What I was saying was that the poultry industry is in panic and trying to 
save their birds from flu, the better to slaughter them for sale.

This works the same way as the European ban on genetically engineered 
crops, which the US is on the verge of cracking open, or Mexico's ban on 
the planting of G.E. corn.

>Yes, yes, the contradictions of late capitalism have forced the global 
>ruling class to develop sauerkraut.

Hey, you wouldn't believe that massive doses of garlic and Vitamin C drips 
would cure all sorts of diseases (including anthrax, at least in tests) but 
... sauerkraut?  I can see the new Kimchee Wars, Kim Il Sung's revenge!!!!

Mitchel




>When this story first broke in March, the BBC quoted the Korean 
>researchers as saying "the results were far from scientifically proven." 
>Here's another recent story on the subject which points out that the 
>kimchee hypothesis remains speculative, but some people have a commercial 
>interest in promoting it. Also see this article from the Wall Street 
>Journal: 
>http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB112925233167068377-Ao3E_ia_OH1PVK1_gFogZjaqvBQ_20061013.html?mod=mktw
>
>--PG