Author Archives: Pete Guither

Interesting analysis in the Bangkok Post regarding terrorism and Southeast Asia includes this bit: Thailand faces a hard fix in the South because trust of the government has nose-dived since the bloody anti-drug campaign that summarily denied 2,500 living, breathing … Continue reading →

This is certainly the surprise nomination. Bush’s personal lawyer, charges of cronyism, early positive statements from Daily Kos and Harry Reid, conservative bloggers’ heads explode, and threats of a Republican filibuster? It’s hard to know what to think. However, (via … Continue reading →

Via Drug Policy Alliance: Representative Mark Souder (R-IN) has introduced a bill that would subject thousands of low-level, nonviolent methamphetamine offenders to long mandatory minimum prison sentences. These penalties are even worse than the ones enacted for crack in the … Continue reading →

(No, not a discussion about steroids…) For those who haven’t been following, the discussion on the Drug War Victims page that was mentioned a couple of posts back has been continuing at amazing length (and non-stop). I learned that this … Continue reading →

“bullet” Drug War Chronicle’s Phil Smith is in Afghanistan, reporting in person on the drug war there. You can read his dispatches here. “bullet” Washington Post reports about a Congressional dog and pony show (sans pony). Congress is considering more … Continue reading →

I’m a huge fan of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). A great group of dedicated people who perform an incredibly important service. Their speaker’s bureau arranges for cops against prohibition to speak to Rotary Clubs and other similar organizations. Having … Continue reading →

There’s been a rather entertaining exchange going on in the comments of my Drug War Victims page. One of the interesting characters visiting that page is Jake, a real gung-ho drug warrior who referred to the victims as “sh*tbags” and … Continue reading →

Read it You and I are just happy it all worked out. But this story has got to be giving some prohibitionists a crisis of faith.

Souder, Sensenbrenner, and Blunt (that’s frightening by itself) have introduced H.R. 3889, the Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act. Wow. Just pass a bill and eliminate Meth? Amazing. Let’s pass some other bills. How about the Cancer Elimination Act, or the Toxic … Continue reading →

Afghan minister quits after ‘drug war rift’ with Karzai Oops.