tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549445053733095568.post1581995778818683199..comments2023-09-22T07:47:54.317-04:00Comments on EF'M: The Life of an FSO Spouse: Be Afraid, Be Very AfraidDavid L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16507045630471874296noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549445053733095568.post-16722655927069773922010-09-24T00:20:07.435-04:002010-09-24T00:20:07.435-04:00If only you could've been a fly on the wall at...If only you could've been a fly on the wall at our Security Briefings in Monterrey.....Brynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632080239103256045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549445053733095568.post-70934582980287185732010-09-15T07:20:17.272-04:002010-09-15T07:20:17.272-04:00"We were told that the Mexican and American g..."We were told that the Mexican and American governments' war against the drug cartels has resulted in fewer drugs and weapons crossing the borders, which is hurting the cartels' bottom line." <br /><br />That's fairly unlikely/standard War on [Some] Drugs propaganda though... what they almost have to say... considering that the US remains the world's largest consumer of coke, and use and abuse rates of almost all illegal drugs have remained stagnant [mostly within statistical significance] over the past twenty to thirty years since Nixon started the whole War on Drugs.<br /><br />But we have spent billions every year, achieved the highest prison incarceration rates in the world while increasingly militarizing our police forces. <br /><br />Bah, humbug. We learned nothing from the Prohibition of the '20s. Violence is a result of the illegality. Pespi and Coke don't have shootouts and bombings over market share. When you have no legal recourse for competition over a product that has always been in demand and always will be, then violence ensues.<br /><br />Continued safety to you & yours.<br /><br />Links worth reading, if so inclined:<br /><br />http://articles.cnn.com/2010-03-26/us/drug.trends_1_drug-cartels-mexican-border-drug-violence?_s=PM:US<br /><br />http://beforeitsnews.com/story/80/073/National_Drug_Threat_Assessment_2010-Pot_Up_59_Since_2003,_Maps_of_Gangland_and_Drug_Preference_By_Region.html<br /><br />http://reason.com/blog/2010/08/23/do-cocaine-trends-show-us-poli<br /><br />http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/druguse/Rob Pughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355643989278053777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549445053733095568.post-22541333429329682892010-09-14T18:45:06.267-04:002010-09-14T18:45:06.267-04:00The last few night we have played the "Is tha...The last few night we have played the "Is that popping fireworks or gunshots?" We checked the news, one night gunshots, one night fireworks. It's a pretty exciting game.<br />I hope you guys have a great Mexican Independence Day celebration!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988224004955953763noreply@blogger.com