Blackwater Gets Rich as Afghan Drug Production Hits Record High
Opium poppy cultivation is up in Afghanistan despite the infamous mercenary firm formerly known as Blackwater being paid $569m by the Pentagon to stop it
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Five Ways the War on Drugs Hurts Poor Countries
We insist that poor, drug-producing countries save us from ourselves, but at what cost to them?
U.S. War On Drugs in Afghanistan is $7.6B Failure
The U.S. government wasted $7.6 billion on an ill-conceived drug war in Afghanistan that was doomed to failure from the start, according to a scathing new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
How Legalizing Pot Would Help National Security and Reduce Border Instability
It should be our top national security objective—and could help disarm Central American drug cartels.
Afghanistan Opium Trade Growing Despite $7 Billion US Drug War
In its latest progress report on Afghanistan to the U.S. Congress, the Pentagon warned that the 2013 poppy harvest was expected to be "considerably" bigger than the 2012 yield.
The Wasteful War On Drugs Is Doomed By Economics 101
One indisputable achievement of the U.S. war in Afghanistan, which overthrew a regime that alternately cracked down on opium production and profited from it, was an enormous increase in drug seizures.
Bolivia, Venezuela Reject US Drug Criticism
Last Friday, the White House released its annual score card on other countries' compliance with US drug policy demands, the presidential determination on major drug producing and trafficking countries.
New DPA Report Highlights the Impact of the War on Drugs on Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
Last Friday, the Drug Policy Alliance released an updated and revised edition of its seminal 2009 report, "Healing a Broken System."
How Legalizing Drugs Would Strengthen Democracy From Afghanistan to Mexico
The UN Office of Drug Control (UNODC) has thoroughly documented the violence, crime, and corruption linked with the worldwide heroin and opium trade.
Canada’s Military Won’t Probe Heroin Allegations
Canada's military won't investigate British media reports that Canadian soldiers are alleged to have smuggled heroin out of Afghanistan, sources told CBC News.
