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This work argues the U.S. “War on Drugs” is a misnomer. We suggest, instead, that it is secondary to traditional anti-Communist foreign policy concerns. Thus, “the war on drugs” serves to mask the U.S. counter-intelligence and paramilitary presence abroad.
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Bullington, B., Block, A.A. A Trojan horse: Anti-communism and the war on drugs. Contemporary Crises 14, 39–55 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00728225
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