Peace And Justice Of La Luz

Fred Martino of KRWG 90.1 in Las Cruces, NM hosted a debate this morning from 9:00 to 10:00 between CD-2 Congressman Harry Teague and congressional candidate Steve Pearce on the topic of “Border Issues” . The results were foreseeable and unsurprising, adroit avoidance by the debaters of the well crafted questions of the moderator, Mr. Martino. It was akin to herding cockroaches.

After 58 minutes of substance avoidance by the candidates, Mr. Martino brought up the connection between border violence and the drug war. Pearce and Teague, good Republicans all, both side-stepped, emphasizing their toughness on crime of all sorts and vowed to increase militant and legal punitive actions against the drug cartels and drug users. No mention of the toxic effects of drug prohibition or the failed 40 year old war on drugs.

I want to thank Mr. Martino for his good intentions. You really can’t make a purse out of a sow’s ear.

Published on Sunday, August 8, 2010 by the Sunday Observer/UK War on Drugs: Why the US and Latin America Could Be Ready to End a Fruitless 40-year Struggle

Mexico’s president Felipe Caldéron is the latest Latin leader to call for a debate on drugs legalization. And in the US, liberals and right-wing libertarians are pressing for an end to prohibition. Forty years after President Nixon launched the ‘war on drugs’ there is a growing momentum to abandon the fight

by Rory Carroll and Paul Harris

The birthday fiesta was in full swing at 1.30am when five SUVs pulled up outside the house. Figures spilled from the vehicles and ran towards the lights. They burst into the house and leveled AK-47s. “Kill them all!” A shouted instruction, only three words, and the slaughter began. Read More…

Denise Lang & Ken Nicholson & Peace and Justice of La Luz invite you to visit our booth at the Otero County Fair off North White Sands Blvd. in Alamogordo, NM.

Wednesday August 11 from 5 pm to 9 pm,

Thursday August 12 from 5 pm to 10 pm,

Friday August 13 from 11 am to 10 pm,

Saturday August 14 from 11 am to 10 pm

…where we continue our discussion about the consequences of the ‘War on Drugs.’

Meet our guest speaker, Larry Talley, from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition!

Larry S. Talley served in the United States Navy from 1987-2007 as an intelligence specialist and was stationed at Naval Special Warfare Unit Eight in the Republic of Panama from 1991-1996. While stationed in Panama, Larry deployed frequently to various locations in Central and South America in support of counter-drug operations, where he formulated and implemented eradication strategy in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Agency and with many countries in the region.

About LEAP:

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition is made up of current and former members of law enforcement who believe the existing drug policies have failed in their intended goals of addressing the problems of crime, drug abuse, addiction, juvenile drug use, stopping the flow of illegal drugs into this country and the internal sale and use of illegal drugs. By fighting a war on drugs the government has increased the problems of society and made them far worse.

We’ll have materials from LEAP and from the clergy of the Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative

Questions? Comments? Contact Denise or Ken at 575-430-5704 or

http://pajoll.org or mail to:  pajoll@zianet.com

—PAJOLL at the fair 2009

We have our booth again at the fair. This year we have several new volunteers and another speaker from LEAP.  The fair runs from August 11 through the 14th.  More info pending.