the rollback of south africa's biological warfare program
the rollback of south africa's biological warfare program
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<strong>the</strong> South African President’s <strong>of</strong>fice, or <strong>the</strong> National Intelligence Agency<br />
(NIA), who were all present at <strong>the</strong> time after <strong>the</strong> trunks were found. The<br />
contents <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> trunks were itemized, and <strong>the</strong> National Intelligence Agency<br />
(NIA) took control <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m for security reasons. The chief investigator for <strong>the</strong><br />
TRC at <strong>the</strong> time, Dr. Villa-Vicencia, never learned whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>se letters were<br />
from private individuals or representatives <strong>of</strong> governments. 104<br />
The documents are interesting, given statements made by Juergen<br />
Jacomet, a former Swiss military intelligence agent, who worked with Basson<br />
on money-laundering for Project Coast in Europe. He spoke <strong>of</strong> a right-wing<br />
conspiracy and alluded to <strong>the</strong> existence <strong>of</strong> an information organization <strong>of</strong><br />
individuals, including Americans. 105 The death <strong>of</strong> Dr. Ford and revelations <strong>of</strong><br />
his South African involvement, and his failed effort to establish <strong>the</strong> Lake View<br />
Terrace Institute raised again <strong>the</strong> possibility <strong>of</strong> a right-wing international<br />
network, united by a vision <strong>of</strong> a South Africa once again ruled by whites.<br />
No evidence to date has been found to substantiate concerns expressed<br />
by some about possible linkages between Project Coast <strong>program</strong>s and <strong>the</strong><br />
intentional use <strong>of</strong> HIV or microbicide contraceptives. 106 However, <strong>the</strong> recent<br />
revelations since Ford’s death have been consistent with reports that <strong>the</strong> former<br />
South African government was already concerned about <strong>the</strong> future impact <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> AIDS epidemic by <strong>the</strong> mid-1980s. In <strong>the</strong> 1980s, as <strong>the</strong> South African<br />
government became more aware <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> magnitude <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> impending AIDS<br />
epidemic, <strong>the</strong> SADF started testing thousands <strong>of</strong> SADF soldiers for HIV. The<br />
secret right-wing Afrikaner organization, <strong>the</strong> Broederbond, also recently<br />
acknowledged that <strong>the</strong>y had completed population projections during <strong>the</strong> mid-<br />
1980s. They suggested that whites would be in majority in <strong>the</strong> future due to <strong>the</strong><br />
devastating effects that AIDS was projected to have on <strong>the</strong> black population <strong>of</strong><br />
South Africa. 107<br />
Throughout <strong>the</strong> 1980s, Basson continued his foreign visits and<br />
interaction with experts from <strong>the</strong> U.S., Britain and o<strong>the</strong>r countries. Most<br />
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