War On Drugs = Big $ For Private Contractors

Government reports explain how defense contractors are making billions off the drug war - are lobbyists for these companies influencing U.S. policy? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss.

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[underbjorn]

Private prisons, private detoxication clinics, private army, private weapons manufacturers.

I think it's quite obvious who profits on the War on Drugs, just as it is with the War on Islam.

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You see, Americans, the only way your hypercapitalist society know how to make big bucks is by creating maximal misery, death and suffering for others.

Instead of creating a peaceful, harmonic world with constructive means, the Empire produces drone planes and bomb mountain villages, killing women and kids.

[saadasim]

If we legalized drugs, how would the CIA make their profits?

[rottinginabox]

Hey contractors need to make money for their families too.... I mean I'm sure that there are plenty of better things for this country to spend there money on but they are providing jobs at the same time!

[p32charge]

@Pellegrino80 Why not stop there how about illegal organ trafficking???? Paleeeese!!!! If the government legalized drugs as they have done w/pharmaceuticals the risk of black market trafficking would be reduced 10 fold. And the majority of ppl would not go to seedy back allies to buy certain drugs cheaper and risk arrest when they can HELLO!!!!! buy it legally in a store.

[p32charge]

6.1 billion...is that all????

[p32charge]

It sounds like were paying ppl to vacation around the world!!!!

[FreeinTX]

Mexican Drug Lord Minion Fingers US Government

watch?v=jXY4RaS1BJo

The corporations are NOT doing it alone! 10,400 TONS (27 BILLION hits) of black tar SMACK doesn't get exported out of Afganistan in a single year without the use of a hardcore shipping and merchandising line! With the full support and cooperation of the governments involved. And don't think FOR A SECOND that they American taxpayer benefits is ANY way by shipping THOUSANDS OF TONS OF HEROIN to our children!Heroin is non-taxable

[KrunkTheImpaler]

Why do we always need to be fighting a war of some kind how about instead of fear mongering our citizens to the point of brain dead zombification we educate our people without the use of biased propaganda.

[mzola22]

was told that there is no such war. drugs are imported for money by feds, but not FBI. they have invented products like natural male enhancement, and lady gagas wine product. private contractors, guns, and drugs. we still spend, theres not much about it. not too much, because if there was a fine line between any freedom it would be impossible to draw a conclusion. there is no drugs. some are even undercover hit men.

[TheWIZnasty]

They should legalize prostitution

[Pellegrino80]

Ron Paul 2012 for Legalizing human sex trafficking