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| Afghanistan |
| US Marines assault Taliban town in Afghanistan |
| 2009-08-12 |
| Fighting is still under way hours later, with U.S. Marine Harrier jets streaking over the town and dropping flares in a show of force. Marines have captured several suspects and seized about 66 pounds (30 kilos) of opium. Really? I'm shocked that a student of Islam would have anything to do with drugs. After all, isn't it unislamic, like everything else they can't seem to handle? Anyone have any idea what this represents? Do the Taliban take money or a percentage of the drugs directly? I would think that they would prefer the drug because it is probably more negotiable and easier to carry. A-Pee story. Rest at link. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #4 I just sold some stuff on eBay, cross - I'll hit his tip jar for $20 or so. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-08-12 18:18 |
| #3 Been reading Yon's dispatches recently. Good stuff. He's running out of money, though, so it looks like he might have to pull out of there in a couple of weeks. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2009-08-12 17:53 |
| #2 A-Pee story. Rest at link. Read it here |
| Posted by: Willy 2009-08-12 15:17 |
| #1 Do the Taliban take money or a percentage of the drugs directly? Yes and yes , then rob the buyer and do it again . ;) |
| Posted by: Oscar 2009-08-12 04:45 |