Afghan poppies (2 headlines)

Comment #5

GASMETERGUY — Wed, 05 May 2010 02:10:27 GMT

Oh, no. Heroin will be in short supply. How will our politicians get money for their retirement if the drug dealers stop paying off? Oh, the inhumanity of it all. /s

Comment #4

time*treat — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:53:08 GMT

LOL @ Rick. Yeah, our Uncle seems to only want to help out Cousin Goldman.

Comment #3

Rick G — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:31:03 GMT

Thanks T-A! Thought it was appropriate for the times.

Comment #2

TigerAngel — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:34:36 GMT

Hey Rick, your new avatar is a crack up!

Comment #1

Rick G — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:45:58 GMT

Our dear Uncle sure has lots of money to throw around...wish he'd throw it to his nieces and nephews.

Original Blog Entry: Afghan poppies (2 headlines)

time*treat — Tue, 04 May 2010 06:07:35 GMT

THEN: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/world/taliban-s-ban-on-poppy-a-success-us-aides-say.html

Taliban's Ban On Poppy A Success, U.S. Aides Say

May 20, 2001

The first American narcotics experts to go to Afghanistan under Taliban rule have concluded that the movement's ban on opium-poppy cultivation appears to have wiped out the world's largest crop in less than a year, officials said today.

NOW: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62K0AX20100321

Marines offer cash in fight against Afghan opium (gee, the other buyers offer cash, too, don't they?) ~t*t

Sun Mar 21, 2010

After weeks of intense fighting over the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, U.S. Marines are now taking cautious aim at the drugs trade, with a program designed to pay opium farmers to destroy their own crops without a fight.

Now, how long after you collect your cash for destroying your field would it take ... for the poppies in your field to mysteriously re-sprout?

Such a clever stra-tee-ger-ree makes you wonder why it isn't the same policy used with American 'growers' back home. ~t*t

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