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"The violence associated with the drug war in Mexico, almost all of it attributable to the fact that drugs are illegal, is reaching absurd levels, including endemic kidnappings, beheadings, and the use of military weapons like rocket-propelled grenades in public battles. Nearly 6,300 murders in Mexico can be laid at the feet of the drug trade for 2008; and so far 2009 has already seen over 1,000.

"Politicians might not see it, but just about anyone else with a moment's thought will acknowledge that we don't usually see that sort of rampant bloody murder associated with the trade in legal items -- however good or bad for you they might be."

-- Brian Doherty, "The International War on Drugs Hits Close to Home: Celebrating 100 years of failure and futility", reasononline, 2009-03-04

[thanks to skreidle for pointing out the article (in turn mentioning having found it by way of dantheserene)]

( Brian Doherty, on the War On Some Drugs )

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