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  DEA Head Can Lead in a New Direction or Fail
Posted by FoM on August 25, 2001 at 09:45:33 PT
Bee Editorial 
Source: Sacramento Bee 

DEA As Asa Hutchinson, the former congressman and new Bush appointed administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency, makes his first trip across the United States, it's hard not to compare him to Michael Douglas, the actor who played the hapless but earnest fictional DEA chief in the searing movie "Traffic."

In an editorial board meeting with The Sacramento Bee, Hutchinson urged the American people not to give in to the cynicism that the film about the international drug wars invites. Still, he acknowledged "Traffic's" realism, particularly its portrayal of deep corruption among Mexico's highest-ranking drug police.

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Comment #12 posted by Hope on August 27, 2001 at 11:38:30 PT
name registration
ok....thanks.
:-)


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Comment #11 posted by FoM on August 27, 2001 at 09:38:36 PT
Thanks Hope
If you don't mind me mentioning it you might want to register your name. Just a suggestion. Thanks! I love that name.

http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/register.shtml

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Comment #10 posted by Hope on August 27, 2001 at 09:30:51 PT
I got a reply from the Sacramento Bee
Mr. Hutchinson was in town for a separate purpose, a speech (I believe it
was a Hispanic law enforcement group, but I'm not sure. The speech was in
the evening, he arrived earlier in the afternoon. It's not unusual for
visiting officials, when they have an hour to spare, to swing by for a
visit. We have probably five-seven meetings a week with various individuals
and groups. Sure, the folks who come in are obviously trying to get across
their point of view.


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Comment #9 posted by FoM on August 26, 2001 at 13:26:34 PT
lookinside
I don't remembering seeing anything about a meeting that I can recall but I'll keep my eyes open. We don't get any newspapers because all they are is mostly advertising.

I'm glad your friend won. That's good news. I've noticed that the 34 percent for legalization article isn't being used in other papers so far. They are trying to keep good news quiet. I feel it in my bones.

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Comment #8 posted by lookinside on August 26, 2001 at 13:01:38 PT:

i cancelled...
my subscription to the bee last week...citing a number of
reasons(i posted that letter here)...i recieved no
reply...the accusations were apparently unimportant to the
editor there...now they have a meeting with top government
drug warriors..to plan the next "spin" campaign?...i think so...

i heard that several county DA's met in sacramento last week
to decide on their stand on the issues concerning medical
marijuana...no news concerning decisions yet...i have the
feeling that no agreement was reached...

FoM: have you seen anything?

some good news: a friend of a friend won his case in
manteca, california on medical marijuana grounds...he had
170+ plants...the jury found him not guilty...


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Comment #7 posted by Hope on August 26, 2001 at 08:07:30 PT
"meeting"
An e-mail has been sent to the Bee:

I don't know much about the newspaper business and I once believed that the
media was supposed to be a watchdog of the government for the people. I also
understand that there have been recent concerns that the government is
"buying" the media in an effort to maintain backing for it's drug policies.

Why is the DEA having meetings with the Editorial Board of the Sacramento
Bee?

This citizen is concerned about who our "watchdogs" appear to be having
strangely close relationships with.
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A reply would be a big surprise, but if such a thing should happen, it will be posted here.

A "meeting" with the entire editorial board, instead of a news conference, or interview? Sounds irregular, but, perhaps, it's not.



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Comment #6 posted by dddd on August 26, 2001 at 01:01:58 PT
Dogs and their Masters

"So much for the media being the "watchdogs" of government, for the people."

It's too bad that these "watchdogs" of the media,have now been bred to tow
the party line,,,,the feds have been humping these old dogs quite effectively
for years now,and have created a whole new breed of media showdogs...They
know who fills their bowls,and they will bark on command.


dddd


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Comment #5 posted by dddd on August 26, 2001 at 00:52:19 PT
Extremely good point Hope
Hope says;
"My concern here is, why is the Editorial Board of the Sacramento Bee meeting with Hutchinson and other DEA people?It sounds as though they are on a little nationwide tour of meeting with editorial boards of papers. Why?"

Yes,,,,why the special meetings with such influential groups?
Why no such meetings with other,more relevant groups?...dddd


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Comment #4 posted by Hope on August 26, 2001 at 00:37:23 PT
Editorial Board meeting with the DEA?
My concern here is, why is the Editorial Board of the Sacramento Bee meeting with Hutchinson and other DEA people?
It sounds as though they are on a little nationwide tour of meeting with editorial boards of papers. Why?

So much for the media being the "watchdogs" of government, for the people. Seems our "watchdogs" are having "meetings" with the ones they are supposed to be watching.

Considering the already revealed problems of the government buying favorable news items to back their drug policies...I find this meeting business a bit strange. Does anyone else?

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Comment #3 posted by E. Johnson on August 25, 2001 at 15:26:45 PT
You'd think they'd be tired of it by now
The DEA has been my political enemy but as a sufferer of chronic PTSD, in a way I have a weird empathy for these aggro bullheaded hate-filled control freak racial profiling vaginal-anal-searching home-seizing law enforcement types.

They're all damaged from the field by now. They live deep witin in the violence that they have helped to escalate. It's not a pleasant place to be. They aren't the way they are because they're happy people.

They aren't running around saying deranged things like hemp is the same as the kind bud because they're in a place of calm and reason and clarity.

Hate is our problem here, and I think we all know deep in our hearts that there is one and only one real cure for hate, and that is love.

Our society is deeply wounding itself in this War.

Somehow love has to be applied to this problem.


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Comment #2 posted by drfist on August 25, 2001 at 12:34:42 PT
actually need to ban Carbon, hydrogen, Oxygen
The basic precursors are basic elements of earth and the air we breath, a good organic chemist can start from that.

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Comment #1 posted by PoisonedFor4YrsSoFar on August 25, 2001 at 10:09:15 PT
DEA can joke too
"Soon we're going to have
to control dirt as
a precursor chemical,"

I had to laugh when
I read that.
When the DEA starts making
jokes like that you know its
just a matter of time.

Although if your life was ruined
by the WOD atrocity I don't see
how you could laugh.


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