[Texaggie79]

Says the dude who weasled what he could in the way of a drug needle out of a wholly substantive haystack to paint this as a "pro-drug" thread.

Hey if you take the drug dig out I think it is quite a good article. But me simply allowing it to pass would be like allowing a comment on abortion being a right to choose to go by without criticism.

[Askel5]

Is it somehow possible you miss the connection between drug cash (the most profitable bidness on the planet) and the underwriting of terrorists and other militant "under the table" efforts? Where do you think they get their funds as a rule? I realize Bin Laden's family has a long history of "legit" business in Boston and Texas but he is remarkable for that. Generally, we're talking "ragheads" with no personal fortunes to speak of, right?

Perhaps the policies of the "Clean Hands" types -- like the Saudis whose Zero Tolerance policy actually rings of a "War on Drugs" -- has somehow confused you.

I myself think EVERY thread on terrorism should include a connection to drugs and drug profits ... if only because that's the way it works in Real Life.