WTH? Council on Foreign Relations Urges US to Embrace Drug Reform

[RileyE104]

http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/mar/04/council_foreign_relations_report


A just released special report from the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations has called on the US government to entertain serious drug reforms, including allowing states to experiment with marijuana legalization....


Good or something sinister going on??

[sirgonzo420]

Bread and circuses?

[FrankRep]

Don't get too excited.

The Council on Foreign Relations is trying to exploit the drug war to push their agenda. It appears the Trans-Border Institute (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Border_Institute) supports the erosion of the US-Mexico border. Taking steps toward a North American Union (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Union).



The Goal:

http://www.jonesreport.com/images/061207_building_nau_comm.jpg (http://www.cfr.org/publication/8102/building_a_north_american_community.html)



David A. Shirk analyzes the drug war in Mexico, explores Mexico’s capacities and limitations, examines the factors that have undermined effective state performance, assesses the prospects for U.S. support to strengthen critical state institutions, and offers recommendations for reducing the potential of state failure. He argues that the United States should help Mexico address its pressing crime and corruption problems by going beyond traditional programs to strengthen the country’s judicial and security sector capacity and help it build stronger political institutions, a more robust economy, and a thriving civil society.

The Author

David A. Shirk is the director of the Trans-Border Institute and assistant professor of political science at the University of San Diego.




http://www.shopjbs.org/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/S/h/Shadows_of_Power_web.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0882791346?ie=UTF8&tag=libert0f-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0882791346)

The Shadows of Power: The Council on Foreign Relations and the American Decline (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0882791346?ie=UTF8&tag=libert0f-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0882791346)


Does America have a hidden oligarchy? Is U.S. foreign policy run by a closed shop? What is the CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)? It began in 1921 as a front organization for J.P. Morgan and Company. By World War II it had acquired unrivaled influence on American foreign policy. Hundreds of U.S. government administrators and diplomats have been drawn from its ranks - regardless of which party has occupied the White House. But what does the Council on Foreign Relations stand for? Why do the major media avoid discussing it? What has been its impact on America's past - and what is it planning for the future? (2008, 272pp, pb)


A Case for Repealing NAFTA and Blocking the North American Union (NAU)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5336528565623360235

The Real Face of the European Union: Preview of a North American Union?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0NMjmn2vWw

[JK/SEA]

Probably tired of their kids getting busted.

[FrankRep]

Probably tired of their kids getting busted.

David A. Shirk (author) is the director of the Trans-Border Institute. It appears the Trans-Border Institute (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Border_Institute) supports the erosion of the US-Mexico border.

[Acala]

Maybe they don't like the power the drug cartels are commanding in Mexico and South America? I'm guessing they don't like to see lots of money and weapons in the hands of anyone who they don't control.

[virgil47]

Maybe they don't like the power the drug cartels are commanding in Mexico and South America? I'm guessing they don't like to see lots of money and weapons in the hands of anyone who they don't control.

Bingo...we have a winner!!!

[FrankRep]

Maybe they don't like the power the drug cartels are commanding in Mexico and South America? I'm guessing they don't like to see lots of money and weapons in the hands of anyone who they don't control.

Bingo...we have a winner!!!

No, they're afraid if Mexico becomes a violent, failed state, it'll be less likely for US and Mexico to erase the borders and merge.


The Drug War in Mexico - Confronting a Shared Threat
http://www.cfr.org/mexico/drug-war-mexico/p24262