re: You're are a liar Buster - you Mars Society folks never reference studies supporting planetary protection - why?
From NASA, this summer:
A Draft Test Protocol for Detecting Possible Biohazards in Martian Samples Returned to Earth (NASA/CP 2002-211842)
http://spacescience.nasa.gov/admin/pubs/marssamples/index.htm
Did you read it? Is it important to you? Doubt it!
Go put your canvas and duct tape space suit back on, that is the closest your fantasies will ever get to Mars.
BD
