Monthly Archives: July 2008

“bullet” Misha Glenny: A dangerous fiction The time has come to shout from every rooftop that the war on drugs hands billions of pounds on a plate to criminal syndicates and terrorist organisations every year. Senior policymakers, police commanders and … Continue reading →

National Media Interest ‘Intense’ Over Hoffman Case “Other officers around the country that see this story when ’20/20′ runs it – as well as the jurisdictions around Tallahassee that have seen the coverage already – are going to see what … Continue reading →

Last week, I mentioned the excellent OpEd by Joy Strickland of Mothers Against Teen Violence: Drug laws fertilize teen violence Well, special agent in charge of the Dallas Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Agency James Capra responded (can’t have … Continue reading →

When looking at these stories, keep in mind that drug policy reform could just as easily be the target in each of these. “bullet” Maryland Troopers spied on activist groups Undercover Maryland state troopers infiltrated three groups advocating peace and … Continue reading →

Senator Jim Webb was just on the Colbert Report and mentioned that the U.S. has 25% of the world’s prison population and only 5% of the world’s population, and that we need to do something about that. Imprison those who … Continue reading →

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“bullet” Talk about selective historical memory… A very bizarre article in the Guardian: Gangs have made Dublin ‘like Chicago in the 1920s’ makes the parallel between today’s drug gangs and the alcohol gangsters of 20’s Chicago, yet never mentions prohibition. … Continue reading →

Smith: Confused About War on Drugs Yes, he is.

Can someone explain this to me? New weapon launched in drug war It’s all about the creation of a database of DNA profiles of cannabis plants that will be “ready for police operations in just over a year.” As science, … Continue reading →

Lots of stuff here… “bullet” Scott Morgan covers another segment of Margaret Wente’s horrible series in the Globe and Mail. In this one, she just makes up her “facts” out of thin air. He suggests you write Globe and Mail. … Continue reading →