs/Minutes_and_Agendas/Minutes_Feb2011_AppendixA_Presentation02.pdf
(scroll down to page 5, slide 10)
GWIRP Clinical Trials: Evaluation of an innovative detoxification treatment program using the Hubbard Regimen as a means of rehabilitative therapy.
Similar dox mentions a Dr. David Carpenter. Is he a Scientologist?
http://www.va.gov/RAC-GWVI/docs/Minutes_and_Agendas/Minutes_June2010_AppendixA_Presentation9.pdf
(scroll down to page 10, slide 20)
Dr. David Carpenter:
http://www.xenu-directory.net/news/library.php?t=David Carpenter
http://web.archive.org/web/20071024144711/http:/www.philly.com/inquirer/health_science/daily/20071007_Clinics_results_make_9_11_responders_believe.html
Also, Dr. David E. Root. I believe he is a known cult apologist and possible Scientologist. He apparently made a presentation to the Presidential Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical & Biological Incidents on November 20, 1998.
(Scilon website) http://www.detoxacademy.org/pdfs/testimony.pdf
The challenge for the occupational physician is to provide relief to the injured worker, to
rehabilitate him and return him to work. Since 1982, I have been using a detoxification
program to treat patients who have been exposed to fat-soluble chemicals, either at work or
from environmental sources.
This program, developed by L. Ron Hubbard in 1978, has over the last 15 years been
evaluated and used by a growing number of professionals throughout the world who have
examined its use in relieving the after effects of chemical exposure and found it to be very
effective.
Can anyone verify this presentation was given, using non-Scilon sources?
http://cdmrp.army.mil/search.aspx and plug "Hubbard" and "Detoxification" into the Abstract Keywords boxes at the bottom of the form.Gulf War Illness: Evaluation of an Innovative Detoxification Program
Principal Investigator:CARPENTER, DAVID OView Public Abstract
Institution Receiving Award:NEW YORK, STATE UNIVERSITY OF, ALBANY
Program:GWIRP
Proposal Number:GW093066
Funding Mechanism:Innovative Treatment Evaluation Award
Partnering Awards:
Award Amount:$633,677.00
TECHNICAL ABSTRACT
Background: The 2008 report from the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses noted that "evidence strongly and consistently indicates" that exposure to pesticides and pyridostigmine bromide pills are causally associated with Gulf War illness, adding that low-level exposure to nerve agents, close proximity to oil well fires, receipt of multiple vaccines, and effects of combinations of Gulf War exposures could not be ruled out as causes. Few treatment protocols address symptoms associated with toxic body burden or low-level exposures. The regimen developed by Hubbard has been implemented to aid individuals affected by other large-scale environmental exposure events, including the 1973 Michigan polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) incident and the 1986 Chernobyl incident. Nearly 1,000 World Trade Center rescue workers have completed the program, with improvements in quality of life and job fitness. Published reports and case histories of Gulf War veterans, as well as those of individuals diagnosed with multi-symptom illnesses following toxic exposure, offer evidence that the regimen is safe and can increase physical and mental health.
Objective/Hypothesis: The hypothesis being tested is that Gulf War veterans may safely undergo and benefit substantially from a rehabilitative therapy including nutritional supplements, exercise, and sauna. The objective is to investigate the potential for this regimen to reduce symptoms and improve functional status in this population and convert Gulf War Illness cases to non-cases, based on the Kansas definition.
Specific Aims: To evaluate the impact of the Hubbard detoxification program on physical symptoms, Gulf War illness case status, general physical and mental health status, and quality of life among 50 veterans with multi-symptom Gulf War illness.
Study Design: A randomized controlled trial of changes in fatigue and pain symptoms, measured quality of life, mental health status, and neuro-cognitive functioning of a group of Gulf War veterans after a 4- to 6-week sauna detoxification regimen compared to test scores of a group of Gulf War veterans receiving usual care who are randomly assigned to a waitlist, and who will start the intervention after a 4- to 6-week delay. Symptoms will be measured with the Kansas Gulf War Veterans Health Project Questionnaire, the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, and the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire. Quality of life will be assessed with the Veterans Short Form (SF36-V), which includes physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component summary scores. Neuro-cognitive tests of visual motor, memory, and executive function will include the Trailmaking test, Grooved Pegboard, Wechsler Memory Abbreviated test, and the Stroop color word test. To assess mental health status, the Symptom Checklist 90 revised and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory will be used. Medical evaluation and laboratory assessments (CBC [complete blood count], lipid, thyroid, and metabolic panels) will also be made.
Impact: A demonstration via the proposed pilot trial that persistent Gulf War deployment-related symptoms can be significantly reduced and that affected veterans can regain a more normal quality of life would support future large-scale clinical trials. Findings from such trials could inform efforts to cost-effectively and safely improve the health of Gulf War veterans.
PUBLIC ABSTRACT
Close to 700,000 U.S. military personnel served in the 1990-1991 Gulf War. Within about 2 years, approximately one in four developed persistent health effects now referred to as Gulf War illness; few have since improved or recovered. A 2008 report from the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses noted that "evidence strongly and consistently indicates" that exposure to pesticides and pyridostigmine bromide (PB) pills are causally associated with Gulf War illness, adding that low-level exposure to nerve agents, close proximity to oil well fires, receipt of multiple vaccines, and effects of combinations of Gulf War exposures could not be ruled out as causes of Gulf War illness.
Modern medicine has few tools to address symptoms associated with low-level exposures to toxic chemicals. A regimen developed by Hubbard utilizes elements including exercise, low heat sauna, and vitamin and mineral supplements to supplementation to repair and rebuild the body and to encourage the release of stored toxins through sweat and increased metabolism. The program is delivered on a 7-day per week schedule; on average, completion is attained within 33 days.
In the decades following its development, this therapy has been implemented to address exposure-related symptoms in a variety of populations, including street drug users and addicts; Michigan residents exposed to fire retardant accidentally sold as cattle feed; electrical workers; firefighters, residents, and workers affected by the Chernobyl disaster; and police exposed to chemicals during raids on illicit drug labs. Nearly 1,000 World Trade Center rescue workers have completed the program, with improvements in quality of life and job fitness. Published reports and clinical experience in thousands of cases have established the safety of the program.
Case histories of Gulf War veterans who have completed this program were presented at a 1999 Gulf War research conference organized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the final report from the conference recommended that a treatment trial be conducted to further examine its benefits. To date, no such trial has been undertaken. The proposed research would respond to this recommendation. Its objective is to investigate the ability of this therapy to reduce symptoms and improve functional status in Persian Gulf War veterans with chronic health problems.
Improvements in fatigue and pain symptoms, quality of life, mental health, and thinking and reasoning abilities in a group of Gulf War veterans who have completed the regimen will be compared to those observed in a control group of Gulf War veterans receiving usual care who are randomly assigned to a waitlist. The control group will then undergo the program after a 4- to 6-week delay. In all, 50 veterans will participate.
A demonstration via the proposed pilot trial that persistent Gulf War symptoms can be significantly reduced and that affected veterans can regain a more normal quality of life would support future large-scale clinical trials. The data collected have the potential to enable the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, and private practitioners to establish facilities around the country where this rehabilitative therapy can be provided in a cost-effective manner.
The grant was to the State University of New York, Albany (post 3 ITT)
Pre-grant investigation: (source:http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/pips/gwirppip.pdf page 2)
Under the auspices of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), the CDMRP manages these programs from receipt of funds, competitive selection of proposals, through individual project performance, to closeout.
The CDMRP program management cycle includes a two-tier review process for proposal evaluation recommended by the National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine. The first tier of evaluation is an external scientific peer review of proposals against established criteria for determining scientific merit. The second tier is a programmatic review conducted by a CDMRP-convened Integration Panel (IP) composed of program- specific researchers, clinicians, and consum- ers who evaluate proposals on innovation, potential impact, programmatic priorities, and mechanism-specific criteria. The Commanding General of USAMRMC issues the final approval for funding prior to award negotiations and execution.
More info on two-tier review in CDMRP is here: http://cdmrp.army.mil/about/2tierRevProcess_text.shtml
2009 Peer Review Participants here: (grant in question was 2009) http://cdmrp.army.mil/gwirp/reviewers/gwirp09reviewers.pdf
Study is now listed in clinical trials :
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01672710?term=hubbard&rank=1
And already, scilons are trying to milk it for donations to "help veterans":
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/johnny-spag-hypes-it-up/
Study was registered in august 2012, supposed to start about now, if they can actually recruit participants.
This is worrying. Having an open clinical trial often helps quacks extort money from unsuspecting victims. The awful cancer quack Burzynski has been doing this for over 35 years, keeping his clinical trials (over 60 of them) open at the FDA as a way to rope in desperate patients.
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