Pubdate: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 Source: Arizona Daily Star (AZ) Copyright: 2002 Pulitzer Publishing Co. Contact: http://www.azstarnet.com/star/today/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/23 Author: Joseph Siedel WHEN AMERICANS BUY GAS, THEY SUPPORT TERRORISM I have seen the barrage of televised public service announcements from the White House policy-makers that position drug users as supporters of terror. But don't Americans, the greatest worldwide consumers of foreign oil, support terror every time we fill our gas tanks? Our greatest Arabic ally in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, is not only one of the biggest suppliers of our foreign crude. Among its populace are the biggest contributors to groups branded terrorist organizations by the United States. It's also the country of origin of Osama bin Laden. The Bush administration has targeted the already-marginalized and vilified drug users of America as supporters of terrorism (certainly an easier task than actually trying to help free them from the horrors of addiction). Somehow, though, the money passed along to terrorist groups through foreign oil profits have been forgotten. It is important to remember that every gas- and oil-consuming American supports terrorism every time he or she fills up. Joseph Siedel - --- MAP posted-by: Alex