Pubdate: Thu, 28 Mar 2002
Source: Los Angeles Times (CA)
Copyright: 2002 Los Angeles Times
Contact:  http://www.latimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248
Author: Andrea Nagy

DEA DEBUNKED

If The Times is going to write about the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration, please don't waste precious manpower and newsprint on
another puff piece like "California Operations Put a Face on Minority
Gains at DEA" (March 23).

There are many pressing issues to write about; e.g., the DEA's ungodly
$19.2-billion budget and its ideology-inspired crusade against medical
marijuana. And besides, we already know why the DEA is hiring
minorities: It makes it easier to bust minorities and continue filling
our prisons with nonviolent drug offenders.

Andrea Nagy, Oak View
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