Over at ACLU blog, Jag Davies talks about George Soros’ speech at the ACLU Membership Conference this week. Soros is, of course, a lightning rod for hatred from some on the neocon right — but he understands freedom better than they do.
Here are a couple of quotes from Soros’ speech:
The War on Terror exploited a combination of the War on Drugs and the fear of death.
The War on Drugs is one of the most repressive aspects in American life.

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