AIDS, idiots, and self-serving liars

[Peter 13]

>From Henry - 
>Why do you respectfully disagree >with Jester but call Jules a 
>self-serving liar, Peter? Kinda >detracts from anything else you 
>might 
>be saying. Grow up. Just a teeny, >tiny bit. It'll hurt, sure, but 
>there are advantages, I hear.

>You say quote the NYT book >review by June E. Osborn "Mr. Duesberg's 
>credentials make his  assertions >both distracting and disabling of 
>preventive response." Pardon my >ignorance (no, it doesn't make me 
>stupid or a liar) but who is June E. >Osborne? How do her credentials 

>make her "far more qualified to >>judge the  value Duesberg's work 
>than I am or than Jules is." 

In response:
Jester is not trying to make a profit from his confusion about AIDS 
other people like Duesberg can only get attention by spreading 
misinformation - Who is June Osborn?  Look her up in Who's Who (1996, v. 2, p. 
3154) - She has quite a resume - One that makes it clear that she knows of 
what she speaks when she talks about AIDS - A short list of articles 
follows:

 Author: *Osborn, June* E.
          Title: Editorial: drug use and behavior change.
         Source: American Journal of Public Health v. 86 (Dec. '96) p. 

                  1698-9.

                                  -4-
         Author: *Osborn, June.*
          Title: The nature of public health after reform.
Augmented Title: address, November 9, 1992
         Source: Vital Speeches of the Day. v. 59 (Feb. 1 '93) p. 
240-5.
           Type: Speech

                                  -5-
         Author: *Osborn, June* E.
          Title: AIDS: five years and counting.
         Source: Michigan Quarterly Review v. 26 (Spring '87) p. 
324-41.
           Type: Feature

                                  -6-
         Author: *Osborn, June* E.
          Title: Public health and the politics of AIDS prevention.
         Source: Daedalus. v. 118 (Summer '89) p. 123-44.
           Type: Feature

                                  -7-
         Author: *Osborn, June* E.
          Title: Editorial: drug use and behavior change.
         Source: American Journal of Public Health v. 86 (Dec. '96) p. 

                  1698-9.
           Type: Feature

                                  -8-
         Author: Rogers, David E.
                 *Osborn, June* E.
          Title: AIDS policy: two divisive issues.
         Source: JAMA. v. 270 (July 28 '93) p. 494-5.
           Type: Feature
           Note: In: JAMA v. 270 (July 28 '93) p. 494-5; Discussion. 
v270 
                  p2436-7 N 24 '93.

                                  -9-
         Author: Rogers, David E.
                 *Osborn, June* E.
          Title: Another approach to the AIDS epidemic.
         Source: The New England Journal of Medicine. v. 325 (Sept. 12 
'91) 
                  p. 806-8.
           Type: Feature

                                 -10-
         Author: *Osborn, June* E.
          Title: AIDS: politics and science.
         Source: The New England Journal of Medicine. v. 318 (Feb. 18 
'88) 
                  p. 444-7.
           Type: Feature
           Note: In: The New England Journal of Medicine v. 318 (Feb. 
18 
                  '88) p. 444-7; Discussion. 319:441-3 Ag 18 '88.

                                 -11-
         Author: *Osborn, June* E.
          Title: The AIDS epidemic: multidisciplinary trouble.
         Source: The New England Journal of Medicine. v. 314 (Mar. 20 
'86) 
                  p. 779-82.
           Type: Feature

                                 -12-
         Author: Duesberg, Peter H.
                 *Osborn, June* E., reviewer.
          Title: Inventing the AIDS virus [book review].
         Source: The New York Times Book Review (Apr. 7 '96) p. 8.
           Type: Book Review
       Abstract: This book is destructive of personal morale, 
prevention 
                  efforts and public understanding both of H.I.V./AIDS 
and 
                  of biomedical science in general. It has the 
potential to 
                  wreak serious harm at a crucial point in the AIDS 
                  epidemic, which has been judged by many to be one of 
the 
                  greatest public health challenges of our time. (1800 

                  words).

                                 -13-
         Author: *Osborn, June* E.
          Title: AIDS and the politics of compassion.
Augmented Title: book excerpt from AIDS health services at the 
crossroads
         Source: Hospitals. v. 66 (Sept. 20 '92) p. 64.
           Type: Book Excerpt

                                 -14-
         Author: *Osborn, June* E.
          Title: AIDS and public policy.
         Source: Economic Outlook USA. v. 14 (Spring '88) p. 3-8.
           Type: Feature

                                 -15-
         Author: *Osborn, June* E.
          Title: The AIDS issue--incidence, transmission, and 
prevention: a 
                  summary of the basic scientific evidence.
         Source: Economic Outlook USA. v. 14 (Summer '87) p. 10-15.
           Type: Feature