Mother Jones - Comments for "Record Opium Crop Funding Resurgent Taliban"

agree

I totally agree with the comment above! It's just comes down to how much money can we put in our pockets!

All these "wars on...drugs,

All these "wars on...drugs, terrorists, cancer, just a way of putting money into the pockets of a few.

i think russians can help

i think russians can help usa ,but us dont study lessons

The Taliban (aka "the students") is responsible for the opium crop in Afghanistan because it is a cash cow.

Record Opium Crop Funding Resurgent Taliban

In an annual survey of opium production released yesterday, the UN reported that Helmand province had produced 48 per cent more opium compared to its record-breaking crop last year. Opium production in Afghanistan as a whole will reach a "frighteningly new level" at 8,200 tons, 34 per cent higher than last year,

1 barrel of oil (50 gal)= $120.00. 1 gram of heroine = $150.00. Whose your Daddy? The Mother Jones of the 70's would have written a much more informative and honest take on this story. Must need points from the MSM. No mention of how much of these crops end up in U. S. school yards. Same could be said of Columbian Cocaine. Come on guys, turn off your monitors go outside and ask pertinent questions.

It has been a matter of policy to change the Iranian regime since the overthrow of the US backed Shah back in '79 I believe. They know that a large part of the population is young and disillusioned with the Guardian Council and desparately wants democracy and to Westernize. They also knew the Iranian economy has been pretty stagnant and that can lead to increases in drug addiction. And then there is that natural feedback loop of conservatives will use force to make people do what they want (ie don't do drugs, don't drink, etc) which causes people to want to do them more leading to more prohibitions! I truly believe the war planners knew that by simply ignoring the Afghan economy, opium production would skyrocket and more heroine would become available in Iran to help destablize the country.

I have heard rumors that the right wing of the USA is involved with right wing drug traffickers in Colombia and South Asia.Is it true?

Amzi:

I agree. Follow the money trail beginning with the United States' selected government.

It is obvious that the USA was upset with the persecution of opium farmers by the Taliban, so the USA went in the revive the crop, so now all the labs have an ample supple and the payoffs are continuing. It is also obvious that the USA could easily use agent orange, or some other method(the ones they use on the pot crops in USA) to stop the crop completely. Too much pay offs to USA officials to stop it. Follow the money trail.

Look at Columbia and the USA money going there. Doesn't accomplish anything except make some Americans rich.

American taxpayers are such suckers. All these "wars on...drugs, terrorists, cancer, just a way of putting money into the pockets of a few.