Shooting evidence of drug war failure
29-August-2005, United States, Sun Sentinel
Donald Sheldon
Chairman, Libertarian Party of Broward County Florida hollywood
Posted August 29 2005
The tragedy in Sunrise in which a young man, Anthony Diotaiuto, age 23, was brutally shot to death in his home by police, brings into ...
Tourists visiting Bali nightclubs face random ...
29-August-2005, Indonesia, Guardian Unlimited
Tourists visiting nightclubs on the Indonesian island of Bali are being subjected to random drug tests as part of a crackdown on gambling, drugs and prostitution.
With the clubbing season at its peak, attracting hundreds of thousands of young ...
U.S war on drugs takes no prisoners
29-August-2005, United States, The Republican
The federal government says it won't approve the use of marijuana as a prescription medicine because it hasn't seen any scientific evidence to prove that it has any health benefits.
So what happened when Lyle Craker, a plant and soil sciences ...
Stupid Aussies wander into drug war
27-August-2005, Indonesia, The Courier-Mail
ONE could be forgiven for thinking that Australian model Michelle Leslie was the only person arrested at Bali's GWK cultural park last Saturday.
She wasn't. Four others, all Indonesians, also were nabbed in the same anti-drugs raid. They had more ...
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 ...
Ellis guilty of ecstasy possession
26-August-2005, New Zealand, TVNZ
Television personality Marc Ellis has pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing the drug ecstasy.
The former rugby and league player has been convicted and fined $300 as well as court costs, for having five tablets of the Class B drug.
Outside ...
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 ...
Two Words For You: YELLOWED JERSEY
25-August-2005, United States, ESPN
We were all fooled."
That's the sensationalizing money quote from the head of the Tour de France in today's follow-up smear job by the French sports tab L'Equipe.
And yet this story has no serious traction in the U.S. sports media, far more ...
Winning drug war depends on parents
25-August-2005, United States, readingeagle
The Issue: More than half of U.S. secondary students will be returning this fall to schools where drugs are readily available.
Our Opinion: Too many parents expect teachers and others to protect their children from drugs, but the parents are the ...
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