Letter: The 'war' on some drugs

Analysis: Drugs are WMDs in Trump’s undeclared war

Among the most important shifts in Trump 2.0 is a multipronged effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to equate its war on drugs with the war on terror.

Letter: The 'war' on some drugs

President Trump has "determined" that we are in a war against "drugs." This war-time emergency apparently requires setting aside many of our cherished Constitutional rights, moral values and international agreements such as the Geneva Conventions), not to mention our global reputation. Just consider a couple of scenarios for a moment. A woman comes back from a Caribbean vacation and going through customs, an alarm goes off indicating she has tr…

Drugs are WMDs in Trump’s undeclared war

Among the most important shifts in Trump 2.0 is a multipronged effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to equate its war on drugs with the war on terror. Cartels have been labeled as terror organizations. Alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific have been vaporized by a US…