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2004-11-18 Afghanistan/South Asia

Afghan govt to probe reports foreign troops poisoned opium crops

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Posted by Steve White 2004-11-18 12:10:54 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Not Scrappleface? You sure Dr Steve? Yer not pulling our leg(s) are you, lol! I don't see a "wink wink nudge nudge" in there, but...

Well I, for one, am feeling really bad about this. I mean, if the US had anything to do with this I'd be calling for an investigation, too. What were they thinking? How, um, callous and simplisme and cowboy-ish. We should've consulted with Chirac, first, for guidance. After all, we don't know who the main distributors are in France... or do we?

Lol!

Posted by .com 2004-11-18 5:42:23 AM|| 2004-11-18 5:42:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Poison"? Do they mean Round-Up or some other herbicide?

I've got to think that they've come up with some sort of tailored poppy-family herbicide by now - it's not as if they're all that close to wheat or most other food crops. They seem closer to thistles and other common cropland weeds...

Posted by Mitch H. 2004-11-18 8:26:53 AM|| [http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2004-11-18 8:26:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Mitch:
Well, the DEA will often use something that makes the crop worthless, by making you sick if you try to ingest/inhale. An herbicide would still allow you to harvest (if the plants are ready).

Posted by jackal 2004-11-18 1:22:29 PM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2004-11-18 1:22:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Paraquat? I blame Nixon

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-18 1:44:23 PM|| 2004-11-18 1:44:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Paraquat? Ah, does that bring back memories of my youth. All the potheads worrying about if their dope was contaminated by the DEA in a attempt to kill them. Not that it stopped them from toking, mind you. Me? I just popped open another beer.

Posted by Steve 2004-11-18 2:38:31 PM|| 2004-11-18 2:38:31 PM|| Front Page Top

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