http://www.thaimed.us/video-indonesia-tree-man-rare-disease-cure/2007/12/24/

Apparently, the local shamans couldn't do anything for him. I, for one, am shocked.

They should have planted him in a park, tied a yellow ribbon around him and raked in the tourist money. Then, when the novelty wore off, called in the loggers.

Whitey to the rescue!

Indonesia’s health minister, Siti Fadilah Supari, recently lambasted the US doctor currently treating the 35-year-old man, who has the rare affliction caused by the Human Papilloma Virus.

Mrs. Supari, who famously refused to share bird flu samples with international scientists, claims such samples could be used in the future to make vaccines that the poor could not afford. She told reporters, "We are offended because the samples were taken from Dede without our permission. If they are taken abroad, they could become lucrative commodities [color="Red"]and make us look like a bunch of stone-age primitives who just aren't as smart as White devils.”

Dr Anthony Gaspari maintains that he took the samples for humanitarian reasons only expressing his sole motivation was to treat the man.