[Burkeman1]

Hey - what more could they ask for? A nebelous "war on terrorism" can justify even more Federal authority and budgets than the "war on drugs" and the "war on poverty" combined. Plus it is much easier to piggy back the justification for Empire on the tragedy of 9/11 and "terrorism" than it is to do so with drugs and poverty.

[JohnGalt]

The Congress passed a billion dollar budget of essentially military aid to fight the drug war in Columbia; that bill had smoother sailing than the Homeland Defense Bill. No, I am still keeping my eye on Asa's Adeventures with South America Part II.