Monday, October 31, 2005

The Clinton Legacy Continues to Grow

At last check, Bill Clinton was still in search of his elusive legacy. How about this?

A documentary seven years in the making tying Bill Clinton to an Arkansas prison blood scandal that spread AIDS to thousands around the world is set to screen in Hollywood next week – renewing controversy about the long-forgotten story.

The film, which premieres at the prestigious American Film Institute film festival next Tuesday, reportedly uncovers fresh evidence about how thousands in Europe contracted AIDS and hepatitis through tainted blood deliberately shipped even after widespread problems were discovered in Canada where some 10,000 had already been infected.

Not surprisingly, the filmmaker had the usual problems associated with anyone who crosses the Clinton machine.

In the process of making 'Factor 8,' I received strange phone calls, I was followed, my house was broken into, my tires slashed, and sensitive information – including my personal notes – mysteriously appeared on the Internet," recounts Duda. "I also had a gun pointed at the back of my head, there was a murder, and a key inmate informant was whisked out of state and put into isolation."

He says when he went looking for Clinton's governor's papers to find state documents relevant to his investigation, he was told that 4,000 boxes had been hidden away in private storage and could not be found.

Aahh the Clinton's. They are the gift that just keeps on giving. $7 a pint for AIDS tainted blood. The death toll now most likely well above 3,000 innocent people who simply needed a transfusion.

But hey, some british guy used the word "fixed" in a conversation and Valerie Plame is having some difficulties after her passive coup was exposed. Is it any wonder no one is talking about this incredible breach of public trust?

We have far more important scandals to uncover. Ones that involve Republicans.

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