More unsurprising bombshells in Colombia. Today in the Washington Post
BOGOTA, Colombia — An investigation by the Colombian Defense Ministry has found that drug traffickers and rebels from the country’s largest guerrilla group infiltrated the U.S.-backed military here, paying high-ranking officers for classified information to help elude capture and continue smuggling cocaine.
It is part of a set of immutable laws of economics (informally stated):
- When a product in high demand, supply will find a way to meet demand.
- Prohibition of a demand product causes high black-market profits, as supply is forced to operate outside of legal commerce.
- High black-market profits are always protected, inevitably through non-legal means, including violence and corruption.
- Government pay cannot compete with what the black market can offer.
Servetus on Catholic bishops fear marijuana and freethinking: “An ancient Egyptian mug was found by a USF professor to have once contained hallucinogens: 15-Nov-2024–A University of South Florida…” Nov 17, 20:11
