animal rights terrorists

Animal Rights Terrorists?

Last night, we were walking through Stephensplatz - a touristy sort of

area, and met some members of the Queen's Regiment in full regalia

sitting in a pub. The first question they asked us was, "are you

Americans?" and not without a little bit of disdain. "No, we're

Canadians." Smiles lit up their faces, they apologized, and warmly

offered to take some pictures with us.

Upon returning to the hotel, I began watching BBC Worldnews. The lead

story was about animal rights terrorists. Apparently, a company (can't

remember which one, and it doesn't really matter), was denied their

listing on the NYSE at the last minute, because of threats from animal

rights terrorists. Animal rights terrorists?? I'm sure there are

individuals that may feel intimidated and scared by animal rights

activists, but I'm not sure that you can conscientiously lump PETA in

with suicide bombers. It's a bit of a stretch. It does however fit in

with Bush's agenda on terrorism. Keep the American people scared. Keep

them worried that terrorism is always on the front door. People who

are scared don't ask questions - they just want to be safe. In fact,

the newest enemy of the American people is animal rights terrorists!

Run! Hide your children! But careful, because they might be disguised

as suicide bombers.

Is George Bush really trying to convince the American public that the

economy is tanking because of animal rights terrorists? The Bush

Administration has spent close to $204,000,000,000 on the Iraq War,

and the costs continue to mount every minute. This does not even begin

to include human costs and psychological costs, which are perhaps the

most damaging of all.