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Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: Cocaine
Colombia's growing nightmare
Guerrilla commander Fabian Ramirez's kidnapping of a prominent Colombian senator seems motivated more by passion than politics. And it has set off a new round in the country's long, bloody narco-war.
Good morning, Colombia
Turning loose a force of heavily armed mercenaries in the middle of a bloody civil war in the name of America's war on drugs is more than a misguided policy -- it's utter insanity.
Death of a drug lord
In "Killing Pablo," Mark Bowden details the 16-month game of cat and mouse that finally took down Medellín cartel founder Pablo Escobar -- with the help of the U.S. government.
Hey, wanna smoke some Muggles?
Whoever came up with the "street" drug names in the White House drug office must have scored some radical Dinkie Dow.
Ground zero in the Colombian drug war
The U.S.-backed Plan Colombia will soon touch down in a region battered by civil war and central to the cocaine trade -- will it ignite the conflict?
Tulia's witch trials
A drug sting case in a small Texas town shows how drug war paranoia can feed the fires of injustice.
Hard-to-swallow soup for a kid's soul
Should I tell my sons about the drugs, the drinking and the jail in Daytona?
Portrait of a drug czar
Gen. Barry McCaffrey drives his government office like a lockstep battalion, but some contend his ruthless schedule and egomaniacal ways are only hurting his effort to bring sanity to America's drug policy.
Can needles heal crackheads?
A groundbreaking study says they can and do, helping acupuncture inch toward Western acceptance.
Hard time for soft crimes
Two million Americans are locked up, most for nonviolent drug offenses. Some maverick Republicans -- yes, Republicans -- are trying to change that. Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: |
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