US anti-drug effort in Afghanistan,criticized

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US anti-drug effort in Afghanistan
criticized
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ipcWsrqsmpSaUWRgb7xXmvQPLgIQD9CP7J580
23 Dec 2009 The State Department's internal
watchdog on Wednesday criticized the agency's nearly $2 billion
anti-drug effort in Afghanistan for poor oversight and lack of a
long-term strategy. The department's inspector general said the
Afghanistan counter-narcotics program is hampered by too few personnel
and rampant corruption among Afghan officials. [The US mission in
Afghanistan is to keep the gas and opium pipelines flowing. See:
Trail of Afghanistan's drug money
exposed
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KL16Df01.html
By
Julien Mercille 16 Dec 2009 The total revenue generated by opiates
within Afghanistan is about $3.4 billion per year. Of this figure,
according to UNODC, the Taliban get only 4% of the sum... The
remaining 75% is captured by government officials, the police, local
and regional power brokers and traffickers - in short, many of the
groups now supported (or tolerated) by the United States and NATO
are important actors in the drug trade.]
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bonus link:
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/767.html

How the drugs get in

Independent investigator Daniel Hopksicker does some of the best
reporting you'll find on the mechanics of the drug business.

Bottom line:

1. The drugs get in via private plane (DEA admits over 70% get in this way.)
2. Small airport traffic is *selectively* enforced
3. Known criminals are allowed to fly in and out of certain airports
with less supervision than a grandmother flying home for Christmas

And, not surprisingly, many, if not all, roads lead back to George Bush
Sr, the "Mena Man" whose "Mena Boy", Bill Clinton, was president for
eight years, followed by his coke-head son.