Ken's article on the drug trade in The Atlantic

   "Snow Fall," a story about cocaine smuggling and the failed US anti-narcotics policy in the July / August 2007 issue of The Atlantic magazine is a gem, one of Ken's last great stories. He pitched the story idea to AFP, but the managers turned it down, so out of the blue he contacted a reporter from The Atlantic, who put him in touch with an editor, which led to the article.
   Make sure to click on the graphic showing the drug flow into the United States. As they say, a picture is worth 1,000 words.
   Ken got most of the information from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Office of National Drug Control (a.k.a. the office of "The Drug Czar").