Thanks. I think you have eminent justification for feeling cautious and skeptical about all this. (I'm going to check out that Arthur Benavie book, believe me.)

But I also think the poster (thanks, Judi Lynn) deserves big props for paying attention, and relaying the report. The "drug war" is anything but black-and-white/simple/straightforward. One websearch you might want to do is for Catherine Austin Fitts' multi-part series, "Narco-Dollars for Dummies." She's not the world's greatest writer, style-wise -- it'll take a little patience to wade through some parts of her commentary. She labors a bit from initial hypothesis, to possible deductions, all the way through her very logical conclusions -- but it ultimately just adds to the impact, when you consider that what she's writing about may very well be accurate and justified. Given her background and experience and the story she tells. (Jump to the chase and start your search at http://www.scoop.co.nz /