PROPAGANDA MACHINE IN FULL SWING

Dear Editor:

I appreciate the Airdrie Echo publishing "Map it out" (May 6), by Chris Buors.

Mapinc.org's dedication to the truth has enabled them to take on the
multi-billion dollar funded drug war propaganda machine (U.S. government)
with only pocket change and dedicated volunteers.

The U.S. propaganda is in full swing in Canada now. Here are my comments on
some of the articles which I have read and interviews to which I have listened.

U.S. -- other nations regret decriminalization. Truth: Belgium, Greece,
Luxembourg, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Austria, France, Italy,
Ireland, the Netherlands and Lambeth and Brixton areas of South London have
all decriminalized and are moving toward legalization. No European nation
is considering going back to criminalization.

U.S. -- Germany regrets their needle maintenance program. Truth: the needle
maintenance program worked so well, it is being expanded. The first year
saw a significant drop in overdoses. Crime, HIV and hepatitis dropped 50
per cent.

U.S. -- Canada must respect world drug treaties. Truth: the U.S. has
refused to acknowledge the Kyoto Accord, the anti-ballistic missile treaty
and the world war criminal court.

Beware of the influence the U.S. will have on your next elections! What it
wants may not be in the best interests of Canadian citizens.

Larry Seguin

Lisbon, New York