Tag Archives: drugs

“Compliments of Uncle Sam”

08-12-26 – 06:28:pm

WashPost: The CIA is pushing Viagra on Afghan warlords.
“Whatever it takes to make friends and influence people—whether it’s building a school or handing out Viagra,” said one longtime agency operative and veteran of several Afghanistan tours. Like other field officers interviewed for this article, he spoke on the condition of anonymity when describing tactics and [...]

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Coming to a subdivision near you

08-08-15 – 01:07:am

AJC (Schwartz, “Drug Violence in Atlanta Tied to Several Cartels,” 31 July ’08): “Powerful Mexican cartels have assumed control of drug distribution networks throughout the United States, sparking worry from U.S. law enforcement and experts that they may export the same violent methods that have ravaged Mexico for years.” Kidnapping, for example. Vast tracts of [...]

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“the patient won’t remember how he got that footprint on his chest”

08-07-20 – 12:29:am

Bruce Schneier asks, “Did you know that, in some jurisdictions, police can inject midazolam into suspects to subdue them?” The article he links to (Demetria Kalodimos, “I-Team: Injection Used To Subdue Prisoners Medical Expert Says Practice Is Troubling,” WSMV [Nashville], 10 July ’08), seems either artfully or inartfully written:

But many people said that the injection [...]

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How to think about narcocracy

08-07-15 – 12:22:pm

FT (Adam Thomson, “Drugs cartels targeting Mexico’s democracy, says intelligence chief,” 14 July ’08; BBC pickup here):
The head of Mexico’s intelligence service has warned that the country’s democratic institutions, including the national Congress, are under threat from powerful drugs cartels.
At some point, subverted governmental entities would make an announcement like this in order to undermine [...]

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