Pubdate: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 Source: Austin American-Statesman (TX) Copyright: 2001 Austin American-Statesman Contact: P. O. Box 670 Austin, Texas 78767 Fax: 512-445-3679 Website: http://www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/today/ Author: D. Baird WAR BASED ON LIES The slaying of sheriff's Deputy Keith Ruiz represents a tragedy directly related to the federal war on drugs. The suspect, Edwin Delamora, was threatening no one at the time. The war on drugs is based on lies, just like the false statement made by Sgt. Al LeBlanc of the SWAT Team: "Our main job is to save lives . . ." That's like the Branch Davidians being attacked by federal agents who claimed they were manufacturing methamphetamines and claimed the children and babies were being abused. The Branch Davidians threatened absolutely no one until attacked by the federal agents. Federal lies promote local lies, and the pervasive lies of American society are detected by school children who rebel and distrust institutions. And our corporations begin to cheat us wholesale: "If the feds promote lies, then so should we." D. Laird Austin - --- MAP posted-by: Terry Liittschwager