IWS - The Information Warfare Site
If you're interested in this sort of information, you'll find lots to delve into.
Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Saturday, September 27, 2003
Friday, September 26, 2003
Get on the bus...
KWRU: Drug War Reality Tour
Kensington, PA is one of the nation's poorest and most neglected neighborhoods. Once a thriving industrial hub for the textile sector, during the late 1970's Kensington was hit by a wave of de-industrialization which saw American jobs lost to the growing pool of sweatshop labor in Mexico and South East Asia. Today, Kensington's two major sources of income are welfare and narcotics. As one of the biggest heroin distribution centers in the country, it is not uncommon to find addicts of all ages, crouched in broad daylight, shooting dope with purities ranging from 80 - 90%.
Kensington, PA is one of the nation's poorest and most neglected neighborhoods. Once a thriving industrial hub for the textile sector, during the late 1970's Kensington was hit by a wave of de-industrialization which saw American jobs lost to the growing pool of sweatshop labor in Mexico and South East Asia. Today, Kensington's two major sources of income are welfare and narcotics. As one of the biggest heroin distribution centers in the country, it is not uncommon to find addicts of all ages, crouched in broad daylight, shooting dope with purities ranging from 80 - 90%.
Sunday, September 21, 2003
A Clean, Well-Lit Place to Shoot Dope
Western Hemisphere's First Government-Approved Safe Injection Site Opens in Vancouver
Comprehensive article from Stop the Drug War
Comprehensive article from Stop the Drug War
Canadian models for Day of Defeat ...
wunderboy.org... the power to kill a yak from 200yds away with mind bullets
A little online fun and games has been a neat diversion during "my recovery". Omg, it's another addiction.
A little online fun and games has been a neat diversion during "my recovery". Omg, it's another addiction.
Saturday, September 20, 2003
Donate please!
DrugSense: An Exceptional Occassional to Help Us Help You. Absolutely - this is one cause that definitely helps us all.
Aside: being reasonably impoverished, I tend to run out of money by the last week of every month. Nevertheless, I sent a cheque. Although I tried to time it so the cheque would be cashed when I was flush, I guess I didn't time it right. Unfortunately I received an Insufficient Funds charge at my bank, costing an extra $20... but what the heck, I still consider it money well spent... lol.
Aside: being reasonably impoverished, I tend to run out of money by the last week of every month. Nevertheless, I sent a cheque. Although I tried to time it so the cheque would be cashed when I was flush, I guess I didn't time it right. Unfortunately I received an Insufficient Funds charge at my bank, costing an extra $20... but what the heck, I still consider it money well spent... lol.
Every wonder where CRACK came from?
How come crack appeared suddenly? Was it because of a Dark Alliance?
Ah... if only everyone could get a kiss!
Winners in the War on Drugs Well, maybe not winners... but definitely not losers. As is said, it's not what you do, but who you know.
A kiss is when you get leniency from the courts. Sweet!!!!
A kiss is when you get leniency from the courts. Sweet!!!!
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
Economic analysis of Drug War
An article at Business Standard analyses how the prohibition of drugs creates an immense incentive for illegal prodution.
With regard to the concern that ending the War on Drugs would open the floodgates for drug related domestic crime, Deepak Lal keenly observes:
The great societal fear is that this increase in addicts would fuel crime. But, as Miron and Zweibel show from the US evidence, drug related crime is not committed by those under the influence of drugs but rather to finance their drug habit.
Thanks to Last One Speaks blog for posting this excellent article.
With regard to the concern that ending the War on Drugs would open the floodgates for drug related domestic crime, Deepak Lal keenly observes:
The great societal fear is that this increase in addicts would fuel crime. But, as Miron and Zweibel show from the US evidence, drug related crime is not committed by those under the influence of drugs but rather to finance their drug habit.
Thanks to Last One Speaks blog for posting this excellent article.
Vancouver opens first safer injection site...
Yeah Vancouver! This is a fantastic accomplishment.
Research about use of site - raising concerns that protocols insisted upon by Health Canada may detrimentally reduced the number of users who feel safe to access the site.
Vancouver also had N.America's first big needle exchange - but in retrospect, it had some protocols which were regressive. Because of its one-for-one exhange policy, and registration of clients, many more people were infected with HIV or HepC than might otherwise have.
Hopefully, similar restrictions will not negatively impact the accessibility to the site.
Research about use of site - raising concerns that protocols insisted upon by Health Canada may detrimentally reduced the number of users who feel safe to access the site.
Vancouver also had N.America's first big needle exchange - but in retrospect, it had some protocols which were regressive. Because of its one-for-one exhange policy, and registration of clients, many more people were infected with HIV or HepC than might otherwise have.
Hopefully, similar restrictions will not negatively impact the accessibility to the site.
Monday, September 15, 2003
Thursday, September 11, 2003
Cyber-gamers reaching critical mass...
BBC NEWS | Technology | Is this Britain's best chance of gold this year? One gaming centre for every 1000 people in Seoul. Wow!!! that's incredible.
p.s. Leeanne rocks!
p.s. Leeanne rocks!
Thursday, September 04, 2003
Accountability
Slashdot | Reducing Pesky Fan Noise?
Sad, but true, true, true, true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sad, but true, true, true, true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, September 03, 2003
Selling sterilization to addicts
Project Prevention Bribing addicts to have "long-term birth control ".
"long-term birth control"... Now that's a hum-dinger of a clever ephemism for permanent sterilization, isn't it? No surpise it's being used by a clever genocidal eugenist, Ms. Barbara Harris.
Ms Harris, who was quoted in one of her first interviews as saying "[b]We don't allow dogs to breed.[/b] We spay them. We neuter them. We try to keep them from having unwanted puppies, and yet these women are literally having litters of children," has since toned down her language.
Her project was initially referred to simply as Crack (Children Requiring A Caring Community). Now it frequently uses the warmer term Project Prevention. But the essence of her project remains the same. It offers drug addicts and alcoholics a sum of $200 for opting for a long-term form of birth control, such as sterilisation or a contraceptive implant.
Something tells me Ms. Harris hasn't had any change in where she's coming from. Why not assist drug addicted mother's financially if they choose abortion? Why only for preganacy control or "long-term birth control"?
To its critics, Project Prevention or Crack - an American organisation which pays drug addicts and alcoholics to be sterilised - is a terrifying throwback to the neutering of "defectives" during the 20th Century. But the woman [Ms. Harris] who runs this not-for-profit programme believes she is offering a service to everyone: the drug addict, the taxpayer, the child who has not yet been born, and if she has her way - will never be born.
The project targets poor women - and you tell me what sort of choice it is when it's made by someone living in poverty and desperate for money.
- Wyndi Anderson, National Advocates for Pregnant Women
"long-term birth control"... Now that's a hum-dinger of a clever ephemism for permanent sterilization, isn't it? No surpise it's being used by a clever genocidal eugenist, Ms. Barbara Harris.
Ms Harris, who was quoted in one of her first interviews as saying "[b]We don't allow dogs to breed.[/b] We spay them. We neuter them. We try to keep them from having unwanted puppies, and yet these women are literally having litters of children," has since toned down her language.
Her project was initially referred to simply as Crack (Children Requiring A Caring Community). Now it frequently uses the warmer term Project Prevention. But the essence of her project remains the same. It offers drug addicts and alcoholics a sum of $200 for opting for a long-term form of birth control, such as sterilisation or a contraceptive implant.
Something tells me Ms. Harris hasn't had any change in where she's coming from. Why not assist drug addicted mother's financially if they choose abortion? Why only for preganacy control or "long-term birth control"?
To its critics, Project Prevention or Crack - an American organisation which pays drug addicts and alcoholics to be sterilised - is a terrifying throwback to the neutering of "defectives" during the 20th Century. But the woman [Ms. Harris] who runs this not-for-profit programme believes she is offering a service to everyone: the drug addict, the taxpayer, the child who has not yet been born, and if she has her way - will never be born.
The project targets poor women - and you tell me what sort of choice it is when it's made by someone living in poverty and desperate for money.
- Wyndi Anderson, National Advocates for Pregnant Women
Tuesday, September 02, 2003
Astonishing defensiveness...
I find it profoundly disturbing how "patriotic" Americans are so quick to condemn and accuse angrily those who expess opinions which are considered "foreign". There is an absoluteness to their dismissals of those with whom they formerly regarded with well, if confronted with an opinion they consider anti-American. Why so defensive? The government never was so beyond reproach previously.
This American defensiveness and anger was evident again because the case of Faith Fippinger was brought up. Faith is the 62 year old, retired school teacher, who had the adacity to go to Iraq last winter to act as a human shield. And now "the U.S. government is going after Fippinger with a vengeance, saying she owes at least $10,000 in fines for violating U.S. sanctions that prohibit "virtually all direct or indirect commercial, financial or trade transactions with Iraq" and threatening imprisonment.
It's almost as if merely having the opinion that the government is being a tad heavy-handed puts you in bed with with the likes of bin Laden and Sadaam.
This American defensiveness and anger was evident again because the case of Faith Fippinger was brought up. Faith is the 62 year old, retired school teacher, who had the adacity to go to Iraq last winter to act as a human shield. And now "the U.S. government is going after Fippinger with a vengeance, saying she owes at least $10,000 in fines for violating U.S. sanctions that prohibit "virtually all direct or indirect commercial, financial or trade transactions with Iraq" and threatening imprisonment.
It's almost as if merely having the opinion that the government is being a tad heavy-handed puts you in bed with with the likes of bin Laden and Sadaam.
You like to keep a balanced perspective... don't you?
For the reading pleasure of those who only understand English: Aljazeera.Net - Home Page
For the reading pleasure of those who only understand English: Aljazeera.Net - Home Page
Monday, September 01, 2003
Can you change your mind?
It appears a former anti-drug warrior has. As have many police, judges, prosecutors. Like a Seattle attorney noted: ""The news story is not that the war on drugs has failed. It's who's saying it now."
Read more in Reason Journal article
Altered Minds
It appears a former anti-drug warrior has. As have many police, judges, prosecutors. Like a Seattle attorney noted: ""The news story is not that the war on drugs has failed. It's who's saying it now."
Read more in Reason Journal article
Altered Minds
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