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Link
of
the
Week:
Bringing
realism
and
quality
research
to
the
Latin
America
debate
10/24/97
A Reuters news story this week reported that drug czar Barry McCaffrey
had given the Colombian government the green light to use U.S. counternarcotics
aid to fight the country's Marxist guerrilla rebels. McCaffrey said there
was an "unholy alliance" between the cocaine industry and the
15,000 rebels, whom he dubbed "narco-guerrillas". Of course,
he failed to note that such an alliance, if real, is a consequence of prohibition
and calls for demilitarization, not further aid to an institution that
is known to be one of the worst abusers of human rights in the hemisphere.
The Washington Office on Latin America has produced numerous reports
that tell the Latin American drug war story like it is. Check them out
at http://www.wola.org.
(Also view some older WOLA reports on the Lindesmith Center web site
at http://www.lindesmith.org --
currently down while the Center relocates, but should be back up shortly.)
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Issue #16, 10/24/97
11th International Conference on Drug Policy Reform | House Passes Bill Demanding Accountability: And the White House doesn't Like it a Bit | US Senators Question Mexican Certification | Referendum to Halt Recriminalization of Marijuana Qualifies for Oregon Ballot | Medical Marijuana Initiative Filed in Colorado | Mothers March on New Jersey State Capitol for Needle Exchange | Prohibition-Related Murder on Campus on Tennessee State University | William F. Buckley on Marijuana Myths | News from the UK | Link of the Week: Bringing realism and quality research to the Latin America debate | Editorial: Congressional Drug Warriors call for accountability and results... Hey, maybe they're on to something
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