Originally posted by XanthosNZ"Taleban and opium
Could this have something to do with the fact that the Taliban were doing their best to stamp out opium production and the Afghan forces that the US allied with (and put in power) were in fact opposed to the Taliban partly on the grounds that they derived their income from opium?
For many years, the Taleban financed their armed forces with funds raised from heroin sales.
However, when Taleban leader Mullah Omar was pressed by the international community to ban poppy cultivation, the number of plantations was almost halved.
Nowadays the old bans and controls are no longer in force."- excerpt from
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/monitoring/media_reports/1731041.stm
Other than the Taleban which Afghani forces are you referring to?
Originally posted by kmax87Oh the horror, that I should like to set my own priorites, who to help and who to deal with, and that those priorities don't include those that intentionally seek to escape reality, either through religion or drugs.
Is there anything your self interest will acknowledge, as important enough to preserve, that will encourage you to contribute to for the greater good and the continued personal freedom that you can personally enjoy and exercise your self interest.
It seems that the more insular you become, paying scant regard for those who dont 'get it', the general health ...[text shortened]... ll quickly erode as your user pays paradise crumbles under the weight of its own carelessness.
