MARIJUANA ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR CANADIANS

Editor:

In the July 30 Times-Journal an article appeared titled "Marijuana party
leader raided."

That piece highlights several crucially important issues for Canadians.

Firstly, how far are Canadians willing to stand back from defense of
Canadian sovereignty? To what extent are Canadians willing to accept
American suzerainty, both in the classical and modern definition of the term?

When is Canada going to address drug use and regulation from an intelligent
perspective and design policy that actually serves the interest it is said
to serve rather than as an aid to the sub-rosa revenue stream of foreign
intelligence agencies?

Does anyone out there not know that the profitability of the underground
drug trade is one of the primary sources of financing for the black ops,
not just for CIA but for many other covert agencies of the U.S. government?

Drug trafficking serves the political interest of the military industrial
complex so well, precisely because of the built in profitability and
plausible deniability.

Huge sums of money can be directed to the financing of operations to
destabilize unfriendly regimes without official legislative over view.
Recent examples that spring to mind are the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden and
his al-Qaida group that were originally organized, trained and financed by
the CIA and others to help destabilize Russia and Iran respectively.

Does the name Oliver North still ring bells? Think also of just how badly
those initiatives turned out and remember that lots of the money came from
trafficking in drugs.

For those with more active memories we can hark back to the 1960s and the
"Air America" shenanigans in Laos.

Does anyone out there think that authorities are not smart enough to deal
effectively with illicit drug use? What do Canadians think the real issue is?

How do Canadians feel about the U.S. grabbing political prisoners right out
of Canada.

Anyone who read that July 30 story and is not deeply disturbed by the
implications for Canadians should call an undertaker without delay for they
are already dead and have not yet hit the floor!

Will Arlow

Straffordville, Ont.