Hiya Tom, Thanx for that. Good read. I'm an American. I don't mind telling you how very scary things have gotten in this country. The America I grew up in and grew up believing in no longer exists. In its place is a pseudo-dictatorship hiding behind a mask of democracy. I'm a bit of a student of history. Much of what is happening in America today smacks of early NAZI Germany in the mid-thirties. Right down to invading/conquering foreign nations. Even the 'buzz-words' you hear bandied about are all the same. Back in time it was love and loyalty to the 'Fatherland.' Today in the media America the country is referred to as; the 'Homeland'. Turning in your neighbors is publicly encouraged. There are signs up everywhere admonishing people to 'report anyone suspicious' to authorities. It's all being done under the guise of defending against terrorists. One by one our individual rights and personal freedoms have been legislated out of existence while the population sleeps. Bush has literally stolen the top office in this country twice with the help of his republican sponsors. Check it out; police no longer need to "show cause" when they stop someone for interrogation! They are now using drug sniffing dogs to 'sniff' your vehicle and if the dog has any response, they can search the vehicle and bust you on the spot. Good-bye land of the free! I'm sorry, I'm going to stop. I didn't mean to launch into a political diatribe. I just want to voice my complete outrage at the actions of the 'brown-shirt' DEA. They have reached into a neighboring country with the sole purpose of enforcing 'our' draconian drug laws and mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana in a country that is on the verge of complete decriminalization. Bush doesn't expect to 'actually' extradite these Canadian citizens, I'm sure. I believe the whole thing was an exercise intended to a. Take down a major activist and money sponsor of the legalization movement, b. to shut down Emery Seeds, (which it has done successfully,) and last but not least, c. to send a strong message to the Canadian government about how Uncle Sam feels about their impending legalization of MJ. If the Canadians are stupid enough to turn their own citizens over to a foreign government for prosecution of offenses which are virtually ignored in their own country, we're all going to Hell in a handbasket. I am convinced that it will take nothing short of a bloody, armed revolution to liberate this country a second time from the grip of the greedy, destructive war-mongers who currently control it. This is a war of values. 'Ours' which include; love, life, a 'green' world, peace, and a very strong sense of community, vs. Greed, wars of conquest, destruction of resources on a planetary scale, control of the populace, and death. Thanks for listening and letting me get this off my chest. It's been festering for quite some time. Pray for peace. Pray for sanity! Peace, UFOman