Pubdate: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 Source: Brownsville Herald, The (TX) Copyright: 2008 The Brownsville Herald Contact: http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/sections/contact/ Website: http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1402 Author: Kirk Muse DRUG WAR ONLY HELPS DRUG LORDS Editor: Thanks for publishing former DEA agent Celerino Castillo III's outstanding letter, "Drug war doing irreparable harm" (March 3). I'd like to add that our drug prohibition policies are probably lining the offshore bank accounts of dozens of our drug war-cheerleading politicians and high-level bureaucrats. The notorious gangster Al Capone made most of his illegal money from alcohol prohibition. And Capone had dozens if not hundreds of politicians on his payroll. Is it unreasonable to suspect that the drug lords of today are following Capone's business model? What type of politicians would the drug lords have on their payroll? Politicians who urge the status quo of drug prohibition, or politicians who suggest that we re-legalize drugs to put the drug lords out of business? KIRK MUSE Mesa, Ariz. - --- MAP posted-by: Steve Heath