11. In August, a group of Atlanta promoters formed the Atlanta Alliance to promote PLUR and to combat drugs. 12. In March, President Clinton and the State Department issued the annual U.S. report on which drug-producing countries were cooperating with U.S. efforts to combat drug trafficking. 13. Instead of international certification, Washington should examine how well its policies at home combat drugs. 14. It would authorize funding to fight violence against women and to combat drugs. 15. Meanwhile, because of the law, the FDA can combat dangerous drugs, but it can do almost nothing against useless ones. 16. Police resources that used to be spent on antiterrorism are now devoted to combating drugs. 17. Police resources that used to be spent on anti-terrorism are now devoted to combating drugs. 18. Spin-off benefits from strengthened homeland security should be improved public health, safer neighborhoods and help combatting illegal drugs. 19. Still, the prospect of using the Argentine military even to combat drug trafficking seems to spark concern among citizens. 20. Technically, Clinton made the decision under a law that requires the president to compile a report each year on which countries are trying to combat drug trafficking. |