Tag: drugwar
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10/22 newspurge
drugwar:5 dead & helicopter downed as rio drug gangs go to war*revealed: 2 california airports allow passengers to fly with pot*plant hemp seeds, go to jail* envirohealth:gordon brown warns of climate ‘catastrophe’ in 50 days*prosecution for nais opposition begins*geo-engineering the atmosphere: moscow mayor promises a winter without snow*1 in 7 girls at robeson high school…
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feds to issue new medical marijuana policy
from ap: Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department. Under the policy spelled out in a three-page legal memo, federal prosecutors are being told it is not a good…
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10/8 newspurge
drugwar: indicted ex-dea boss turns himself in to federal court on charges of obstruction, conspiracy & destruction of records relating to the allen stanford fraud investigation* food world order: lance armstrong to pimp for michelob ultra* murder/mayhem: ucla student in critical condition after her throat is slashed in science lab* oregon oddities: oregon building emergency…
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activist releases archive of suppressed news videos
from corbett report: In a move sure to send shockwaves through the online activist community, Jonathon Elinoff—activist, researcher, and the filmmaker behind the Core of Corruption documentary series—has released a video archive of dozens of network news broadcasts detailing controversial and suppressed news stories. The archive, compiled over a period of several years, features actual…
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court orders pete doherty to get medical implant for drug addiction
from infowars: Pete Doherty, singer for the English indie rock band Babyshambles, has been ordered to have a medical implant to prevent the use of drugs, according to the Associated Press. Doherty appeared in a Stroud, western England court today where he entered a plea of guilty to heroin possession and driving without a license…
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US should take marijuana legalization seriously
from raw replay: Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan joined CBS’ Bob Schieffer to talk about the violence on Mexico’s border resulting from the drug trade. Sarukhan told Schieffer that the U.S. should take the debate over marijuana legalization seriously. “This is a debate that needs to be taken seriously, that has to be — that we…
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15yrs later: the death of kurt cobain
“just because you’re paranoid, don’t mean they’re not after you”from digital journal: It has been 15 years now since 27-year-old Kurt Cobain ran away from a treatment center in Los Angeles, flew to his ‘heart’ home in Seattle, and first shot himself up with heroin, and then shot himself to death with a shotgun. Kurt…
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drugwars: industrial hemp & letting drugs in
reps paul & frank introduce bill to legalize industrial hemp (again)from raw story: One of the earliest plants domesticated by man may be on the verge of a resurgence in popular production across the United States. Industrial hemp, a non-drug variety of the cannabis plan, used for centuries for its versatile fibers, is the subject…
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harvard economist: legalize all drugs to stop border violence
from raw replay: A Harvard economist says that legalizing marijuana would not go far enough to stop border violence. Jeffrey Miron told CNN’s Kiran Chetry that all drugs should be legalized. “A lot of the violence we’re seeing and a lot of the underground market is not related to marijuana but related to the other…
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more troops to guard afghan heroin that props up banks
the use of terms like ‘theater’ & ‘enablers’ should really tell you what’s going on here… this is all about the drugs.from time: Afghanistan became President Obama’s war on Tuesday [feb17], when he ordered two more U.S. combat brigades into the fight. He will send 17,000 combat troops to join the 36,000-strong U.S. force already…
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econocrash: davos, panic, pyramid schemes & market magic
do we need a north american currency?from marketwatch: Thomas Jefferson once said: “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” As the global financial system pushes on a string, investors are desperately trying to hold tight. The New World Order is upon us, full of hope, promise…
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envirohealth: sonar, vets & condom corn
navy to train with sonar off hawaiifrom ap: The U.S. Navy was granted a one-year permit to train with sonar and bombs in Hawaii waters so long as it tries to protect whales and other marine animals from harm. The Navy warned that whales and other marine life may be harmed, or even killed, though…
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spanish cops seize 40k doses of psychoactive drug used by shamans
from ap: Spanish police have raided a house in a Madrid suburb, arrested two people and seized 40,000 doses of a psychoactive substance traditionally used by South American shamans. The substance yaje – or ayahuasca in Quechua, the ancient Inca language – is derived from a hallucinogenic jungle vine used for centuries in religious and…
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geopolitiks: troops, bases, pills & ‘greek syndrome’
at least 20,000 more US troops for afghanisurge by mid-2009from afp: The United States plans to send between 20,000 and 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan by summer 2009, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mike Mullen, said here Saturday. General David McKiernan, the US commander in Afghanistan, has asked for more than…
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we all failed gary webb: dark alliance ‘suicide’ 4yrs later
from consortium news: Since Gary Webb’s suicide four years ago, I have written annual retrospectives about the late journalist’s important contribution to the historical record – he forced devastating admissions from the CIA about drug trafficking by the Nicaraguan contra rebels under the protection of the Reagan administration in the 1980s. And each time I’ve…