Feature: SSDP, Drug War Rant Blog Score Media Hit with Attack on DEA Drug-Terror Exhibit
The DEA got more than it bargained for when it brought its drug-terror traveling exhibit to Chicago last week.
Drug Trade Funding Terrorists
Southwest Asia: Afghan Opium Cultivation Jumps to Record Level
Preliminary reports suggest the Afghan opium crop will be at record levels and 40% larger than last year, despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent to suppress it.
Editorial: Legalize the Drug Trade to Cut Off Terrorism Funding
In a time of global insecurity we need clearer thinking from our leaders about this issue.
Middle East: Now, Israelis Call for Boycott of Hezbollah Hashish
Lebanese hash has long been a favorite with Israeli tokers, but now some are calling for a boycott, saying the trade helps fund Hezbollah.
Feature: As Fighting Flares in Southern Afghanistan, Support for Licensed Opium Production Grows
As NATO takes over in southern Afghanistan, fighting is flaring and opium is driving much of it. Now, European politicians are beginning to embrace a controversial opium licensing scheme.
Editorial: It's Time to Get Real About Opium in Afghanistan
Opium eradication is a dangerous, dead-end road. It's time for a little realism, for the sake of Afghanistan's and global security.
Khat: Feds Arrest 62 in Crackdown on Mild East African Stimulant Herb
US federal authorities have rounded up 62 immigrants on charges of smuggling khat, a mild stimulant herb used for hundreds of years in East Africa and the Arabian peninsula. Their use of the Hawala financial network has generated weak speculation that there could be a terrorist link.
Europe: British Conservatives Call For Legal, Licensed Afghan Opium Production As Troop Toll Mounts
With conflict heating up in Afghanistan, British Conservatives are urging their leader, David Cameron, to consider legalizing and licensing the opium crop.
Afghanistan, Plan Colombia and Drug Eradication: Problems and Solutions
Recent increases in opium production in Afghanistan presents a Catch-22 to U.S. policymakers. On the one hand, a November 2006 United Nations and World Bank report found that forced eradication of opium crops is driving poor Afghans into the hands of the Taliban, empowering crime syndicates and destabilizing the country. On the other hand, doing nothing about the heroin trade allows major drug traffickers to enrich themselves unfettered. Is there a third option?