Author Archives: Pete Guither

Former drug czar Barry McCaffrey says the darndest things. What is it about drug czars and former drug czars? They’re so used to making stuff up that it doesn’t even phase them anymore. Here’s an article published in the Monterey … Continue reading →

I’m still getting caught up — this was quite an interesting tidbit from last week. The U.S. Conference of Mayors, representing 1,183 cities with a population over 30,000, passed a resolution, sponsored by Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson, opposing … Continue reading →

If it wasn’t all so sad, it would be funny. The situation in Afghanistan is so absurd, since nobody in power is allowed to actually talk about any solutions to the illegal drug trafficking that would really work. So every … Continue reading →

What an outstanding editorial this weekend in the Charleston (WV) Gazette: THIS week’s mass murder in a drug-infested St. Albans suburb raises a troubling thought: Much of America’s criminality and gun violence among addicts and illegal drug dealers apparently is … Continue reading →

Responding to growing conflict between states and the federal government over the issue of medical marijuana, Reps. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) will offer an amendment later this month to the Science, State, and Justice spending bill to … Continue reading →

I had an exhilarating and exhausting time in New York, seeing 7 shows and giving walking tours, while hosting a tour group of 74 people. I’m back now and trying to recover. Obviously, it was a bit difficult to keep … Continue reading →

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 →