SHIFT - The End of the War on Drugs, The Beginning of the War on Terrorism

A discerning Washington bureaucrat (there are a few) once professed that an accurate appraisal of government policies, laws, and procedures requires a thorough examination of the intent and context surrounding their enactment in the first place. A sage and logical deduction, right? Yet this guidance is so often ignored by the impatient.The inimitable national security events described herein occur...