View source for 2009-12-13 Making Afghanistan Safe for Heroin

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* '''When''': [[when posted::2009-12-13]] ([[date posted::2009/12/13]])
* '''Author''': [[author::Mike Mejia]]
* '''Source''': [[source::Boiling Frogs Post]]
* '''Topics''': [[topic::conspiracy theory]] [[topic::Afghanistan]] [[topic::war on drugs]]
* '''Link''': [[URL::http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2009/12/13/making-afghanistan-safe-for-heroin/]]
* '''Title''': [[title::Making Afghanistan Safe for Heroin]]
* '''Summary''': [[summary::{{fmt/quote|The "[[conspiracy theory]]" accusation comes up any time a journalist or a [[whistleblower]] points out that U.S. officials and agencies have been [[US/gov/drug trade|complicit]] in the [[global drug trade]]. ... It just can't be true that America would support drug lords, can it? ... YES, IT CAN.}}]]
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<p>When I read Mizgin's recent great [http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2009/11/11/armitage-part-i-the-early-years-the-golden-triangle/ post] about [[Richard Armitage]] and his involvement in the [[Golden Triangle]], I rolled my eyes. "Some [[Daily Kos]] reader out there," I thought, "is, at this very moment, shouting '[[conspiracy theory]]' at their computer." The "conspiracy theory" accusation comes up any time a journalist or a [[whistleblower]] points out that U.S. officials and agencies have been [[US/gov/drug trade|complicit]] in the [[global drug trade]]. In fact, it has been an effective tool to try and silence truth tellers at least since [[Alfred McCoy]] was viciously [http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/heroin/McCoy2.htm attacked] for writing ''[[The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia]]''.  Never mind the fact that allegations against the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] or the [[US State Department|State Department]] have often been vindicated with the passage of time. It just can't be true that America would support drug lords, can it?</p>

<p>Unfortunately, the answer to that question is a resounding YES, IT CAN.  American agencies, including the C.I.A. and the State Department, have given aid and comfort to international drug lords in the past and apparently continue to do so.</p>
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