English Beat June 20, 2009
33157 Camino Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, California 92675
San Juan Capistrano, California 92675
Hailing from Birmingham, England, the English Beat (known simply as the Beat in England) has been on the music scene since 1979. Members of the band, particularly Dave Wakeling, went on to successful solo work as well as to work with other groups.
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guither
It's a shame to see such an excellent museum resorting to a funded exhibit of desperate propaganda. The DEA has already been given a poor grade by the White House Performance and Management Assessments, and it's trying to latch on to the war on terrorism to preserve its funding.
Of course, what the exhibit fails to note is that it's actually the DEA and prohibition that makes drug trafficking obscenely profitable to criminals and terrorists, just like it was for Capone in the first failed prohibition. Capone was a product, not of alcohol, but of the profits of alcohol prohibition.
And to the extent that drug abuse is a problem, it is actually made worse by prohibition and could better be helped by regulation, education and treatment.
The DEA is feeding the sickness and then pretending to be the cure. And the Museum of Science and Industry is helping them publicize.
More at http://www.DEAtargetsAmerica.com