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The term "war on drugs" was popularized by the media after a press conference, given on June 17, 1971, during which President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse "public enemy number one". [10] He stated, "In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive. ...
Martin, Dianne L. (1993). "Casualties of the Criminal Justice System: Women and Justice Under the War on Drugs". Canadian Journal of Women & the Law. 6 (2): 305–327. Hall, Mary F. (June 1997). "The "War on Drugs": A Continuation of the War on the African American Family". Smith College Studies in Social Work. 67 (3): 609–621.
4 June – Insikt Group, a cybersecurity firm part of Recorded Future, warned that extremist groups such as ISIS and al-Qaeda could target the 2024 Paris Olympics. [91] 5 June – 2024 Beirut US embassy shooting: A gunman wearing ISIS insignia attacked the US embassy in Beirut, injuring a security guard. [92]
The Conference recommended that an annual day should be observed to mark the importance of the fight against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. Both the dates 17 June and 26 June were suggested, and in the later meetings 26 June was chosen and written into the draft and final resolution. [1] It is often referred to by Anti-Drug campaigners as ...
The War on Drugs is the intensified anti-drug campaign that began during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, who served office from June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2022. The campaign reduced drug proliferation in the country, [ 23 ] but has been marred by extrajudicial killings allegedly perpetrated by the police and unknown assailants ...
One of the major shifts after the 1979 revolution, in the state’s fight against drugs, was the introduction of Islam as the basis for anti-drug policies along with strong rhetoric from Ayatollah Ali Khomeini and other new Islamic judges. The war against drugs was taken up by the Islamic Republic with a renewed zeal, based on Khomeini’s ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 December 2024. Afghan politician, mujahid and drug trafficker Gulbuddin Hekmatyar ګلبدین حکمتیار Hekmatyar in 2019 Prime Minister of Afghanistan In office 26 June 1996 – 11 August 1997 Disputed by Mohammad Rabbani from 27 September 1996 President Burhanuddin Rabbani Preceded by Ahmad ...
War on Islam or war against Islam is a term used to describe a concerted effort to harm, weaken or annihilate the societal system of Islam, using military, economic, social and cultural means, or means invading and interfering in Islamic countries under the pretext of the war on terror, or using the media to create a negative stereotype about Islam.