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I cant find this interview anywhere. I only see the far left leaning media sites reporting on it. No evidence this statement was actually made by John Ehrlich
by andrewhn 8y ago
I cant find this interview anywhere. I only see the far left leaning media sites reporting on it. No evidence this statement was actually made by John Ehrlichman. Do you have any?
- WhatIsDukkha 8y agohttps://harpers.org/archive/2016/04/legalize-it-all/ https://harpers.org/archive/2016/04/legalize-it-all/
- kevin_b_er 8y agohttps://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richard-nixon-drug-war-blacks-hippie/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-rich... https://harpers.org/archive/2016/04/legalize-it-all/ https://harpers.org/archive/2016/04/legalize-it-all/ His children dispute the claim, if that helps you, according the the CNN article. The man died in 1999 and it was reported years later.
- jmcmichael 8y agoForbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2016/03/23/nixons-drug-war-an-excuse-to-lock-up-blacks-and-protesters-continues/#3909107d42c8 https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2016/03/23/nixons-d... CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richard-nixon-drug-war-blacks-hippie/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-rich... The Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/richard-nixon-used-america-s-war-on-drugs-as-excuse-to-target-anti-war-left-and-black-people-claims-a6948521.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/richard-ni... Channel4: https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-war-drugs-war-black-americans https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-war-drugs-... These were all in the first page of Google results with the query 'John Ehrlichman quote drug law'.
- andrewhn 8y agoBut where is the interview??? I dont trust any of these sources.
- komali2 8y agoYou believe Forbes is falsifying news whole-cloth?
- jakelazaroff 8y agoThree of these sources link to it: https://harpers.org/archive/2016/04/legalize-it-all/ https://harpers.org/archive/2016/04/legalize-it-all/
- thebooktocome 8y agoIn the future, before asking for sources, please tell people your whitelist of valid sources. Otherwise, you're just rudely wasting people's time.