Fidel Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 So now the meaning of the term "terrorist" has been broadened to include people who grow dope. Who's next? Immigrants? Smokers? People who listen to Iron Maiden? Jay Walkers? Drug czar gives warning Federal official calls marijuana growers dangerous terrorists By Dylan Darling (Contact) Friday, July 13, 2007 The nation's top anti-drug official said people need to overcome their "reefer blindness" and see that illicit marijuana gardens are a terrorist threat to the public's health and safety, as well as to the environment. John P. Walters, President Bush's drug czar, said the people who plant and tend the gardens are terrorists who wouldn't hesitate to help other terrorists get into the country with the aim of causing mass casualties. Walters made the comments at a Thursday press conference that provided an update on the "Operation Alesia" marijuana-eradication effort. "Don't buy drugs. They fund violence and terror," he said. After touring gardens raided this week in Shasta County, Walters said the officers who are destroying the gardens are performing hard, dangerous work in rough terrain. He said growers have been known to have weapons, including assault rifles. "These people are armed; they're dangerous," he said. He called them "violent criminal terrorists." Walters, whose official title is director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, said too many people write off marijuana as harmless. "We have kind of a 'reefer blindness,' " he said. No arrests have been made so far in the four days of raids, the opening leg of what Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko has promised will be at least two straight weeks of daily raids. He said suspects have been hard to find because their familiarity with their terrain makes it easy for them to flee quickly. Although crews doing the raids are using Black Hawk and other helicopters to drop in on some of the gardens, Bosenko said they don't want to give the growers any warning of a raid. "We try to move in under stealth," he said. As of Thursday morning, Operation Alesia raids had resulted in the yanking of 68,237 young marijuana plants from public lands in Shasta County. Raids already have been conducted in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, as well as on land managed by the U.S. Forest Service north of Lake Shasta and other public land near Manton. Read on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Is there no end to this madness? "...John P. Walters, President Bush's drug czar, said the people who plant and tend the gardens are terrorists who wouldn't hesitate to help other terrorists get into the country with the aim of causing mass casualties. Walters made the comments at a Thursday press conference that provided an update on the "Operation Alesia" marijuana-eradication effort..." Big difference between dope growing deadheads with rasta dred locks and Al-queda...of course GWB will make the link..."liquor store robbed? Al-queda...car stolen? Al-Queda...kid skateboarding o0n the sidewalk? shoot him, al-queda..." When will it end!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidel Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Frequent visitor to Asia with intimate knowledge of aircraft and access to airports, suspected former dope smoker & martial artist? Al Qaeda, lock him up and throw away the key! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 No problem ... as long as they don't go after distilleries and breweries! p.s. You've probably never heard of the Whiskey Rebellion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Faulty logic. Domestically grown pot fights terrorism since the money isn't going into the pockets of terrorists like the stuff brought from other countries does. They need to stop destroying it and instead encourage domestically grown marijuana as a patriotic act to fight terrorism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I'll smoke to that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitagawn Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Wow this one IS hard to believe. :thumbdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Not really. Nothing much surprises in American politics these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitagawn Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Sad but true- man they are nuts/whacko/ obsessed and did I mention manipulative and dishonest?- "Good Christians" and all of that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damen Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Who's next? Immigrants? Smokers? People who listen to Iron Maiden? If they are listening to anything after the Killer's album, I'd have to say yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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