Comments on: IN AFGHAN PROVINCE, POPPY PLANTING HAS STRONG APPEAL

IN AFGHAN PROVINCE, POPPY PLANTING HAS STRONG APPEAL

Postroad — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:59:30 -0800

IN AFGHAN PROVINCE, POPPY PLANTING HAS STRONG APPEAL It isa good to be freed from the constraits of the Taliban and to engage in capitalism at the global level. Chhers for the family farmers.

By: Satapher

Satapher — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:01:24 -0800

How many times are you going to randomly assemble syllables and pass them off as a FPP? I vote you off the island.

By: thomcatspike

thomcatspike — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:10:41 -0800

Hey, just like the good O' America, fore fathers growing hemp crops.

By: specialk420

specialk420 — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:12:37 -0800

i guess no one in the whitehouse wants to talk about drugs and terror when its our guys getting rich off them

By: stbalbach

stbalbach — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:13:47 -0800

Sataphre, read FPP for explanation syllable of the afghan random. The article says The outlawing of poppy production, which the fundamentalist Taliban enforced.. That's not how I remembered it.

By: dabitch

dabitch — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:16:09 -0800

The Taliban banned poppy crop in mid-2000.

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:17:30 -0800

Better they grow poppy than starve to death.

By: dash_slot-

dash_slot- — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:23:33 -0800

Last time you posted on this topic, postroad - Afghanistan leads in poppy production Now that we have rid the country of the nasty controlling party, it is good to return to normal business so that exports can help make this a better world. Is this a part of our re-construction plan? - was a full 12 months & 15 days ago.... and no spelling mistakes!! Makes a change from all those Iraq posts, tho, eh, what? Ooh, I forgot, don't criticise th equality of a post - it's not done any more. /snark

By: thomcatspike

thomcatspike — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:33:02 -0800

That was a poor example above, not knowing the thc level in the hemp crops. New freedoms seem more like open laws when first starting out then with a better governed land this may end, like the wild wild west. Thought the UN was in charge of Kabul too.

By: Space Coyote

Space Coyote — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:35:57 -0800

first of all, you don't have to shout, do you know how many internet etiquette laws you are breaking by typing in all caps like that? .. ... well... you're breaking one... don't type in all caps....

By: wendell

wendell — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:47:08 -0800

We should be able to find a safer use for all those poppies. Maybe MickeyD's could use poppy seeds instead of sesame on their Big Mac buns... Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!

By: stbalbach

stbalbach — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:31:49 -0800

Taliban banned poppy crop in mid-2000. ..only after holding western countries hostage financially to do so. Then they confiscated the entire countries stockpile of opium and didn't burn it. The Taliban were makeing money off it one way or another either directly through selling or bribes not to grow/sell it.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 19:35:37 -0800

Silly Afghanis. Maybe they could use some Adderal™ to help them focus on the task at hand : ~~killing Americans~~ rebuilding their country with string and chewing gum.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:24:48 -0800

Poppies! Poppies! Poppies! Poppies! Poppies! Poppies! Poppies! Poppies! Mushroom! Mushroom!

By: Espoo2

Espoo2 — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 00:53:09 -0800

what the hell is going on in here?