A Fateful Harvest -- part 2 - The rise of the poppy problem

Last year, the country's drug trade was a $4 billion business, half of which came from the south where the fighting against the Taliban insurgency is the fiercest. The rise of the poppy problem: War, destruction of a rural economy, immigration, and few alternative livelihoods

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[atvdude1000]

ACTUALLY... THE U.S. CIA HAS BEEN THE MAJOR DEALER IN HERION/OPIUM...

Just like they did COKE in central America...

oh yeah.. THANKS OLLY FOR THE CRACK EPIDEMIC!!

Gotta love ole Ollie North.. what A DEALER!!!

[scrubbycritter]

I will tell you that just about every single government in this world is evil, period

[guitardude1230]

This doc is super 1 sided and biased. Of course it doesn't explain the US role in dispensing drugs around the world since the 70's. The US controls the majority of the Heroin trade now that "we" have invaded Afghanistan.

[jay19xxx]

this documentary is horse shit

[Pohjanpoika13]

@skaterdudeninetyfive The least guilty one in the buisness of opium is the farmers, maybe with the exception of the consumer. Why would a farmer care about a consumer in a country far away? They are dirt poor and according to this video they can make up to 10 times the money per acre cultivating opium instead of other crops. Opium is also very easy to grow. I doubt that anyone in their position would choose another crop just for their high moral. Do you think you would?

[Pohjanpoika13]

@skaterdudeninetyfive The least guilty one in the buisness of opium is the farmers, maybe with the exception of the consumer. Why would a farmer care about a consumer in a country far away? They are dirt poor and according to this video they can make up to 10 times the money per acre cultivating opium instead of other crops. Opium is also very easy to grow. I doubt that anyone in their position would choose another crop just for their high moral. Do you think you would?

[oscar3196]

you mother fuckers ,make the islamic green belt fucking islamisim in afghanistan and Middle East ,,fuck u

[magefarad]

@atvdude1000 love you <33

watch zeitgeist if you don't know them yet =)

[jStevieO]

hey i didnt know they sent Kojack !!0.18 ...he didnt help much did he ...no stavros eh ! ;7)

[ohoumita]

Get Educated People lets see real concrete evidence that CIA is the Major Dealer, you are an idiot avtdude 1000

[FieldMarshalRommel23]

If the Soviets REALLY wanted afgahnistan they could take it within a month. Form four armies along the border and go to the other border killing anyone who resists, fast moving tanks, air to ground fighters and choppers support the infantry, blitskrieg style, airborne troops drop in to kill any leaders. You must be brutal to make the most hardened man terrified of you, keep a main battle line whilst special forces go deep and cut off any supplies etc.

[skaterdudeninetyfive]

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