Subject:  Dr. Koop vs the vegetarians (Reuss)....
Date:     Fri, 30 Jul 1999 022438 -0500 (CDT)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To:       emfguru <rbeavers@llion.org>
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.......In reply to guru's glowing comment about Dr. C. Everett
Koop (for setting an example of integrity and independence by
taking on the tobacco industry), Chris Reuss sends us (below) 
an "http" link address which puts into question Dr. Koop's objectivity
-- as it may be unfolding at his new web-site, ....

........The charge is that he has "sold out" to the beef and dairy
industry and is now taking positions which are inconsistent with
those he had taken in the past -- that were much more favorable to
vegetarians....  The article, written by Jeff Nelson (who identifies
himself as a direct descendant of the Armour meat packing family) ...
is more interesting to me because of its implications about the
funding that is behind Dr. Koop's web-site....  

While it does not help us with our EMF problems, it is interesting as
an example of the conflict of interest "games" that can be "played"
on the internet.....  Guru wishes to assure all readers:  that he has
NO-ONE "behind" him except a British wife of 35 years who wishes he
wouldn't spend so much time on the computer.....

Cheerio....

Roy Beavers (EMFguru)......
rbeavers@llion.org.......
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 23:35:08 +0200
From: Christoph Reuss 
To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
Subject: Re: World Breast Cancer Conference (Woodley) (Reuss) (Gordon)... (fwd)

Guru wrote:
> Thanks to a courageous **public** health official who became the Surgeon
> General of the U.S., C. Everett Koop (a Republican), that cycle was
> finally broken in the  case of tobacco.....

Unfortunately, the same Dr. Koop is now "selling out" to the meat&junkfood
industry -- see  http://www.vegsource.org/articles/drkoop.htm

Cheerio,
Chris







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