[ WP ] The man who found the cure for AIDS is being interviewed on live television . The interviewer is slowly realizing this man does n't understand ethical medical practices .

`` Absolutely, there is no doubt in my mind. Excessive focus on individual wellness blocked scientists from making genuine progress for years. We have learned a great deal from all of the peripheral research, applicable elsewhere, similar to the benefits of our space missions. However, curing AIDS was simply framed incorrectly and the disease has been allowed to linger far too long as a result. It needed curing at a global level, not individual.'' 
 
 `` And you say now it is terrorism of all things that has prompted you to speak out against the popular perceptions of your work?'' 
 
 `` Intrinsically, they are the same problem. National security and intelligence community efforts are truly what cured AIDS. Acceptance of national security policy is necessary, in all domains. We live in a new world, in dire need of new perspectives.'' 
 
 `` Assuming you are liberty to speak at any further depth, could you expand on this for our viewers?'' 
 
 `` AIDS is more than a medical problem. It is a cultural problem, an educational problem, an economic problem, a religious problem, even a moral problem. A cure for a disease of this magnitude must be truly holistic, weighing all of these factors. However, solving all these problems is simply beyond the practical scope of reality -- -as our intelligence community has learned over the years in varied contexts.'' 
 
 `` And so, would you say -- -'' 
 
 `` All of these problems must be harnessed to cure truly global problems at a global level, and the intelligence community has understood this for years. It is the will of the people that must follow.'' 
 
 `` For accuracy, you are saying solving the underlying problems is not part of the cure?'' 
 
 `` Yes, in this context. We chose to combat AIDS as we would any foreign threat. AIDS is an abstract entity, much like any rogue nation or terrorist group. For headlines, yes, we needed to emphasize attempting to solve the multitude of underlying problems -- -but the most valuable component of those efforts was simply study for their value in architecting a solution.'' 
 
 `` An example you gave before the the break, of an early struggle you encountered, was the friction between medicine and the superstitions of quote'primitive' religions. Does that apply in this context, and could you elaborate for our viewers on how research in that area influenced your approach?'' 
 
 `` A witch doctor, for lack of a more palatable term, will trump educational services in nearly all instances. Reason does not influence the decision making processes of unreasonable people. Instead of attempting to win minds, we conscripted what amounts to the local pharmacists. We did not make the potions, but supplied their contents. Creation of tightly controlled black markets have been essential in curing AIDS. Recreational drugs have also been a miraculously successful delivery mechanism in more developed nations.'' 
 
 `` Delivery of the vaccine?'' 
 
 `` Vaccine is a misnomer.'' 
 
 `` Does it not vaccinate users against HIV?'' 
 
 `` Well, yes, specific strains. It is a shifting target, however, and the vaccine effect is not relevant against relevant strains. New strains arose regularly, as did the more aggressive strains that tipped this over into being a national security crisis. Any vaccination effect is simply marketing. I am genuinely unable to recall what strains were protected against. I can say with certainty, however, that the vaccine effect itself is known to be ineffective.'' 
 
 `` And, for our viewers... then wherein lies the cure?'' 
 
 `` Side effects.'' 
 
 `` Side effects?'' 
 
 `` Side effects, yes. All engineered, validated, documented, planned, and accepted as part of the cure. A virus is worthless if it can no longer be transmitted, and all side effects were tailored to that effect.'' 
 
 `` I am a bit lost.'' 
 
 `` Impotence and death, depending on the subject. An already infected host does not survive administration of the vaccination, or at least does not survive in a form that allows them to further spread the disease. In addition, a vaccine side effect is also reprogramming the virus to act more aggressively as a fail safe.'' 
 
 ``...'' 
 
 `` Yes, exactly that and it solves much more, the medical breakthrough has always been exactly that. No miracle vaccine has ever existed, and for now such a thing remains science fiction. We tactically weakened our efforts to cure all of the surrounding problems, such as education, and went to great pains to discredit our own vaccination efforts in local communities. In fact, we increased the lethality of our own vaccination. `` 
 
 `` I am sorry professor, I think we need -- -'' 
 
 `` Local religious leaders were emboldened by the sudden partial effectiveness of their snake oils, and supporting narratives arose. Fascinatingly, we were able to essentially rewrite local religious narratives by proxy. All of those who did not survive treatment by the local religious leader were said to unconditionally receive all the glories their religions suggested available in afterlife. If a family of the deceased experienced good fortune, it was due to the sacrifice made by the deceased on behalf of their family. Education, comparatively, is a weak attack vector.'' 
 
 `` Professor -- -'' 
 
 `` Winning the war on terror will be no different. Violence must be escalated, from within these groups. ISIS was used to tailor the approach, as recently leaked documents suggest, and we need to confront and embrace the need for such things. AIDS and perpetual terrorism are the alternatives. In order to defeat terrorism, we must escalate it, and in ways never seen before. Destroy the enemy within its own ecosystem. Consider the events of the 2020 Democractic National convention. And for the record, I am not at liberty -- -'' 
 
 `` I am sorry, we are receiving indication that we must temporarily suspend broadcast due to a technical concern, and it is currently impacting your mic, professor, and thank you for your time.''
