-Caveat Lector- Sorry, Jamie... wasn't trying to garner the "most depressing news of the week" award.... it IS pretty sick. Vietnam tactics. They are trying to get a bunch more "military aid" to Columbia right now. Also trying (or already succeeding?) in getting the School of the (assassins) Americas refunded. At least if we try to publicize these acts of war and criminal war crimes, we're doing SOMETHING about it.... Somehow though, we need to figure out how to take the $$ out of the market for drugs. That's the only way. If the "street value" of an ounce of coke is $20, there wouldn't be any criminals importing & selling it. Prohibition definitively creates highly capitalized criminal enterprise. Look at the goddam history with alcohol ! Repeal the prohibitions, decriminalize the "chemically imbalanced" and/or borderline personality-disordered persons who are attracted to, addicted to - drugs. Even if it started with only marijuana... it's the criminalization of the substances that lead a user from one to another to large extent- the same drug dealer who sells criminalized pot may well sell criminalized heroin or cocaine.... they did when I was a kid, I guess they still do now. Politics. Money. Hemp-fiber. Lies. Prohibition. Crime. MONEY. GUNS. Prison-industrial complex. International politics. CIA. GUNS. MONEY. The knot unravels without prohibition. I suggest that working with the potheads (sarcastic humor, mebbe not all medical marijuana advocates are potheads) to decriminalize is a good step in the right direction, even if it's only the "medical" marijuana. The politics of HEMP were a foundation of the prohibition- http://www.ka.net/usinc/shadv2.html the "getting high" aspect was only a COVERUP (sold to the public by for the prohibition effort aimed at the hemp fiber farmer..... if mainstream politics becomes involved in decriminalization even for medical use, then the door is opened to agricultural hemp activity (which is likely "high" on Gatewood's agenda) ... and pretty soon... POOF- up in smoke (so to speak) goes the whole prohibition argument, the prison-industrial complex looses steam, prohibition of other substances will follow... Brian made big fun of something I posted the other day (which I'm not POSITIVE that he has the full info on... even if he does know everything else... except how search engines work :) .... and in part of that post of his, he mentioned talking to the fella in Kentucky who'd represented Charlie whats-his-name.... Gatewood Galbraith: http://www.gatewood.com/ These "medical marijuana" campaigners have a broad support base and a bunch of activists. How to "harmonize" with some of them... perhaps to find some of them interested in CIA cocaine importation lawsuits? Mebbe next time Brian is chatting with Gatewood... and mebbe a public service annoucement/ad in "High Times" &/or others 'bout the lawsuits? .. this is SURE to reach some politically interested individuals... Also perhaps it'd be useful to try the PSA (public service announcement) route with publicizing the lawsuits in OTHER media (PSA's are FREE... ) Drug war is class war. as Kris says: Drug PEACE not drug war! Dave Hartley http://www.Asheville-Computer.com http://www.ioa.com/~davehart -----Original Message----- From: Jamie Shafer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 10:51 PM To: Subject: PANUPS: Colombian Drug Wars From: Jamie Shafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is the most f*****g depressing thing I've read in days, and that's saying something. At 04:15 PM 09/29/1999 -0400, you wrote: >From: "Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >drug peace, not class war. >glyphosphate is Monsanto's Roundup. > >Dave Hartley >http://www.Asheville-Computer.com >http://www.ioa.com/~davehart > > >PANUPS: Colombian Drug Wars DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
