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Drugs and Death
Nguyen Tuong Van was hung in Singapore a couple of hours ago. But before we spend too much time discussing this individual who was put to death for smuggling drugs, keep in mind that he has a lot of company … Continue reading
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Prohibition corrupts
Link MEXICO CITY – Eleven federal agents were charged with kidnapping four alleged drug hit men and possibly helping rival traffickers kill them, as depicted on a brutal DVD made public, the Mexican Attorney General’s office said Thursday. The federal … Continue reading
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‘Happy Holidays’ part of well-funded, fringe effort to legalize drugs
Well, I think it’s finally time to reserve the rubber room for Bill O’Reilly. I don’t know if you’ve been following his rants about how stores shouldn’t use the phrase “Happy Holidays” because it’s offensive to Christians and therefore Americans. … Continue reading
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GAO fails to understand what it measures
The AP discusses a GAO report: The report prepared by the Government Accountability Office, an investigative arm of Congress, found that U.S. cocaine seizures from 2000 to 2004 increased by 68 percent to a record 196 metric tons in the … Continue reading
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Offensive Ad
DARE Generation Diary pointed out this outrageous TV ad… u hear bout kim? what bout kim? she has HIV she got high she got stupid she has HIV use ur brain. keep ur body healthy. b drug free. hiv.drugabuse.gov World … Continue reading
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A lesson from Singapore
25 year old Nguyen Van Tuong will soon hang for smuggling drugs to Australia and making the mistake of routing his flight through Singapore (he should have used Travelocity). TalkLeft has been covering this well, including the strange story of … Continue reading
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Interesting developments in Bolivia
Link Mr. [Evo] Morales, a onetime leader of the coca growers federation, has steadily become revered by the left around Latin America as an unbending opponent of globalization. That is worrisome enough to the Bush administration. But more alarming to … Continue reading
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Drug Czar phones it in; Barthwell up to her usual tricks
Walters isn’t even trying any more. Check out this standard obligatory news release: Drugged Driving as Common as Alcohol-Impaired Driving Among Teens. He’ll get some play from the dumber media outlets, but I’m betting most of the majors will pass … Continue reading
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Today: Big Brother. Tomorrow: Gravy for the Brain
Could’ve told you this would happen. Lots of up-in-arms in the blogosphere today over Pentagon Expanding Its Domestic Surveillance Activity in the Washington Post. The Defense Department has expanded its programs aimed at gathering and analyzing intelligence within the United … Continue reading
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Odds and Ends
“bullet” At Dare Generation Diary: Link. Just how are school drug zones calculated, anyway? As the crow flies or as the dealer walks? (NY State Court of Appeals goes with the crow) Profiting from the Drug War, part 47,283. “bullet” … Continue reading
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