Saudi Executes 2 Nigerians

[ckramer]

Source: ap

The Saudi Interior Ministry says authorities have beheaded two Nigerian men convicted of smuggling cocaine into the kingdom.

Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/apr/13/saudi-executes-2-nigerians/

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Now we just wonder why the War on Drug in the U.S. is lost?

[Champion Jack]

1. The War on Drug in the U.S. is lost, because it's stupid

and not winnable.
Legalize and tax and you will put the runners, cartels and smugglers out of business.

[TheDebbieDee]

I totally agree..............

Why can't everybody else see it as simply as we do?

The fact that these substances are illegal is what makes their trade SO lucrative!

[TheDebbieDee]

11. I totally agree..............

Why can't everybody else see it as simply as we do?

The fact that these substances are illegal is what makes their trade SO lucrative!

[Turbineguy]

2. "Dear Friend,

My cousin who was killed by the Saudis has left a large shipment of cocaine ready for quick sale. Unfortunately, I do not have the money to pay for moving this drugs from its hiding place. If you provide me with US$500, I can complete the sale of these drugs and you will share in half the profits.

Please write back including your bank account number so I will know where to wire the proceeds. Thank you."

[Warren Stupidity]

3. Are you actually advocating that we execute drug dealers?

By the way, this sort of policy has not eliminated cocaine use in Saudi Arabia, obviously.

[ohio2007]

4. just build more prisons. Thats the answer. Thats always the answer

Soon the country will be one giant jail cell block. half the country behind bars,the other half pays taxes and gets paid to keep an eye on them.


it a proven system that works


/sarc

[Warren Stupidity]

5. And luckily EVERY CANDIDATE wants them some more WOD!

So there really is no hope. We went down a serious wrong path in 1980 and it seems that there is no getting back.

[ohio2007]

8. the "me" generation

of the 60's and 70's were not at fault ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_i5Ca1FYko

At least slick Willie didn't inhale ;)

[Warren Stupidity]

9. Oh we most certainly are.

We did every drug imaginable and now we want to lock our kids up for doing 1/10 of what we did. I despise my generation. Very few of us did not become complete utter asshole hypocrites.

[ohio2007]

6. Mules are beheaded after friday prayers over there. it's a tradition,

funny how the majority of the mules are non Saudi but the drugs do flow from one muslim country to another.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMnlqkhxmS4


they should take up beer drinking or some stronger brew.

[AndyTiedye]

7. Even the Most Barbaric Punishments Won't Stop the Flow of Drugs

That is why all "wars on drugs" fail. Everywhere.



The only thing that is reducing the flow of cocaine here at the moment is the plunging dollar.
They're shipping more of it to Europe instead, because they have a stable currency.

The euro's strength against the dollar may explain a rise in the availability of cocaine in Europe and a decline in the US, a US anti-drugs official says.
John Walters, director of US national drug control policy, said the amount of cocaine seized at the US south-western borders had declined.
The price and the purity of cocaine in US have also fallen, he said.
Meanwhile, Europe has seen a huge increase in availability as traffickers take advantage of the exchange rate.
Speaking in Brussels, Mr Walters expressed concern about the rise in Colombian cocaine coming to Europe via Venezuela and West African.
"There have been speculations that the power and strength of the euro and the cost of cocaine here in Europe have been the reason here for the movement - it's more profitable and it's a better currency exchange," he said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7342946.stm

[DS1]

10. You mean those emails were true?

:cry: