Terrorism/Homeland Security

Drug War Detracts From Security Mission

The Santa Fe New Mexican New Mexican Editorial, Friday Dec 6
12/06/2002

Ah, that Department of Homeland Security: all things to all people ...

As if that ominously titled addition to the president's Cabinet didn't have enough to do, our nation's "drug czar" (speaking of ominous titles) figures the department can play a strong role in the war against illicit narcotics. [FULL TEXT]

CRACKDOWN ON AFGHANISTAN'S OPIUM FARMS MAY SPARK TERROR, LEADER WARNS

JALALABAD, Afghanistan - The governor of Nangahar Province in eastern Afghanistan warns that the central government's crackdown on poppy farmers could create terrorist recruits and shatter the fragile peace in this former Taliban stronghold. [FULL TEXT]