Pubdate: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 Source: Herald-Sun, The (Durham, NC) Copyright: 2005 The Herald-Sun Contact: http://www.herald-sun.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1428 Author: Howard J. Wooldridge DRUG WAR A FAILURE After 35 years of drug war, a half trillion dollars spent and tens of thousands of Americans killed, you correctly describe a terrible world filled with the violence and death of drug prohibition. After 35 years of going backwards (drugs are cheaper and stronger than ever), how many decades of drug dealers saturating Durham with their destruction are you proposing the people endure and suffer and pay for? Editor's note: The writer is an education specialist in the organization Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Washington, D.C. HOWARD J. WOOLDRIDGE Frederick, Md. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman