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Remember when Presidential candidates thought the drug war didn’t exist?

For a number of Presidential campaign cycles, the drug war got about as much coverage as philately. Other than the Granite Staters’ tireless work questioning candidates about medical marijuana and the obligatory “Did you ever smoke pot” debate question with all the candidates lying about whether they did/whether they did successfully/whether they enjoyed it, the […]

1400 more Drug War Victims

Thailand. This is beyond tragic.

At a brainstorming session, the representative from the Office of Narcotics Control Board yesterday disclosed that some 1,400 people were killed and labelled as drug suspects though they had no link to drugs. “The government’s drug policy was unclear. Operation staff hence did everything to achieve the goal of reducing […]

Those damned humanitarians

I don’t subscribe to Stratfor, so I couldn’t read the entire article, but the teaser is a whopper:

The RC-26B’s Importance in Fighting Drug Traffickers Nov 27, 2007 The RC-26B aircraft has been vital to U.S. counternarcotics operations along the Mexican and Canadian borders. The aircraft, however, is becoming increasingly popular for use in humanitarian […]

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“bullet” Interesting Cannabis Thread over at Daily Kos. Grassroots liberals understand that the lack of leadership within the Democratic Party on changing marijuana laws is sending some of their young people to the Ron Paul camp. “bullet” Drug War cheerleader and former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert is officially gone as of this morning. […]

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Son of Sam Walton on Campaign Ad: “I hear that. A donation is just what the doctor ordered. This is a symbol that we only have a…” Jan 21, 19:39
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Son of Sam Walton on Corporate choices: “What if you believe in Vaccines, but not masks? (today’s masks at least) Masks have been linked to Cancer in…” Jan 15, 09:04

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