Bogart wrote:
>
> On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 12:03:14 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Morton Davis wrote:
> >
> >> The "mad cow" came from CANADA. Just another gift from HMG.
> >>
> >> http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20031227_1332.html
> >>
> >
> >It looks like the US government is once again doing what it
> >does best, deflecting blame, releasing information before a
> >complete review of the facts.
>
> Investigators Trace Diseased Cow to Canada
> Federal Investigators Tentatively Trace Holstein Infected With Mad Cow
> Disease to Canada
>
> The Associated Press
>
> WASHINGTON Dec. 27 — Investigators tentatively traced the first U.S.
> cow with mad cow disease to Canada,....
>
> <snip>
>
>
> Dr. Ron DeHaven, the Agriculture Department's chief veterinarian, said
> on Saturday that Canadian officials provided records indicating the
> sick Holstein was in a herd of 74 cattle shipped from Alberta, Canada,
> into this country in August 2001 at Eastport, Idaho.
>

Which of course doesn't prove the cow got BSE in Canada, does it?