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Of course, Karen Tandy should never have been confirmed as head of the DEA in the first place (see my post Can Congress Get a Clue (Karen Tandy and the DEA)). At the time, she was unqualified, uninformed, and, previously … Continue reading →

I’ve held off saying too much about the Supreme Court nominee, waiting for more information. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have that much of a judicial record, so he’s a bit of a stealth candidate, but based on this post by TalkLeft, … Continue reading →

Link In addition to the amnesty program for the big traffickers, Colombia has instituted a cash for coca program in one region of the country. Farmers can take their plants to the police and get cash on the spot for … Continue reading →

Link CRAWFORD, Texas, Aug 4 (Reuters) – U.S. President George W. Bush pledged on Thursday to sustain funding for Colombia’s fight against drugs and violence even as a senior State Department official said Washington would like to reduce its anti-narcotics … Continue reading →

I’ve got to take a moment to gloat… Back in September, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert made some outrageous inferences that George Soros got his money from drug cartels. Not only was it outrageous, but it made no sense, … Continue reading →

Via FlexYourRights.org comes a disturbing article. Now at this point it’s charges and denials in a lawsuit, and I have no way to verify what actually happened, but if the charges in the lawsuit are true… Jason Burnham, age 34, … Continue reading →

It seems like just last week that I reported that the War on Terror was over. However, the Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism was extremely short-lived, and now the War on Terror has returned. In other news, the War on … Continue reading →

It’s not enough that the feds go after drug users and dealers. They’ve got to invent crimes and then go out and destroy people who are trying to do their jobs and be good citizens. First, they came after the … Continue reading →

OK, this is pretty funny. Here’s a case where it seems there was sufficient probable cause (and a driver that shouldn’t be on the road), despite an attempt by the defense to claim that there wasn’t a competent expert to … Continue reading →

There were a couple of articles this week about the situation in Colombia — the more we do there, the messier it gets. The latest is about this new amnesty offered by Uribe’s “Justice and Peace Law.” Basically it’s a … Continue reading →