Tell me this doesn't smell of the Pharmaceutical Lobby...

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

FDA fears drugs a terror target
Acting commissioner says imported drugs biggest concern

WASHINGTON (AP) -- "Cues from chatter" gathered around the world are raising concerns that terrorists might try to attack the domestic food and drug supply, particularly illegally imported prescription drugs, acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Lester M. Crawford says.

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/08/12/fda.terror.ap/index.html

Looks like their friends, the drug lobbyists, have shelled out a little more money so that the Bush people will scare our seniors out of going into Canada and Mexico to buy the prescription medicine that they can't afford stateside. Goddamn fascists!!!! :grr: :nuke:

[ret5hd]

1. that was the first thought i had when i heard that.

[asjr]

2. It is a damned political ploy and they should be

ashamed of themselves. We are not that dumb.

[benburch]

3. I yelled "F*** Y**!" at the radio.

This made me so angry I could spit.

What kind of idiots do these people think we are?

They are just making stuff up now, not even having the pretense of a fact to distort.

[calico1]

4. So I am supposed to believe that

terrorists expect to score a win by attacking the sources of the supplies of Celebrex, Lipitor, etc.? How do the terrorists win by doing this? This sounds like a ridiculous ploy. The only ones chattering are the idiots in power.

[wtmusic]

5. "Geez, I just don't know if I can trust my Canadian Oxycontin now..."

It's all out war against this vile, lying administration.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

6. Love your take on the proganda meter!!

[wtmusic]

7. Send them an email

http://www.fda.gov/comments/webform.html

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

8. Oh, believe me, they've already heard from me

I doubt I'll get a response. But good idea, maybe we can get others to send em mail.

[cosmicdot]

9. Republican/White House tyranny

tyranny n. cruel and arbitrary use of authority

the 'announcement' is a tyranny act in and of itself, imho

what are "illegally imported prescription drugs"? :shrug: lipitor?


illegally imported would be the black market, wouldn't it?

these people are playing fast and dangerous with our lives ... our future ... our survival ...

Now, my fear is expanded to include the fear that someone involved with and under the instructions from Bush-Cheney*/BFEE will LI/MIHOP ...