The longest-running war
by Doug Bandow
Future of Freedom Foundation
12/20/04
War has become a centerpiece of American politics. The war on terrorism is the focus of U.S. foreign policy. A real war is being fought in Iraq. Jimmy Carter proclaimed the 'moral equivalent of war' over energy. Some analysts are advocating a war on obesity. But the longest-running ongoing 'war' is the war on drugs. For decades the U.S. government has attempted to suppress the use and sale of illicit substances. Alcohol and tobacco once were on the prohibited list but now are legal. Cocaine and marijuana, which once were legal, are now banned...
http://www.fff.org/comment/com0412f.asp
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Future of Freedom Foundation
12/20/04
War has become a centerpiece of American politics. The war on terrorism is the focus of U.S. foreign policy. A real war is being fought in Iraq. Jimmy Carter proclaimed the 'moral equivalent of war' over energy. Some analysts are advocating a war on obesity. But the longest-running ongoing 'war' is the war on drugs. For decades the U.S. government has attempted to suppress the use and sale of illicit substances. Alcohol and tobacco once were on the prohibited list but now are legal. Cocaine and marijuana, which once were legal, are now banned...
http://www.fff.org/comment/com0412f.asp
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 23. Dez, 15:30
