Pubdate: Wed, 17 Oct 2001
Source: Bradley News Weekly, The (TN)
Copyright: 2001 The Bradley County News, Inc
Contact:  http://www.bradleyweekly.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1504
Source: Bradley News Weekly, The (TN)
Author: Christopher Palkow
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?203 (Terrorism)

BRAND NEW KEY

Dear Editor:

Now, perhaps more than ever, there is an even stronger case for changing 
our government's positioning in the war on drugs.

In addition to disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of nonviolent 
citizens, wasting our tax dollars on programs that get larger and deliver 
fewer results each year, and helping the spread of corruption among our 
police officers, prohibition of marijuana and other substances creates a 
black market, which is an easy source of funding for terrorists.

Terrorists profit directly from America's war on drugs, they grow crops and 
sell them at the black market's outrageously inflated prices.

That's exactly what the Taliban was doing until this year, when George 
Dubya handed over $40 million to coax them to stop. They destroyed the 
crops, but how much do you want to bet they will start right up after Bush 
pulls any future funding?

Ending the war on drugs, would remove the threat of prison from people who 
don't belong there, generate tax dollars that aren't there now, and pull 
money right out of the terrorists' pockets.

- - Christopher Palkow, Norfolk VA
- ---
MAP posted-by: Jackl