Fauci Made No Distinction Between “Biodefense Efforts” and “Naturally Occurring” Pathogens

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By Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards

Dr. Anthony Fauci worked for the National Institutes for Health (NIH) for 54 years. For 38 of those years, he served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). In that capacity, he advised 7 U.S. presidents and directed the American people during outbreaks of infectious diseases under the guise of keeping them safe. Upon his resignation in December 2022, Anthony Fauci sat at the very top of America’s biodefense infrastructure, with near limitless authority. During his time at the top—where he enjoyed the status of being the highest-paid United States federal government employee—Fauci blurred the lines between “biodefense efforts” and “naturally occurring pathogens,” facilitating a rise in high-security labs and high-risk gain of function research (GOF). Presently, following the dubious, deadly, and society-crippling COVID-19 pandemic, the full extent of Fauci’s biodefense legacy has been exposed. Significantly, critics, especially those who believe the pandemic most likely resulted from a lab leak, think Fauci’s efforts have made the world much less safe.

Fauci gained prominence in the 1980s during the HIV/AIDS crisis, where he advocated for and conducted clinical trials for treatments and shaped federal policies related to AIDS research and funding. Fauci’s status was then elevated in 2001 with the help of Dick Cheney, who came into the Bush Administration with the intent of addressing “the gaping hole in America’s national security left by the country’s lack of a coherent biodefense strategy.” Mere months later, along came tragedy. First, the catastrophic September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks occurred. The attacks forever changed our nation and prompted a reevaluation of national security in the United States, including a Dick Cheney-driven laser focus on the threat of bioterrorism.

Then, exactly one week after the attacks on 9/11, several national media outlets, including ABC, NBC, CBS, the New York Post, and the National Enquirer, received a series of letters containing a dry white powder. Three weeks later, more letters were sent to the offices of Patrick Leahy, then the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Tom Daschle, the Senate Majority leader. In total, twenty-two people were infected with anthrax, and five died. If 9/11 weren’t devastating enough, the subsequent anthrax attacks served to further underscore vulnerabilities in the public infrastructure and solidified Fauci’s function as the leader of America’s strategic and calculated approach to addressing and preparing for potential biological threats.

In late October 2024, U.S. Right to Know (USRTK) reported on the extent to which Fauci went to merge biodefense (created in a lab) and naturally occurring pathogens in a fall 2017 presentation titled “Facing Biological Threats: the Role of Biomedical Research.” In the presentation, Fauci outlined the “juxtaposition of events of September 11, 2001, and the deliberate release of anthrax.” At the time, following those events and concerned about alleged “weapons of mass destruction,” including biological weapons, former President George W. Bush asked Congress for billions to construct maximum security labs capable of fighting bioterrorism. Shortly after that request, counter-bioterrorism research at the NIH exploded from $53 million in 2001 to at least $1.6 billion in 2004. The massive growth included CDC-provided specialized bioterrorism training to nearly 9,000 key laboratories as well as plans for eleven new high-level biocontainment research labs funded by NIH for research. Proclaiming the looming threat of biological weapons, a Bush fact sheet warned:

“Armed with a single vial of a biological agent, small groups of fanatics, or failing states, could gain the power to threaten great nations, threat the world peace. America, and the entire civilized world, will fact this threat for decades to come. We must confront the danger with open eyes, and unbending purpose.”

With his mind no doubt racing over his newly appointed position and with much to scheme (and with many long-term partners in crime), Fauci wrote a review about his expanded biodefense role in April 2002, stating that to defend against bioterrorism, the NIAID would focus on major threats, classed as category “A” agents such as smallpox, anthrax, tularemia, plague, botulism toxin, and hemorrhagic fever viruses, adding that “the planned effort will be generic to virtually all microbes that might be used in bioterrorism.” Fauci said that with the new attention to cooperation with the biodefense command, his goal within the next 20 years is to have “bug to drug” within 24 hours. He didn’t quite make the “bug to drug” within 24 hours with the introduction of SARS-CoV-2, but he had a real opportunity to test his work.

Despite no “bug to drug” within 24 hours, the COVID-19 pandemic appeared within Fauci’s 20-year timeframe. The unprecedented catastrophe—rehearsed just months prior at Event 201—allowed him the opportunity to experiment on the American population, controlling their freedom with tracking, monitoring, quarantining, and mRNA vaccines. Over a decade ago, DARPA and Moderna (Moderna also joined forces with Bill Gates) partnered to research and develop mRNA vaccines, which aligned well with Fauci’s efforts at NIAID to address bioterrorism.

And thanks to Dick Cheney, all U.S. biodefense efforts, whether classified or unclassified, were placed under the protection of Anthony Fauci. In other words, biodefense projects that once fell under the command of the military or intelligence agencies were now under his immediate supervision. Conveniently, with Fauci and Cheney declaring that “because new potentially deadly pathogens, such as avian influenza, may be naturally occurring as well as deliberately introduced by terrorists,” Fauci was able to seamlessly integrate his biodefense research into his larger emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases portfolio. With his risky GOF work and covert under-the-table relationships, in 2020, almost single-handedly, Fauci successfully brought the world to a halt for nearly two years, leaving anyone paying close attention feeling not the least bit safe by his actions.

Fauci is now retired, and his next move remains unclear. Interestingly, perhaps before the influence of his massive biodefense role took over his ego and forever changed his definition of “science,”  Fauci wrote about the importance of transparency surrounding research and responsibility when considering his new biodefense duties—a feature wholly lost in his COVID tyranny. Fauci noted that, at times, the medical community must be prepared to admit that it doesn’t know or have the answer and that saying otherwise can lead to even more problems, remarking:

“The medical community and the public health officials need to be able to say, ‘I don’t know,’ at the same time that they say what they do know, and to give the calculated level of risk. If you act like you do know and something [unexpected] happens, then you lose all of your credibility.”

Yes, indeed, Dr. Anthony Fauci. You locked up, threatened, and experimented on millions of scared Americans as you conducted your bioterrorism drill, and you boldly lied about the dangers. Many lives were lost, and many more were forever harmed. There is no doubt that—once and for all—you’ve lost all of your credibility.

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Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards

Tracy Beanz is an investigative journalist with a focus on corruption. She is known for her unbiased, in-depth coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. She hosts the Dark to Light podcast, found on all major video and podcasting platforms. She is a bi-weekly guest on the Joe Pags Radio Show, has been on Steve Bannon’s WarRoom and is a frequent guest on Emerald Robinson’s show. Tracy is Editor-in-chief at UncoverDC.com.