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Mon Dec-04-06 01:30 PM
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3. about the poppy fields...

I was under the impression that the Taliban was responsible for shutting down production and when Bush's war came about, the fields were up and back in production.

This is info from way back and I don't have a link handy. perhaps someone else can support or disprove this.

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- They were expecting it to be like 'Risk'	htuttle	Dec-04-06 01:29 PM	#2
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- LOL	BrotherBuzz	Dec-04-06 01:38 PM	#10
- about the poppy fields...	QuestionAll...	Dec-04-06 01:30 PM	#3
- I am asking his view on that right now (nt)	The Straight Story	Dec-04-06 01:31 PM	#4
- found a link on this..	QuestionAll...	Dec-04-06 01:36 PM	#8
- Here is another conversation I had with him btw:	The Straight Story	Dec-04-06 01:38 PM	#9
- Ok, basically:	The Straight Story	Dec-04-06 01:36 PM	#7
- well, I'm always suspicious on who really wants the more money and power...	QuestionAll...	Dec-04-06 01:41 PM	#13
- i had heard that the taliban outlawed poppy production for a year-	QuestionAll	Dec-04-06 01:40 PM	#12
- If memory serves, in May of '01 our gov gave the taliban	stellanoir	Dec-04-06 01:45 PM	#14
- It was 34 or 43 million. Before the war, Afghanistan only	alfredo	Dec-04-06 02:20 PM	#18
- Thanks for the correction	stellanoir	Dec-04-06 06:05 PM	#23
- I think we forced Afghanistan into a corner. They had no choice	alfredo	Dec-04-06 06:17 PM	#24
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- Contrast with other "tribal" societies, eg Africa, strange	HamdenRice	Dec-04-06 02:50 PM	#20
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- I think the govt wants education	The Straight Story	Dec-04-06 09:21 PM	#25

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