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January 20, 2004

Killing Rainforests to Fight Drugs

Rather than working to keep our own kids off drugs, lets fumigate South American kids and their environment - including the most biodiverse rainforests on the Earth. The war on drugs has become an extension of the Bush administration's war on the Earth.

ENN News Story - U.S. is accused of risking lives with campaign against drugs in Latin America

The United States is putting civilians at risk by backing the fumigation of vast areas of Ecuador and Colombia with deadly chemicals in its fight against drug traffickers and guerrillas, Ecuador's former environment minister said Monday.

Posted by Dr. Glen Barry on January 20, 2004 3:30 PM

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We also need the Rain forest for oxygen, so if we cut the rainforest down we would loss over 20% of the worlds oxygen

Posted by: Anonymous | April 26, 2007 8:23 AM

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