More herbicide on tap for Colombia

I missed this when it happened. Drug Sense Weekly archives this story on Colombia's request for an extra $150 million to fight coca plants. The US House appropriations subcommittee said no, but they did go on to fund Bush's request for another $463 million for Plan Colombia.

Odd logic here, since they denied the extra funds on the basis it wasn't working. The coca production is only slightly reduced and has mushroomed in alternative locations in South America. So why do they fund the bigger plan that's not working either? Of course, the areas we target do seem to neatly coincide with major pipelines for oil and natural gas. Funny coincidence.