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To: Boplicity who wrote (64472)	2/26/2001 12:17:26 AM
From: scotty	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 117060

something's up over there...I bet intelligence has discovered something. Bush has been harping on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction....and the recent air strikes...We don't know the half of it.

To: Boplicity who wrote (64472)	2/27/2001 12:17:52 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 117060

2/27/2001 Britain''s Foot-and-Mouth Epidemic Worsens by Darcy Maulsby There may be no quick end to Britain’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), since as many as 25,000 sheep, cattle and hogs passed through three markets at the center of the outbreak before a transport ban was implemented. British farmers fear the nation could experience a repeat of a 1967 FMD epidemic, when nearly half a million livestock were destroyed. So far, 12 British farms or slaughterhouses have confirmed cases of FMD and must destroy their livestock. A “dreadful blow” Britain’s state veterinary service is under severe pressure from this latest disease crisis, and Agriculture Minister Nick Brown said Britain is recruiting foreign veterinarians to help out. Prime Minister Tony Blair added that the FMD outbreak is “a dreadful blow” to a British agriculture, which is already struggling with mad cow disease. Blair has hinted that farmers affected by the FMD outbreak could be offered substantial compensation for their losses. Producers and food processors may seek nearly $1.5 billion in compensation for export losses. Further bans expected EU veterinary specialists have decided to extend a ban on British livestock exports to March 9, adding that the ban would be reviewed at the EU vets' next meeting on March 6 and 7. Even if the FMD outbreak is quickly contained, veterinary officials warn that export bans could continue for up to six months after eradication. Precautionary measures on the Continent Britain’s livestock industry isn’t the only one feeling the effects of the FMD outbreak. Another 3,500 livestock have been slaughtered in continental Europe, where no cases have been found but authorities fear the disease could spread. Germany killed 350 imported sheep as a precaution, and the Netherlands slaughtered more than 3,200 animals imported from Britain before the outbreak was discovered. Spain plans to destroy 540 pigs imported from Britain, even though the animals have shown no signs of FMD. agweb.com

To: Boplicity who wrote (64472)	2/27/2001 12:17:52 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 117060

Range Fighters: Preparing To Take Back the West: Part 1 Sierra Times Exclusive Report - by J.J. Johnson - Posted: 02.26.01 Range Fighters - Las Vegas, Nevada Feb. 24th, 2001 Welcome to Sagebrush LAS VEGAS - Welcome to the war room of the Sagebrush Rebellion. At stake: over 45,000 family ranches that have been worked for generations, and the food supply of millions of America. It has been a problem nationwide, but the hardest hit are the people few Americans can see while passing by at 35,000 feet. The Range Fighter Conference held over the Weekend on February 24, 2001 was not your typical gripe session. It was here where over 50 Real Americans from Ohio to Washigton representing the heart and soul of the American agriculture and livestock industry met to do something about it. At the meeting were a list of heavy hitters. Many names could easily register as "legends" to a Westerner who has been victimized by government land regulations. Among them, Cliven Bundy, a legendary Nevada rancher and cowboy, Robert (R.J.) Smith, Senior environmental Scholar of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Jim Bason, President of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association; Karen Rose, a campaign and Public Relations Specialist, and Nancy Geehan, a Political and Communication Strategist, and several officers of Frontiers of Freedom. (cont) sierratimes.com