Pubdate: Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Source: Chicago Sun-Times (IL)
Copyright: 2001 The Sun-Times Co.
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Author: Andrew Selsky

PASTRANA QUESTIONS DRUG FIGHT

BOGOTA, Colombia--President Andres Pastrana, one of Washington's 
closest allies in the global war on drugs, called Thursday for a 
review of that struggle, saying it has produced few victories.

''The conclusions are not good,'' Pastrana said in a rare talk with 
foreign journalists ahead of next week's visit by Secretary of State 
Colin Powell. ''The conclusions are that drugs are still the first-or 
second-biggest business of mankind.'' He said the United States 
should re-establish intelligence-sharing with Colombia's air force 
about suspected drug flights, and urged President Bush to help 
organize an international narcotics conference. ''Clearly, we must 
also make an evaluation--and not only of the policies of fumigation 
and interdiction,'' Pastrana said.
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