USDA INVESTIGATES NOTMILKMAN FOR BIO-ERRORISM GUESS WHO CAME TO BREAKFAST? This week, the United States Department of agriculture continued its ongoing investigation of yours truly by sending two special agents from the Inspector General's office to my New Jersey home. How would you like to be investigated for terrorism by a powerful government agency? Two of my daughters were very upset and had trouble sleeping the night before. I felt that witnesses were essential, so I invited Karen Mahaboir, a reporter with the Bergen Record, Northern New Jersey's largest newspaper, to sit in on the meeting. I also invited my dad. During the interrogation, my daughter Lizzy snapped a photograph of special agent William Squires. Lizzy captured a tiny piece of my profile in the far left of the photo. The reporter is sitting on the couch. Unfortunately, Lizzy did not get a full photo of Agent Irena Tutco. Agent Tutco was by far the prettier of the two investigators. http://www.notmilk.com/graphics/usdaagent.jpg Agent Squires was not happy that his likeness was captured on film. He was also not happy that a member of the press was present, and commented that this had never happened to him before. I replied that this was a new experience for me too--the first time that I was being investigated for terrorism. The reporter was allowed to remain, and she took very good notes. I was informed that a complaint had been filed against me. I asked for a copy of that complaint, but my request was turned down. The Sixth Amendment of the Bill of Rights in America's Constitution guarantees that a citizen has the unalienable right to know his accuser, but that right seems not to be applicable during "payback time." I told agents Squires and Tutco that my first book "MILK-The Deadly Poison" incriminated Monsanto, the company that now sells the genetically engineered bovine growth hormone. I gave them each a copy of a recent column that I wrote about George Bush's "Monsanto" cabinet. Their boss, USDA Secretary Ann Veneman, once worked closely with Monsanto. So, too, did Attorney General John Ashcroft and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas once served as Monsanto's attorney. Will I survive such a power play? http://www.notmilk.com/pelican.html After writing the above column, many of you warned me that I would soon be deeply mired in stinky bovine excrement. Such warnings seem to have come to pass. I asked Special Agent Squire if it was against the law for one to say that he or she would bring Mad Cow Disease or Foot and Mouth Disease from England to America. I was informed that an individual could be charged with a crime if his or her action satisfied four criteria: 1) made the threat 2) intended to carry out the threat 3) be aware that such a threat was a violation of the law (I asked Agent Squire what law prevented someone from making such a threat, but he was unable to cite a statute) 4) acted upon that threat I told the two investigators that I was going to visit Scotland in July of 2002, and that I would tiptoe through the tulips and bring Hoof and Mouth back to America and spread it around. I then asked them to immediately arrest me, hoping that the publicity would help to sell my new book. They declined to do so. Well, friends, I'm still a free man, and I am certain that USDA continues to probe for ghosts in my closet and yours. I feel safe knowing that USDA's $40 million dollar bio- terrorism budget is being wisely spent to protect your family and mine. JUST FOR THE RECORD: What will it take for USDA to investigate FDA? What will it take to review the key study leading to approval of Monsanto's genetically engineered bovine growth hormone? FDA refuses to release that study, despite the fact that Inspector General Richard Kusserow promised in 1992 that the study would be released in its entirety. The study was authored by Richard, Odaglia, and Deslex. Most people who know the issues recognize that study as one lasting for 90 days on 360 laboratory rats. In fact, the study lasted for 180 days. FDA approved the hormone for America's food supply because they found no biological effects on lab animals. After day 90, every animal treated with Monsanto's hormone got cancer. If you eat pizza or ice cream, you ingest that same hormone. Investigate that, agents Squires and Tutco! __________________________________________________ Robert Cohen author of: MILK A-Z Executive Director (notmilkman@notmilk.com) Dairy Education Board http://www.notmilk.com This file: http://www.notmilk.com/forum/633.txt Do you know of a friend or family member with one or more of these milk-related problems? Do them a huge favor and forward the URL or this entire file to them. Do you know of someone who should read these newsletters? If so, have them send a empty Email to: notmilk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and they will receive it (automatically)!