Subject: Re: [drugwar] (OT really) Re: War is the life blood of the State .
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 10:06:41 -0400
To:        <drugwar@mindvox.com>
From:     Bob Armstrong <bob@cosy.com>
On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 06:26:37 -0400, preston peet wrote:
>=A0Bob Armstrong <bob@cosy.com>=A0wrote:
>=A0>>=A0Here you totally lose me . How does Dow force anything on=
 anybody ?

>=A0Monsanto, (makers of that Super Roundup being sprayed by=
 another Corporation
>=A0that makes money off war all the time, Dyncorp, in=
 Ecuador...errr, I mean,
>=A0Colombia- http://www.drugwar.com/pdyncorplawsuit.shtm) 

 I think one of the grotesque immoralities of Buy and Bust=
 operations is
 that the narc who solicits and purchases the contraband is not=
 treated as
 as or more guilty than the dealer .

 Roundup is a widely used broad leaf herbicide . It can be=
 purchased on the
 open agricultural market .

 I see here : 
  Dyncorp received a $600 million contract in 1997 from the US=
 Department
  of State to spray poisons, provide logistical support, and=
 otherwise
  manage operations for the US-backed anti-drug Plan Colombia,=
 launched
  in 1998. Since 1991, Dyncorp has worked with the State=
 Department's
  International Narcotics and Law Enforcement aviation program,=
 renewing
  that contract in 1996. 

 It's clear here , as always , that it is the US Government Drug=
 Warriors
 who purchased , organized and executed this yet another travesty=
 in
 their WOD .  THE STATE LOVES WAR AND THEY TAKE OUR MONEY TO WAGE=
 IT .
 They need it as an excuse to take our money . They are into=
 creating
 empires .

--
\/ Definitely off topic \/

> which successfully
>=A0sued a variety of farmers for having their GM seed mingled into=
 their crops
>=A0here in the US? Seems to me they've been using "force."
>=A0http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?RecID=3D244

 I'm not sure I see the relevance of this which seems to be about=
 a
 disgruntled Monsanto customer : 

   We don't like gmo (genetically modified organisms) here=
 because it
   yields less," says Rodney, noting Pioneer Hi-Bred data showing=
 that
   no genetically modified or conventional seed out produces its=
 9071
   soybeans, a conventionally bred variety. 
 
 and :
  
   "This is a poster child for disputes of this nature if a=
 process is
   not followed," Bertsch says. If one party acts on its own, as=
 both
   Monsanto and the Nelsons did, then each party's legal team=
 will
   question the actions of the other party. 

 Issues of GM seed mingling fall under the heading of=
 "externalities"
 and affected parties certainly have the right to sue . There is=
 no
 question that this is a significant issue these days and , as in=
 this
 case is being battled in the courts .

 I'll ask the guy who rents and runs the family farm land out in
 western Illinois about the whole howl when I get out there next
 month .

--=A0
=A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02003/07/15 9:17:25 AM