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Virtually legal

atsil2 — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:22:16 +0000

In many countries, full jails, stretched budgets and a general weariness with the war on drugs have made prohibition harder to enforce

Coca and cocaine in the Andes

atsil2 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:13:39 +0000

An apparent fall in cocaine production conceals the remarkable resilience of an illegal industry. Read more: Coca and cocaine in the Andes (economist.com)

The drug cartels’ right to bear arms

atsil2 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:44:39 +0000

The U.S. Justice Department pronounced the Mexican drug cartels a national security threat, even as American gun dealers were busily arming...

Wrong front for the drug war

atsil2 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:37:15 +0000

Eradication of Afghanistan s poppy crop is not just ineffective, but also helps the Taliban.

Afghanistan imperative: Taming the narco-state

atsil2 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:11:51 +0000

To understand why the war in Afghanistan, now in its eighth year, is not going well for the United States and its NATO allies, take a look at two statistics.

Lords and Losers

atsil2 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:00:17 +0000

The ordinary Afghan people don't trust their own government. But there's still hope for a change. A key role will be played by the new American president-elected: Barack Obama