DRINKING BUSH'S BATHWATER

Editor:

Re: Blame Canada for our prisoner of pot (B.C. Views, Aug. 10).

Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, recently kicked the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Agency out of Venezuela, saying "the DEA's war on drugs
has nothing to do with actually shutting down the business, but is
rather part of a strategy of political intervention in Latin American
affairs."

It is clear that the DEA vendetta regarding Marc Emery is also a
political intervention.

If Venezuelans can have a government that looks after their
sovereignty, why don't we in Canada deserve the same? Why are we in
Canada stuck with politicians who so much enjoy the flavour of George
Bush's bathwater?

Chuck Beyer

Port Alberni