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Tomorrow (Monday) you may notice more headlines referring to the growing movement associated with immigration reform.  People are gathering across the country in response to the vociferous self-righteousness of the good ol’ boys and their disproportionate representation in Congress which seeks to further marginalize an entire race of people. Tomorrow (May 1st) ‘The Great American Boycott 2006′ or ‘A National Day Without an Immigrant’ will take place across America and into Latin America.  I hope that all in the environmental community recognize the common thread that the immigration movement shares with us. 

Those who wield the logic which justifies the exploitation of air, water, and land find it a short distance to tread into the exploitation of human beings.  Here in the Northwest we are accustomed to ranchers complaining about the wolves and the "threat" they pose to their cattle (which in actuality constitutes a miniscule fraction of cattle deaths when compared to the rancher’s own negligence).  When I lived on the border, the claimed threat to cattle was "illegals".  On the border, if you are an "illegal" crossing on a public land grazing allotment you’d better pray that the lessee doesn’t drive up.  This further demonstrates the rancher’s farcical weighing of environmental interest versus "human economic interest" as absurd.  To the Marlboro Man, it don’t matter whether you’re a wolf or a [non-white] woman with two children, "If it’s on MY [huh huh] land", hazing and/or murder and at least HATE is a natural consequence.  Here it becomes apparent that their "man versus nature" mentality leaves these refugees squarely in our camp, or vice versa.  It is the same poison that we watch degrade public lands and exterminate mystical species that the immigration movement watches exploit and oppress economic refugees.

Which is why I hope to convince you that this is our movement too, if we can find it in us to expand our worldview to embrace commonality rather than the factionalism that, in my experience, is all-to pervasive within the environmental community (not WWP of coarse, but somebody shoot me an e-mail if I’m not allowed to say that ). 

Recently the media has amplified the anti-immigrants notion that "illegals hurt our environment."  If you find yourself receptive to that divisive tactic consider this…  and remember that ‘divide and conquer’ has always been their cynical strategy.

So, in whatever capacity we can I encourage you to communicate and participate with the patriotic people (ironically enough many of whom are not citizens but are now practicing patriotism with far more integrity than the apathetic "majority") who are standing up in mass numbers against the injustice of this government.  

There are many who find themselves in the cross-hairs of an alienating paradigm, one which spends all of its intellectual capital driving wedges and fostering alienation.  That view of the world is not ours…  prove it…

Signatures are being gathered for a voter initiative which would eliminate all wolves from the state of Idaho.  The state initiative is splendidly incoherent as it would rescind approval of state management, effectually giving management of wolves back to the feds, yet in some bizarre lapse of consideration for the established process of federalism mandate the federal government "deal" with the elimination of the wolves. 

Good Luck!… not really

"We don’t believe it will hold up in court." - John Thompson, spokesman Idaho Farm Bureau

Early this morning (4/21) Jerome saw a very large wolf at WWP’s Greenfire Preserve just across the river from the big house.

The wolf was chased by the red stallion of the Greenfire wild horse band up into the rocks at the base of the east cliffs next to the river. His tail was between his legs !

The success of the Greenfire Preserve is measured in moments like this when on any one day you can see hundreds of whitetail and mule deer, elk, coyotes, wild horses and once again, wolves.

Welcome home !! 

The FBI is watching. Those previously ‘commie-pinko’, ’socialist’ tactics are now ‘terrorist.’

All Americans should be wary of the letter-writing activist who questions authority and tries to change the status quo! Why where would this great country be with such radicals?

Lest we forget, this country was founded by such "radicals." Forget not the one who was was scorned, Thomas Paine. Another was a true radical, Samuel Adams. Clearly terrorists by today’s standards.

Check out these blatantly terrorist comments:

It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds.

"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us
in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.

                                           —Samuel Adams

The state has convinced the FAA to permit ranchers use of aerial vehicles ("ultralights") when gunning down predatory animals.  An eight hour course and, "a felt pen to write your ‘N’ number on the side of your craft and bingo, you’re legal".  The idea of ranchers wielding weapons while strapped up in their powered parachutes is enough to make me piss my pants with laughter.  No wonder these fools can’t make an honest living… 

 AGRO - Coalition to End Aerial Gunning of Wildlife