Seems like every place our military goes heroin soon follows

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=45210

After Afghanistan, Opium Invades Iraq Print

Wednesday , 23 May 2007

CAIRO — In a scenario similar to what happened in post-Taliban Afghanistan, opium fields are spreading in south Iraq shriving on chaos and uncontrolled violence, The Independent revealed on Wednesday, May 23.

Red-colored opium poppies found a fertile ground at the southern city of Diwaniyah and surrounding cities, Iraqi sources familiar with the area told the British daily.

Noting that the area is too dangerous for foreign journalists to access, the paper insisted the start of opium cultivation has been confirmed by multiple sources.

The Iraqi sources said the farmers are financed by powerful gangs who are "well-equipped with good vehicles and weapons and are well-organized."

[2Design]

1. aren't drugs part of bfee cash crop and helps destablize society in

their favor????

[PDJane]

2. And right before heroin

comes the pollution. Tonnes of it; radiation, chemicals, biological contaminants. The US Armed Forces are the single worst polluter in the entire world and have been for decades.

[babylonsister]

3. Amazing that; here's another article. They're throwing the rice crop

and fields over for poppies. We know what's more lucrative...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=967325&mesg_id=967325

[blm]

4. CIA drugrunning was proven in 1998 documents finally acquired after the story broke

in 1996 and was batted down mightily by government officials then.

The CIA drugrunning was an essential part of the overall funding of global terrorism that we were begining to become familiar with through the uncovering of IranContra and BCCI crimes of BushInc. before those books were quietly closed in the 90s.

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2006/111106.html