War On Drugs
The War on Drugs with John Stossel 6of6 Hard Drugs, Legalization in the US
Part 1: www.youtube.com Part 2: www.youtube.com Part 3: www.youtube.com Part 4: www.youtube.com Part 5: www.youtube.com Part 6: www.youtube.com The War on Drugs, A War on Ourselves? a 2002 ABC 20/20 special with John Stossel examines the effect of the War on Drugs on American society. Stossel interviews Detroit’s police chief Jerry Oliver who points out that since the dealing of drugs is between willing buyers and sellers, the War on Drugs forces cops to use deceit to catch those dealing drugs. Despite all the law enforcement resources put into fighting the drug war, availably of drugs is just as high as before the drug war began. Three unintended consequences of the war on drugs are explored including that it sucks children into the underworld, corrupts cops, and creates crime. Stossel travels to Colombia and examines the effect of the War on Drugs on Colombians. The futile effect of incarcerating of drug dealers to stop the flow of drugs is noted and many people who choose to use drugs ask why they shouldn’t have the freedom to choose what substances to put in their bodies. Finally Stossel travels to Europe to see how drug legalization has affected European society.
My views on India bypassing the US dollar to buy Iran’s oil, EU Diplomats considering implementing an embargo on Iran’s oil, a 17 year old girl developing a promising treatment for cancer, the Pentagon using Blackwater to fight the war on drugs in Central and South America. BigDAD06 (2012 interview) www.youtube.com EU Diplomats To Meet On Iran Sanctions Jan. 23 blogs.wsj.com Fitch Says Greece Will Default By March 20 Bond Payment www.zerohedge.com Detroit Imposes Business Hours at Police Precincts abcnews.go.com US Existing Home Sales Rise For Third Straight Month In December www.rttnews.com Americans on food stamps www.fns.usda.gov Treasury dips into pension funds to avoid debt news.yahoo.com Pentagon outsources War on Drugs to Blackwater rt.com India Joins Asian Dollar Exclusion Zone, Will Transact With Iran In Rupees www.zerohedge.com India, Iran to settle some oil trade in rupees-source www.reuters.com Calif. HS student devises possible cancer cure www.cbsnews.com
Read MoreInterview with Noam Chomsky about the War on Drugs and religion (Part 1)
Citizen Radio interviews professor Noam Chomsky about the War on Drugs, religion, and what makes him happy. wearecitizenradio.com (Find us on Facebook) Hosts Allison Kilkenny (allisonkilkenny.com) Jamie Kilstein (http
Read MoreAli G -Dangerous Drugs USA DEA
ali g talks to a US DEA official about drugs
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Read MoreRon Paul: Drug War Has Racist Roots (1988)
Congressman Ron Paul has taken heat for comments regarding minorities made in old newsletters under his name but a 1998 video shows Paul arguing against the war on drugs with its racist origins. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. www.huffingtonpost.com Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: www.current.com Download the politics or entertainment hour of this TYT episode: goo.gl The Largest Online New Show in the World. Google+: www.gplus.to Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com
Read MoreMexico’s war on drugs
Dozens of gunmen mounted rare and apparently coordinated attacks targeting two army garrisons in northern Mexico, touching off firefights that killed 18 attackers. The attempts to blockade soldiers inside their bases, part of seven near-simultaneous attacks across two northern states, appeared to mark a serious escalation in Mexico’s drug war, in which cartel gunmen attacked in unit-size forces armed with bulletproof vehicles, dozens of hand grenades and assault rifles.
A remarkable new alliance of police officers and clergy who talk openly about the war on drugs. Featuring Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, the Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative, and the Ordinary People Society.
Read MoreCan Marx or Durkheim be applied to “War on Drugs”?
Question: Can Marx or Durkheim be applied to “War on Drugs”?
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Sure, conflict theory (i.e. including Marx) would look at the War on Drugs as a way to control the population. It would focus on the vast numbers of inmates in the U.S. (the largest prison population in the world) who are locked up for non-violent drug charges. It is just another way for the “haves” to impose social control over the “have nots.”
Durkheim would be a structure-functionalist, looking at the War on Drugs as a way to help maintain the system. All who are employed to combat drugs, no matter how ineffective their results, help to employ people and keep people feeling safe, believing in, and contributing to the overall social system.
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