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| Role of U.S. in Colombia Continues To Challenge |
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Posted by FoM on June 17, 2001 at 07:55:53 PT By Paul De La Garza and David Adams Source: St. Petersburg Times 
For the drug war in Colombia, these are signs of trouble: Angry coca farmers. An irritated environmental minister. An influential study calling for deeper U.S. involvement in that nation's civil war. Last month, the minister of the environment in Bogota issued a resolution castigating the country's drug policy office for failing to provide adequate data on the environmental impact of a U.S.-sponsored aerial spraying program. Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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| Comment #5 posted by FoM on June 17, 2001 at 17:55:57 PT |
| Thanks lookinside. We have gotten sick a few times when we drank coffee which is odd to say the least. Both my husband and myself felt sick. We didn't use that new canister of coffee and bought another one and didn't get sick. We tried the coffee that made us sick a week or so later and we felt sick again with slight nausea which went away but we wondered why. It wasn't the milk because we used the milk in cereal with no problems. It was very strange since we both have been drinking coffee since we were in our teens and that never happened before. [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #4 posted by lookinside on June 17, 2001 at 13:34:13 PT:
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| it seems like i read something concerning coffee a year or two ago(DDT contamination, i think)...generally, of itself, coffee has few pests...most arabica coffees are grown organically because the need for pesticides is minimal...the possibility that the coca spraying could cause contamination certainly exists, though... maybe some of the more informed posters can get more details? [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #3 posted by FoM on June 17, 2001 at 12:28:01 PT |
| I've asked this question before but I'm not sure if anyone knows the answer. Since our coffee mostly comes from Colombia can it be contaminated too? [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #2 posted by lookinside on June 17, 2001 at 12:16:24 PT:
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| i live in one of the largest wine grape producing areas in the world...if a person uses glyphosate on a windy day here, he can find himself sued for the loss of vines...grapes are VERY sensitive to the stuff...a very minor exposure to a vine will kill it in a matter of a couple days, and by the time it's noticed, it's way too late... fortunately, coca plants seem to be tougher... i wonder how california growers would react if saudi arabia [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #1 posted by Ethan Russo, MD on June 17, 2001 at 09:37:54 PT:
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| This story is disgusting. Here the Colombians themselves are asking that their own laws and protections be honored, while the Amerikan diplomats, mercenaries and talking head ideologues moan about how they are being thwarted in their holy crusade. It is all garbage. Take a look at the warning label on a Round-Up container and see if you would consider it safe. Suppose for the sake of discussion that glyphosate did not harm people or animals. Then consider that it is an indiscriminant broadleaf herbicide that they spray from planes. It does not selectively attach to coca bushes, but rather kill everything. Would you want to grow your food there? What if you couldn't? My hope is that the nations of the world will censure the US Policy and help to end it ASAP. It is the only hope for Colombia. [ Post Comment ] |
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