Comments on: The War on Drug’s Bloody Face http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/the-war-on-drugs-bloody-face/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:33:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Steve Chaput http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/the-war-on-drugs-bloody-face/#comment-5721 Steve Chaput Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:21:13 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/the-war-on-drugs-bloody-face/#comment-5721 Nothing perks up the ears like opening with a quote from Marx. As always a nicely researched and well written article. The "War on Drugs" is one of those things which drops quickly from the headlines until some politician wants to use it come re-election. Also a reminder that opium production is once again on the increase in Afghanistan, no thanks to U.S. blindness. That got about thirty seconds on a news report last week, which was a surprise. Nothing perks up the ears like opening with a quote from Marx.

As always a nicely researched and well written article. The “War on Drugs” is one of those things which drops quickly from the headlines until some politician wants to use it come re-election.

Also a reminder that opium production is once again on the increase in Afghanistan, no thanks to U.S. blindness. That got about thirty seconds on a news report last week, which was a surprise.

]]> By: Pat http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/the-war-on-drugs-bloody-face/#comment-5492 Pat Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:51:19 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/the-war-on-drugs-bloody-face/#comment-5492 There is a solution. More and more American elected officials are coming out against the drug war. Making your opposition and their positions known to the U.S. congress, where the drug war originates, and to the presidential candidates, too many of whom support this war on democracy, is the way to end it. SEE: U.S. mayors call for end to drug war http://aleftindependent.blogspot.com/2007/08/us-mayors-call-for-end-to-drug-war.html "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the United States Conference of Mayors believes the war on drugs has failed..." There is a solution. More and more American elected officials are coming out against the drug war. Making your opposition and their positions known to the U.S. congress, where the drug war originates, and to the presidential candidates, too many of whom support this war on democracy, is the way to end it.

SEE: U.S. mayors call for end to drug war
http://aleftindependent.blogspot.com/2007/08/us-mayors-call-for-end-to-drug-war.html

“NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the United States Conference of Mayors believes the war on drugs has failed…”

]]> By: blackhawk http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/the-war-on-drugs-bloody-face/#comment-5425 blackhawk Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:34:25 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/the-war-on-drugs-bloody-face/#comment-5425 Your article is specially relevant to Central Americans that have to bear a manifest decomposition of society, because cocaine traffic is infiltrated at all levels. However, if drugs were legalized, transforming the commodity character of drugs like cocaine and heroin and turning them into objects that will no longer be produced and sold for profit is not possible as long as present conditions of capitalism exist. Your article is specially relevant to Central Americans that have to bear a manifest decomposition of society, because cocaine traffic is infiltrated at all levels. However, if drugs were legalized, transforming the commodity character of drugs like cocaine and heroin and turning them into objects that will no longer be produced and sold for profit is not possible as long as present conditions of capitalism exist.

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