Chapter 1 – Flu
by Greg Newell on May.02, 2009, under Chapters, Medical Cons
“The virus has been released. I just want you to know, Mr. President, that we are fully committed and we expect full retribution for our sacrifice.”
President Obama nodded in full compliance. Without his teleprompter, President Obama was a man of few words. Both he and Felipe Solis understood fully the implications of their actions and few words were needed. “Thank you Mr. Solis, I knew I could count on you.” President Obama shook Felipe’s hand and left. Mexico had been a short but fruitful trip. It was time to leave.
Felipe Solis died the following day.
News of a new, never before seen flu strain from Mexico was now starting to spread as fast as the virus itself. It seems that this strain was a mixture of avian, human and pig flu viruses. Even though a mixture was evident, the press just started referring to this as “the swine flu” without explanation. Further inspection revealed that these strains not only jumped species but they jumped continents. For some reason no-one in the media asked how such a strain could come about. No one seemed to question why a flu strain would even pop up when flu season was nearly over. But there were people who did knew the answers to these questions. Felipe was one of them.
