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Latin American Leader Calls for STOP the US Drug Policy

Uruguay President Jorge Batlle called for other Latin American leaders to join him in opposing US-imposed drug policy. "If this powder (cocaine) was worth only ten cents, there would not be organizations dedicated to make a billion dollars to fund armies in Columbia," said Batlle, speaking about cocaine policy on Novenmer 20th at the 10th Latin American Summit of Heads of State in Panama City. Batlle said other countries must confront the question of legalization. How do you create the money that sustains all of this? Do you believe that while this illegal substance has this fantastic market value that there is any mechanism that can impede its trafficking? How do you make this product lose value so that nobody is interested anymore in this business? Legalize it!

The 72-year old Uruguay leader said Latin American countries "must stop playing games and treat the economic realities of drug prohibition seriously."

On December 1st, Batlle traveled to Mexico City to attend the inauguration of President Vicente Fox. There, Batlle made his strongest challenge to US-imposed drug policy yet. "The day that it is legalized in the United States, it will lose value," said the president of Uruguay, "And when it loses value, there will be no profit." Then violence will end. And Batlle added that he has personally proposed the legalization solution to US President Bill Clinton.

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World hunger; world overpopulation. Two problems, one solution: CANNIBALISM

Since there are too many people on the planet, and since millions are starving, we need a solution. You may recall the slogan, "Eat the Rich." Well, what candidates can we come up with for a food source?

How about corporate raiders who rip off the public and destroy the environment?

How about terrorists who bomb innocent people to make some obscure point?

How about that boss who does nothing, gets twice your pay and takes credit for all your work?

How about that inconsiderate neighbor who keeps you up all night with his noise?

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Short Course in Comparative Religion

Taoism... Shit happens
Buddhism... Shit happening is an illusion
Islam... Shit happening is the will of Allah
Hinduism... This shit has happened before
Catholicism...If shit happens, you deserve it
Judaism... Why does shit always happen to us
Christian Science... If shit happens, pray and it will go away
Protestantism... Let shit happen to someone else
Atheism... Shit happens for no reason
Agnosticism... Maybe shit happens, maybe it doesn't
Hari Krishna... Shit happens, shit happens, shit happens, Shit happens, shit happens, shit happens
Stoicism... Shit happens, and I can take it
Jehovah's Witnesses... Let us in, and we will tell you why shit happens
Rastafarianism... Let's smoke this shit, and see what happens.