Good evening Kate, its John Walters here, from Eye Magazine.
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It's fantastic that John Walters has recognized the massive destruction the drug war has inflicted on Mexico and is now calling for reforms there, but he's a rank hypocrite if he continues opposing similar reforms in the U.S.
In the Afghan context we strongly believe that the best weapon against narcotics is gradual, but a steady prevention in the form of improved governance, rule of law, sustainable alternative development assistance and increased security
The Afghan drug trades poses not only a drug threat, but obviously a security threat ... More and more I think there has been recognition of the power, money and resources that the poppy trade gives to the Taliban and to powerful criminal organizations. In short, we can not have security in Afghanistan without attacking the opium trade.