News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: PUB LTE: We're Losing the War on Drugs |
| Title: | US CA: PUB LTE: We're Losing the War on Drugs |
| Published On: | 1999-09-06 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-05 21:01:26 |
WAR ON DRUGS
Jorge Castaneda sums up many great reasons for ending the war on drugs
(Commentary, Sept. 2), but he's wrong in one statement he makes, calling the
drug war "this absurd war no one really wants to wage." For the drug
kingpins, Latin American politicos, prison construction companies, CIA
covert operations funding and the beer and liquor industries this is no
absurd war. Keeping the war on drugs alive is an essential business survival
strategy. But, let's talk about the moral threat to society.
MARC SADOFF
Pacific Palisades
Jorge Castaneda sums up many great reasons for ending the war on drugs
(Commentary, Sept. 2), but he's wrong in one statement he makes, calling the
drug war "this absurd war no one really wants to wage." For the drug
kingpins, Latin American politicos, prison construction companies, CIA
covert operations funding and the beer and liquor industries this is no
absurd war. Keeping the war on drugs alive is an essential business survival
strategy. But, let's talk about the moral threat to society.
MARC SADOFF
Pacific Palisades
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