Working on this new server in php7...
imc indymedia

Los Angeles Indymedia : Activist News

white themeblack themered themetheme help
About Us Contact Us Calendar Publish RSS
Features
latest news
best of news
syndication
commentary


KILLRADIO

VozMob

ABCF LA

A-Infos Radio

Indymedia On Air

Dope-X-Resistance-LA List

LAAMN List




IMC Network:

Original Cities

www.indymedia.org africa: ambazonia canarias estrecho / madiaq kenya nigeria south africa canada: hamilton london, ontario maritimes montreal ontario ottawa quebec thunder bay vancouver victoria windsor winnipeg east asia: burma jakarta japan korea manila qc europe: abruzzo alacant andorra antwerpen armenia athens austria barcelona belarus belgium belgrade bristol brussels bulgaria calabria croatia cyprus emilia-romagna estrecho / madiaq euskal herria galiza germany grenoble hungary ireland istanbul italy la plana liege liguria lille linksunten lombardia london madrid malta marseille nantes napoli netherlands nice northern england norway oost-vlaanderen paris/Île-de-france patras piemonte poland portugal roma romania russia saint-petersburg scotland sverige switzerland thessaloniki torun toscana toulouse ukraine united kingdom valencia latin america: argentina bolivia chiapas chile chile sur cmi brasil colombia ecuador mexico peru puerto rico qollasuyu rosario santiago tijuana uruguay valparaiso venezuela venezuela oceania: adelaide aotearoa brisbane burma darwin jakarta manila melbourne perth qc sydney south asia: india mumbai united states: arizona arkansas asheville atlanta austin baltimore big muddy binghamton boston buffalo charlottesville chicago cleveland colorado columbus dc hawaii houston hudson mohawk kansas city la madison maine miami michigan milwaukee minneapolis/st. paul new hampshire new jersey new mexico new orleans north carolina north texas nyc oklahoma philadelphia pittsburgh portland richmond rochester rogue valley saint louis san diego san francisco san francisco bay area santa barbara santa cruz, ca sarasota seattle tampa bay tennessee urbana-champaign vermont western mass worcester west asia: armenia beirut israel palestine process: fbi/legal updates mailing lists process & imc docs tech volunteer projects: print radio satellite tv video regions: oceania united states topics: biotech

Surviving Cities

www.indymedia.org africa: canada: quebec east asia: japan europe: athens barcelona belgium bristol brussels cyprus germany grenoble ireland istanbul lille linksunten nantes netherlands norway portugal united kingdom latin america: argentina cmi brasil rosario oceania: aotearoa united states: austin big muddy binghamton boston chicago columbus la michigan nyc portland rochester saint louis san diego san francisco bay area santa cruz, ca tennessee urbana-champaign worcester west asia: palestine process: fbi/legal updates process & imc docs projects: radio satellite tv
printable version - js reader version - view hidden posts - tags and related articles

Do you have $10 to help stick it to the Drug Warriors?

by Charles W. Johnson Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002 at 9:10 PM
cwj2@eskimo.com

Would you like to spit in the eye of America's biggest Drug Warrior? Would you like to prove to millions of Americans that the latest government Drug War propaganda isn't just wrong -- it STINKS like a rotting fish? We have an opportunity to do all that. But only if we raise $69,800 by Friday.

Do you have $10 or $25 to help end the racist, imperialist War on Drugs?

The Libertarian Party has announced a bold campaign to combat the Drug War / War on Terror propaganda and raise national debate on drug policy.

To see the ad they hope to run in USA Today and the Washington Times to directly confront the DC Drug Warriors, see: http://www.lp.org/issues/drugczarad.html

But, they need to raise $69,800. That's a lot of money, but the potential pay-off is huge.

The ONDCP's propaganda strategy is clear: It's trying to take the September 11-inspired hatred of terrorists, and use it to bolster the failing War on Drugs. And, by implication, it's suggesting that if you oppose the War on Drugs, you help terrorists.

The LP has decided to create their OWN ad. At first glance, it looks just like the ONDCP ad. But in THEIR ad, the face of Drug Czar John Walters is staring out. And THEIR text says...

"This week, I had lunch with the President, testified before Congress, and helped funnel $40 million in illegal drug money to groups like the Taliban."

Bang. They take the Drug Warriors' ad -- and throw it right back in their faces.

At the bottom, their ad says: "The War on Drugs boosts the price of illegal drugs by as much as 17,000% -- funneling huge profits to terrorist organizations. If you support the War on Drugs or vote for the politicians who wage it, you're helping support terrorism." They give a website address for more information.

The strategy: either print the ad in USA Today and the Washington Times, thus reaching millions of people including the top Republican drug warriors in DC. Or else, if the papers reject the ad, create a firestorm of controversy over the suppression of dissent and use the money to publish the ads in rival papers.

But the ads won't be cheap. It will cost $60,350 to run it in USA Today. And $9,450 for the Washington Times. That's a total of $69,800. They plan to run the ad next Tuesday, so they can capitalize on the awareness of the original ads. That's the quickest they can rush into print -- which means we need to raise the money by this FRIDAY, so they can submit the ad to the newspapers for approval. (They require a two-day notice.)

I donated $25 to the campaign. Do you have $10 or $25 to end the racist, imperialist War on Drugs, which is destroying our civil liberties at home and funding both international terrorism and U.S. militarism abroad? Go here to donate: http://www.lp.org/contribute?prog=drugwarad

EVERY PENNY they raise from this message will go to run the ad. They wrote, designed, and produced the ad in-house, so there are no additional fees. EVERY PENNY you donate will put their advertisement in front of 2.2 million Americans, and smack-dab in the faces of the Drug Warriors. EVERY PENNY you donate will send the message: The Drug War Debate Is On!

www.lp.org/issues/drugczarad.html%PDF-1.1
%
1 0 obj
<<
/CreationDate (D:20020219163215)
/Producer (Acrobat Distiller 3.01 for Power Macintosh)
/Keywords ()
/Subject (200USA Today Ad/MOCK)
/Creator (Adobe PageMaker 6.52)
/Title (200USA Today Ad/MOCK)
/Author ()
>>
endobj
2 0 obj
<<
/Type /XObject
/Subtype /Image
/Name /Im1
/Width 445
/Height 820
/BitsPerComponent 8
/ColorSpace 3 0 R
/Length 299518
/Filter /LZWDecode
>>
stream
8$
D
Report this post as:
Share on: Twitter, Facebook, Google+

add your comments


© 2000-2018 Los Angeles Independent Media Center. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by the Los Angeles Independent Media Center. Running sf-active v0.9.4 Disclaimer | Privacy