Arrr! US be spilling the beans to UK about a possible leak from a COVID-19 lab, matey! Aye aye!
2024-05-05
Arrr, a British rag be claimin' that Mike Pompeo, in his days as the U.S. secretary of state, spilled some "gobsmacking" secrets 'bout the coronavirus leakin' from a lab to the U.K. Methinks ol' Pompeo be talkin' too much, aye!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, it be said that Mike Pompeo, when he were U.S. secretary of state, shared some intel with the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic suggesting a "high likelihood" that the deadly coronavirus leaked from a Chinese lab, as reported by The Telegraph. An intelligence alliance known as "Five Eyes" met in January 2021 to discuss the lab-leak theory, with Pompeo sharing information from classified American reports with the U.K. and other allies.The British newspaper claimed that former Trump administration officials believed the U.K. government ignored the lab leak theory under pressure from government scientists who leaned toward the animal-to-human transfer theory. Intelligence reports shared with the U.K. via Five Eyes accused Chinese officials of "stonewalling" and "gross corruption and ineptitude," indicating a close relationship between the Chinese military and the Wuhan Institute of Virology.On May 1, the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic called for a criminal probe into the origins of COVID-19, specifically targeting EcoHealth Alliance for allegedly funding dangerous gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China. The NGO, however, disputes these claims.Reports suggest that U.S. taxpayer funds flowed to Chinese entities conducting coronavirus research through EcoHealth Alliance, sparking further concerns and investigations.