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2010-05-13 Afghanistan

Unknown blight could drop Afghan opium poppy yield by a third - Poppy Futures Soar

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-05-13 10:48|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 "The idea that NATO or ISAF could be responsible is absolutely ludicrous,"

And what would you tell us if you were to blame?

CIA? Too inept.
KGB? To what end?
Mossad? No gain.
Soros? He's done this sort of thing before, to corner the market.

Posted by Bobby 2010-05-13 12:29|| 2010-05-13 12:29|| Front Page Top

#2 now for the coca blight and the kaht blight

Posted by 3dc 2010-05-13 14:01|| 2010-05-13 14:01|| Front Page Top

#3 KGB? To what end?

The Russkies have a serious heroin problem. Which along with their muzzie problems is why they've grudgingly been participating by providing supply routes into the theater of operations. Google 'Russian heroin problem'

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-05-13 14:47|| 2010-05-13 14:47|| Front Page Top

#4 I seem to recall the "Talib" opium traffickers had about a two-year supply in their warehouses. If so, short term (for two years) this isn't a real issue on the supply side, although I'm sure they'll happily accept panic-driven price rises... the better to finance jihad with, my dears.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-05-13 15:16|| 2010-05-13 15:16|| Front Page Top

#5 No comment.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2010-05-13 15:21|| 2010-05-13 15:21|| Front Page Top

#6
Higher prices also could mean more money pouring in to the Taliban...

Not if the crop yield is down by one third, moron.

Jeebus, who writes this stuff?

Posted by Parabellum 2010-05-13 15:30|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/ 2010-05-13 15:30|| Front Page Top

#7 ALAR? Agent Orange? DDT?

Ah, NACL--Shoulda' known.

Posted by Asymmetrical 2010-05-13 21:21|| 2010-05-13 21:21|| Front Page Top

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