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BrigandDoom -> RE: Marines Ignore Opium Crops in Afghanistan (5/9/2008 2:25:02 PM)
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The British government tried to stop the IRA raising funds in North America through the Nor-Aid scheme in the 1980's. The US government certainly tried to help and yes it did reduce the monies raised. What resulted in Eire and Northern Ireland was an almost immediate rise in serious bank robberies, fraud, more money extorted through protection rackets and kidnappings, an increase in drug selling and also the distrubution of illegal porn.
Terrorists will find a way of funding themselves, the Taliban probably receives most of its funding from Bin-Laden who don't forget is independently wealthy and still appears to have access to his riches despite the best efforts of the CIA & MI6. The Taliban also still has many mqany weapions stockpiled from the days of the Soviet occupation. They became very adept at robbing the Ruskies, as well as happily receiving secret arms shipments from both the US & the UK. Those arm shipments are a matter of record.
The problem is yet again, foreign powers interferring where they are not wanted! The excuse for Afganistan was 9/11, Iraq was linked to it & now there is the very real threat of Iran being added! Yet, in Zimbabwe, the corrupt government of Robert Mugabe is still in power despite elections results which have clearly shown the Zanu-PF party the door. His corrupt attempts to stay in power have seen millions of acres of fertile and very productive farm land turn to waste, yet no-ones gone in to do anything? Why, is it because theres no oil in Zimbabwe?
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