i ran across the following article in the UK's Independent , but surprisingly the news doesn't seem to have aroused the slightest interest in the US media: US waves white flag in disastrous 'war on drugs' After 40 years of defeat and failure, America's "war on drugs" is...
USA Today: Vice president [ Cheney] was to push Karzai to take steps to extend Afghanistan's governance beyond Kabul and conduct successful elections next year. The discussion also was to address ways the Afghan government can curb corruption and deal with rising production of poppies, which are...