Rudy Giuliani On Freedom

"Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful society a great deal of discretion about what you do....Authority protects freedom. Freedom can become anarchy."


Sounds more like Il Duce than an American political leader...

:shrug:

Sure it is Rudy. :puke:

DSB

Mutant Malathion
Erik Baard / Village Voice 18jul01


How New York's Mosquito Spray Campaign Sprayed A Deadly Neurotoxin

For months, the malathion sat in Deep South warehouses and outdoor storage tanks, baking in the summer sun. Destined for mosquito-control programs, the insecticide was supposed to be stored at temperatures no higher than 77 degrees Fahrenheit to avoid conversion to a more deadly poison. But there it was, unrefrigerated in parts of the country where the mercury can climb toward 100 day after day.

Documents from the manufacturer, Cheminova, indicate the company was aware that its products were stored improperly by users as early as 1996, and such practices apparently continue. No one knows exactly how toxic the chemical has become at any given site, or how much of that malathion has been shipped north for use in New York's attack on the West Nile virus.

A Cheminova executive hung up the phone when asked for comment, not surprising given the extent to which the company has been buffeted by bad press. In 1984, two kids in Mississippi were killed after being exposed to Cheminova's methyl parathion. Six years later, the death of a California farm worker who'd ingested parathion led to federal rules aimed at cutting use of the pesticide in half. In 1996, two more Mississippi children were made severely ill by the pesticide. The company has been a favorite target of groups like Greenpeace.

Now a fresh lawsuit by Long Island Sound lobstermen alleges some of the toxicstew was sprayed here, beginning in 1999. They say it killed off crustaceans in the tristate area and perhaps harmed humans as well. Early evidence from the Environmental Protection Agency indicates the lobstermen may be right. While downplaying the potential damage, the EPA recently reported that tests of malathion in New York-area holding tanks found traces of a poisonous neurotoxin called isomalathion—a byproduct created when malathion is exposed to high temperatures.

http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/Malathion-NYC-Mosquito-Campaign.htm

Malathion Spraying May Affect Monarch Butterlies

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E4D91E3FF934A1575AC0A96F958260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/K/Kelley,%20Tina

I saw ONE Monarch Butterfly all summer this year. And not very many more honey bees than that.

I think the GOP and their enablers like DiFi and New York Chuck, snort Toxic Chemicals and think they see God!