Re: Less Oil, More Cocaine!

Come on folks! Isn't this clearly off-topic. Let's exercise some self-
control here.

TG

On Jan 1, 2006, at 2:12 PM, Dick Fischer wrote:

> Let’s see, a South American politician with ties to illegal cocaine
> production uses illicit drug money to win a presidential election
> where he pledges to dismantle the government policy against growing
> coca leaves. Could this be a big dark cloud on the horizon posing
> a threat to the well being of our country?
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> Perhaps cheaper cocaine would ease our pain over declining oil
> production. (Just thought I’d give you something else to worry
> about in case you were looking forward to a brighter 2006.)
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> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/29/
> AR2005122901613.html
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> ETERAZAMA, Bolivia -- President-elect Evo Morales traveled to the
> heart of Bolivia coca-growing region to reinforce a campaign theme:
> he will not permit the widespread destruction of the country's coca
> crop.
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> The pledge from the leftist leader drew enthusiastic applause from
> thousands of coca growers Wednesday night _ many of whom help
> Morales win this month's vote by the largest margin in recent
> Bolivian history.
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> "We are winning the green battle: the coca leaf is beating the
> North American dollar," said Morales, a frequent critic of U.S.
> policy in the region. "I guaranteeyou, there will be no zero coca."
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> The 46-year-old Aymara Indian who won the Dec. 18 balloting with a
> decisive 54 percent of the vote, campaigned on promises to stand up
> to the U.S. on the eradication of coca, the raw ingredient of cocaine.
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> ~Dick Fischer~ Genesis Proclaimed Association
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> Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History
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> www.genesisproclaimed.org
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Received on Sun Jan 1 18:58:30 2006