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2008-12-26 Afghanistan

Little Blue Pills Among the Ways CIA Wins Friends in Afghanistan

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Posted by tipper 2008-12-26 11:23|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 That is one way to get a rise out of people.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-12-26 11:30|| 2008-12-26 11:30|| Front Page Top

#2 There guys could turn out to be some of our firmest allies.

Posted by Grunter 2008-12-26 11:57|| 2008-12-26 11:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Well heck, we don't want them to take the RED pill... and disappear down the rabbit hole to fight Neo.

/Matrix

Posted by Free Radical">Free Radical 2008-12-26 12:45|| 2008-12-26 12:45|| Front Page Top

#4 "If you give an asset $1,000, he'll go out and buy the shiniest junk he can find, and it will be apparent that he has suddenly come into a lot of money from someone,"

Just like after they robbed Air France in "Goodfellas".

As far as giving the chieftain little blue pills, I'm sure the local goats aren't too happy.

Posted by Penguin 2008-12-26 12:57|| 2008-12-26 12:57|| Front Page Top

#5 ppl living in the 18 th century, he's giving them alot of crdit ain't he

Posted by rabid whitetail 2008-12-26 13:36|| 2008-12-26 13:36|| Front Page Top

#6 I hope we're giving them asprin tablets and dying them blue.

Posted by Frozen Al 2008-12-26 15:52|| 2008-12-26 15:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Frozen Al, there's a lot to be said for placebos.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-12-26 16:47|| 2008-12-26 16:47|| Front Page Top

#8 just hope they told em to take the pills orally

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-12-26 18:37|| 2008-12-26 18:37|| Front Page Top

#9 Painting the micro-emitters blue, are they?

Posted by Skidmark 2008-12-26 19:41|| 2008-12-26 19:41|| Front Page Top

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