b'themostcommonandordinarythingsAnumberofMs.Banksresponsesin front of him. It seems that he was the can, when placed under the microscope ofwere prefaced with I heard thatas inlawyer for the French Order of the Phar-legal inquiry, result in deep but baselessone of her replies: I never saw the [Gc- macists, and they are the ones making a suspicions. MAF] product Goleic. I just heard it hadclaim for monetary compensation for the One of the courts suspicions centerednotbeentested.(emphasisadded)Or,pharmaceutical monies they have suppos-onLynsmedicaldoctorcontacts,butNo one told me anything about the Gcedly lost because of the sales made by the when asked to name names, Lyn flatly re- thing. On the other hand, Ms. Banks al- defendantsofGcMAF.Canyoubelieve fused. I am not giving up the names oftogether defended the safety and efficacythis? I thought it was a joke at first; but, research doctors who are being prosecut- of GcMAF, and she did so with a confidentno, there are actually people who think ed or could be prosecuted, she said. voice that left little doubt in her sincerity. they deserve money for having lost sales Several times, Lyns attorneys MatresTobefair,Ms.Bankshadbeenoutof their own, far inferior products. How-Bouquinand,laterwhenhearrivedinof touch with David Noakes for eight orever, we have a surprise for them: There court, Olivier Forray made excellent andnearly eight years, and not on good termswerenosalesinFrance.So,howcould stronginterventionstothepresidingeither,ifsheandDavidarebothtobethey have lost any money?judge making sure that the record accu- believed, which they are. So, why wouldThisdaystrialsessionadjournedat rately reflected that to which Lyn had justanyone share any information with her, a8:52 p.m. and was scheduled to start again been testifying. I myself even caught thecompetitor, about the Gc thing? the next day at 1:30 p.m. (or whenever the translator mistranslating Lyns researchVeryannoyingtomyAmericanle- Judgestaketheirseats),beginningwith center into laboratory. gal ears and mind, the judge kept askingthe all-important testimony of the key de-It is not easy to summarize four hoursMs. Banks her opinion about GcMAF asfendant and witness, David Noakes.of testimony, but Lyn can be commendedif she were some sort of scientific expert for standing all of those four hours on heror authority on the subject. In an Ameri- DAY 3 of the Noakes/feet and answering questions under greatcan court, Ms. Banks often hearsay andThyer TrialWednesday, pressure and with accusations built intonon-expert opinion on the subject wouldMarch 24, 2021each of those questions. Lyn testified thathave been shut down in a New York sec- Thethirddayofthetrialbeganon she never took product into France, thatond.But,here,inFrance,itseemsthatMarch 24th at 1:38 p.m. with the testimony she was the scientist and not the accoun- everyone gets to pontificate away on anyof the key trial witness and defendant, Da-tant, and that GcMAF was a safe and effec- subject that they can at least, seemingly,vid Noakes, and continued until 9:21 p.m. tive product. Lyn refused to ever use thespellcorrectly.Ms.BankscertainlydidNeedless to say, it was a long day, especial-word cure in connection with GcMAF,not ask to be put on the spot about GcMAFly for David Noakes who was questioned stating instead that with the right supple- science, nor did she ever tell the court thatfor 5 hours and 34 minutes out of the total ments and the right medical practitionersshe was a GcMAF expert. Rather, she did7 hours and 43 minutes of the court session guiding you, the immune-modulator Gc- her best to answer the judges questionsthat day. That was a lot of time to be on MAF could effect a recovery. accurately. Essentially, the Banks testimo- ones feet answering questions and yet Da-WhileLynstestimonywasgenerallyny led nowhere useful for the prosecution.vid did it superbly despite being the only positive and good, her sisters was not asMs. Banks did not deserve to be theredefendanttherewhoalsohadtospend clear.Probablythebest-dressedpersonin court. (Nor did any of the defendantshours getting to and from his prison cell in in the room, Leslie Banks took the standactually.) I could not see that she had doneorder to attend the trial.immediately after Lyn turned away fromanything wrong that would rise anywhereThe presiding judge began the ques-the witness stand and then proceeded tonear to the level of a crime. Her actions aretioning of David Noakes by asking him deflect blame from herself. I wasnt in- completely mismatched in this trial withto tell her about his business background. formed was one of her standard respons- those of the other defendants simply be- David described his early days as a soft-es to the judges questions about the regu- cause they all had the word GcMAF inware developer who created a profession-latory murkiness of GcMAF. common and so the authorities could usealaccountingprogram.Thatcompany Leslie Banks testified that she had onceit to claim a gang conspiracy. Neitherlasted for 19 years, and while engaged in workedforDavidNoakesbutthattheyMs. Banks nor the other defendants de- that, he also found the time to start five hadhadafallingoutandsheresignedserve this criminal treatment when theynewspapers,oneofwhich,theUKCol-in 2013 because of her doubts about Gc- hurt no one, many lives were saved, theumn, is still in business.MAFs legality. Astutely, the judge askedproducts were genuine and effective, andThereismuchmoretoDavidsback-Ms. Banks why, then, she had started upthere were no patient or consumer com- ground; but cutting to the chase, he radi-a company selling jars of GcMAF skincareplaints. callyswitchedcareersafterhearingthe cream?Unfortunately,withthemasks,I also learned the identity of the myste- lateIanCranespeakaboutGcMAFata mythird-rowseat,andMs.Bankssoftrious and unremarkable French attorneyspeaking event held in Ghent, Belgium in English voice and accent, I could not hearwho quietly sat through the proceedings2009. Interestingly enough, Ian Crane only her response. near the prosecutors with his laptop openknew about GcMAF because of me, since 10 H ealtHF reedomN ews /s priNg2021NHF_Spring_2021_5-13-21-FINAL.indd 10 5/13/21 9:54 AM'