May 22, 2000 (vol. 110, iss. 41) • Page Image 5
…Drug war an unnecessary scam TO THE DAILY: In a recent article on Uncle Sa'"s push for biological war- fare in Columbia's drug eradi- cation efforts, President Clinton uses the following logic to justify support for the aid package: "Fifty-two thou- sand Americans die every year from drugs." When one takes into account the number of people who die each year from legal, non-prescription drugs, why aren't we sending the National Guard to shut do...…