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Pa los gringolándicolombianósticos ke miran TV: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nightline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Nightline Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 3:30 PM Subject: NIGHTLINE: The War on Drugs vs. The War on Terrorism > TODAY'S SUBJECT: In the days immediately following the Sept. 11 attacks, > President Bush warned that everyone who wears a uniform must "be ready." > But ready for what? Since that early statement, the president and his key > advisors have cautioned that this effort will not be a traditional war. > Our enemy has no army, no government. If there is any model for what will > come, perhaps it is the war on drugs, where the enemy is also a > mysterious, secretive organization or organizations, operating in multiple > countries, including right here in the U.S. But since few would argue > that we have achieved a decisive victory in the war on drugs, what lessons > can be taken from this comparison? > > ---- > > In a war, armies fight for the nations they represent. In a war, armies > fight on a battlefield, on the ground, in the sea, in the air. But in this > war against terrorism, we have been warned by President Bush, we should > not expect many similarities to those other wars. We are told to expect > something else. What could that something else be? > > In recent years we have seen the language of war applied to several major > efforts or struggles. There is the war on cancer. The war on poverty. And > of course, the war on drugs. It might be worth noting that none of these > wars has really been won. They are ongoing, battles with varying degrees > of success and failure. > > But we thought the war on drugs could provide a particularly apt > comparison for the kind of struggle we face with terrorism. The drug war > has been a multifaceted effort, combining law enforcement, military, > intelligence and diplomatic components. It will likely never be won > entirely. And as last year's Academy Award winning film "Traffic" > illustrated so well, it may even be counter productive and futile at > times. At other times, there are significant breakthroughs. Druglords have > been arrested and some even put out of business. > > Tonight correspondent Deborah Amos will talk to veterans of the war on > drugs and seek their advice for the new war on terrorism. They will tell > you that while the comparison may not be perfect, there are lessons to be > learned at the very least from the drug war's failures. > > As we consider the enemy in this war, we are reminded how little we know > about Osama bin Laden and his organization. Tonight ABC News correspondent > John Miller has an exclusive interview with a former bin Laden operative. > The interview provides a chilling glimpse at the motivations and mindset > of the men who follow bin Laden. It also begs the question, is U.S. > intelligence inside this organization? Can the battle to stop bin Laden's > terror ever be won without such infiltration? > > Nightline will, as always, bring you up to speed on all of the latest > developments. As of this writing, some of todays' developments include > Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's announcement that military members killed or > injured in the Sept. 11 attacks will receive Purple Heart medals and > civilian defense department workers will get a new kind of medal, a > civilian version of the Purple Heart. Meanwhile, President Bush today > asked governors to mobilize National Guard units to protect airports. The > president said "We will not surrender our freedom to travel...one of the > great goals of this nation's war is to restore public confidence in the > airline industry, is to tell the travelling public, 'Get on board, do your > business around the country.'" > > We will again have our "fact check" segment to close the show. This is our > nightly effort to investigate a persistant rumor - perhaps something you > have read on the internet, in email or heard from friends. > > We hope you will join us. > > Thursday, September 27, 2001 > > Sara Just > Senior Producer > ABC News NIGHTLINE > Washington bureau > > ----------- > If you have questions or comments regarding this message or a recent > "Nightline" broadcast, please do not hit reply; simply click on this link > to send your message directly to the "Nightline" staff: > http://abcnews.go.com/sections/nightline/Nightline/Nightline_email_form.html > > Or log on to the new "Nightline" Message Board: > http://boards.go.com/cgi/abcnews/request.dll?LIST&room=nightline > > Chat with "Nightline" guests and find articles, transcripts and video > excerpts on our Web site at: > http://abcnews.go.com/Sections/Nightline/ > > You can unsubscribe to the "Nightline" e-mail at: > http://login.mailpref.go.com/unsubscribe > > Ask your friends to sign up! 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