Canadian army cannot be trusted(military press report)
An article that appeared in the Metro newspapers Vancouver edition claimed that tests done on military vehicles(2)showed traces of narcotics and that the military was going to experience drug traffick
High Times Should Give Me a Job
So, Iâm checking out High Times' Top 10 News Articles of 2008 (the stories that got the most traffic on their site) and noticed that I wrote two of them (#1 and #9). Both are crazy marijuana stories that never brought us the traffic I expected, but seem to have done well on the HT site. We allow our material to be reprinted as long as StoptheDrugWar.org is credited, so this is totally legit. I guess it kinda sucks for us that they pulled more traffic from our content than we did, but itâs fun to know that I rule the High Times news archive.
Anyway, since you cool dudes at High Times are obviously reading my blog, Iâd like to be perfectly clear about the fact that I will write even better articles for you if you give me some money.
Anyway, since you cool dudes at High Times are obviously reading my blog, Iâd like to be perfectly clear about the fact that I will write even better articles for you if you give me some money.
The Drug Cartels are Becoming More Powerful Than the Government
Theyâre even doing their own diplomacy:
Actually, it was the drug war that prevailed over reason. We were all watching when Calderón declared war on the cartels andâ¦wait for itâ¦a huge bloody war broke out! Why is anyone acting confused or surprised by what happened? Itâs all perfectly clear. If you throw rocks at a beehive, expect swarms of angry bees.
The fact that theyâre negotiating their own peace agreements does not reflect well on the decades-long war that was supposed to disrupt the drug industry. Theyâve become a second government that even controls its own territories:
Amazingly, the U.S. and Mexican governments actually believe we should continue the policies that produced this outcome.
CIUDAD JUÃREZ, Mexico â Mexico's warring cartels are negotiating a truce that, if it holds, could end one of the bloodiest eras since the 1910-20 Mexican Revolution, according to a U.S. official and experts familiar with the talks.
A peace agreement would be the second in two years and, like the last one, its chances of surviving are slim, the U.S. official said.
"In the end, greed prevails over reason," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. [Dallas Morning News]
Actually, it was the drug war that prevailed over reason. We were all watching when Calderón declared war on the cartels andâ¦wait for itâ¦a huge bloody war broke out! Why is anyone acting confused or surprised by what happened? Itâs all perfectly clear. If you throw rocks at a beehive, expect swarms of angry bees.
The fact that theyâre negotiating their own peace agreements does not reflect well on the decades-long war that was supposed to disrupt the drug industry. Theyâve become a second government that even controls its own territories:
Already, the violence is crippling regions and cities, some of them on the border with Texas. Some top U.S. officials and analysts describe these cities, including Ciudad Juárez, across the border from El Paso, as "failed cities," in which cartels, not city or police officials, have control. [Dallas Morning News]
Amazingly, the U.S. and Mexican governments actually believe we should continue the policies that produced this outcome.
The Drug War Only Causes Violence. It Can't Create Peace.
Someone help me understand what Mexicoâs U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza is thinking:
This is correct except for the part about how Calderón has to do this (no, he doesn't) and the part about how things will get better (no, they won't). Weâve heard all this a thousand times before and it just gets sillier every time. The bottom line is that cracking down on the cartels either works or it doesnât. It makes no sense to say that aggressive drug war policies will create violence in the short term, and then eventually that same approach will begin reducing bloodshed. Thatâs not logical.
The drug war causes violence. Just admit it. Stop pretending that itâs going to produce the opposite result at some point in the future. It isnât going to.
"Calderón must, and will, keep the pressure on the cartels, but look, let's not be naïve â there will be more violence, more blood, and, yes, things will get worse before they get better. That's the nature of the battle," Garza said. "The more pressure the cartels feel, the more they'll lash out like cornered animals." [Dallas Morning News]
This is correct except for the part about how Calderón has to do this (no, he doesn't) and the part about how things will get better (no, they won't). Weâve heard all this a thousand times before and it just gets sillier every time. The bottom line is that cracking down on the cartels either works or it doesnât. It makes no sense to say that aggressive drug war policies will create violence in the short term, and then eventually that same approach will begin reducing bloodshed. Thatâs not logical.
The drug war causes violence. Just admit it. Stop pretending that itâs going to produce the opposite result at some point in the future. It isnât going to.
Weekly: This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
Gang war moves East
Two East Asian(Vietnamese)males were killed in a restaurant shooting in Calgary Alberta on New Years Day.In a move reticent of the recent gangland killings in Vancouver,Calgary police say they have a