LYING HAS BEEN AN OFFICIAL POLICY FOR 70 YEARS

The Maui News editorial "Drug war needs honesty" (Aug. 6) noted a law
enforcement official blatantly lied to promote his own agenda and, when
confronted, claimed the lies were correct even when the original source for the
figures said they weren't even close to correct.

So what else is new? If your readers care to read the history of the drug war,
they will find that it has been official U.S. government policy to lie about
these issues for at least the last 70 years. Read all about it yourself at
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer under
Historical Research. I suggest you start with "The Drug Hang-Up" by Rufus King.

The drug war was built on lies and requires lies to survive. That's why they
lie, and they do it deliberately.

Clifford Schaffer

Agua Dulce, Calif.