Monthly Archives: June 2006

Tonight is the night for the DEA’s Vigil for Lost Promise, remembering those who died from drugs. And if this was a parents’ event and not a DEA event, it might be a good remembrance, but the DEA’s involvement makes … Continue reading →

Link Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld wants to end U.S. Army helicopter support for a joint U.S.-Bahamas drug-interdiction program that over the past two decades has resulted in hundreds of arrests and the seizure of tons of cocaine and marijuana. […] … Continue reading →

PFC Judson Parkin received a Purple Heart Medal for his service in Iraq. His first lieutenant wrote about him: “He performed his duties in an outstanding manner and never wavered under fire. He upheld the Marine Corps tradition of bravery, … Continue reading →

MAZAR-e-SHARIF, Afghanistan, June 2, 2006 (ENS) – It’s a day out in the country for Noor Mohammad, as he stands in the middle of a field with a stick, beating energetically at the opium poppy plants around him. “I like … Continue reading →

Editorial in the Salt Lake Tribune: The drug war is its own drug. You start with a little, and pretty soon you just need more, and more, until it has consumed your life. Unable to stem the demand for illegal … Continue reading →

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Glenn Greenwald makes a great comment about government investigative and enforcement powers. Didn’t we all learn this point early on in school: there are criminals in the world, and allowing the police to break down our doors without warrants would … Continue reading →

The DEA’s New Groove by Arthur Delaney. WASHINGTON, June 2, 2006 — The federal agency whose agents kick down doors and storm houses with guns drawn will soon pick up a new weapon to wage its war: candles. At its … Continue reading →

“bullet” Maia Szalavitz has an excellent article at Reason on the recent trial of Dr. Paul Heberle: The Doctor Wasn’t Cruel Enough: How one physician escaped the panic over prescription drugs. “bullet” The Aspen Daily News: Marijuana Group Not High … Continue reading →

At the Drug War Chronicle: It’s a trio that gives the Bush administration nightmares, and they were all together in Bolivia last weekend. Bolivian President Evo Morales hosted Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in what … Continue reading →