If war is a drug, then apparently so, too, is counter-terrorism.
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The closest thing to a casus belli in Britain's drug war is a schedule of banned substances drawn up in the early 1970s.
To say that the drug war is a joke is a waste of breath.
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The current drug war is a disaster, but any policy that increases availability still further will almost certainly lead to a catastrophic upsurge in random, drug-fuelled violence, as drug-gorging addicts lose their minds in a psychotic orgy of mass destruction.
So, for some - such as the journalist Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone - it is scandalous that criminal charges should not be brought against HSBC, given that many thousands of US citizens are jailed every year for possessing relatively small quantities of drugs (see Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke, Rolling Stone).
But the researchers' routine is shattered when a turf war erupts between tribal drug smugglers and military forces sent by the government to secure the oil-rich area for investment.
On top of that, Juarez is at the center of a drug war, so Ruiz needs to take precautions to ensure her safety.
The war on drug cartels declared by Mr Calderon after his election in 2006 is seen as having led to a surge in drug-related violence.
The high price being paid in the drug war across Latin America is also fueling a debate.
The violence in Monterrey, the result of a turf war between several drug cartels, is causing particular alarm among U.S. businesses with operations in Mexico.
MI6 is to be given a leading role in the international war against drug trafficking.
Even if the Andean drug war has indeed entered a new phase, it is nowhere near over.
At a recent meeting at the White House with the leaders of Mexico and Canada, Obama was blunt about the ongoing threat in a region where some of the leaders believe the drug war is failing.
When there is a complicated murder or, as happened recently, a turf war among drug dealers who had fled a better-policed city outside his patch, Mr Burbeck must draw officers away from the fight against bread-and-butter criminality.
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Is West Africa a regional hub for international drug trading and Darfur, a war of words between the U.S. special envoy and the Sudanese government?
It is currently in war with the Sinaloa's for control over Ciudad de Juarez, a major drug stronghold.
Calderon, a conservative president better known for his war on drug cartels and organized crime, is literally in his last days in office.
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Plan Colombia is a U.S. strategy aimed at curbing drug smuggling by supporting different Drug War activities in Colombia.
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