National Security, Drugs and U.S. Foreign Polic

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Moderator
Mr. Kirk Gregersen
Drugs and National Security Colloquium

Interlocutor
Mr. Stephen Engleberg

Panelists

Attaining Our Narcotics Control Objectives within the Context of Our Overall Foreign Policy
Ambassador Edwin G. Gorr

The Afghan War and the Politics of Heroin in Southwest Asia
Mr. Lawrence Lifschultz
South Asia correspondent for The Far East Economic review, he has also covered the region for The Guardian, the BBC and Le Monde Diplomatique, and he is the author of a recent Nation magazine article, Inside the Kingdom of Heroin: Bush, Drugs and Pakistan.

Drug Enforcement as Counterinsurgency
Mr. Jonathan Marshall
The Editorial Page Editor of the Tribune in Oakland, CA, he co authored The Iran Contra Connection: Secret Teams and Covert Operations in the Reagan Era. A former editor of Inquiry, he has written extensively on drugs and U.S. foreign policy, including the chapter on Drugs and United States Foreign Policy, from Dealing with Drugs.

Drugs, Iran-Contra and National Security
Mr. John Saxon
The Special Counsel for the Senate Armed Services Committee, he is a specialist on the Pentagon's involvement in covert operations. He was the Senate's Assistant Counsel, who directed the investigation of the Department of Defense's role in the Iran-Contra Affair, and was the Counsel for the Senate Subcommittee of the Judiciary Council's Ethics Committee.

Mexico & Certification-Lies, Delusions & Wishful Thinking?
Ms. Elaine Shannon
A correspondent in Time's Washington Bureau, she has reported on the international drug trade for ten years and has done numerous cover stories on narcotics, espionage, public corruption and other aspects of the criminal justice system. A former Nieman Fellow, she is the author of Desperados: Latin Lords, U.S. Lawmen and the War America Can't Win.

United States Foreign Policy & Drugs: Issues of National Security