I'm sorry, but I've got to call Obama on this one...
During the debate, there were many examples of "politician" answers on both sides. On the other hand, I believe that Mr. Obama gave better answers overall, and that he won, hands down.However, he made...
View ArticleIs it Time to Rethink our Drug Policy?
Is it time to end the drug war once and for all? Is it time America takes a more educated approach to the issue? Young Adults are dying in our country, while Europe takes a more logical approach to...
View ArticleAfghan Peacemaking
Obama has proposed sending 30,000 more US soldiers to escalate the wars in Afghanistan.We at Peacework Magazine published a special issue on Afghan Peacemaking (our December 2008/January 2009 issue)....
View ArticleHillary: Afghanistan Is A Narco State
I will admit that I groaned when President-elect Barack Obama first named Hillary Clinton to be Secretary of State, not because of her qualifications, but because I was concerned about the influence of...
View ArticleWhat Afghanistan Needs is a Shot (of Morphine) in the Arm
With all the hand-wringing and pontificating in the press about what’s going to become of Afghanistan, one thread runs consistently through all:Afghanistan’s economy, such as it is, is almost entirely...
View ArticleAfghan opium: a proposal.
Today's New York Times editorial on Afghanistan laments that country's continuing disintegration, and summarizes some of the symptoms, but only hints at one of the deep causes: opium.Afghan farmers are...
View ArticleOpium, wealth and war – the story of Bagram
Nearly twenty-five hundred years ago, Alexander the Great fought his way across the known world to seize control of the remote village of Bagram in Afghanistan. As he often did after an important...
View ArticleChronicle of a Death foretold
The latest twist in the Brett Favre retirement soap opera (Is he going to play for the Vikings? Is his shoulder healed up enough to play? Will there be a border war between Wisconsin and Minnesota...
View ArticleOpium Eradication Ends As Pot Eradication Escalates
Finally our policy of slashing and burning the Opium crops the Afghani farmers grew to survive is coming to a end. At the same time the DEA, ATF, Sheriffs, and anyone else that can roundup a...
View ArticleBuy All Afghanistan's Opium Crop
The AP carried a story today announcing a change in the Obama administration's approach to Afghanistan's opium trade: U.S. announces revamp of Afghan drug policy. U.S. envoy, Richard Holbrooke called...
View ArticleBuying Flowers
One of the biggest obstacles to success in Afghanistan is opium poppy production. It is by far the most important cash crop to Afghan farmers. It finances the operations of the Taliban and, to some...
View ArticleDrug Addiction in Afghanistan
After 9/11 and the Talibans refusal to turn over the al Qaeda leaders and others we invaded Afghanistan ridding that country of their leadership and Supposedly to go after the guilty of that huge...
View ArticleWWB: drug addiction
WHAT WAR BRINGS: drug addiction There are multiple causes of the growth and development of a drug addiction population in a war zone. The break down in security and the easier availability of drugs...
View ArticleLord of the Manor: US foreign policy in Iraq & Afghanistan
To see a video of me interviewing a Afghan terrorist on "The Jane Stillwater Show," click here: http://www.youtube.com/...**** I'm not really sure if my latest theory about Iraq and Afghanistan is...
View ArticleMcChrystal's "New Strategy" and Corson's "CAP" for Afghanistan
The McChrystal Report calls for a "New Strategy" using 110,000 foreign troops to control an area the size of six New Mexicos.How is this possible ???Marine Lt. Col. (Ret.) William Corson wrote The...
View ArticleObama Disinformation Fools GOPers and the Taliban ???
The White House leaks stories about Afghanistan every week.-- First, its that Gen. David McKiernan was replaced because he didn't understand strategy.-- Then, Gen. Stanley McChrystal was going to need...
View ArticleNarco-Palace McMansions in Afghanistan and the Poppy Biz
"If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas."Roll with the Karzai brothers, then it's Kabul that wakes up with dozens of Narco-Palace McMansions, matched to very heavily armed guards: - -...
View ArticleWhat Appalachia Can Learn from Afghanistan
I was prompted to write this after seeing the Kentucky premiere of the documentary "Coal Country" in Lexington last night. Even after covering Dave Cooper's Mountaintop Removal Road Show a few years...
View Article"We're fighting Taliban" =VERSUS= Follow the Local Drug Money
Afghanistan is a drug war. Drug Biz $$$$$ drive the major violence."Clash of Civilizations" Delusions =VERSUS= Follow the Money.The opium/heroin trade risks losing its wholesale sourcing. Afghans grow...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Fraud, Opium, and Taliban
If someone is caught cheating in the Olympics or another sporting event, the athlete is immediately disqualified, and it is seen as a disgrace. In the case of the recent election in Afghanistan...
View ArticleTaliban: If You Can't Beat Them, Buy Them!
The story the New York Times published this week on Hamid Karzai's drug-dealing brother Ahmed Wali and his ties to the CIA is very revealing, considering it comes just few days before Afghanistan's...
View ArticleAfghanistan for Dummies, Part 2: Just say "No" to drugs -- and weapons
I just got an e-mail from my secret deep-throat covert expert source on Afghanistan and this was an occasion of note. "And why is that?" you might ask. Here's why. Unlike the many and various...
View ArticleBREAKING: Karzai Brothers' Narco-Regime Triumphs. Run-off Election Cancelled
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has withdrawn from participation. Karzai brothers triumph.The country's central government is expected to remain under control of narcotics cartels, as allied with the major...
View ArticleA blind spot in the current Afghan strategy that may sink it.
Controlling drugs in Afghanistan will not solve all of the country's problems, but the country's problems cannot be solved without controlling drugs.[1]-- Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, UN...
View ArticleMr. President, why not buy them out instead of invading?
My first reaction to the speech at West Point was this. But I can't give in to despair, so here is an alternative.If you want to choke off the terrorist elements operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan,...
View ArticleDid Obama watch this video?
I don't really care how the NY Times has decided how Obama made his decision to continue a losing war in Afghanistan.I really sorta doubt that he, or Gates, or Hillary Clinton watched this video:
View ArticleFunny how drug money trumps Islam for Taliban
Senior government officials in the Karzai administration are heavily involved in the opium drug trade, thus directly funding the Taliban movement. The Taliban once considered the opium trade evil...
View ArticleAs deaths mount in Afghanistan, when will we wake up?
Want to know why we need to pull out of Afghanistan instead of continuing to increase our troops there? Below are just a few reasons.Please take action to stop our ever widening involvement in...
View ArticleWherever Can The Mystery Money Be Coming From?
Today's Washington Post reports that US officials are befuddled to learn that millions of dollars in cash are leaving Afghanistan every single day for Dubai. As long as the dough is declared at...
View ArticleThe Battle for Marja Has Ended and Begun.
Some five decades ago, U.S. engineers went into the desert of Helmand to build irrigation canals. These canals brought water down from the bend of the Helmand River, turning a patch of desert into a...
View ArticleAfghanistan and Opium: Addiction Up, Crops Decimated
Two major pieces of news to report regarding Afghanistan and opium; the situation is getting worse. Much worse. A new survey is finally coming out soon regarding the problem, and theBBC reports that...
View ArticleWhy
Seven years ago this March a lawyer in this office was arrested for uttering the word "why."He had just returned from court, then walked a block to join the rest of the staff, gathered on a street...
View ArticleHmong House
The Hmong guy Lao Bii, was Tui’s friend, they knew each other from when Tui’d been to Nambo before.I'm going to apologise in advance for anything I get wrong. I don't know much about the Hmong. I've...
View ArticleHow To Win In Afghanistan - Drugs!
Things don't seem to be going so well in Afghanistan. Maybe it's time to try a new strategy:A: Poppy farming is a major source of funds for the Taliban in Afghanistan.B: Afghanistan is a leading...
View ArticleShould We Just Say "Maybe" to Drugs - in Afghanistan?
There's a global morphine shortage in the west (while the Taliban is financing terrorism through black-market opium). So for over a year, a mainstream journalist for both Information Week and Library...
View ArticleA DRUG WAR STORY - #11
It was 78 when I had the pleasure of roaming around Thailand for awhile but I truly doubt that this would be any different now. We were using a car and driver, and detoured through some villages near a...
View ArticleOpium Brides
Article: The Truth About Opium BridesNeed another reason to fight the War On Drugs on a personal level? How about SAYING NO to Drugs will help with the War on Women, too! Take a look at the article...
View ArticleThe Breakfast Club :: Catch-22 Edition
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We're a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we're not too hungover we've been bailed outwe're not too exhausted from last night's...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: August 30, 2015
Pismis 24, approximately 8,150 light-years from Earth h/t for the photo:Doctor RJ Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, current leader Neon Vincent, regular...
View ArticleThe War On Drugs is a Joke
The drug war has run amuck. The federal govt actually has a set split for asset seizures with local agencies. The feds get 20% and local law enforcement gets 80% of any assets seized. I heard an ex cop...
View ArticleTomgram: Alfred McCoy, Washington's Twenty-First-Century Opium Wars
This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here.In October 2001, the U.S. launched its invasion of Afghanistan largely through...
View ArticleThe Real Drug War. Racism, voter suppression and repression.
PrologueJeff Sessions is now pounding the long disproved drumbeat, that “Marijuana is a gateway to harder drugs.” One could just as logically argue that mother’s milk is a gateway to alcoholism, since...
View ArticleThe War on Drugs: A Personal Reflection and a Slideshow
To a large extent, this diary was inspired by a recent visit to the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. I am sure most visitors are gratified at the largely positive and almost worshipful...
View ArticleFemale Opium Warlord Passes Away at 90 in Burma
Olive Yang was her name and her life story was the thing of novels, as recounted in her lengthy obit In the NYT. Born in Shan State which is that province north of Thailand, west of Laos and Yunnan...
View ArticleThe most dangerous and violent narcotics cartel the world has ever seen.
President Trump, addressing African representatives at the UN: “I have so many friends going to your countries trying to get rich, I congratulate you.”To many observers, this remark sounded a whole lot...
View ArticleUK: Will Next PM Be a Cocaine User, Failed Coke Snorter, Opium Smoker or...
With her resignation as Leader of the Conservative Party, Theresa May is now a caretaker Prime Minister. Unkind folks have suggested that Larry the 10 Downing Street cat could do a better job.The...
View ArticleIs Oregon on the Verge of Decriminalizing Hard Drugs?
In the 2020 election Oregonians will vote on Measure 110 which decriminalizes the possession of almost any drug, including cocaine, heroin, Oxycodone and methamphetamine. It also reduces the penalties...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest June 5, 2022
Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck and Rise above the...
View ArticleA rare look into the aggressive spying China is carrying out
After the panic over the mystery balloon that seems to have been an intelligence gathering effort by China, it’s important to appreciate how much effort China is putting into espionage, and how it...
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