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“Guest Rant: Ethan Straffin takes on Lou Dobbs” Last week, Lou Dobbs hosted a series on CNN called “The Forgotten War” (entire transcript) in which he gave particular emphasis to the distortions of drug war cheerleaders like former drug czar … Continue reading →

Federal Government would rather have poor children become drug dealers than get an education. One of the many stupid laws to be passed in the name of the war on drugs is the 1998 revision to the Higher Education Act, … Continue reading →

Judiciary Face-off As I mentioned earlier this week, Attorney General John Ashcroft issued a directive requiring prosecutors to snitch on judges who use their own discretion and provide lighter sentences than Ashcroft wants. Senator Edward Kennedy accused Ashcroft of engaging … Continue reading →

Can someone explain this? On the DEA website, there is a Drug Intelligence Brief titled: “Area Codes: Frequently Asked Questions (June 2003)”. After giving a page of general information about how area codes work, and how they’re assigned to different … Continue reading →

Well, duh! Bush Administration Misuses Science Data, Report Says. “The Bush administration persistently manipulates scientific data to serve its ideology and protect the interests of its political supporters, a report by the minority staff of the House Committee on Government … Continue reading →

And now for something completely different… Check out the page on Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) and the controversy surrounding this substance which has been linked to cancer and apparently is used a great deal in the dairy industry. How long will … Continue reading →

Odds and Ends — Media Awareness Project has a new letter writing alert regarding a US Attorney for Hawaii who used grossly inflated “ice” numbers in order to try to justify a weakening of constitutional protections. Go there and add … Continue reading →

“DEA Bad Girl Michele Leonhart” The new nominee for Deputy Administrator of the DEA is a gung-ho drug warrior with questionable ties to a discredited super-snitch. The Bush administration wants to head up the Drug Enforcement Agency with two women … Continue reading →

That’s a lot of cocaine… or is it? Bolivian police, acting on tips from the DEA and Spanish police, seized 5 tons of cocaine destined for Spain, the largest seizure in Bolivia’s history. They found 2 tons on Friday, and … Continue reading →

“Can Congress Get a Clue? (Karen Tandy and the DEA)” Late Thursday night, the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Karen P. Tandy as the new head of the DEA, following former administrator Asa Hutchinson’s move to Homeland Security. The Washington Post … Continue reading →