Chemists Outrun Laws in War on Synthetic Drugs
• http://www.wired.com, By Brandon KeimThe war on drugs has a new front, and so far it appears to be a losing one.
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NARCOTICS: CIA-Pentagon Death Squads and Mexico's 'War on Drugs"
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Tom BurghardtEarlier this month, the Mexican government arrested three high-ranking Army generals "including a former second in command at the Defense Ministry.
RCMP ‘to ease Canadians into the idea’ of U.S. agents in Canada, partial data sharing in place
• 404 System Error blogThe RCMP is planning to ease Canadians into the idea of United States law enforcement agents pursuing suspects across the land border and onto Canadian soil through “baby steps,” say two top Mounties.
DEA-Backed Honduran Commandos Put Gun to Honduran Boy's Head....
• Reason magazineVillagers say the drug bust that left four passengers of a riverboat dead after helicopters mistakenly fired on civilians continued into the predawn hours when commandos, including some they think were Americans, raided their town. One chopper lan
Colombia Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Spreads to the DEA
• ABC News (video)A month after the Secret Service was rocked by allegations that agents brought prostitutes to a Colombia hotel where they were preparing for a visit by President Obama, the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced that at least three of its ag
WATCH: Penn Jillette Goes On Epic Obama Weed Tirade
• FOX News (video)"Now, he has not left this to states' rights," Jillette posited. "As you know, medical marijuana... you can get in California, and the feds are coming in to try to stop this. States' rights don't mean jack sh*t to the Obama administration on anything
A Report From Obama’s “Humane” Drug War: “My son screamed for his mother"
• Reason magazineAt 5:30 a.m. on May 10, armed men broke into the bedroom of Kirk Kyle Farrar’s 12 year-old daughter and shook her awake. The men led her downstairs at gunpoint and forced her to lie on the floor next to her mother and father, with her hands behind he
Under Asset Forfeiture Law, Wisconsin Cops Steal Families' Bail Money
• Huffington PostWhen the Brown County, Wis., Drug Task Force arrested her son Joel last February, Beverly Greer started piecing together his bail. She used part of her disability payment and her tax return. Joel Greer's wife also chipped in, as did his brother an
Hondurans Attack Government Buildings, Demand US Leave
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserAmerican security forces are "persona non grata," say angry Honduran activists
Pro-pot attorney general candidate wins Oregon primary
• www.rawstory.comFormer state judge Ellen Rosenblum’s win basically ensures she will become the state’s first female attorney general in November, as Republicans have not fielded an official candidate.
Police in Minnesota Experiment on Citizens With Drugs Then Drop Them off at Occupy Minnesota
•Police in Minnesota are picking people up and giving them drugs as part of a DRE program. After getting them high, the cops drop them off near Occupy Minnesota. This is raw footage of various exchanges between officers and participants in the experim
Mexico violence: Monterrey police find 49 bodies
• http://www.bbc.co.uk,Forty-nine mutilated bodies have been found dumped by a roadside near the city of Monterrey in northern Mexico.
The Real Breaking Bad: How the Drug War Creates Collateral Damage
• Reason TVIn 2007 the DEA reclassified iodine as a controlled substance and named Polar Pure in particular as a product that was of concern to the DEA. The DEA told Wallace and Ottenberg, they could continue to operate their business but they would have to pay
Top Republican Calls for Stepped-Up Interventionism in Latin America
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserBogeymen like Iran and drug cartels are the pretext, while maintaining hegemony is the goal
Bronx DA Opens Investigation After Video Contradicts Officers’ Account Of Beating
• Jonathan TurleyThe Bronx District Attorney has opened an investigation into the actions and statements of Bronx police officers after a video surfaced that contradicts their statements as to the actions of 19-year-old Jateik Reed, who was beaten in the course of an
Lessons of Iraq Help U.S. Fight a Drug War in Honduras
• New York TimesThe United States military has brought lessons from the past decade of conflict to the drug war being fought in the wilderness of Miskito Indian country, constructing this remote base camp with little public notice but with the support of the Hondura
The Everyday Evil of America's Torture State
• by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)After Daniel Chong was arrested in a federal drug raid, he wasn’t taken to Gitmo. Instead, the Feds thoughtfully arranged to bring Gitmo to him, nearly torturing him to death in the process. Chong, a senior at the University of California-San Dieg
Student forgotten in cell by DEA files $20 million torture lawsuit
• RawstoryDaniel Chong, the 23-year-old student at UC San Diego who was left in a Drug Enforcement Agency holding cell for 5 days without food or water, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the agency. “The deprivation of food and water for four and one-hal
Student abandoned in DEA holding cell drank own urine to survive
• RawstoryDaniel Chong, a 24-year old student at UC San Diego, was taken into custody during a drug raid and abandoned in a holding cell for 5 days without food or water. “They never came back, ignored all my cries and I still don’t know what happened,” he sai
Heckuva Job, DEA
• The AgitatorA man taken into custody during a drug raid was left in a holding cell for 5 days, possibly without food or water. The DEA says the suspect was accidentally left in one of the cells. During that time, he somehow gained access to methamphetamine.
Born Into Cellblocks
• http://www.motherjones.com, Charles BowdenIn Nuevo Laredo, children do time with the cartels.
Dutch judge upholds ban on shops selling pot to tourists
• http://www.ctv.ca, The Associated PressLong famous for "coffee shops" where joints and cappuchinos share the menu, the Netherlands' famed tolerance for drugs could be going up in smoke.
Drugs, Cuba dominated summit
• http://lapress.org,Hemispheric meeting ended without final declaration but leaders discussed thorny issues.
The 5 Dumbest Things the Obama Administration Has Said About Mexico's Drug War
• http://reason.com, Mike RiggsHow the Obama administration talks to its neighbors about drugs.
UC Boulder loses some buds: School to shut down over pro-pot rally
• http://rt.comThe University of Colorado will be on lockdown this Friday, complete with campus police conducting checkpoints and demanding proper ID from everyone in sight.
CU Hopes To Snuff Out 4/20 Pot Event
• CBS NewsThe University of Colorado in Boulder hopes sealing off the campus will help it snuff out the popular pot smoking event called 4/20. Last April 20 approximately 10,000 people attended the annual smoke fest.
High court to hear arguments on crack law
• http://www.upi.com,The U.S. Supreme Court was to hear arguments Tuesday on whether a law reducing sentences for crack cocaine covers those awaiting sentencing when it was passed.
US allies call for drug legalisation
• http://www.aljazeera.com, Chris ArsenaultConservatives in Guatemala and Colombia are pushing for a new approach to the drug war at the Summit of the Americas.
Obama: ‘I don’t mind debate’ but no to legalizing drugs
• RawstoryPresident Obama continued his opposition towards legalizing drugs, including marijuana, this weekend ahead of the Summit of Americans in Colombia. In an interview with Univision’s Enrique Acevedo for Al Punto, Obama said that although he was open t
Latin American Leaders to Question U.S. Drug Policy at Summit
• http://online.wsj.com, By DARCY CROWEA subtle revolt against U.S. antidrug policy is spreading within the top echelons of Latin American governments and promises to be on display this weekend at a hemispheric gathering at which U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with the rest of the
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