http://www.metafilter.com/tags/RalphKlein Posts tagged with 'RalphKlein' at MetaFilter. Wed, 24 Dec 2003 08:30:24 -0800 Wed, 24 Dec 2003 08:30:24 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/30390/Weapons%2Dof%2DCalf%2DDestruction <a href="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1063752491832_59161691/?hub=Canada" title="CTV, Sep 17th,2003">"I guess any self-respecting rancher would have shot, shoveled and shut up, but he didn't do that".</a> An annoyed Premier of Alberta Ralph Klein was quoted saying this on Sept 17th, 2003 at a weekend meeting of U.S. governors and western Canadian premiers in response to the discovery of one case of mad-cow found in his province.<br>Fast forward to today: <a href="http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20031223-103657-3424r" title="WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Although the United States Department of Agriculture insisted the U.S. beef supply is safe Tuesday after announcing the first documented case of mad cow disease in the United States, the agency for six months repeatedly refused to release its tests for mad cow to United Press International.">USDA refused to release mad cow records </a>, United Press has been requesting these documents since July 10th, 2003 and has been continually stonewalled as recently as Dec 17th ,2003. Especially troubling is the question of <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/07/03/madcow_us030703" title="cbc july 03, 2003: ottawa - the federal government says it can't rule out the possibility that alberta's mad cow might have come from the united states. ">where the Canadian mad-cow possibly originated</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.30390 Wed, 24 Dec 2003 08:30:24 -0800 Alberta Beef Canada Cattle Madcow RalphKlein USDA CrazyJub