A military fellow at DARPA saw the DEFUSE proposal on Covid origins and reported it. Records now show why it was hidden, but questions remain on why it went unreported earlier by others.
Joe Murphy worked as a military fellow at DARPA during the early days of the pandemic. He noticed the DEFUSE proposal while reviewing documents. This plan involved risky virus research that could relate to how Covid-19 started. Murphy decided to share what he found with the right authorities.
Time has passed and public records from FOIA requests have come out. They explain where the DEFUSE papers were kept and why Murphy saw them. Yet these same records leave open the bigger issue of why no one else brought the proposal to light before.
The case shows how strict rules can sometimes stop people from doing the right thing. When staff follow policy too closely, important facts about the pandemic origins may stay hidden. This raises concerns about trust in official processes during health crises.
Original Author: Joe Murphy | Source: Brownstone Institute
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