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http://www.davidjeremiah.org/site/rallies.aspx For those going to this event, remember: 1, David Jeremiah is a very good speaker. 2. Jeremiah attempts to identify the countries mentioned in the Prophetic books of the Old Testament and the Book of Revelation connected with the end of time. 3. While interesting his message is little better than science fiction because he has no concrete evidence on which to base his message. 3. He is dangerous in that he tries to make the point that the countries of the Middle East surrounding Israeli plus Russia are enemies of God. 4. Jesus died to save all people not just the Jews. Dr. Jeremiah duly alarms people while bringing hatred to the countries he mentions in his mis-guided message. 5. Every since J. Frank Norris Fundamentalist Baptist have preached that they can identify the countries mentioned in the Prophetic books of the Bible. They've preached the time of the Rapture is right now which is impossible to know. Luther Butler, student of J. Frank Norris, B.A. Religious Education, Eastern New Mexico with emphasis on end of time prophecy, B.D. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, MAT Tarleton State University with an emphasis on interpreting literature and teaching.

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End of time battle

Thought on the end of time battle, the reason I want us out of Iraq is that Iran and Russia might come into the fight. If this happens we are going to be involved in a major war. I say pull out to neutral grounds or ships at sea and watch the development. There might be much blood shed in Iraq and again they might settle things peacefully.

TRUE AMERICANS

You are a true first American if you can kill a running buffalo, Catch and ride a pony without a corral, Spear a fish from a rushing brook, Roast it over an open fire and eat it without a fork. Scalp an enemy with a stone. Bed a woman without a ring, and raise your kids in a house built of hides. Worship a God under a starlit sky. Track a deer in the snow, Get your squaw to chew the hide to make soft moccasins for you and the kids. Eat a root and make medicine from a weed. Survive while illegals from Europe try to kill you with smallpox on a blanket, While they starve you by killing and scaring the game away, And when they civilize you put you on a reservation with little water and few game. After you brought the meat for the first Thanksgiving. Then when the Big WWII comes give your life as a code talker to preserve the GOOD OLD USA.

REPUBLICANS AND THE ECONOMY

The Republicans are trying to win the coming election on the fact that the economy is strong. It doesn't matter that the economy is strong because since Bush took over the National Debt has ballooned. With billions of dollars being wasted on the Iraq War there are many bucks floating around on war supplies. Also, with so many eligible workers being in Iraq instead of in the work force here at home unemployment is very low. The only thing wrong with the false security caused by the War is that there has to be a payday eventually. When the national debt has to be paid down the poop is going to hit the fan.

CIA TAKES BLAME 9/11

C.I.A. Details Errors It Made Before Sept. 11 By MARK MAZZETTI Plus the fact this goof up organization was too busy investigating the Clintons and feeding LSD to the troops. Down with the CIA! C.I.A. Lays Out Errors It Made Before Sept. 11 E-Mail By MARK MAZZETTI Published: August 22, 2007 WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 — A report released Tuesday by the Central Intelligence Agency includes new details of the agency’s missteps before the Sept. 11 attacks, outlining what the report says were failures to grasp the role being played by the terror mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and to assess fully the threats streaming into the C.I.A. in the summer of 2001. Skip to next paragraph Related Text: Statement by George J. Tenet on C.I.A. Report (August 21, 2007) Text: Summary of the C.I.A. Report (pdf) The Lede: Accountability in C.I.A.’s 9/11 Report VideoMore Video » The 19-page report, prepared by the agency’s inspector general, also says 50 to 60 C.I.A. officers knew of intelligence reports in 2000 that two of the Sept. 11 hijackers, Nawaf al-Hamzi and Khalid al-Mihdhar, may have been in the United States. But none of those officers thought to notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation about the potential domestic threat, the report says, evidence of what it calls a systemic failure. The inspector general recommended that several top agency officials, including former director George J. Tenet, be held accountable for their failure to put in place a strategy to dismantle Al Qaeda in the years before Sept. 11, 2001. Gen. Michael V. Hayden, the current C.I.A. director, and his predecessor, Porter J. Goss, have declined to seek disciplinary action against Mr. Tenet and others named in the report. The outlines of the report have been known since shortly after it was completed in 2005, but it had never been made public, and its release reignited a debate about whether the C.I.A. should have done more before the attacks and whether Mr. Tenet and other officials should be held accountable. Mr. Tenet called many of the report’s conclusions “flat wrong,” and General Hayden noted that many of those criticized in the review by the agency’s inspector general had criticized the “focus, methodology and conclusions” of the report. Until Tuesday, the report had been kept under wraps by the spy agency, which opposed a public airing of its failures before the Sept. 11 attacks. The summary of the report was released at the insistence of Congress, over General Hayden’s objections, under the terms of a law passed this summer. The dispute surrounding the report’s release suggests the depth of anger that remains, nearly six years later, over where blame should be assigned for the intelligence failures surrounding Sept. 11. Among the lawmakers who voiced renewed anger at the C.I.A.’s decision not to discipline anyone was Representative Rush D. Holt, Democrat of New Jersey, who is a member of the House intelligence committee. “Accountability is a concept the American people understand,” Mr. Holt said in a statement, adding, “I am stunned that General Hayden still does not get that message.” Many of the report’s findings about bureaucratic breakdowns that allowed the 19 hijackers to elude the authorities and carry out the attacks have been documented elsewhere, principally by the Sept. 11 commission, but this report by John L. Helgerson, the C.I.A. inspector, was the first to recommend that top agency officials face a disciplinary review. The full report by the inspector general, totaling several hundred pages, remains classified. As spelled out in the executive summary that was released on Tuesday, the report found neither “a single point of failure” nor a “silver bullet” that would have allowed the C.I.A. to prevent the Sept. 11 attacks. It found that no agency employee violated the law and that none of their errors amounted to misconduct. But the report did conclude that C.I.A. resources devoted to counterterrorism had been mismanaged, and that some had been redirected away from Al Qaeda toward other parts of the agency’s clandestine service. It cited “failures to implement and manage important processes, to follow through with operations, and to properly share and analyze critical data.” The report does not cite the names of the officials who it says “did not discharge their responsibilities in a satisfactory manner,” but it identifies some of them by title. Besides Mr. Tenet, the report criticizes James L. Pavitt, the C.I.A.’s former deputy director for operations; J. Cofer Black, the former director of the agency’s Counterterrorist Center; and other top officials. Mr. Tenet resigned from the agency in June 2004. The recommendation that the agency establish an “accountability board” to determine possible disciplinary action was rejected in October 2005 by Mr. Goss, who was the C.I.A. director and who argued that that punishing top officials “would send the wrong message to our junior officers about taking risks.” The report cited the C.I.A.’s failure to pass intelligence about Mr. Mihdhar and Mr. Hamzi to other agencies as potentially significant. The C.I.A. had identified the men in January 2000 when they visited Malaysia but never notified the State Department to put them on the terrorist watch list. 1 2 Next Page » David Stout contributed reporting.

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PREACHER

From Library Journal Hank is a winner: champion rodeo rider, high school and college athletic star, beloved son, and sweetheart of the beautiful and equally talented Sadie. Growing up on a ranch in eastern New Mexico, he attends college and turns to preaching, not so much because he feels a special calling--in fact, he's a nonbeliever--but because he's so good at it. Hank eventually becomes pastor of one of the largest Baptist churches in Texas, but underneath the successful and self-assured veneer he yearns to discover his true purpose in life. This story of a bull-riding preacher struggling to find himself features out-of-the-ordinary characters and settings. For larger fiction collections.-- Maria A. Perez-Stable, Western Michigan Univ. Libs., Kalamazoo PREACHER A Contemporary Novel By Luther Butler Hank made it big in everything he did--college quarterback, bull rider, and surprisingly, the preacher in one of the richest churches in Texas. But even though his adventures are exciting and far ranging, he finds more tragedy than happiness. Why he eventually returns to his beginnings and finds a real purpose in life among the forgotten people of New Mexico will keep the reader engrossed in this novel of the American Southwest. Secure Movie & TV Rights Softcover: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 ISBN: 0-86534-171-0 208 pp.,$14.95 Comments from Luther Butler Luther Butler's Answers to the Examination over Preacher:.

New look at Middle East

And, another way of looking at it, Carter, Reagan, Papa Bush, and Clinton didn't want to involve us in a dangerous war in the Middle East. They knew them people were dangerous so they backed off even though I also thought an invasion of Iraq would have been a good thing after the great victory of Desert Storm. Right now it appears that Iraq is going to be our end - financially and by the loss of human life on both sides. Perhaps the best solution is to develop alternate fuels and let them Desert Rats drown in their pools of oil. Where are they going to get their money when foreign countries stop pouring money into their dried up countries?

John Hagee is committing adultery

John Hagee condemns homosexuals and people who have abortion. According to his theology he is heading straight to hell because he commits adultery with his second wife who he married after divorcing his first wife. What did early Christians believe about...? (Before 400 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed! Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage (MDR) 151 AD Justin Martyr "In regard to chastity, [Jesus] has-this to say: 'If anyone look with lust at a woman, he has already before God committed adultery in his heart.' And, 'Whoever marries a woman who has been divorced from another husband, commits adultery.' According to our Teacher, just as they are sinners who contract a second marriage, even though it be in accord with human law, so also are they sinners who look with lustful desire at a woman. He repudiates not only one who actually commits adultery, but even one who wishes to do so; for not only our actions are manifest to God, but even our thoughts" (First Apology 15). 208 AD Clement of Alexandria "That Scripture counsels marriage, however, and never allows any release from the union, is expressly contained in the law: 'You shall not divorce a wife, except for reason of immorality.' And it regards as adultery the marriage of a spouse, while the one from whom a separation was made is still alive. 'Whoever takes a divorced woman as wife commits adultery,' it says; for 'if anyone divorce his wife, he debauches her'; that is, he compels her to commit adultery. And not only does he that divorces her become the cause of this, but also he that takes the woman and gives her the opportunity of sinning; for if he did not take her, she would return to her husband" (Miscellanies 2:23:145:3). 248 AD Origen "Just as a woman is an adulteress, even though she seem to be married to a man, while a former husband yet lives, so also the man who seems to marry her who has been divorced does not marry her, but, according to the declaration of our Savior, he commits adultery with her" (Commentaries on Matthew 14:24). 300 AD Council of Elvira "Likewise, women who have left their husbands for no prior cause and have joined themselves with others, may not even at death receive communion" (canon 8). 387 AD Ambrose of Milan "No one is permitted to know a woman other than his wife. The marital right is given you for this reason: lest you fall into the snare and sin with a strange woman. 'If you are bound to a wife do not seek a divorce'; for you are not permitted, while your wife lives, to marry another." (Abraham 1:7:59). 389 AD Ambrose of Milan "You dismiss your wife, therefore, as if by right and without being charged with wrongdoing; and you suppose it is proper for you to do so because no human law forbids it; but divine law forbids it. Anyone who obeys men ought to stand in awe of God. Hear the law of the Lord, which even they who propose our laws must obey: 'What God has joined together let no man put asunder"' (Commentary on Luke 8:5). 398 AD Jerome "Wherever there is fornication and a suspicion of fornication, a wife is freely dismissed. Because it is always possible that someone may calumniate the innocent and, for the sake of a second joining in marriage, act in criminal fashion against the first, it is commanded that when the first wife is dismissed a second may not be taken while the first lives" (Commentaries on Matthew 3:19:9). Go to Early Christian index Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA

THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE

Chicken Little started in by shouting, "The sky is falling down," now the TV Evangelist have taken up the cry that the world is coming to an end, and Christ is coming back. The proof, Israeli and Lebanon are at war. Preachers like John Hagee (San Antonio) seem easy to ignore because we think their audiences, while vast, consists of rank-and-file religious extremists who have no real sway over American policy-makers. But Benny Elon’s statement shows that Hagee does have such influence. Gingrich and McCain may or may not believe the Second Coming is imminent, but they do know that a GOP primary presidential campaign is coming soon enough, and they know where the votes are. http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=11742

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DANGEROUS DRUG

My Name: "Is Meth" I destroy homes, I tear families apart, take your children, and that's just the start. I'm more costly than diamonds, more precious than gold, The sorrow I bring is a sight to behold. If you need me, remember I'm easily found, I live all around you - in schools and in town I live with the rich; I live with the poor, I live down the street, and maybe next door. I'm made in a lab, but not like you think, I can be made under the kitchen sink. In your child's closet, and even in the woods, If this scares you to death, well it certainly should. I have many names, but there's one you know best, I'm sure you've heard of me, my name is Crystal Meth. My power is awesome; try me you'll see, But if you do, you may never break free. Just try me once and I might let you go, But try me twice, and I'll own your soul. When I possess you, you'll steal and you'll lie, You do what you have to -- just to get high. The crimes you'll commit for my narcotic charms Will be worth the pleasure you'll feel in your arms, your lungs your nose. You'll lie to your mother; you'll steal from your dad, When you see their tears, you should feel sad. But you'll forget your morals and how you were raised, I'll be your conscience, I'll teach you my ways. I take kids from parents, and parents from kids, I turn people from God, and separate friends. I'll take everything from you, your looks and your pride, I'll be with you always -- right by your side. You'll give up everything - your family, your home, Your friends, your money, then you'll be alone. I'll take and take, till you have nothing more to give, When I'm finished with you, you'll be lucky to live. If you try me be warned - this is no game, If given the chance, I'll drive you insane. I'll ravish your body, I'll control your mind, I'll own you completely, your soul will be mine. The nightmares I'll give you while lying in bed, The voices you'll hear, from inside your head. The sweats, the shakes, the visions you'll see, I want you to know, these are all gifts from me. But then it's too late, and you'll know in your heart, That you are mine, and we shall not part. You'll regret that you tried me, they always do, But you came to me, not I to you. You knew this would happen, many times you were told, But you challenged my power, and chose to be bold. You could have said no, and just walked away, If you could live that day over, now what would you say? I'll be your master, you will be my slave, I'll even go with you, when you go to your grave. Now that you have met me, what will you do? Will you try me or not? It's all up to you. I can bring you more misery than words can tell, Come take my hand, let me lead you to hell. Author Unknown

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Federal agents fail to halt violence in border town - baltimoresun.com

Federal agents fail to halt violence in border town - baltimoresun.com: "NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico // The weary residents of this border city at the center of an escalating drug war had hoped that hundreds of federal agents would end the violence that killed 181 people last year. "

OpinionJournal - Featured Article

OpinionJournal - Featured Article: "Musings About the Drug War Do you favor decriminalizing marijuana, cocaine and the like? BY GEORGE MELLOAN Sunday, February 26, 2006 12:01 a.m. EST Economist Milton Friedman predicted in Newsweek nearly 34 years ago that Richard Nixon's ambitious 'global war against drugs' would be a failure. Much evidence today suggests that he was right. But the war rages on with little mainstream challenge of its basic weapon, prohibition. To be sure, Mr. Friedman wasn't the only critic. William Buckley's National Review declared a decade ago that the U.S. had 'lost' the drug war, bolstering its case with testimony from the likes of Joseph D. McNamara, a former police chief in Kansas City, Mo., and San Jose, Calif. But today discussion of the war's depressing cost-benefit ratio is being mainly conducted in the blogosphere, where the tone is predominantly libertarian. In the broader polity, support for the great Nixon crusade remains sufficiently strong to discourage effective counterattacks. In broaching this subject, I offer the usual disclaimer. One beer before dinner is sufficient to my mind-bending needs. I've never sampled any of the no-no stuff and have no desire to do so. So let's proceed to discuss this emotion-laden issue as objectively as possible. The drug war has become costly, with some $50 billion in direct outlays by all levels of government, and much higher indirect costs, such as the expanded prison system to house half a million drug-law offenders and the burdens on the court system. Civil rights sometimes are infringed. One sharply rising expense is for efforts to interdict illegal drug shipments into the U.S., which is budgeted at $1.4 billion this fiscal year, up 41% from two years ago."

San Bernardino County Sun - News

San Bernardino County Sun - News: "Slayings tied to cartels More than 1,800 deaths reported Sara A. Carter and Edward Barrera, Staff Writers Usually glossed over in the debate about illegal immigration and border security is a seemingly endless battle fought in rural Mexican border towns, cities and political circles. And like any battle, this one has casualties. Since January 2005, more than 1,800 slayings have been tied to drug cartels in Mexico, according to the Mexican newspaper El Universal. Mexican police do not keep a tally of narcotics killings, but according to El Universal, at least 176 people were killed in January alone. High-profile assassinations of law-enforcement officials are the latest manifestations of the war, according to experts. 'Intimidation, violence and death is the result of speaking out against the cartels,' said Hardrick Crawford Jr., a former special agent in charge of the FBI's El Paso field office. 'Sometimes it's better to say nothing at all.' The slayings, though stunning in their number and frequency, certainly aren't anything new. Those who deal in drugs on the border have for years risked death on a near-daily basis. So have those trying to catch the drug-runners."

frontline: drug wars: the business: colombian traffickers | PBS

frontline: drug wars: the business: colombian traffickers | PBS: "After the destruction of both the Cali and Medellin cartels, the cocaine business began to fragment. Younger lieutenants realized that the large organizations had been more vulnerable to attack by US and Colombian authorities. They formed smaller, more controllable groups and began compartmentalizing their responsibilities. One group simply smuggles the drugs from Colombia to Mexico. Another group controls the jungle labs. Yet another deals with transportation of coca base from the fields to the labs. There are well known links between the Colombian Marxists guerilla groups and the cocaine trade. Guerillas protect the fields and the labs in remote zones of Colombia in exchange for a large tax that the traffickers pay to the organization. In turn, the Colombian right wing paramilitary groups are also thought to control both fields, labs and some of the smuggling routes. This situation has been disastrous for Colombia - both sides in an on-going civil war are able to reap huge profits from the drug industry which are then turned into guns for further fighting."

Media Censor CIA Ties With Medellin Drug Cartel

Media Censor CIA Ties With Medellin Drug Cartel: "Media Censor CIA Ties With Medellin Drug Cartel A key money-launderer for the Medellin cocaine cartel told Congress in February that he worked with the Central Intelligence Agency, but this information was not reported by the New York Times, the Washington Post, or the three major networks, even though all covered the hearings. "

Surprise - terror war aids drug war | csmonitor.com

Surprise - terror war aids drug war | csmonitor.com: "Surprise - terror war aids drug war One Arizona border unit sees marijuana haul triple. By Faye Bowers | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor PHOENIX � As Congress and President Bush wrangle over the USA Patriot Act, the Border Security bill, and other tools of the war on terror, they may want to keep another law-enforcement group in mind - the nation's drug-fighters. That's because the war on terror is proving to be a boon to the war on drugs. Drug seizures are up all along the US-Mexico border. Nowhere is the trend clearer than along a desolate 118-mile patch of Arizona desert across the border from the Mexican state of Sonora. In the Monitor Friday, 02/03/06 US dilemma: dealing with Hamas The West pushes to reform traditionalist Afghan courts War costs irk Congress As women take the ice, will Games get a lift? Editorial: Encourage ethics in the laboratory More stories... Get all the Monitor's headlines by e-mail. Subscribe for free. E-mail this story Write a letter to the Editor Printer-friendly version Permission to reprint/republish In what is rapidly becoming one of the highest drug-trafficking and people- smuggling sectors along the border, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers there have seized 13,000 pounds of marijuana since Oct. 1, triple the amount captured in the same period last year. That year, fiscal 2005, also set a record. The reasons for the success? Better intelligence-sharing, increased manpower, and improved technology that border officials have received in the "

The Palestine Herald, Palestine, Texas--Area law authorities plan drug war strategy

The Palestine Herald, Palestine, Texas--Area law authorities plan drug war strategy: "The effect of that shift in philosophy at the federal level is that rural law enforcement agencies such as the Anderson County Sheriff's Office and the Palestine Police Department are now forced to either seek new methods of funding or reduce their efforts in fighting the trafficking of illegal narcotics. 'I understand from a national standpoint for the security of our country,' Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor said of the federal shift. 'I think they're going to find in the rural areas like East Texas that drug dealers are our terrorists.' Still, Taylor said drug dealers and concerned, law-abiding citizens alike can rest assured of at least one thing. Local law enforcement authorities will continue to commit financial and human resources to wage the war on drugs. 'I don't consider it a victory for them (drug dealers),' Taylor said. 'We will adapt and overcome. It's not the end of narcotics enforcement by any stretch of the imagination."

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Former diver wants to see youth drug use plunge

Former diver wants to see youth drug use plunge: "'For the amount of money we're spending to lock up kids, we could be sending two (of them) to the most expensive colleges in the United States,' he said, adding that of the over two million Americans in prison today, about 90 percent of them are there because of drug-related crimes. Drug-related accidents are the number one killer of high school students, said Arrington, whose life with a drug mafia was turned into the double gold award-winning film, 'Out of the Night.' 'It's tough to be a kid and have all these drugs and negative choices being hurled at them,' he said. Arrington said the number one way drugs are introduced to kids are through their peers, but the second most common way is by their family. Last year 20% of the youths doing drugs claimed they were introduced to them by their parents. 'If you can find that spark (in children) for wanting to learn, you can save the life of that child,' Arrington said, and that change can only be achieved by challenging youths to assume leadership roles. According to U.S. Department of Justice Statistics, 88.9 percent of high school students in 1999 reported they could easily obtain marijuana, 58.1 percent could easily obtain amphetamines, and 47.6 percent said they could easily obtain cocaine. The numbers fall slightly for the ease of obtaining LSD, crack and barbiturates. Arrington said he would like to see college students get involved in the crackdown on drugs "

InfoFacts - High School and Youth Trends

InfoFacts - High School and Youth Trends: "Trends in Use Since 1975, the Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF) has annually studied the extent of drug abuse among high school 12th-graders. The survey was expanded in 1991 to include 8th- and 10th-graders. It is funded by NIDA and is conducted by the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. The goal of the survey is to collect data on 30-day, annual, and lifetime* drug use among students in these grade levels. This, the 30th annual study, was conducted during 2004. (1) Decreases or stability in use patterns were noted for the most part from 2003 to 2004. However, for the second year significant increases in inhalant abuse were seen among 8th-graders. Even a single session of repeated inhalant abuse can disrupt heart rhythms and cause death from cardiac arrest or lower oxygen levels enough to cause suffocation. Regular abuse of inhalants can result in serious damage to vital organs, including the brain, heart, kidneys, and liver. Please visit www.inhalants.drugabuse.gov for more information on the health effects of inhalants."

The Palestine Herald, Palestine, Texas--Area law authorities plan drug war strategy

The Palestine Herald, Palestine, Texas--Area law authorities plan drug war strategy: "'I understand from a national standpoint for the security of our country,' Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor said of the federal shift. 'I think they're going to find in the rural areas like East Texas that drug dealers are our terrorists.'"

Dizzying Rise and Abrupt Fall for a Reservation Drug Dealer

Dizzying Rise and Abrupt Fall for a Reservation Drug Dealer: "At the peak of her operation, Ms. Phair was running 12 to 15 Lummi women to Canada and back daily, each returning with 60 to 80 pills stuffed inside their bodies. Agents at the border posed few problems, Ms. Phair said. Body cavity searches are rare, the authorities acknowledge, and Ms. Phair said several of her drug runners could talk their way out of the exams by saying that they had been raped or were pregnant and that an exam would be too traumatic. "

Drug Traffickers Find Haven in Shadows of Indian Country - New York Times

Drug Traffickers Find Haven in Shadows of Indian Country - New York Times: "Some traffickers have given away drugs to Indians as a way of luring them into the trade. The recently convicted leader of a Mexican drug ring had a chilling strategy on five reservations in Wyoming and the Midwest, the authorities said: targeting tribes with high alcohol addiction rates and handing out free methamphetamine, recruiting the newly addicted Indians as dealers and orchestrating romantic relationships between gang members and Indian women."

DRUG USE

Drug use is increasing in public schools. Some leading citizens are passing out drugs to students. Once the students are hooked, the drug dealers use them to peddle drugs to their classmates. This pratice started out wint high school students in one particular school, next it spread to junior high school students. Now these dope dealers are trying to introduce it into the lower grades. In one case a leading lawyer was the king pin. Once he got the students hooked, he defended them when they were arrested.

A War in Mexico: Drug Runners Gun Down Journalists - New York Times

A War in Mexico: Drug Runners Gun Down Journalists - New York Times: "A War in Mexico: Drug Runners Gun Down Journalists Sign In to E-Mail This Printer-Friendly Single-Page Save Article By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. Published: February 10, 2006 NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico, Feb. 8 � Ren� Mart�nez had just sat down to edit a batch of articles at 7:50 Monday evening when he heard the heavy tread of military boots just outside the newsroom and then, suddenly, like a scream on a quiet night, blasts of machine-gun fire."

Cocaine Cartel's Home Page.

Cocaine Cartel's Home Page.: "The Latin American Drug Sindicates By. Douglas Johnson. Note: The information contained on this page should in no way be interpreted as an endorsment for taking drugs of any kind. Drugs are illeagal and dangerous. No one should take drugs. SAY 'NO!' TO DRUGS!! The Cali Cartel The Cali Cartel is probably the most publicized drug syndicate in recent times, making a fictional appearance in the movie 'Clear and Present Danger', but the Cali Cartel is hardly a fictional group. They are based out of Cali, Colombia, and are the largest Cocaine cartel in the world. They are responsible for more than 60% of the Cocaine being brought into America. Below I have broken down the cartel into different sub-sections so that you can see how it is run."

truth: the Anti-drugwar Total Arrests & Drug Law Arrests

truth: the Anti-drugwar Total Arrests & Drug Law Arrests: "Total Arrests & Drug Law Arrests (1970 - 2004)"

Viceland - THE VICE GUIDE TO REHAB

Viceland - THE VICE GUIDE TO REHAB: " A good rehab is essentially an anarchist socialist commune with one rule: Don�t get high. There are no cops, no bureaucrats and no squares hassling you about riding your machine. The people there come from every class and social stratum. There�re doctors (I actually referred my own dentist to a rehab), pathetic scumbags, best friends, police officers, drunk drivers that ran over babies�all sharing and caring like one big, happy, jonesing family."

United States Releases Plan To Combat Illegal Drug Use in America

United States Releases Plan To Combat Illegal Drug Use in America: "National Drug Control Strategy urges balance between reducing demand and supply The 2006 White House National Drug Control Strategy calls for a balance between reducing the demand and supply of illegal drugs in the United States -- and also outlines proven programs to combat substance abuse, according to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The 2006 National Drug Control Strategy was released February 8. Highlights of the strategy include support for innovative drug prevention campaigns, more support for random student drug testing and support for screening, brief intervention, referral and treatment. Other initiatives in the plan include support for drug courts, targeting methamphetamines, support for transit-zone interdiction and securing the U.S. Southwest border."

Drug War Facts: Economics

Drug War Facts: Economics: " Economics According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, '[T]he value of the global illicit drug market for the year 2003 was estimated at US$13 bn [billion] at the production level, at $94 bn at the wholesale level (taking seizures into account), and at US$322bn based on retail prices and taking seizures and other losses into account. This indicates that despite seizures and losses, the value of the drugs increase substantially as they move from producer to consumer" "Between 1989 and 1998, American users spent $39 billion to $77 billion yearly on cocaine and $10 billion to $22 billion yearly on heroin. To arrive at these estimates, we multiplied the number of users by their typical expenditures, and then converted the resulting estimates to 1998-dollar equivalents. Most of the downward trend results from changes in the consumer price index."

HARRIET MIERS IS A CHURCH HOPPER

President Bush stated that Harriet Miers is very stable in her views, and she will be the same tomorrow as she is today. Her membership in various church denominations does not show this stability. How much can a person change from a Roman Catholic to a charismatic? I for one am very suspicious of her credetials. I think Bush is trying to appease the extreme Religious Right, and he doesn't care who he appoints. Miers Gets Standing Ovation at Church Supreme Court Justice nominee Harriet Miers arrives for church services at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in Dallas, Sunday, Oct. LM OTEROOctober 10, 2005 8:28 AM EDT DALLAS - The buzz among members of the breakaway evangelical group called Cornerstone Christian Church normally is focused on the congregation's future. On Sunday, the buzz centered instead on fellow church member and Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers - and then she showed up. Miers, 60, slipped quietly into services after attending a more publicized worship at an Episcopal church near downtown Dallas. When Cornerstone minister Ron Key called attention to her presence, the 150 worshippers gave her a standing ovation, their claps echoing through the hotel ballroom that temporarily houses the church's weekly services. Key asked his audience to understand "the crucible of pressure that Harriet is about to be exposed to," acknowledging her arrival after the service began. He called on members to pray for her every day. The scene marked a stark contrast to the services Miers attended at the Episcopal church, where she wasn't mentioned during an hourlong service she attended with family members. For years, Miers has been a member of Valley View Christian Church, but she and about 150 of its 1,200 active members have formed the separate congregation after a disagreement about worship styles. Valley View is part of a movement known as Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. These conservative congregations grew from a reform movement in the 19th century that aimed to break down denominational barriers among Christians. Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht, who has dated Miers and has been frequently quoted on her views, also is part of the breakaway group and was the pianist Sunday. "Nathan is going to write a new book about dating. I think Harriet's going to co-author it," Key said, drawing loud laughter from the congregation. Miers sat by herself at the Valley View service. Earlier Sunday, she was surrounded by family, including her brother, at the Church of the Incarnation. At both services, Miers avoided reporters' questions and flashed a broad smile. "Nice to see you," she responded on her way into the Episcopal service when asked if she was surprised by negative reaction to her nomination by some prominent conservatives. Cornerstone worshipper Ron MacFarlane, a Dallas lawyer, said he saw no obstacles to Miers' confirmation. "She's an independent thinker," MacFarlane said. "Whatever you think about her religious beliefs or her faith, she can separate that" from her professional life. At the same time, he said Miers' dedication to the church made it unsurprising that she made room in her schedule for the Cornerstone service. "Her faith is, I think, her biggest priority," MacFarlane said. "Today's just a demonstration of it." Key included Miers in the congregation's prayers and mentioned members of Congress, asking God to "guide their questions and their inquiries." He did not use her name during his sermon. After both services, she greeted friends and worshippers with hugs and smiles. Miers has attended services before at the Church of the Incarnation, and several people in her family are members, according to White House officials. When in Washington, she attends St. John's Episcopal Church near the White House, which Bush also attends. As a child, Miers attended Roman Catholic and Protestant churches. In 1979, she was baptized at Valley View, and she later taught Sunday school classes there. Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. .

Mexican cactus

Trying to take my mind off personal pain and the pain that people all over the world are suffering at this time. this picture makes me realize that there is still beauty around us.

Luther Butler's Novels

FOR IN Books Music Movies All BY Title Author/ Artist Keyword Song title Actor/Director ISBN/UPC SEARCH TIPS Click on a title to check its availability at your favorite Borders stores. In-store prices may vary. See your local store for the most up-to-date pricing. Your search "luther butler" returned 21 items. 1. AIDS: No Place to Die Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ October, 2000 ~ In Print List Price: $21.99 2. Amite County and Mississippi Woman, Plata County Ser. Series #2 Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ October, 1999 ~ In Print List Price: $15.95 3. Apostate Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ September, 2000 ~ In Print List Price: $21.99 4. Bastard Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ October, 2000 ~ In Print List Price: $21.99 5. Bucaneer Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ October, 2000 ~ In Print List Price: $21.99 6. Catfish Charlie Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ September, 2000 ~ In Print List Price: $20.99 7. County Dublin and Blood on the Moon, La Plata County Ser. Series #1 Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ September, 1999 ~ In Print List Price: $18.95 8. Curse of God Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ October, 2000 ~ In Print List Price: $21.99 9. Death Rode a White Horse: Book One of Two the Deluge Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ October, 2000 ~ In Print List Price: $21.99 10. Deluge: Book Two of Two - Death Rode a White Horse Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ October, 2000 ~ In Print List Price: $21.99 11. Homesteaders and Sheepherders and D. H., Plata County Ser. Series #4 Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ December, 1999 ~ In Print List Price: $18.95 12. I Knew a Man Who Had Six Sons and Squash Blossom, Plata County Ser. Series #5 Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ December, 1999 ~ In Print List Price: $17.95 13. Indians and Soldiers and Ranchers and Rustlers, Plata County Ser. Series #3 Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ January, 2000 ~ In Print List Price: $18.95 14. Man Named Job and the Navahos Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ October, 2000 ~ In Print List Price: $22.99 15. Mysterious Valley Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ January, 2000 ~ In Print List Price: $9.95 16. Preacher: A Novel Butler, Luther / Ware, Laura Trade Paperback ~ June, 1992 ~ In Print List Price: $14.95 17. Red Heifer Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ November, 1998 ~ In Print List Price: $12.95 18. Shark Bait Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ September, 2000 ~ In Print List Price: $20.99 19. Tuck Butler, Luther Trade Paperback ~ May, 2001 ~ In Print List Price: $22.99 20. Tuck Butler, Luther / Bohe, James R. Other Format ~ March, 1998 ~ In Print List Price: $4.50 Page 1 of 2 Go to page: Title Author / Artist Publication Date Availability ADD A STORE © 2005 Borders, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Christianity acording to Mohler

----- Original Message ----- From: Communications To: lbutler@erath.net Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 10:44 AM Subject: Mohler in Time Magazine: Creationism and Evolution are Incompatible, 08-08-05 Office of Communications 2825 Lexington Road • Louisville, Kentucky 40280 Telephone: (800) 626-5525 • in Kentucky, (502) 897-4000 Fax: (502) 897-4880 E-mail: lasmith@sbts.edu For More Information Contact: Lawrence Smith, (502) 897-4000 #002 August 8, 2005 For immediate release Mohler in Time Magazine: Creationism and Evolution are Incompatible LOUISVILLE, Ky. — You can believe the Christian truth claims about creation and you can believe Darwinian evolution, but you cannot logically believe both. That is the conclusion expressed by R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, in the August 15 issue of Time Magazine. Mohler is one of four scholars featured in a forum addressing the question “Can You Believe in God and Evolution?” The article is part of the magazine’s cover story “Evolution Wars” on the controversy over Intelligent Design. In the article, Mohler says the belief in both Divine creation and evolution is inconsistent. “Given the human tendency toward inconsistency, there are people who will say they hold both positions,” said Mohler. “But you cannot coherently affirm the Christian-truth claim and the dominant model of evolutionary theory at the same time.” Mohler goes on to say that he is a “young-Earth creationist” and that the most natural reading of the Bible points to a six-day creation. He points out that even the most ardent academic defenders of evolution are moving from any claim that evolution was God’s means of bringing life into being. “More of them are saying that a truly informed belief in evolution entails a stance that the material world is all there is and that the natural must be explained in purely natural terms. They're saying that anyone who truly feels this way must exclude God from the story. I think their self-analysis is correct. I just couldn't disagree more with their premise.” The August 15 edition of Time is currently on newsstands and also available on the web at www.time.com. --30-- R. Albert Mohler Jr. serves as the ninth president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship seminary of the 16-million member Southern Baptist Convention. He hosts a daily national radio program and writes a daily commentary available at www.albertmohler.com. LUTHER BUTLER'S THOUGHTS How quickly Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has evolved from a seminary geared to reach the educated population to a teaching place to reach morons. When I received my degree in the '50s from Southern, some of the professors were making a stab at reconciling scientific thought and theological education. Dr. Mohler seems reconciled in tearing down any bridge that was established. Is Mohler saying no person who believes in evolution theories can also be a Christian? I must say that this president has made me ashamed of saying I have a degree from Southern. The theory of evolution has unanswered questions, but so does creationism with its idiotic conclusions like the people at the Creationist Museum at Glen Rose, Texas have raised. When these pseudo-scientist have to fake evidence that humans and prehistoric animal roamed the Paluxy River together, what is this world coming to? Perhaps the genius Mohler, who might have taken a course or two in one of the earth scientist courses, should explain his theory on how the world was created. Certainly God had a hand in it, but I doubt if He did it in six days instead of billions of years. I have some friends who believe in the theory of evolution who have a greater understanding of what Christ taught than does the whole faculty of SBTS. Luther Butler googletestad

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Xlibris.Com - Bookstore: " Browse Bookstore FAQs Luther ButlerContact the Author Author Biography Luther Butler was born of southern parents in Alamosa, Colorado in 1929. He holds degrees from Eastern New Mexico University, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Tarleton State University. He served in the US Navy and has ranched, worked in a mental hospital, in inner city slums, and was with the Texas Department of Agriculture for 23 years. He is married to Jo Butler and has one son. Other novels by the author can be found at Luther Butler�s Bookstore http://www.erath.net/butler/aboutlb.htm Books: A Man Named Job and the Navahos AIDS (No Place to Die) Bastard Bucaneer Catfish Charlie Curse of God Death Rode a White Horse (Book One of Two The Deluge) Deluge (Book Two of Two - Death Rode a White Horse) Shark Bait The Apostate Tuck Woman in The Attic Window"

Calif. Lightning Strike Kills Scout Leader - EarthLink - U.S. News

Calif. Lightning Strike Kills Scout Leader - EarthLink - U.S. News: "FRESNO, Calif. - Lightning struck a group of Boy Scouts taking shelter from a storm, killing the troop leader and leaving a 13-year-old boy brain-dead in the latest tragedy " TRAGEDY AFTER TRAGEDY MAKES MY HEART BLEED

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BEAUTIFUL HOUSE SEADRIFT, TEXAS MY HOUSE WHEN I GET A HALF MILLION

I went to the hospital for some tests. In glancing over the papers the hospital has on me, I noticed that a very close friend was listed as my next of kin. “Hey," I told the lady behind the desk, “I have a wife and son. List one of them as my next of kin.” Her reply was that they had to have someone with a different phone number than my home phone so they could notify this person in case no one was at home where I have my residency. In thinking this situation over and thinking of the fact that who I listed might have to pull the plug if the end approached,I gave it some deep thought. Would I list my wife? She is mad enough at me most of the time that she would gladly pull the plug herself. Whom could I list that I would trust with that job? My answer is God. When He is ready for me I want Him to pull the plug.

RED NECK PHILOSOPHY USRSF

A friend sent me this bit of wisdom, which made me, think of why when Afghanistan was fighting the Russians, they were heroes, but now they are criminals. The Taliban was partly trained by CIA agents. The Taliban is made up of terrorist that should be put out of commission, but do we have to kill the citizens of Iraq and Afghanistan to do it? Now to what Red Necks think about the situation. The Pentagon announced today the formation of a new 500 man elite fighting unit called the USRSF. "US Redneck Special Forces". These North Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia, Texas, and Tennessee boys will be dropped into Iraq and have been given the following facts about Terrorists: 1. The season opened today. 2. There is no limit. 3. They taste like chicken. 4. They don't like beer, pickups, country music, or Jesus. 5. They are DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE for the death of Dale Earnhardt. This mess in Iraq should be over in a week.

THE END OF THE WORLD

Gordon Robinson, son of Pat Robinson, spoke on alternate energy. It is good to hear him try to bring some sense to the over use of petroleum products. The Robinsons as well as the entire Charismatic group are constantly talking about the Rapture and the end of the world when the fire of God breaks out. Certainly the Bible is their source, but I am not as worried about the Biblical account of the end of the world as I am of industrial waste products polluting the air, land, and water until there will be a catastrophe worse than the wrath of God that the "Holy Rollers" are preaching. We live in a giant aquarium that depends on a balance of nature to keep things going. The Oceans are being depleted of sea life by industrial waste. Coral reefs are dying. Fish are not as plentiful as they were fifty years ago. Sea mammals such as whales are going down the drain. If the aquatic animals go, I am afraid the balance of nature will be so upset that eventually life as we know it on Planet Earth will end. The solution: perhaps it is for those who are so worried about abortions and gays to turn their preaching about ways to keep our planet alive. What God does cannot be controlled, but what we do can be controlled.

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THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT

RELIGIOUS RIGHT AND GOVERNMENT Suddenly what started out in the 1930’s as the Holy Rollers has developed into the Charismatic Movement. People such as Oral Roberts and Pat Robertson made millions by preaching a gospel of healing and making big bucks. As if it was not bad enough for the millionaires to contaminate the Gospel of Jesus Christ with fallacies, they have taken over the Republican Party. Working from the premises that the Founding Fathers intend the original Thirteen to be a new nation ruled by God. The truth of the matter is that the Colonies broke away from English rule to do away with laws partially drawn up by the Church of England that totally backed the Kings of England. Sadly to say, the Christian Church in the Colonies was not perfect. Nathaniel Hawthorne in The Scarlet Letter, painted a grim picture of a hypocrite who tried to rule the affairs of a New England township. Church leaders burned witches at the stake, and placed people who did not keep the Puritanical Laws in stocks so the good church people could make fun of and throw things at them. Roger Williams put up with this for a short time and then started the new colony of Rhode Island before he broke entirely with the new churches of our founding fathers. With the first election of George W. Bush, the government stopped being a protector of the rights of all the citizens of the United States and began to take away privileges that “Liberals” had fought years to obtain. Only those who claimed to be washed in the blood of Jesus were supposed to be leaders in the land. The sad thing about these modern money-grabbing Christians is that they are not much better than the rest of the citizens they are trying to govern. The most flagrant breaker of the Commandments was proven to be using the service of ladies of the evening. After the Religious Right manipulated the polls the first time, they really jumped on Bush’s intolerant bandwagon. Forgetting that the United States is made up of such a diverse number of ethnic and religious groups they have made the Pentecostal gospel the basis for laws to rule the land. Instead of supporting the public schools, they have poured millions of dollars into private religious schools that have not always met the academic standards of the schools they have replaced. The sad thing about the Religious Right takeover, illegal drugs are still rampant. Our most promising youth from the best families are rotting in prisons for possessing small quantities of drugs while the big drug dealers are living in mansions.Young girls are still getting pregnant out of wedlock, and the only thing the Right-Wingers can do about the situation is to try to do away with abortions. Right to Life is the big slogan while at the same time the government is not only slaying innocent Muslims, it is causing the death and maiming of thousands of our people in the Armed Forces. Without remembering that those in our Colonies who broke away from the rule King George were considered terrorist, they have tried to force our government on other nations, and the Religious Right have made our military into a juggernaut that is rolling over others with different thoughts. THE GOLDEN RULE THAT JESUS PREACHED IS “Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them.” Matthew 7:12. Those who carried out 9/11 did not follow this rule, but were the Terrorist involved the maimed and dead children of Iraq and Afghanistan? In fact, the main instigated of the infamous blowing up of United States buildings and people is still roaming freely.

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FUNDAMENTALIST BAPTIST CREED of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 1. Thou shalt think only thoughts that are approved by President Mohler and Calvin. 2. Thou shalt believe that the world was created in the year 4004 BC without evolution. 3. Thou shalt hate homosexuals because they are going to Hell. 4. Thou shalt vote against abortions. 5. Thou shalt vote straight Republican. 6. Thou shalt believe that everything President George Bush does is from God no matter how inhumane his orders are. 7. Thou shalt not do a critical study of the Bible because it was dictated by God without error.

Christian Idiots

This is an answer to focus on the family Focus on the Family. 1. Jobs are hard to find. 2. Thousands of our military people have been wounded or killed in a senseless war. 3. Retired people may lose their pensions. 4. Our schools are in trouble, and tuition at university level has soared. We have an idiot in the White House and a bunch of religious nuts keeping him there. We need judges who will make sure every American has their rights instead of a bunch of holy rollers who lost their sense. I pray that Democrats will be able to hold you idiots in your place until real Americans are in office once again. Luther Butler ----- Original Message ----- From: Focus on the Family Action To: lbutler@erath.net Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 6:43 PM Subject: How You Can Help End Judicial Filibusters There's Still Time to Help End Judicial Filibusters News reports indicate it could be just a matter of days until an attempt is made by the Senate's Republican leadership to enact the "constitutional option" to end judicial filibusters. The plan -- to restore Senate tradition by once again making 51 votes sufficient to confirm a nominee to the federal bench -- is staunchly opposed by the same Democrats who have abused filibusters for the past four years to block some of President Bush's appeals court nominees. This obstructionism, unprecedented in U.S. history, is being carried out by liberals simply because they don't want men and women who believe in strictly interpreting the Constitution to be confirmed. What kind of judges do the liberals want? Those like the ones who allowed Terri Schiavo to be starved and dehydrated to death. Those like the ones who don't believe it should be illegal for abortionists to suck the brains out of nearly delivered children. Those who have ruled to overturn the traditional definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Those who believe pornography showing women being raped, mutilated and defecated upon is protected by the First Amendment -- but the Ten Commandments are not. Please take a moment to contact your two U.S. senators to express your support for the "constitutional option." For contact information visit the CitizenLink Action Center and type your ZIP code into the space provided. It is particularly important for you to make your views known if you are represented by any of the senators listed below, who have been identified by family advocates as key to the enactment of the constitutional option. You can find contact information for them -- including their Washington and district offices, by clicking on their names. Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski New Hampshire Sen. John Sununu Maine Sen. Susan Collins Sen. Olympia Snowe Virginia Sen. John Warner Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel If you'd like to stay up-to-date on this issue and other pro-family news, sign up online for a complimentary subscription to CitizenLink, daily e-mail news service. You'll find the issues you care about covered from a Christian perspective -- plus regular calls to action like this one that make it easy for you to make your voice heard. Support Our Efforts to Promote Pro-Family Policies in the Public Arena. Remember to Forward this Important Message to Your Family and Friends Focus on the Family® Action received your e-mail address on family.org or through the mail. We sincerely apologize if someone else has submitted your address without your permission. If you do not wish to receive future issue related e-mails, please click here or reply to this message with 'Remove' in the subject line. Source Code: FA05EEJT Copyright 2005, Focus on the Family® Action, Inc. All Rights Reserved. International copyright secured. Focus on the Family Action 8655 Explorer Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80920 1-866-655-4545

Hurt by Texas Department of Agriculture

Disulfoton is an insecticide manufactured by Bayer Chemical Company http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/insect-mite/ddt-famphur/disulfoton/disulfoton_receipt_102.html My job with the Texas Department of Agriculture required that I work with cotton seed treated with Disulfoton. Due to errors on the part of Texas cotton seed sellers and the makers of Disulfoton, the seed tested was not properly labeled, and there was no odor added to warn the workers that they were working with a toxic material. My fellow workers in the seed testing facility left treated seed waste in a hot room. Luther Butler E- mail to Society of Commercial Seed Technologists FOR INFORMATION OR HELP FROM SCST, CONTACT: Anita Hall SCST Executive Director 101 East State St., #214 Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone/fax: (607) 256-3313 scst@twcny.rr.com http://www.seedtechnology.net/ Please read Hurt by Texas Department of Agriculture Disulfoton is an insecticide manufactured by Bayer Chemical Company. This is a disjointed blog about my experience after being hurt after breathing Disulfoton in a hot room. I hope no one else has had similar experiences, but from my experience, the State of Texas has no sympathy for those hurt by chemicals on seed being tested. Disulfoton is a very dangerous chemical that should never be brought into a building. Previously, for twenty something years I had worked with cottonseed treated with this chemical, but until we got a toxic hood, I took the seed outside and then sealed the germination tests in plastic. If other states are like Texas, a state employee hurt by a chemical stands about the same chance as a snowball in hell of getting medical compensation much less Workman Compensation. In my case, everyone from State Senator R. Glasgow on down, fought me. Both of my eyes developed cataracts within weeks after the exposure, and doctors were afraid to remove them because of potential damage by the operation. I have been helped by implants, but I will never trust my eyes enough to try driving. The damage to my all ready damaged spinal column will never stop hurting, nor will I ever be able to walk without every step hurting. Luther Butler, Stephenville, Texas Dear Mr. Butler: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts65.htmlThank you for contacting the Office of the Attorney General. I amsorry to learn about your situation.The policies and procedures of the Texas Department of Agriculture(TDA) are overseen by the administrators of that agency and are notsubject to review by the Office of the Attorney General. You may wishto continue working with the TDA regarding your complaint.If you believe you have exhausted all of the options available withinthe TDA to address your concerns, you may wish to discuss this matterwith a private attorney. The Lawyer Referral Service of the State Barof Texas can assist you in contacting an attorney in Texas with relevantexpertise. The Lawyer Referral Service can be reached at (800)252-9690.Again, thank you for writing.Katherine S. WoodPublic Information and AssistanceOffice of the Attorney General of Texas>>> "Luther Butler" <lbutler@erath.net> 3/31/2005 12:32:46 PM >>>Luther Butler1310 WildwoodStephenville, Texas 76401I am sending you this information because when I was exposed todisulfoton by breathing the fumes in a hot room while working at theTexas Department of Agriculture, no one in the Texas Department ofAgriculture seemed to know a thing about the affects of this chemical.Since my exposure in 1985? I have had two cataract operations. I stillcannot drive a car because of damage to my eyes. I have difficultywalking. Also, my memory has been affected. I was denied workman compbenefits because my medical records and the damage done was hidden inthe TDA office until Jim Hightower left. There should be restitutionmade to me and my medical providers for the damage done. Luther ButlerNotice that I have colored in red the parts that pertain to my case. How might I be exposed to disulfoton? . a.. Breathing contaminated air, drinking contaminated water,and eating contaminated food. b.. Living near hazardous waste sites where it is found. c.. For children, touching or eating soil at or near hazardouswaste sites that contain disulfoton. d.. Working in fields where it is sprayed. e.. Working in industries that manufacture and formulate it. f.. Using it in your home or garden. SUMMARY: Exposure to disulfoton happens mostly from breathingcontaminated air, drinking contaminated water, and eating contaminatedfood. High exposures can cause harmful effects on the nervous system.Disulfoton has been found in at least 7 of the 1,430 National PrioritiesList sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). What is disulfoton? Disulfoton is a manufactured substance used as a pesticide tocontrol a variety of harmful pests that attack many field and vegetablecrops. It does not occur naturally. Pure disulfoton is a colorless oilwith an unidentifiable characteristic odor and taste. The technicalproduct is dark yellowish, with an aromatic odor. Common trade names areDi-syston, Disystox, Frumin AL, and Soilvirex. Use of trade names is foridentification only and does not imply endorsement by the Agency forToxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Public Health Service, or theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is used to protect small grains, sorghum, corn, and otherfield crops; some vegetables, fruit, and nut crops; and ornamental andpotted plants against certain insects. Although it is used mostly inagriculture, small quantities are used on home and garden plants, andfor mosquito control in swamps. The use of disulfoton has decreased inrecent years. . What happens to disulfoton when it enters the environment? a.. Disulfoton enters the environment when it is applied onfield crops, vegetables, potted plants, and home gardens. b.. Disulfoton is found mainly in soil and water. c.. Natural chemical reactions and bacteria remove it from soiland water. d.. Fish accumulate disulfoton in their bodies. e.. Disulfoton binds moderately to soil and typically does nottravel deep into soil with rainwater. f.. In water, it takes about 7 days for half of it to breakdown. g.. In soil, it takes about 3.5-290 days for half of it tobreak down, depending on soil type, moisture, and temperature. .How might I be exposed to disulfoton? a.. Breathing contaminated air, drinking contaminated water,and eating contaminated food. b.. Living near hazardous waste sites where it is found. c.. For children, touching or eating soil at or near hazardouswaste sites that contain disulfoton. d.. Working in fields where it is sprayed. e.. Working in industries that manufacture and formulate it. f.. Using it in your home or garden. . How can disulfoton affect my health? In people, disulfoton mainly causes harmful effects to thenervous system. Depending on the amount of disulfoton that enters thebody, effects on the nervous system, such as narrowing of the pupils,vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, difficulty in breathing, tremors,convulsions, and even death may occur. These effects can occur if youbreathe in, ingest, or touch disulfoton. If you ingest disulfoton fromfood or water for long periods, it may affect your eyes and you maybecome nearsighted. You may become weak and tired after skin contactwith disulfoton. Ingesting high levels of disulfoton can cause similar nervoussystem (neurologic) effects in animals. Animals that ingested disulfotonfor long periods became nearsighted, and the structures of their eyeswere damaged. We do not know whether disulfoton causes reproductive or birthdefects in people. Some animals that ingested disulfoton duringpregnancy had newborns with underdeveloped bones, damaged livers andkidneys, and underdeveloped testes. .How likely is disulfoton to cause cancer? The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), theInternational Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and the EPA have notclassified disulfoton as to its ability to cause cancer. We don't know whether disulfoton will cause cancer in people. Nostudies in people are available, and animals that ingested disulfotonfor long periods did not develop cancer. . -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Mr. Butler:Thank you for contacting the Office of the Attorney General. I amsorry to learn about your situation.The policies and procedures of the Texas Department of Agriculture(TDA) are overseen by the administrators of that agency and are notsubject to review by the Office of the Attorney General. You may wishto continue working with the TDA regarding your complaint.If you believe you have exhausted all of the options available withinthe TDA to address your concerns, you may wish to discuss this matterwith a private attorney. The Lawyer Referral Service of the State Barof Texas can assist you in contacting an attorney in Texas with relevantexpertise. The Lawyer Referral Service can be reached at (800)252-9690.Again, thank you for writing.Katherine S. WoodPublic Information and AssistanceOffice of the Attorney General of Texas>>> "Luther Butler" <lbutler@erath.net> 3/31/2005 12:32:46 PM >>>Luther Butler1310 WildwoodStephenville, Texas 76401I am sending you this information because when I was exposed todisulfoton by breathing the fumes in a hot room while working at theTexas Department of Agriculture, no one in the Texas Department ofAgriculture seemed to know a thing about the affects of this chemical.Since my exposure in 1985? I have had two cataract operations. I stillcannot drive a car because of damage to my eyes. I have difficultywalking. Also, my memory has been affected. I was denied workman compbenefits because my medical records and the damage done was hidden inthe TDA office until Jim Hightower left. There should be restitutionmade to me and my medical providers for the damage done. Luther .FOLLOW UP LETTER TO ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE The Office of the Attorney General was involved in my case. The Texas Department of Agriculture turned their version of the accident over to your department.A falsified report was turned over to the Workman's Compensation Board. I had Lawyer John Terrill, John Terrill - District Attorney, handling my case, and he never made sure that my evedience of being hurt was turned in correctly. Luther Butler http://a.xcounters.com/? ¶ 8:51 AM Correspondence with Texas Public Employees Association TPEA got benefits for employees who were hurt on the job. TPEA made no provisions to help the hurt employee get those benefits. The first doctor I went to wrote out, insecticide exposure. Social Security accepted the fact I was hurt by insecticide. Lawyer John Terrill, now District Attorney, kept the case for a length of time and never even made sure the evidence was turned over to the right authorities. I tried my best to get him punished by the State of Texas The lawyer he turned over to the case was at my instigation, debarred. ex-Senator Glasgow interfered so that no lawyer would take the case. The first person an injured state employee should see is a decent lawyer - if one can be found that will take the case. When the State of Texas is dishonest, very few lawyers have a chance of doing anything for the hurt employee. Luther Butler ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Homer To: Luther Butler Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 9:54 AM Subject: Re: TPEA didn't help me, will it help now? TPEA is a legislative advocacy organization, we work for pay raises, maintaining health benefits, improving retiree benefits, etc. TPEA has never been involved in providing legal services to our members. In your case, we wouldn't even have legal standing to get involved. You need to consult with an attorney. http://www.blogger.com/posts.g?blogID=6360734 DA NGER All states require that a licensed seed laboratory test seed before it is offered for sale. Seed vendors gather a prescribed amount of seed and send it to the lab for analysis. Most seed companies never think about the person doing the test which in the case of small seed, requires that the analysts stick their heads into the pile of seed, and with the aid of a hand lens, minutely examine each seed. If the vendor has used a fungicide or insecticide, this means that the analyst has to breathe the fumes. In the twenty some years that I was employed by the Texas Department of Agriculture, several of my fellow workers were damaged by toxic chemicals. Two fellow analysts in other states died from chemical exposure, and several were seriously hurt. Since in some cases like me, the reason male seed analysts take the job is because of previous injuries. In my case it was a case of polio while in the Navy. State regulatory agencies do not like to pay Workman’s compensation so the injury is blamed on the previous illness. Most doctors have never studied the effects of farm chemicals on the human body. Since the chemicals can only be detected by sophisticated lab equipment, it is hard to prove what chemical did the damage. Also, most government elected officials are nervous about injuries during their watch, some of the shoddy ones such as former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower, will do and did illegal things to block the injured analyst from getting proper medical attention. In my case shots of anthropene might have burned the Disulfoton out of my system before it had time to tear up my eyes and nervous system, but when my doctor consulted with the Texas Department of Agriculture, he was told that the effects would wear off in a day or two. In a day or two, the Department called back to notifiy that the damage could be permanent. Short of using methods other than manually examining the seed, I have not been able to think of a way to obtain an analysis. In the lab that I set up and ran for seventeen years, the state spent $10,000 on safety equipment, but when fellow workers left toxic material in wastebaskets, the equipment did not work. Another thought to consider pregnant female seed analysts often work as long as they can before the infant is born. What effects does the seed treatment have on the fetus?

HAPPY EASTER

To a Bluebonnet Harbinger of spring Fashion plate with delicate Blue and White flowers with green leaves. Ringing out that winter is gone with its Cruel blast of Arctic wind that rules The Temperate Zone with numbing freeze. Delicate flower of the Texas Plain Growth uninterrupted through the fall and winter rain Covered in snow but growing on Until the warm spring days bring forth Delicate blue and white flowers, That burst forth in springtime songs To tell of all the things that are to be... And of all the things that have been. Roots nourishing on the decayed bones of buffalo, Growing in land that was trodden on by hooves of Indian Ponies. Limestone rock laid under ancient seas. Flowers of prehistoric times Surviving through drought, flood, fire... Plants growing from seed lying in the ground. Unable to grow until a time determined by nature's law, Bringing it forth to spring out of the soil. Delicate flower of thee I sing Praises on your beautiful frame That shows forth the work of God. You who can survive the stress of time And bloom with brilliance every spring. Send hope that the human race will also Survive Atomic bombs, pestilence and flood To do the work of the Divine Who was resurrected at Eastertime. By Luther Butler

Jeb Bush Renews Calls to Help Schiavo - EarthLink - U.S. News

Jeb Bush Renews Calls to Help Schiavo - EarthLink - U.S. News The Bushs have shown their concern for this poor comatose lady. In calling Congress back into session millions of dollars were wasted. In contrast think of the poor people in the United States who have been cut off of assistance. Think of the children who will go hungry because of the inhuman action of President Bush. Think of the military people who have been killed and injured in the Middle East because of the stupid actions of our President. This is a political move by Bush to capture public support. He cares nothing for the suffering people of the world.

Red Lake, Minnesota

The school shooting in Red Lake, Minnesota was where Nick Fielding in my novel, AIDS, NO PLACE TO DIE, worked one summer while he was in reform school. Red Lake is where he started a half-breed son who was killed by another inmate. Nick's friend, Chief, was from this village, and after WWII, he hoped to return there. Instead while he was in the South Pacific.....buy the book online.

Bush

"To fix" colloquialism used by rural people to remove the balls from male animals. Whenever President Bush fixes something, the American people lose their balls. http://www.moderateindependent.com/v3i6ashton.htm Xrated, but the best analysis of the Bush administration I've read.

luther butler's thoughts

ATLANTA - Shackled and surrounded by 19 officers in a cinderblock jail room, the man accused of overpowering a courthouse deputy and killing a judge and three others appeared Tuesday before a magistrate for the first time since the rampage. MY COMMENT: On the news there was an announcement it would take a month to decide what to charge this monster with. My gut feeling is that they should get a long rope, throw it across the limb of a tall tree, and put this murderer out of his misery. What is there to decide? The man stood in court and shot innocent people. The only possible defense this man's lawyer could make is a plea of insanity. Could this man's actions have been caused by drugs?

Iraq War

(Since the Iraq election the brutality goes on. Perhaps these thoughts that are copied best explain the situation) To DEBBIE LINCOLN from big mamaFriday, Mar 11, 2005 (12:03:47 am CST)Stephenville Empire Tribune Bulletin board.>>>>> Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace: Dwight David Eisenhower : 34th president of the United States, 1890-1969 >>>>>>Eisenhower,in his farewell message January 1961, also warned about the military-Industrial complex. Now almost half of our tax money goes to the mil-Ind complex. You wouldn't think starting wars would be in thier self interest now would you? Of course the people working in the industry need thier jobs but I'm not sure that the jobs can fully justify the cost and the influence that the mil-ind has on our government. The "is any war justified" question is loaded. Of course a war can be justified if all else fails or we are surprise attacked. The invasion of Iraq was unjustified because they were not a threat to anyone, had no WMDs, had done nothing to us and was unable to defend themselves. We were not attacked by Iraq as some believe and some would have you believe. I think dick cheney is still telling that to the true believers but in public he will admit that Iraq did not attack us. The true believers will believe anything as long as it isn't true.