Pubdate: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 Source: Fayetteville Observer-Times (NC) Copyright: 2000 Fayetteville Observer-Times Contact: P.O. Box 849, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28302 Website: http://www.fayettevillenc.com/foto/ Forum: http://webx.fayettevillenc.com/webx/cgi-bin/WebX Author: Kirk Muse Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n1555/a05.html DRUG TRADE IS PROTECTED BY CORRUPT GOVERNMENTS Bravo for your Oct. 15 editorial, "EXIT COLOMBIA." The war on (some) drugs continues because many people, institutions and industries with power and influence have a vested interest in continuing the counterproductive policy. I agree that corrupt governments are protecting the drug trade. Those governments, however are not necessarily exclusively outside the borders of the United States. Kirk Muse Vancouver, Wash. - --- MAP posted-by: Eric Ernst