US Drug War

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House Bill Would Apply U.S. Drug Policy Globally

HuffingtonPost.com | Radley Balko | Posted 12.06.2011

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The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill yesterday that would make it a federal crime for U.S. residents to discuss or plan activities on foreign s...

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How To Win A Drug War

AFP | Posted 09.02.2011

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LISBON — Health experts in Portugal said Friday that Portugal's decision 10 years ago to decriminalise drug use and treat addicts rather than punish...

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U.S. Can't Justify Billions In Drug War Spending: Report

The Los Angeles Times | Brian Bennett | Posted 08.09.2011

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As drug cartels wreak murderous havoc from Mexico to Panama, the Obama administration is unable to show that the billions of dollars spent in the war ...

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EU To Combat Latin American Drug Trade

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The European Union has agreed to expand its effort in combating drug trafficking and violence in Central and South America, reports AFP. The region i...

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