By Phillip C. Parrish, LCDR USN (Ret.), Candidate for Governor of Minnesota 2026
As a retired Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve with 21 years of service in counterterrorism and foreign policy, I’ve spent my career uncovering hidden threats and shadow networks that exploit the vulnerable for power and profit. From my time analyzing asymmetrical warfare in regions like AFRICOM and CENTCOM to blowing the whistle on massive fraud schemes right here in Minnesota—such as the $250 million daycare scam in the 2010s and the Feeding Our Future COVID fraud in 2020-2022—I’ve seen how bureaucrats and globalists manipulate systems under the guise of compassion. Today, as I campaign for Governor of Minnesota in 2026, I’m amplifying a truth that many of us with military intelligence backgrounds have been shouting from the rooftops since well before COVID-19: The Obama administration’s biosecurity policies weren’t about protection—they were a facade for continuing dangerous bioweapons research, rebranded as “gain-of-function” (GOF), funneled through NGOs and LLCs for plausible deniability, and aimed at agendas of control, eugenics, and depopulation.
This isn’t speculation; it’s based on declassified documents, funding trails, and the consistent warnings from patriots like me. On my website, parrish4mn.com, in articles like “The Truth Behind the Promises” (August 2025), I detail how Obama-era policies redefined threats to enable hidden bioweapons development, sold as public health but designed for exploitation. In my July 2025 piece “Unmasking the Shadows,” I accuse USAID—bolstered under Obama—of laundering funds to NGOs for schemes that mirror the fraud I’ve exposed in Minnesota, including ties to globalist entities like the UN and WEF. As I wrote there: “These shadow networks, witnessed in my Navy intelligence days, manipulate emotions and siphon tax dollars, all while advancing eugenicist goals under ‘compassionate’ pretexts.”
On X (@phillipcparrish), my warnings date back to 2019, well before COVID-19 emerged. In a September 2019 post, I cautioned about the dangers of redefining bioweapons research under Obama, noting how intelligence records on terrorists and criminals were being destroyed, sealed, or redefined to cover tracks. A December 2019 thread expanded on this, naming Barack Obama and Anthony Fauci among those “selling you death wrapped in a pretty bow and paper,” accusing them of advancing secret agendas through deceptive biosecurity policies. In early 2020, as COVID began, I linked these pre-existing warnings to the emerging crisis, urging Minnesotans in March 2020 posts to reject legacy media propaganda and do their own research on GOF risks and funding opacity. My podcast, Freedom Talk with Phil, with over 10,000 followers, has episodes from late 2019 discussing EcoHealth Alliance’s role in offshoring research to places like Wuhan, long before the pandemic hit.
I’m not alone. Dozens of us—retired officers, elected officials, and whistleblowers with military intelligence credentials—have been warning about this for years, even before COVID-19. We number at least 30-50 publicly known voices, grounded in firsthand experience, proving this is no “conspiracy theory.” It’s a provable conspiracy: Specific people—Obama officials, Fauci, globalist elites—conspired to cause harm through deceptive policies. The evidence is real, in timelines, documents, and funding records. People just need to look and grapple with the incomprehensible ill intent harbored by a elite minority who view humanity as expendable.
The Growing Chorus of Truth-Tellers
Here’s a list of fellow veterans and intelligence experts who’ve echoed these warnings, leveraging our shared expertise to expose the threats:
1. Me (Phillip C. Parrish): As detailed above, my Navy intel career revealed these operations; I’ve tied them to Minnesota’s fraud epidemics, calling for federal audits.
2. Shane Jett: Oklahoma State Senator and former Navy Intelligence Officer. In his August 12, 2025, interview with Jim Ferguson, Jett labeled COVID an “orchestrated attack” via toxins and viruses, planned under Obama/Clinton for a “lighter population footprint” and Marxist control—disrupted by Trump.
3. Michael Flynn: Retired Army Lt. Gen. and ex-DIA Director. Flynn’s books and X posts (@GenFlynn) allege deep-state bioweapons with Obama roots, framing them as psychological operations for global control.
4. Tom Cotton: Arkansas Senator and Army veteran. In 2020 Senate statements, Cotton flagged COVID’s potential Wuhan lab origins from Obama-funded GOF, criticizing U.S.-China ties.
5. Michael Waltz: Florida Rep. and retired Green Beret. Leading 2023 House inquiries, Waltz exposed U.S. taxpayer funds to Wuhan via EcoHealth under Obama, posing bioweapons risks.
6. Dan Crenshaw: Texas Rep. and retired Navy SEAL Intelligence Officer. Crenshaw has slammed Obama’s lax oversight of foreign labs, enabling asymmetrical threats.
7. LT Scott Bennet: Ex-Army Special Ops whistleblower. Bennet’s videos detail Obama/Biden funding Ukraine biolabs through NGOs like Metabiota for ethnic-targeted bioweapons.
8. Jacob Creech (@WarClandestine): Army veteran. His “Bioweapons Breakdown” series on X accuses Obama of opening floodgates for Ukraine labs, linked to COVID warfare.
9. Jack Thompson (@OnlyTheDeadKnow): Retired Army SFC. Thompson warns of Obama/Biden DOD programs using GOF/AI for pathogens, treating troops as “lab rats.”
10. Andrew Weber: Ex-Obama Assistant Secretary for Bio Defense. In resurfaced 2017 interviews, Weber highlighted Ukraine biolabs’ synthetic biology risks from Obama-era collaborations.
Others like Steven Hatfill (ex-USAMRIID researcher) and Robert Kadlec (former HHS official) add to this chorus, amplifying how our warnings align: Rebranding bioweapons as GOF/biosecurity, shifting funds to NGOs for deniability, and orchestrating threats for depopulation and control.
The Timeline of Deception: From Policy Shifts to Global Harm
Let’s trace the evidence chronologically, tying our warnings to real events:
• 2009: Obama releases the National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats, shifting from Bush-era “biodefense” to “biosecurity” norms. This rejected stronger Biological Weapons Convention verification, creating deniability for proliferation. As Jett and I have warned since 2019, this enabled hidden R&D under public health guises.
• 2011-2014: Hillary Clinton, as Secretary of State, promotes “science diplomacy” for biology, while NIH funds EcoHealth Alliance $3.7 million (2014-2019) for bat coronavirus GOF at Wuhan—despite risks. Bennet and Creech tie this to Ukraine biolabs, funded via DOD NGOs like Metabiota (Biden-linked), for synthetic pathogens.
• October 2014: Amid lab incidents, Obama announces a GOF funding pause on risky viruses—but with exceptions for ongoing projects and NGOs, allowing EcoHealth’s Wuhan work to continue. Flynn and Waltz call this a sham, as declassified docs show no real halt.
• 2017: Pause lifted under lingering Obama frameworks; Trump disrupts agendas, as Jett notes, delaying the “launch.”
• 2020: COVID emerges, aligning with our pre-COVID warnings of orchestrated asymmetrical warfare. Intelligence assessments (declassified 2021-2023) cite lab leak possibilities but dismiss intent—yet FOIA docs reveal GOF biosafety risks.
• 2021-2025: Congressional probes (e.g., 2023 Oversight Committee, 2024 Senate hearings) uncover EcoHealth’s role and Ukraine labs, fueling our calls. In real-time, as of August 13, 2025, the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense urges action on these threats, echoing our alarms amid ongoing global health tensions.
The Mainstream Cover-Up: Manufactured Narratives to Hide the Harm
Mainstream media, often funded by the same globalist interests, created “paid-for data points” to dismiss us as conspiracy theorists. Articles labeling lab origins “debunked” ignored FOIA evidence of GOF risks and funding opacity. This hides how Obama’s changes enabled harm—economic collapse, forced compliance, and deaths—while advancing WEF/UN agendas. But these “debunkings” actually provide evidence: By downplaying declassified summaries (e.g., 2021 DNI report on COVID no-earlier-than-2019 exposure), they reveal the intent to obscure. As I’ve said on X since 2019, “Compromised legacy media hides schemes,” but the timelines prove criminal activities happened.
It’s Not Theory—It’s Proven Conspiracy
When multiple intelligence veterans independently corroborate the same patterns—rebranding, funding shifts, depopulation intents—it’s evidence of conspiracy. We can name names: Obama, Clinton, Fauci, elites at WEF. Tie this to Minnesota: The same exploitation in our fraud schemes mirrors biosecurity scams, siphoning billions while harming families. Real-time events, like 2025 biodefense reports and Ukraine tensions, validate our pre-COVID warnings.
Minnesotans and Americans: The evidence is there—in documents, timelines, and our testimonies. Grapple with the ill intent; these aren’t benevolent errors but deliberate harms by those who see us as obstacles. Join me at parrish4mn.com, follow @phillipcparrish, and vote for truth in 2026. Stay vigilant—our sovereignty depends on it.
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