tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838969.post2083469442857750807..comments2023-10-05T01:28:59.704+11:00Comments on Kings Cross Times: The war on drugs, American styleThe Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16827285775130578187noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838969.post-81652757533465727072008-10-15T13:09:00.000+11:002008-10-15T13:09:00.000+11:00Thank-you for the entry and links, Michael. I've h...Thank-you for the entry and links, Michael. I've heard of some of the individual atrocities but reading them in sequence at DrugReporter is quite a list. The entire mess caught my eye earlier this year with the discovery of 'state of the art' "death houses", coming at much the same time as US funding increases.<BR/><BR/>One couldn't help notice the spin the ONDCP put on it's increased funding plans to shore up drug war hardware/tactics. Quite a media campaign on how a Democratic majority Congress would stall the action thus allow increased drug use at home. The use that um... they still haven't controlled. In the end, only one concern - no objection - was raised by just one voice.... Over the potential for ineffective funding use/s.<BR/><BR/>Interesting piece; from Citizens Against Government Waste, May 2005.<BR/><A ALT="Angela French<br/>May 11, 2005" HREF="http://www.doctordeluca.com/Library/WOD/OndcpUpInSmoke-CAGW05.pdf" REL="nofollow">Up in Smoke:<BR/>Office of National Drug Control Policy’s<BR/>Wasted Efforts in the War on Drugs</A><BR/><BR/>ONDCP have their sanitised - and successful versions here; [http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/index.html] Gosh, so relieved McCain is a 'just say no' devotee. A few more years pretending the US public support this would be great.<BR/><BR/>Poor Calderon. Pressure must be on. Can't have a beneficiary outta step with Uncle Sam. Perhaps he wasn't aware thinking independently is a US only privilege over thatta way.<BR/><BR/>Great topic, M.Firesnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05460932868431102039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838969.post-17101005048084531082008-10-15T13:01:00.000+11:002008-10-15T13:01:00.000+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Firesnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05460932868431102039noreply@blogger.com