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2008-07-21 Afghanistan

Afghan police seize 44 tonnes of drugs in 3 months

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Posted by Fred 2008-07-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 It's a good start, and will get easier so long as wheat prices remain seductively high.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-07-21 07:01|| 2008-07-21 07:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Letting the troops put a torch to ANY poppies they find would also help. I dunno who came up with the ridiculous policy we have now, but they should be brought up to answer for it.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-07-21 07:25|| 2008-07-21 07:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Roundup would prolly kill poppies wouldn't it? It does a good job on coca.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-07-21 07:26|| 2008-07-21 07:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Round-up is a wonderful thing. My favourite tree-hugger approves of it highly.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-07-21 10:17|| 2008-07-21 10:17|| Front Page Top

#5 I guess you could call Agent Orange chemical warfare but, if you think about it, wouldn't the same term apply to heroin?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-07-21 11:48|| 2008-07-21 11:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Agent Orange kills EVERYTHING, and takes about six months or more to wash out of the environment. It's also not safe for children or other living things. Better to use RoundUp or some other, less toxic system. Have the Afghans plant corn, and build an ethanol plant or two. That'll help them, since they have to import all their gasoline, and put a crimp in the poppy cultivation at the same time.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-07-21 12:06|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-07-21 12:06|| Front Page Top

#7 Also, if more Afghans aquired the habit of drinking ethanol, they might start to call bullshit on the taliban's holier than thou crap...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-07-21 12:56|| 2008-07-21 12:56|| Front Page Top

#8 Rodeo works as well as Roundup, without the wetlands effects. Shuts up the eco-whiners

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-07-21 19:15|| 2008-07-21 19:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Again I suggest Agent Grape.

Posted by .5MT 2008-07-21 19:21|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-07-21 19:21|| Front Page Top

#10 What's the word?

Posted by .5MT 2008-07-21 19:22|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-07-21 19:22|| Front Page Top

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