Former Presidents Denounce Drug War As Failure
By Stephen Leahy
BERLIN, Jul 14, 2010 (IPS)
The failed "war on drugs" has not only badly damaged countries where it is waged, it is responsible for driving up HIV infection rates in some countries, says an official declaration endorsed Wednesday by three former Latin American presidents in advance of the XVIII International AIDS Conference that begins Jul. 18 in Vienna.
An important topic that will not be in the US presidential debates even though it is a major problem in the US.
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