Burma - New US Drugs War

August 2001
This extraordinary feature explores US and Thai involvement in a new international drug war.

This extraordinary feature explores US and Thai involvement in a new international drug war. "You've got Burmese troops actually guarding the plants, military intelligence providing escorts for the trafficking caravans." The US State Dept says drugs account for nearly 50% of Burma's foreign exchange. The Shan State Army is a Burmese rebel group fighting for independence. Deep inside Burma smartly dressed in crisp new uniforms the Shan proudly parade their revitalized troops Though the Shan used to be drug producers they have now joined the war against drugs in return for international assistance. US Admiral Blair describes the assistance the US has channelled through Thailand for the new anti-drug army; "We've provided training teams, upgraded equipment and increased intelligence sharing". But with China backing the Burmese this drugs conflict is rapidly becoming something much larger. Says renown Burma watcher Bertil Lintner, "you've got the Burmese army backed by the Chinese and the Shan by the Thais and Americans -- it's not far fetched to believe things could go awfully wrong if not handled carefully".

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[badsign1980]

THE USA IS RIDICULIOUS TRYING TOCOME OFF AS THE GOOD GUYS PROTECTING THE WORLD FROM DRUGS WHAT JOKE THEY ARE PROTECTING THEIR MONOPOLY ON DRUGS AND SELLINGS DRUGS USA GOV IS CRMINAL, THEY ARE INVOLVED AND PROTECT THE MAKING AND SHIPPIONG IN ALL DRUG PRODUCING COUNTRYS, BRITS ARE ALWAYS MAKING THESE LYING DOC TO SUPPORT THE USA LIES LIES LIES, USA IN COLOMBIA FOR COCAINE THE CIA BRINGS IN AND IN AFG FOR HEROIN AND THEY FIGHT EVERYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO TRADE DRUGS ITS ALL ABOUT MONOPOLY OF DRUGS

[maynordj]

@nothing980454IMO corruption is all relative.Do you think that the continued slaughter to secure and establish"foreign intersts"such as oil,creating"allied forces"with a long list pay offs,murder,and oddly enough,corruption.would hold some relevancy here?In short we are by far more heavily involved/invested in war/covert wars special ops,than any country in the world.We may not be directly executing these"strategies"but we are definitely funding them.Youtube does not allow for healthy debategrr

[GodinSDXTguitars]

@MrBuddhaFire just shut the fuck up your conformist dumbass.

[TheJarric]

by the way ere they still fighting this war ?

[MrBuddhaFire]

free the world with weed 

[vanityaffection]

where's the translation?

[drlawitts]

where are the subtitles?????????

[KevyyChase]

@JadedGrey you my friend are a stupid dick

[TopDogsRule]

The Shan army trafficked & protected traffickers. The Burmese army does the same, that is why they offered an amnesty to Kin Sha who formerly led the Shan army. But Kin Sha sold out & now loves comfortably in Burma. It can be true that the Shan army is against narcotics because its peasants are all growers. If anything, they are against growers on the Burmese side because they want to become autonomous of Burma. 

[Morthund]

@guitardude1230

I think it's because they make a crappy product

[JadedGrey]

nuke these fuckers.

[jungleman68]

@badsign1980 you're an idiot. afghanistan, mexico, and other latin american countries are the ones.