For starters, Mexico, described as the “epicenter” of this potential pandemic, is saying the swine flu is on the decline.  In addition, according to the same article, there are experts claiming this may be no worse that the plain ol’ seasonal flu (which kills 250,000 to 500,000 annually, so it isn’t exactly a tame illness).

On the other side of the coin, the WHO is claiming H1N1 could return “with a vengeance,” so we can’t let our guard down.

Well, at this point, I’d say we’re seriously overreacting, and the WHO is just trying to save face.  Cases in the U.S. have been mild enough that a regular over-the-counter flu medication and rest can remedy it.  Quite simply, this “pandemic” is so mild it’s laughable.

Just for fun: Courtesy of the Mental Floss Blog, here are a few propaganda PSAs from the 1976 swine flu scare designed to get people to take the vaccine that was available at the time.  Why is it no longer available?  Well, it killed 25 people and paralyzed several more; it was more dangerous than the actual flu!

Israel moved closer to invading the Gaza Strip, saying Thursday that it had wrapped up preparations for a broad offensive after Palestinian fighters fired about 100 rockets and mortar shells across the border in two days.

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This, I’m sure, catches nobody by surprise.  Hamas has called off the alleged ceasefire, the rocket launches have increased, so Israel has to act.  Unfortunately, Israel will be viewed as the aggressor and most likely condemned by the UN yet again.

Speaking of the UN:

Israel buckled to international pressure on Friday and opened the Gaza crossings to enable the United Nations to deliver food to the poor. However, it could have done so days ago but refused to ship rice, cooking oil and powdered milk because of the lack of flour.

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I guess, according to the UN, you can’t cook anything without flour.  Whoever is running the United Nations Relief and Works Agency obviously needs some cooking lessons.

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) aid agency said Tuesday that it will have to halt food distribution to 750,000 needy Gazans by Friday if Israel keeps the territory sealed.

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Well, the reason the territory is sealed is because Gazans launched missiles into Israel a few days ago.  No bountry should be obligated to look after the welfare of an attacker.  However, as it always turns out, Israel will be painted as the bad guy here.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took thinly veiled jabs at the United States, Israel, the United Nations and European powers here as he defended his country’s ambitions to harness and use nuclear power in an address before nearly 200 world leaders.

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He said the same stuff he’s been saying; Israel and the U.S. are bad, Iran can have nukes, Allah is on his side.  Nothing new here, but you can still check out the clip above if you’re interested.

See also: Bolton on Ahmadinejad’s U.N. Address

U.N. Says Gaza Has World Highest Jobless Rate (Arutz Sheva)

This is a short article, but the gist of it is that Gaza has a ridiculously high jobless rate, and the “useful idiots” idiots at the United Nations are blaming Israel.

Nevermind that Hamas, the elected terrorist government in the region, has neglected the very people that put them in power to wage war with Israel. Nevermind that they’ve used humanitarian aid to further their terror campaign. Nevermind that, as stated in the article, Gaza was doing just fine prior to the second Intifada. The blame is solely Israel’s for closing the border crossings (nevermind that they had to do so to protect themselves from terrorism).

HT: UN Watch