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| Gambian president says he can cure Aids |
| 2007-02-04 |
| A treatment to cure HIV/AIDS and asthma – allegedly based on a combination of seven herbs mentioned in the holy Quran – has swept the Gambian capital, The Independent newspaper reported on Saturday. The British daily noted that Banjul is routinely home to hundreds of patients waiting to place themselves under the healing hands of President Yahya Jammeh, who has long boasted of his mystical powers. The paper quotes him as saying that he treats asthma patients, restricted to 100, either on Fridays or Saturdays and 10 HIV/AIDS patients on Mondays and Thursdays. Jammeh claims that he recently received a “mandate” to treat a large numbers of people, adding that the cure takes only one day to take effect. He did not say who had bestowed the mandate on him, which apparently provides specific days for each treatment. Nor did he identify the herbs. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 When I hear "Herbal Remedy," I immediately think "Faith healing", neither works, but people can be fooled into thinking it works, until they die, of course. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-02-04 21:26 |
| #5 patent it, bitch |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-02-04 19:40 |
| #4 Look at it this way: This time it's herbal and doesn't involve a two-year-old virgin. The only thing getting aids during this process is the herbs. And any subsequent partners. After a while, you'll only have the intelligent ones left. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-02-04 17:20 |
| #3 Ooh, I know. It's 11 secret herbs and spices learned while working in a fine dining establishment in Yahya's youth. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-02-04 15:47 |
| #2 Gawd.. yet another idiot African leader... |
| Posted by: john 2007-02-04 14:27 |
| #1 And I am the King of England... |
| Posted by: imoyaro 2007-02-04 00:28 |