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VIDEO: Jamaican Violence Is Due To U.S. War On Drugs

Written by Casey Gane-McCalla, Lead Blogger on May 28, 2010 3:27 pm

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From The UK Guardian

The tragedy unfolding in Jamaica is symptomatic of a wider crisis of organised crime, armed violence and political corruption caused by a failed “war on drugs”. The tangled political and economic roots of the problem run very deep.

Caribbean nations were born from the violence of chattel slavery and rebellion, colonial domination and the struggle for liberation and self-determination. The postcolonial flight of capital and structural readjustment have been compounded by the end of transatlantic trade agreements that have led to the collapse of the region’s agricultural economic base. High levels of unemployment and extreme marginality have been the result for many communities.

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This video by Democracy Now, speculates that the violence going on in Jamaica is a direct result of the U.S. War On Drugs.

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    It definitely is, and is much more deep than its being painted!!! subject close to home, I will say do not believe the way the media paints the gangs as totally evil and violent!!!!

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    How exactly does the US get off arresting someone that has never set foot in the US for trial in the US. Gimme a damn break. Wake up; a whole lot of drug and gun crimes going on all over the world largely because of the failed US prohibition. What a waste of money and lives.

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    the US gov’t CREATES puppet-leaders and regimes so they can control other nations on the low, then get mad when them people they put into power dont stick to the script.

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    We all know that governments around the world do some horrible things at times. Could it be that the Jamaican government chose this approach to avoid extraditing “Coke” rather than grabbing and handing him over to American authorities. The government could have easily grab “Coke” during a special late night operation and extradite him to the U.S, but they chose to announce their extradition plans, which was pretty foolish. Why would any government announce something of this sort? The current ruling party is supported by “Coke”, so why would they give up their man?
    The only real answer is that the government chose that option to derail extradition. They have no intention of extraditing “Coke”

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    drug war!don’t make me lol,have anyone of you seen the political war their which still continues even before crack cocain epidemic started.so what is oil war then or land war or for power control war.

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    Can anyone say Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other countries US is suppose to be helping. Please give me a break. I really don’t care for these places but look at why they are having so many problems with drugs. The demand is high in the US due to the ecomony. People trying to make some money.

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