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Cab Ride, Interrupted

Submitted by Robert LaFlamme, Aug 22, 2008 12:05

I am glad to see someone with reasonable credentials stating that our war on drugs must end. In addition to trashing our own people as you describe here, we're funding the FARC drug dealers who tortured Mrs. Betancourt. Should we really continue funding these people?

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