Narco Terrorism

Let's Stop "Conflict Drugs" in Central America

Eric Farnsworth | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: El Salvador, Blood Diamonds, Guatemala Violence, Mexico Drug War, Narco-Terrorism, Central America, Illegal Drugs, Narco-Trafficking, Politics News
Eric Farnsworth

Violence has spiked and people are dying gruesome, preventable deaths in Central America, Mexico, and elsewhere as a result of U.S. consumer tastes. Blood diamonds? No, conflict drugs.

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What Must the World Think of Us?

Garrett Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Soldier Prevention Act, Afghanistan, Child Soldiers, Stanley McChrystal, Abdulmalik Rigi, Somali Government, Narco-Terrorism, Mexico Drug Wars, Politics News
Garrett Johnson

The news media never got around to asking what the Afghanistan people thought of McChrystal being sacked. It turns out that their take didn't even resemble the story that the American media was selling us.

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Arizona's Latino Law

Giles Slade | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Posner, R-Ariz., Latinos, Felipe Calderon, Jan Brewer, And Jon Kyl, Senators John McCain, Arizona Immigration Law, Narco-Terrorism, Obama Immigration Reform, Politics News
Giles Slade

Last week I spoke with Leo R. Chavez, author of The Latino Threat, about Arizona's new legislation that delivers unprecedented power into the hands of the police.

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Cannabis and the Christian Science Monitor

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cannabis, Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske, Obama White House, Richard Nixon, Alcohol, Christian Science Monitor, Marijuana Legalization, Drug Policy, Tobacco, Narco-Terrorism, Acapulco, Juarez, American Consulate, Media News
Norm Stamper

When the government rejects rational, research-driven, evidence-based approaches to drug policy, and our safety, it's time for the people to act.

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Lieberman's Right on Fort Hood

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fort Hood, John McCain, Public Option, Terrorism, Anwar Al-Awlaki, Violence, Abortion Doctors, Intimidation, Heath Care, Sarah Palin, Major Nidal Hasan, Religion, Qur'An, Nypd, Joe Lieberman, U.S. Army, Narco-Terrorism, Fbi, Islam, Iraq, Politics News
Norm Stamper

When campaigning for John McCain Lieberman actually declared Sarah Palin fit to be president. Yet, when it comes to the Fort Hood slayings, Joe Lieberman is spot on.

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Defeating Narco-Terrorism

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drug Trafficking, Drug Cartels, Drugs, Hugo Chavez, Mexico, Mycoherbicides, Heroin, Hamas, Hezbollah, Cannabis, Venezuela, National Security, Middle East, Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Afghanistan, Narcotics, Un, Cocaine, Narco-Terrorism, World News
Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld

The nexus between transnational criminal organizations and terrorist groups does not end with illegal drugs. Yet, U.S. and international law-enforcement agencies overlook the connections between them.

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