On the Thai Coup Attempt
The mass media today are full of reports about the slow-motion military coup attempt taking place in Thailand. While I'm not a big fan of military coups, I have to point out that this one couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Long-time Chronicle readers may recall Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra as the man who unleashed a "war on drugs" in 2003 where some 2,000 people summarily executed. That's human rights speak for gunned down in the streets without a trial or even an arrest.
Communications from the "Hill"
In a recent communication to me from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson. The Senator said that she would do what ever it takes to fight the WAR ON DRUGS. When I presented her a factual event that took place in a small south Texas town she changed her tune. I will let you all in on what I described to Senator Hutchinson. In Feb.2005 a police officer from the small town of Floresville, TX. located 30 miles south of San Antonio, TX. A Police Cpl. gave voluntary testimony against a young man that accidently shot and killed his 16 year old best friend. You can imagine the devastation that this horrible event brought to the small town of Floresville,TX. The police officer testified to having used the 16 year old as a confidential informant, since the age of 14.
Congress Considering Strip Searching Students
I believe that the following quote is appropriate considering that those sneaky S.O.B.'s on the "Hill" are coming after our children.
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
Free Willie!
After a 50 year investigation, Operation Follow Willie Nelsonâs Tour Bus has finally produced results:
Willie Nelson and some friends were cited yesterday for illegal music downloading marijuana and mushroom possession.
Conference: The Scientific Vision of the Coca Leaf
English precis: Three-day conference in Lima on "The Scientific Vision of the Coca Leaf," sponsored by the Peruvian Coca Leaf Association, begins September 21. Full details in Spanish below.
Ver completo : http://peru.indymedia.org/calendar/event_display_detail.php?event_id=404
We CAN stop this horrible bill! But we need to act soon...
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Already nearly 700 StoptheDrugWar.org members and readers are confirmed to have contacted their representatives about defeating H.R. 5295, the bill that would make it dramatically easier for schools to engage in abusive mass searches. And, SSDP and DPA are rallying their lists as well. Click http://ga0.org/campaign/searches_bill to do your part.
Freedom of Information and the U.S. Department of Justice
There has been another gang fight (9/17/2006) at the Federal Correctional Institution ("FCI") La Tuna, New Mexico/Texas (the prison actually straddles the border, though almost all prisoner claims must go to a Texas court).
How the Drug War Targets Women
The drug war has come down on women like a huge hammer in recent years. During the 1990s drug offenders accounted for the largest source of the total growth among female inmates (36 percent). As of 2004, almost one-third of all women prisoners were convicted of drug offenses; in federal prisons, this figure was 65%. In 1979 only ten percent of women in state prison were drug offenders.