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2008-10-06 Afghanistan

Reports Link Karzai's Brother to Afghanistan Heroin Trade

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-10-06 02:41|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Captain Renault: I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
[a croupier hands Renault a pile of money]

Posted by Carbon Monoxide">Carbon Monoxide 2008-10-06 09:39|| 2008-10-06 09:39|| Front Page Top

#2 What's the point of being president of the top opium producing country in the world if you can't make a little money from it? When he finally retires he's got to pay for that villa in Nice somehow.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-10-06 11:34|| 2008-10-06 11:34|| Front Page Top

#3 That Karzai's brother was a major player in the heroin market widely known piece of information, nothing new. People ... the war in Afghanistan from the perspective of the tribes is about protecting the opium and heroin trade that brings in more money per year than the entire legitimate economy of Pakistan.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-10-06 22:28|| 2008-10-06 22:28|| Front Page Top

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