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Drugstory Resources
General Information
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The Anti-Drug
http://www.theantidrug.com
Educates parents about drugs and emphasizes the impact they can have in curbing their children's substance use.
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Drugs & Terror
Money from the drug trade helps finance terrorism.
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Narco-Terrorism
A section devoted to information related to drugs and terrorism.
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Drugs and Terrorism: A New Perspective (September 2002)
An overview of the connection between drugs and terror. Discusses the difference between narco-terrorism and drug-related violence, the evolution of narco-terrorism, and summaries of several international groups involved in narco-terrorism, including Pablo Escobar from the Medellin cartel, the Taliban in Afghanistan, Kurdistan Worker's Party and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
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Homeland Security December 5, 2001
Congressional Testimony by the Drug Enforcement Administration's Asa Hutchinson before the House Government Reform Committee Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources. Hutchinson briefly discusses the connection between drug trafficking and terrorism by outlining the situation in Afghanistan. Hutchinson also covers the DEA's activities in a response to the war on terrorism.
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Terrorism, Drug Trafficking Inextricably Linked, U.S. Experts Say
Drug Enforcement Agency Symposium - December 5, 2001
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The Taliban Profits from Drugs October 3, 2001
Congressional Testimony by the Drug Enforcement Administration's Asa Hutchinson before the House Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources. He gives an overview of Afghanistan's opium production and its connection to terrorism.
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DEA Administrator Testifies on International Crime December 13, 2000
Congressional Testimony by the Drug Enforcement Administration's former Administrator, Donnie R. Marshall before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime on Organized Crime. Marshall describes the convergence of drugs, organized crime and terrorism. Provides information on Colombia's FARC, Russian-organized crime groups, and South East Asian Muslim Separatist groups.
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Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking and Terrorist Acts December 13, 2000
Congressional Testimony by the FBI's then Deputy Assistant Director, Steven C. McCraw, before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime.
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Narco-Terror: The Worldwide Connection Between Drugs and Terror March 13, 2002
Joint Congressional testimony by International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs' Assistant Secretary Rand Beers and Francis X. Taylor, Ambassador-At-Large For Counterterrorism, (delivered by Assistant Secretary Beers) before the Senate Committee's Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information. He describes the relationship between terrorism, organized crime and drug trafficking. Presents a summary of narco-terrorism in Latin America, South Asia and former Soviet Union, Middle East, Europe, and South East Asia.
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Drugs-Terrorism Link Strong in Colombia & Afghanistan, U.S. Officials Say
Article from December 13, 2000.
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Drugs, Crime and Terrorism in Colombia and Afghanistan December 13, 2000
Congressional Testimony by the State Department's Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Michael A. Sheehan, before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime.
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House Speaker Hastert Introduces the Speaker's Task Force for a Drug Free America
Briefly discusses the connection between drugs and terror. September 21, 2001.
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Think Tank Links
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RAND
http://www.rand.org
Helps to improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis.
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Colombian Labyrinth: the Synergy of Drugs and Insurgency and Its Implications for Regional Stability 2001
A RAND publication that discusses the links between an armed Marxist insurgency in Colombia and the country's ubiquitous drug cartels. Features information on the violence it creates domestically and abroad, and introduces the issue of drug-funded terrorist and/or guerrilla groups (i.e. FARC, ELN).
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The Threat Posed from the Convergence of Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking and Terrorism
December 13, 2000
Congressional Testimony by Frank Cilluffo, from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Crime on the Threat Posed from the Convergence of Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking, and Terrorism. He gives an overview of narco-terrorism worldwide. Even though this was written prior to the September 11th attacks, this testimony provides a good overview of the link between drugs and terror.
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