Swine flu sensationalism cause for control

By William R. Toler

As an adherent of alternative media and an employee of the mainstream media, I’ve heard enough about the swine flu to make anyone’s head spin.

With the rapid media attention and declarations that followed the initial outbreak in Mexico several months back, I began to question the whole scenario.

First off, the genetic makeup of the current strain contains elements of the regular flu, swine flu and avian flu. It seems a little inconceivable that this combination would manifest itself naturally.

Another aspect that seems mind-boggling is the media frenzy that ensued. Granted, the mainstream media is known for blowing things out of proportion, the public was whipped into mass paranoia of a virus that has killed less people than the regular flu. To top it off, those in America that died were already ill with something else.