The question asked to me was, “Is there a firm link between terrorism and drug trafficking?” I believe that the answer is “yes”. We understand from expert’s study of history that the maintenance of democracy requires in essence two things: sacrifice and participation. We also know from our study of current culture that sacrifice and participation are contrary to the concept of drug use. Drug abusers become slaves to their habits. They are no longer able to contribute to the community. They do not have healthy relationships with their families. They are no longer able to use their full potential to create ideas or to energetically contribute to society, which is the genius of democracy. They are weakened by the mind-numbing effects of drugs. The entire soul of society is weakened and the democracy is diminished by drug useTHE FACTS ON DRUGS AND TERRORISM
Afghanistan. Let's briefly look at the facts of the connection between drugs and terrorism, starting with Afghanistan. Afghanistan, as you know, is a major source of heroin in the world, producing in the year 2000 some 70 percent of the world's supply of opium, which is converted to heroin When discussing the war on drugs, the political class and hence the mainstream media focus their collective thoughts on military intervention in the South and mass incarceration in the North. The targets, almost invariably, are the poor and brown. Yet, an understanding of the drug trade's machinations is incomplete without an analysis of the crucial role transnational banks play in the laundering of drug proceeds. Indeed, Washington is proclaiming its readiness to take the “drug war” to the jungles of Colombia in an El Salvador-style intervention, while the real beneficiaries of the drug trade repose much closer to home.
That was the finding by none other than a minority report written by House Democrats on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations last year. “Despite increasing international attention and...