> Why not read the
transcripts and see just how little was required to turn Dr. Pettis from a
highly-respected lab head into a target?

I read the transcript, and didn't notice anything that would suggest that
Pettis became a target due to something that he said.

On the other hand, during the Pettis fiasco, I was in contact with both a
senior ARS official, as well as a staff member of the Beltsville Lab.  My
understanding was that his "demotion" was due to a local bureaucratic
political issue having nothing to do with either his research, testimony,
or publications.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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