‘We’re All Cheneyites Now’
• http://consortiumnews.com, By Todd E. PierceIn late 2008, when President Obama opted more for “continuity” than “change” — and ceded control over much of his foreign policy to hawkish “rivals” — he locked in many of Dick Cheney’s neocon theories that trampled constitutional principles, as reti
Yes, we are all "Cheney-ites" now, but, if you've ever drank or chewed, anything with ASPARTAME, that would make you a "Rumsfeld-ite" or "Rumsfeld-ian". According to the ASPARTAME historical timeline (here: http://www.rense.com/general33/legal.htm), lab tests were done on aspartame, as early as 1965. Then, in 1977, enters Donald Rumsfeld, CEO of J.D. Searle Company.
Key dates specifically involving Rumsfeld:
March 8, 1977...
January 1981-- Donald Rumsfeld, CEO of Searle, states in a sales meeting that he is going to make a big push to get aspartame approved within the year. Rumsfeld says he will use his political pull in Washington, rather than scientific means, to make sure it gets approved...
January 21, 1981-- Ronald Reagan is sworn in as President of the United States. Reagan's transition team, which includes Donald Rumsfeld, CEO of G. D. Searle, hand picks Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes Jr. to be the new FDA Commissioner.
October 15, 1982-- The FDA announces that Searle has filed a petition that aspartame be approved as a sweetener in carbonated beverages and other liquids...
July 1, 1983-- The National Soft Drink Association (NSDA) urges the FDA to delay approval of aspartame for carbonated beverages pending further testing because aspartame is very unstable in liquid form. When liquid aspartame is stored in temperatures above 85 degrees Fahrenheit, it breaks down into DKP and formaldehyde, both of which are known toxins.
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