cannabisaction : Message: News video. Thailand; 'License to kill' drug users.

Just look up "Thaksin Shinawatra drug war" in Google for many links to human rights organization reports, photos, etc. of the 2,500 or more killings by the police and military death squads. Most were innocent of any drug involvement according to a Thai government panel. And since when does use of drugs allow a government to issue a "license to kill" to its authorities? Wikipedia has lots of info and links. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_McDaniel#Drug_War

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Thailand's War on Drugs

A good report about a horrible drug war, including a snippet of a press conference with Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej

PM: We must do... we have a war on drug.
Q: Are you worried about the innocent victims?
PM: ...what do you mean by innocent victim?

What do you mean by innocent victim. Wow.

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