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From: Jon Bonanno (jon_at_bondesen-graup.com)
Date: 2003-01-14 06:15:02

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    AJ List:

    I assume that many of you in the U.S. have seen the advertisements that
    attempt to link smoking marijuana to terrorism - www.mediacampaign.org/mg/
    <http://www.mediacampaign.org/mg/> - Well I just ran across another one (in
    the New York Times!) and I can’t take it any more. I fired off an obscenity
    laden email to that organization about five minutes ago. I’ve calmed down a
    bit, but I’m still pretty agitated. Where to begin? I’ll make it easier
    for everyone and leave my opinions about the present course of the Bush
    administration out of this email. The ads are the work of National Youth
    Anti-Drug Media Campaign – www.theantidrug.com
    http://www.theantidrug.com/> - which is itself the brainchild of the White
    House Office of National Drug Control Policy. As I said, a few ads in this
    campaign connect drug use to the support of terrorism. The website actually
    quotes George W. Bush: “If you quit drugs, you join the fight against terror
    in America.” It’s not hard to read between the lines (as we know, W. is
    familiar with lines): smoke a joint and you support Al Queda.

    Put simply, it is evil to enlist the feelings stirred up by September 11th
    in the fight against drug use, about which there is no clear consensus in
    this country. And to use 9/11 in a fight against marijuana use is so
    ignorant and insensitive that it’s almost hard to believe.

    Please contact them (sans obscenities) at the second website listed above
    and let them know what you think.

    Best,

    Jon Bonanno

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    <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 =
    color=3Dblack
    face=3DArial><span =
    style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
    Arial'>I assume that many of you in the U.S. have seen the =
    advertisements that
    attempt to link smoking marijuana to terrorism - =
    </span></font></span><span
    class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
    style=3D'font-size:
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    href=3D"http://www.mediacampaign.org/mg/">www.mediacampaign.org/mg/</a></=
    span></font></span><span
    class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
    style=3D'font-size:
    10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> - Well I just ran =
    across
    another one (in the New York Times!) and I can&#8217;t take it any =
    more.<span
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>I fired off an obscenity laden =
    email to
    that organization about five minutes ago. I&#8217;ve calmed down a bit, =
    but I&#8217;m still
    pretty agitated.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Where to
    begin?<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>I&#8217;ll make it =
    easier for
    everyone and leave my opinions about the present course of the Bush
    administration out of this email.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
    yes">&nbsp; </span>The
    ads are the work of </span></font></span><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
    face=3DArial><span
    style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>National Youth =
    Anti-Drug
    Media Campaign </span></font><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 =
    color=3Dblack
    face=3DArial><span =
    style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
    Arial'>&#8211; </span></font></span><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font =
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    color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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    font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><a =
    href=3D"http://www.theantidrug.com/">www.theantidrug.com</a></span></font=
    ></span><span
    class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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    10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> - <span
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>which is itself the brainchild =
    of the
    White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.<span =
    style=3D"mso-spacerun:
    yes">&nbsp; </span>As I said, a few ads in this campaign connect drug =
    use to
    the support of terrorism.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
    </span>The
    website actually quotes George W. Bush: &#8220;If you quit drugs, you =
    join the fight
    against terror in America.&#8221;<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
    yes">&nbsp; </span>It&#8217;s
    not hard to read between the lines (as we know, W. is familiar with =
    lines):<span
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>smoke a joint and you support =
    Al Queda.<span
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span></span></font></span><span
    class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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    windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

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    class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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    <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 =
    color=3Dblack
    face=3DArial><span =
    style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
    Arial'>Put simply, it is evil to enlist the feelings stirred up by =
    September 11<sup>th</sup>
    in the fight against drug use, about which there is no clear consensus =
    in this
    country.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>And to use 9/11 =
    in a
    fight against marijuana use is so ignorant and insensitive that =
    it&#8217;s almost
    hard to believe.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
    </span></span></font></span><span
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    color=3Dblack
    face=3DArial><span =
    style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
    Arial'>Please contact them (sans obscenities) at the second website =
    listed
    above and let them know what you think.</span></font></span><span
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