US Bush administration plans to treat bird flu patients like enemies

By Kevin Mitchell:

Possible flu pandemic: US government plans to treat sick people “like potential enemies”

19 January 2008

The Bush administration’s emergency plan for a possible flu pandemic involves essentially police-state methods that have nothing to do with effectively combating the illness.

This was the finding of a report released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) January 14 that criticized the government’s preparations for a pandemic. The study outlined how federal agencies have been adopting an increasingly heavy-handed approach toward what should be considered a public health problem.

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