Pubdate: Fri, 09 Sep 2005
Source: Leduc Representative (CN AB)
Copyright: 2005 Leduc Representative
Contact:  http://www.leducrepresentative.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2265
Author: Russell Barth 

POT HEADS MORE DANGEROUS THAN OSAMA BIN LADEN

Dear Editor:

U.S. officials had Canadian officers arrest internet marijuana seed
dealer Marc Emery.

It seems clear the U.S. thinks Emery and his seeds are a much bigger
threat to the status quo than, say, Osama Bin Laden.

While police in the U.K. are rounding up Pakistani-born bombing
suspects, the U.S. is rounding up Canadian-born marijuana-law-reform
activists.

When they searched the home and business of Mr. Emery, by the way,
they failed to find any weapons of mass destruction, or Osama.

Does this mean the U.S. can also extradite Canadians for speaking out
against the Bush Administration? Bush made it clear that 'You are
either with us, or with the terrorists.'

Since most Canadians are against both, exactly what qualifies as being
'criminal' in the eyes of the White House?

Can publicly disagreeing with certain U.S. laws and policies get
Canadians sent to Gitmo?

Just how far does their Patriot Act reach, and why do their laws reach
into our country? Should Canadians be more careful what we say on the
phone, over the Internet, or too our friends in public?

Could we be extradited for things we have written or said publicly?
Could having anti-U.S. thoughts be considered an 'act of terrorism?'
How soon before the U.S. extradites Carolyn Parrish for her comments?

Will we see U.S. police or military personnel walking around Vancouver
like they do in Iraq, searching for suspects ?

I have been an outspoken drug-law-reform activist who has publicly
criticized the Bush administration, their illegal war, and their
insane foreign polices.

Could I be extradited for that?

It looks like the time has finally come where we should just take down
all the Canadian flags from courthouses and Parliament Hill and all
government buildings, and put Old Glory up in its place.

If U.S. officials can just come to Canada and arrest people for
something that may or may not even be a crime here, our sovereignty is
now officially gone.

Russell Barth Federal Medical Marijuana License Holder

Educators For Sensible Drug Policy http://www.efsdp.org

Ottawa, Ont.
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