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I take issue with the attack by Paul Bischke in his letter “Drug-war speak” (Voice, Aug. 10). Mr. Bischke falsely accused Gen. Barry McCaffrey of spreading misinformation in a systematic way to justify America’s drug policy.
Mr. Bischke is correct in stating Gen. McCaffrey’s actions are systematic–the nation’s drug czar is diligently formulating and implementing a national drug-control strategy to reduce the social and health consequences of the cancer of illegal drug abuse. One way to accomplish this goal is to have free and open debate in the press. Obviously the administration does not agree with Mr. Bischke. But this disagreement does not justify Mr. Bischke’s verbal attack on a decorated veteran of three conflicts.
