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uscitizen
08-17-2006, 07:27 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Afghan-Opium-Boom.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Afghan Opium Cultivation Hits a Record


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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 16, 2006

Filed at 3:06 p.m. ET

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has hit record levels -- up by more than 40 percent from 2005

Damocles
08-17-2006, 07:30 AM
Imagine... Commercials running against buying these drugs as it funds terrorism... We only are in Afghanistan, so it is going well there... We have a national plan to replace oil by the next decade with renewable resources... companies and people are cutting back on energy usage so as not to fund the enemies and because of it people have a personal contribution in the war and are more supportive because of it...

*sigh*

charver
08-17-2006, 07:57 AM
Woo and indeed Hoo. They'll be dancing in the streets of Glasgow tonight. The children were fearing that, this Christmas, there wouldn't even be enough smack to go round and poor 'Tiny Tim' would have to make do with glue.

Considering there's supposed to be a worldwide shortage of medicinal opiates, it does rather beg the question - Why don't we just buy it off 'em?

(I can't believe you missed off the "High' at the end of the topic title, US. The pun fans are rioting as we speak)

uscitizen
08-17-2006, 08:07 AM
Good catch Charver, Running a bit slow from antihistimines this AM :)

klaatu
08-17-2006, 08:14 AM
Lets not forget the need to campaign against Diamonds ... after all the "girls best friend" also supports terrorism....

uscitizen
08-17-2006, 08:17 AM
It appears that Bush is losing 2 wars at the same time.
Should the demoncrats push the Opium production increase thing for the election ?

Ie Republicans are weak on the war on drugs, including not killing the net order prescription drug distributors. The ones that will ship 50,000 hydrocodone pills to a person, not the legit ones.

Most of those outfits seem to be located in FL as well. Where Bush's brother is governor.

Damocles
08-17-2006, 08:28 AM
Lets not forget the need to campaign against Diamonds ... after all the "girls best friend" also supports terrorism....
Works for me.