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	<title>Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis &#187; Narcotics</title>
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		<title>End the Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/07/22/end-the-crackpowder-cocaine-sentencing-disparity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Asa Hutchinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elena Kagan’s nomination for the Supreme Court has once again reminded America that fairness and equal treatment are fundamental to the success of the rule of law. One of the most important criminal justice debates in recent history centers on the substantial difference in prison sentences for crack versus powdered cocaine possession, a disparity that has not only encouraged a misapplication of limited law enforcement resources, but more importantly, has been the source of unequal punishment for basically identical crimes.]]></description>
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		<title>The New Face of Aviation Security?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/07/21/the-new-face-of-aviation-security/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Security Debrief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The hunt for someone to lead the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began in 2009, but it wasn't until June this year that the Senate confirmed John Pistole as administrator. Security Debrief followed the confirmation process every step of the way and found the latest development in this week's Air Cargo Week.]]></description>
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		<title>Police chief: Cartels threaten U.S. law enforcement in Arizona</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police chief: Cartels threaten U.S. law enforcement in Arizona - Homeland Security Newswire
We reported two months ago that there is a new twist in the on going war along the U.S.-Mexico border: Mexican smugglers now use “cloned” Border Patrol vehicles to smuggle drugs into the United States. There is an added danger here, as Mexican drug cartels have launched an assassination campaign against U.S. law enforcement personnel along the border; driving a Border Patrol look-alike vehicle allows the assailants to get closer to their targets without arousing suspicion.]]></description>
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		<title>Look at me – I’m a crack addict!</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/06/17/look-at-me-im-a-crack-addict/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Battle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Folks who want to ruin their lives have the right to do so, I guess. More of us have probably come closer than we'd like to admit. But we don't have the right to ruin the lives of others -- especially children, who aren't given the chance to make their own decisions in life and must suffer the awful choices made by others. And that's what the Legalization Lobby - comprised of those who want to legalize drugs in America - fails to understand. ]]></description>
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		<title>Another Mexico Victim: Mission Trips</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/05/12/another-mexico-victim-mission-trips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 17:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With summer quickly approaching, many church groups are making plans for the various mission trips that they sponsor for adults and youth. In the United States, places like post-Katrina New Orleans, Appalachia and other areas with economic challenges and post-disaster problems have benefited for years from the fellowship of many hands repairing old structures, building new ones and bringing faith into action. Like those at my own church, mission trips planned for this summer are being canceled on account of the unrest south of the border. While the needs of many people remain ever-present in Mexico, the ongoing violence makes it next to impossible to support any type of humanitarian service operation in that country. ]]></description>
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		<title>Counternarcotics Office Unable to Perform Some Duties, Report Says</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/05/04/counternarcotics-office-unable-to-perform-some-duties-report-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 21:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Counternarcotics Office Unable to Perform Some Duties, Report Says - CQ Homeland Security
The office charged with coordinating counternarcotics efforts within the Department of Homeland Security is inherently unable to perform some of its statutory responsibilities, and should be stripped of certain duties, according to a new report from the department’s inspector general.]]></description>
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		<title>Legalizing Marijuana Not Worth the Costs</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/04/20/legalizing-marijuana-not-worth-the-costs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Asa Hutchinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought you might be interested in an editorial I wrote for a CNBC special report on marijuana, money and the issue of legalization.
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		<title>DHS: Mexican assassin teams targeting U.S. law enforcement</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/04/07/dhs-mexican-assassin-teams-targeting-u-s-law-enforcement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DHS: Mexican assassin teams targeting U.S. law enforcement - Homeland Security Newswire
The steady deterioration of security conditions in Mexico has brought the country to the verge of resembling Columbia in the 1990s: Drug traffickers and criminal organizations in Mexico now have many more men under arms than the combined uniformed forces — police, the military, etc. — of the Mexican government]]></description>
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		<title>DEA Finally Gets Nominee for Administrator – Now We Just Need Senate Confirmation</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/03/31/dea-finally-gets-nominee-for-administrator-%e2%80%93-now-we-just-need-senate-confirmation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Battle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With his 15 recess appointments, why did President Obama not include DEA nominee Michele Leonhart? It took this White House an embarrassingly long time to simply nominate someone. Now that we have a nominee, we need senate confirmation. Without that approval, it will be difficult for Leonhart to lead the agency in a bold direction. The White House needs to step up and get this done. There is too much border violence not to. ]]></description>
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		<title>United States Sends Mixed Signals on Narcotics</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/03/25/united-states-sends-mixed-signals-on-narcotics/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/03/25/united-states-sends-mixed-signals-on-narcotics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The drug fueled violence along the Southwest Border, highlighted by the recent murder of two United States citizens in Ciudad Juarez, has again focused the White House on Plan Merida.  It comes at a time when the US continues to send mixed signals on its narcotics enforcement position.]]></description>
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		<title>Murder in Juarez &#8212; And Still no Leader at DEA, CBP, or ATF</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/03/15/murder-in-juarez-and-still-no-leader-at-dea-cbp-or-atf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Battle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If this Administration were truly outraged by these drug-related murders and truly planned on working to bring justice to the border violence, it is doing so in an odd way: Practically the entire border security infrastructure of this Administration remains leaderless more than a year into Obama's tenure.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico opened 2010 with 69 murders in 1 day</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/01/13/mexico-opened-2010-with-69-murders-in-1-day/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/01/13/mexico-opened-2010-with-69-murders-in-1-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Mexico opened 2010 with 69 murders in 1 day
Mexico opened the new year with what could be its most dubious distinction yet in the 3-year-old battle against drug trafficking &#8211; 69 murders in one day.
The country resembled a grim, statistical dart board Saturday as law enforcement and media reported the deaths from various regions, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Murders Dropping in U.S. Towns Bordering Mexico</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/12/28/murders-dropping-in-u-s-towns-bordering-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Murders Dropping in U.S. Towns Bordering Mexico &#124; Tickle The Wire
Amid all the gloomy and scary news about the Mexican drug cartel violence, comes a little good news.
USA Today reports that beefed up law enforcement patrols along the U.S. Mexican border may be helping prevent some of the Mexican drug cartel violence from spilling over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Address Border Security Issues, Administration Must Fill Vacancies at Top Agencies</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/11/13/to-address-border-security-issues-administration-must-fill-vacancies-at-top-agencies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Asa Hutchinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the spike in border violence, much of it associated with Mexican drug cartels battle with the Mexican government, we have a greater need than ever to fill the positions of the agencies responsible for protecting our borders -- from the DEA and ATF to Customs and Border Protection.]]></description>
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		<title>Border Patrol Foundation Inaugural Event</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/11/10/u-s-border-patrol-foundation-inaugural-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rath Hoffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Border Patrol Foundation held its first annual recognition dinner in downtown D.C. to tout the creation of an organization whose mission is to “provide timely financial grants to the families of fallen” Border Patrol agents. Border Patrol agents often operate alone, in remote areas of our nation, many minutes and miles from backup or support. But given the impressive support shown by the Washington community at its inaugural event on Friday night, the Border Patrol Foundation appears to be off to a solid start.]]></description>
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		<title>DEA veteran to lead DHS drug enforcement</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/11/05/dea-veteran-to-lead-dhs-drug-enforcement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEA veteran to lead DHS drug enforcement (11/4/09) &#8212; GovExec.com
President Obama intends to nominate a Drug Enforcement Administration veteran, Grayling Williams, to lead the Homeland Security Department&#8217;s Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement, the White House announced on Tuesday.
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		<title>DEA Agents Killed in Afghanistan: Another Tragic Reminder</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/10/30/dea-agents-killed-in-afghanistan-another-tragic-reminder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent death of three DEA Special Agents in Afghanistan is a tragic reminder that the war on narcotics and terrorism cannot be separated in that part of the world. I doubt many heroin dealers and addicts in the U.S. make the connection between the two.]]></description>
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		<title>Only in California: An MBA in dope dealing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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California University Offers Education in Marijuana &#8211; FOXBusiness.com
Oaksterdam University is a cannabis trade school, founded in 2007, that offers students various courses in marijuana studies and “Canna-Business.” Oaksterdam’s Chancellor, Dale Clare, encourages enrolled students to study the marijuana laws of their hometown. She supports full legalization of marijuana in the U.S. to anyone over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mexicanization of American Law Enforcement</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/10/29/the-mexicanization-of-american-law-enforcement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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The Mexicanization of American Law Enforcement by Judith Miller, City Journal Autumn 2009
Chillingly, there are signs that one of the worst features of Mexico’s war on drugs—law enforcement officials on the take from drug lords—is becoming an American problem as well. Most press accounts focus on the drug-related violence that has migrated north into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Obama Policy on Medicinal Marijuana May Have Unintended Negative Consequences</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/10/27/new-obama-policy-on-medicinal-marijuana-may-have-unintended-negative-consequences/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Asa Hutchinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent policy from the Obama Administration directs federal prosecutors not to prosecute medical marijuana cases in states where medicinal use of the drug has been approved. This means that even though federal law conflicts with some state laws, those who act in compliance with state laws will not be prosecuted. The advance announcement providing assurance of no prosecution to a select group of people weakens the foundation of our effort to reduce the use of illegal drugs.]]></description>
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