Colombian ex-president calls 'war on drugs' a failure

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Colombia Reports

Colombian ex-president calls 'war on drugs' a failure .
Wednesday, 28 March 2012 07:38
Christan Leonard

Former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria on Wednesday called the U.S.-led "war on drugs" a failure and proposed decriminalization on curb the damage of drugs to society.

In an interview with RCN Radio, Gaviria accused the United States of acting on misguided moral grounds, while refusing to see the reality of the situation and the ever increasing death toll in Central and South America.

"Society does not want to accept that people consume. You cannot turn away from reality," said Gaviria.

"We cannot accept that theory. They may prefer not to talk about it. We cannot accept it ... We can not be condemned to live in war because Americans do not want to talk about it. No one now speaks in favor of the war on drugs," the former president said.

Read more: http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/23114-former-colombian-president-calls-war-on-drugs-a-failure.html

[TahitiNut]

1. Uh-oh... the church lady is gonna be pissed.

[Comrade Grumpy]

2. Wow, this is happening so often anymore it's almost not news.

Except that it is. We'll see what happens at the OAS Summit next month. Should be interesting.

[duhneece]

3. I pray these conversations swell into a tide that turns

Justice is not being served right now by the War on Drugs. The more we hear about it, the better chance of change.

[midnight]

4. I posted this earlier today... Sounds like this issue is big in Oregon!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125125900