The Meaning of IS, by Bob Barr: on Drugs


The Clintons welcomed drug criminals into White House

The Clintons welcomed domestic criminals into the White House. One of the worst such cases was that of Jorge “Gordito” Cabrera of Miami. Cabrera was a top cocaine trafficker for Colombian drug cartels. In 1995, the Clintons invited him to attend the Whit House Christmas party and get his picture taken with the president, following his large donation of campaign cash. This may give Clinton the distinction of being the first US president to fund part of his reelection campaign with illicit drug profits.

There is little doubt that the Clinton campaign and the president were aware of Cabrera’s illegal activities, since he had already been indicted for drug trafficking twice and was convicted of lesser charges under plea bargains in both cases. A month after attending the fund-raiser, local detectives arrested Cabrera. He is now serving a long prison sentence in Florida on a conviction for bringing more than 6,000 pounds of cocaine into America.

Source: The Meaning of IS, by Bob Barr, Chapter One Jul 2, 2004

Illegal drug traffickers are murderers

The war on illegal, mind-altering drugs is our longest war. It has ravaged our communities, killed our youth, caused terrible violence in our neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces, and funded international terrorism. It has also cost us greatly in blood and treasure. I know, because as a US attorney I faced the most hardened criminals who poisoned our country with narcotics. They, like the 9/11 terrorists, are murderers.

In February 2002, President George W. Bush told the American people that more than 20,000 of their fellow citizens had died the year before as a result of illegal drugs. When Bill Clinton took over as president in 1993, only 12,000 Americans had died of illegal drug use. Think about it: that is a massive and unacceptable escalation in the number of deaths. And it has been going on for decades.

Source: The Meaning of IS, by Bob Barr, Chapter One Jul 2, 2004

  • The above quotations are from The Meaning of Is:
    The Squandered Impeachment and Wasted Legacy of William Jefferson Clinton,

    by Bob Barr
    .
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