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 Geraldo Rivera Drug War Report This Weekend 6/20
Posted by FoM on June 20, 1999 at 16:43:45 PT
Last Minute Reminder!
Source: NBC
An NBC News report with Geraldo Rivera, "Drug Bust, the Longest War," will air this Sunday, June 20, 8:00-9:00pm EST. Among the authorities consulted for the report was Eric Sterling, president of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, a member of DRCNet's advisory board.
Readers who saw the PBS special "Snitch" may remember Eric's devastating account of the political frenzy in which mandatory minimum drug sentences were enacted 13 years ago. Rivera examines the drug war in Mexico, at our border, in our nation's prisons, and on the treatment front. The following is NBC's press release: DRUG BUST, THE LONGEST WAR' ON SUNDAY, JUNE 20 Rivera's Hour-Long Special Examines America's War on Drugs NEW YORK, NY, June 16, 1999 -- A war is being waged at this very moment in the United States -- a war the White House declared 31 years ago. The "War on Drugs" has cost hundreds of billions, yet 4 million Americans are addicted today; hundreds of thousands are in prison and many drugs are cheaper and more accessible than ever. On Sunday, June 20 (8-9:00 p.m., ET), NBC News presents "Drug Bust, The Longest War," an hour-long special reported by Geraldo Rivera, that explores the war on drugs. In numbers and through the lives of those addicted, the special examines how we're fighting the war and asks the question: have we in fact already lost the war -- and is this a national policy heading nowhere? "Drug Bust" investigates why drugs continue to flow into the US at an alarming rate, our government's precarious partnership with Mexico and why addicts seeking treatment often end up incarcerated.http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread1699.shtml
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on June 21, 1999 at 00:27:48 PT:
The Longest War
That's exactly how I viewed the program. It summed up the futility of the drug war and now maybe treatment will take the place of incarceration. A person that is an addict doesn't need jail but needs specialized help and there just isn't any but maybe soon things will start to change!It's a miracle that NBC aired it at all as conservative as they are.
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Comment #2 posted by Jeaneous on June 20, 1999 at 22:50:45 PT:
The Longest War
The program was honest with the subject.. it just didn't have enough time to go into issues deeply enough. I appreciate that NBC is at least willing to air a program that does not agree with the drug policy that is in effect at this point. In these days the media tends to not give coverage unless it supports McCaffrey and his opinions. Nice to see a door to new ideas opened even just a bit. 
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Comment #1 posted by hoosier daddy on June 20, 1999 at 19:48:31 PT:
THE BOTTOM LINE
 THIS COUNTRY IS FUCKED UP. THE SYSTEM THAT RUNS THE COUNTRY IS FUCKED UP. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SOCIETY AS A MAJORITY IS FUCKED UP. YOU CAN'T STOP WHAT A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WISH TO DO, AND THEY WILL DO IT UNTIL MAYBE THE END OF TIME.  I HATE THIS COUNTRY WITH A PASSION. I HATE THE WAY IT IS RUN, I HATE ALL THE EVIL AND SADISTIC PEOPLE WHO RUN IT, AND I HATE MOST OF ALL THE HATE I FEEL FOR THIS, AND THIS COUNTRY, THE SAME HATE MANY MANY PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT THIS COUNTRY, AND IT'S LEADERS. BUT IT CAN'T BE STOPPED.   IT WOULD BE A MIRACLE IF A WAR IN THIS AREA WOULD BE WON. 
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