"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Drug War Incompatible with Human Rights, Says Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Submitted by Jad Davis on Sun, 2012-03-18 23:00
"During consideration of a U.S.-sponsored resolution to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first laws banning opium, Norway’s delegation attempted to insert the phrase 'while observing human rights,' but even this move encountered resistance from the US delegation, which preferred not to mention human rights. "
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