Colombia helps Afghanistan wage drug war
26-August-2005, Afghanistan, The Washington Times
Colombia and Afghanistan are becoming counterdrug allies.
Colombia has begun exporting counternarcotics know-how to Afghanistan in a bid to stem that country's record heroin production, which, in turn, bankrolls al Qaeda.
Much of the ...
Justice Weighs Desire v. Duty (Duty Prevails)
25-August-2005, United States, The New York Times
It is not every day that a Supreme Court justice calls his own decisions unwise. But with unusual candor, Justice John Paul Stevens did that last week in a speech in which he explored the gap that sometimes lies between a judge's desire and duty. ...
Police tours of drug war city
25-August-2005, Mexico, The Advertiser
A MEXICAN city at the heart of a raging drug war is trying to woo back jittery Texan day trippers by offering free bus tours with an armed police escort.
"The aim is to shake off the bad image that we have and give a boost to the craft markets ...
Aussie model in Bali drug bust
22-August-2005, Indonesia, The Daily Telegraph
ONE of Sydney's top models was last night facing up to 10 years in a Bali jail after police allegedly found ecstasy in her bag.
Michelle Leslie, 24, who has worked for Myer and was the face of Antz Pantz,
was among a group of five people picked ...
Students Say Drug Use Is On The Rise In Schools
22-August-2005, United States, MTV.com
Illegal substances have become nearly twice as prevalent in high schools in the last three years, according to a new study released Thursday.
Sixty-two percent of high school and 28 percent of middle school students report that drugs are
used, ...
The war on the War on Drugs
22-August-2005, Venezuela, The American Thinker
Hugo Chavez, the left wing dictator of Venezuela, is declaring war on America's War on Drugs, ending all bilateral antidrug cooperation, and expelling Drug Enforcement Administration employees. The Boston Globe reports:
On Wednesday, the head of ...
UTAH RAVERS TREATED LIKE TERRORISTS!
21-August-2005, United States, Daily Kos
Originally Posted by knick evl ntnt
Last night, I was booked to play an event about an hour outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. The hype behind this show was huge, they presold 700 tickets and they expected up to 3,000 people total. The promoters ...
Rocky calls war on drugs 'a disaster'
20-August-2005, United States, The Salt Lake Tribune
The war on drugs has been an "absolute unmitigated failure - a disaster in this country."
Strong words spoken by Salt Lake City's Mayor Rocky Anderson during a panel discussion Friday night at the Harm Reduction Conference.
In the two ...
Bush and Uribe distort the realities of their ...
18-August-2005, Colombia, VHeadline.com
Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) Research Associate Paul Adams: On Thursday, August 4, US president Bush hosted Colombian President Alvaro Uribe at his ranch in Crawford, Texas to discuss their joint war on drugs. The focal points of their ...
Mexico's Fox tells U.S. to help out in drug war
17-August-2005, Mexico, Reuters AlerNet
Mexican President Vicente Fox told the United States on Tuesday to stop complaining about his government's record in the drug war and instead work with him in fighting powerful cocaine cartels.
U.S. President George W. Bush's administration has ...
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