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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.736 [SLACK_000950] · slack_pm:msg:07702

Date: 2021-04-28 17:07
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Edward C. Holmes
Topics: Natural origin / zoonotic spillover

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"Right now I'm looking at possibly five separate reports for The Guardian. The first one, about The Boss of the Huanan market, is coming together. The second would be about that zoo. Others may focus specifically on mink, all these different pangolin farms, etc.*I am looking for someone who could comment on why it would be important for this person to speak to the media orat least have a more public inquiry into his activities.* He's basically being shielded by the government from speaking with the press. I also think that the market was tipped off and possibly moved animals out before authorities arrived. There were some hints about this in early Chinese media reports before they started to becensored."

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Statement	Grade	Attribution	Stance
The first one, about The Boss of the Huanan market, is coming together.	own voice, substantive	speaker_own	asserts
Others may focus specifically on mink, all these different pangolin farms, etc.I am looking for someone who could comment on why it would be important for this person to speak to the media orat least have a more public inquiry into his activities. He's basically being shielded by the government from speaking with the press.	quoted / not their view	quoted_external inside quotation marks	asserts

Statement

Grade

Attribution

Stance

The first one, about The Boss of the Huanan market, is coming together.

own voice, substantive

speaker_own

asserts

Others may focus specifically on mink, all these different pangolin farms, etc.*I am looking for someone who could comment on why it would be important for this person to speak to the media orat least have a more public inquiry into his activities.* He's basically being shielded by the government from speaking with the press.

quoted / not their view

quoted_external inside quotation marks

asserts

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2021-04-28 17:07 Edward C. Holmes open

More from the journo. The tip-off bit is the most interesting:
2021-04-28 17:07 Edward C. Holmes

"Right now I'm looking at possibly five separate reports for The Guardian. The first one, about The Boss of the Huanan market, is coming together. The second would be about that zoo. Others may focus specifically on mink, all these different pangolin farms, etc.*I am looking for someone who could comment on why it would be important for this person to speak to the media orat least have a more public inquiry into his activities.* He's basically being shielded by the government from speaking with the press. I also think that the market was tipped off and possibly moved animals out before authorities arrived. There were some hints about this in early Chinese media reports before they started to becensored."
2021-04-28 17:56 Robert F. Garry open

"possibly moved animals out" Yes - George Gao strongly implied the same at his Scripps seminar. Many ppl are in the know. More power to your journo! These are the whistleblowers that need to come forward [there is no WIV whistleblower - not one].
2021-04-28 17:57 Edward C. Holmes open

Agreed. This could help change the narrative on origins.

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