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The drug war of words.

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From: The Nation
Date: 19900521
Author:Brauer, Ralph

When Ralph Waldo Emerson observed that language is the archives of history,' he never could have imagined how the drug war has borne Out his aphorism. Today's news reports ring with phrases that evoke bad memories: "massive interdiction' (the last time I remember hearing that was in reference to the Ho Chi Minh trail) and "quick strike raids" (like the Mayaguez incident?). Newsweek slips into old habits when it divides drug experts into hawks and doves." Dan Rather invokes language he hasn't used since you-know-when. The war against crack can be won, but not until and unless we ...

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