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