Pubdate: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 Source: USA Today (US) Copyright: 2001 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Inc Contact: http://www.mapinc.org/media/466 Website: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nfront.htm Author: Michael K. Gailb WAR ON DRUGS IS A FAILURE Drugs don't fuel terrorism; it's the illegality of drugs that makes them profitable for terrorist organizations. If drugs were legal, there wouldn't be a black-market profit for them. If the terrorists didn't have drugs from which to make a profit, they would switch to some other illegal activity, another black market to finance their goals. The war on drugs and war on terrorism are completely different. The war on drugs is a social policy that has failed, and the war on terrorism could save Americans. The U.S. shouldn't associate drugs with terrorism to keep the failed war on drugs alive. Michael K. Gailb, Staten Island, N.Y. - --- MAP posted-by: Doc-Hawk