[news] Against the Extradition of Marc Emery (Despite his Politics)

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The recent attempt by the American government to have Marc Emery extradited to face trial on charges of money laundering and selling marijuana represents a terrifying challenge to Canadian sovereignty. As most South American countries can testify, the American war on drugs has long been a cover for more naked imperialist goals, and Canadians should recognize that the potential extradition of Emery, a Canadian citizen and prominent political icon, represents a major step along the same path. But all that said, the elevation of Emery to martyrdom is not appropriate. He's the target of an imperialist regime, but he's still an idiot who needs to be defended on the big issues, and then dismissed into irrelevancy by the Canadian Left for his hackneyed politics.

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2005/9/8/1333/69965