The war on drugs will try to stop and destroy the coca plants on the fields. But the coca farmers say they have no alternative source of livelihood in a region long neglected by the government. Observers fear some will join either the rebels or the paramilitary group after the anti-drug offensive starts. Critics are right in pointing out that the enormous demand for drugs and subsequent high prices fuels the drug trade. If the demand is eliminated through combined strategies of law enforcement and education the price of drugs will reduce drastically and coca farmers will move on to other crops.
Drug wars have to be fought on all fronts.
Commemorative activities began in Dili this morning with a mass celebrated by Nobel Peace Laureate Bishop Carlos Belo. Fundamentally, it offers a continuation of the present status quo, which means there is complete security control over the Temple Mount by Israel, and at the same time complete access for Moslems at the holy places of Islam. The agency fears that the Colombian authorities could intensify their crackdown on the illicit drug trade, leading to a fresh outbreak of violence that could drive thousands of civilians from their homes. No. 3 seed Venus Williams sprints through her second round match on Arthur Ashe Stadium Wednesday, beating Kveta Hrdlickova in just 48 minutes. 6 seed Monica Seles receives a second round test from Anne Kremer of Luxembourg but uses her pounding ground strokes to come out on top in the first match on Arthur Ashe Stadium Wednesday.