Call off the global drug war
ACLU of Ohio report says War on Drugs is waste of time and money, urges reform
'After 40 years, 40 million arrests and over a trillion dollars spent, the war on drugs should finally be shelved as a failed experiment' ACLU of Ohio policy director Shakyra Diaz said at news conference.
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/06/aclu_tires_of_war_on_drugs_urg.html
Jimmy Carter: Call off the global drug war
There are 743 people in prison for every 100,000 Americans, a higher portion than in any other country and seven times as great as in Europe. Some 7.2 million people are either in prison or on probation or parole - more than 3 percent of all American adults!
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/124061414.html
From Information Clearing House
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How Can Anyone Not Realize the War on (Some) Drugs Is Racist?
http://lewrockwell.com/alston/alston68.1.html
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US Mayors Call US 'War on Drugs' a Failure, Call for Reforms
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/06/23-4
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=global+war+on+drugs
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=racis
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Jimmy+Carter
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=ACLU
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'After 40 years, 40 million arrests and over a trillion dollars spent, the war on drugs should finally be shelved as a failed experiment' ACLU of Ohio policy director Shakyra Diaz said at news conference.
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/06/aclu_tires_of_war_on_drugs_urg.html
Jimmy Carter: Call off the global drug war
There are 743 people in prison for every 100,000 Americans, a higher portion than in any other country and seven times as great as in Europe. Some 7.2 million people are either in prison or on probation or parole - more than 3 percent of all American adults!
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/124061414.html
From Information Clearing House
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How Can Anyone Not Realize the War on (Some) Drugs Is Racist?
http://lewrockwell.com/alston/alston68.1.html
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US Mayors Call US 'War on Drugs' a Failure, Call for Reforms
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/06/23-4
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=global+war+on+drugs
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=racis
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Jimmy+Carter
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=ACLU
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=/alston
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Starmail - 18. Jun, 10:08
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