JUST BECAUSE HE DOESN'T RUN THE CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE ANYMORE DOESN'T MEAN HE'S GIVEN UP WRONGDOING:

Bill Gates releases swarm of mosquitos on audience (Joshua Keating, 02/05/2009, Foreign Policy)

While giving a talk on malaria prevention at the TED2009 (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference in Long Beach, California, yesterday, Bill Gates apparently released a jar full of mosquitos on the audience saying, "Not only poor people should experience this." Audience members including Facebook and eBay executives Twittered the strange occurrence, and the tech blogosphere was soon abuzz. TED promises video of Gates's talk within 24 hours, but if anyone finds a clip before then, let us know.

Two thoughts occur: (1) hasn't he been responsible for releasing enough bugs already; and, (2) if malaria actually was a disease of wealthy whites DDT wouldn't be banned.

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Posted by Orrin Judd at February 5, 2009 1:03 PM