Article

2007-07-09 Afghanistan

Afghan counternarcotics minister resigns

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by lotp 2007-07-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 Very simple. Poppy crops can be distinguished from other crops quite easily. Make a couple of runs across the poppy fields dropping cluster bombs with proximity fuses. The next guy to enter the poppy fields suddenly loses the lower half of his body. Renew the cluster munitions every couple of weeks until the poppy crop is dead in the fields. The locals will bitch to high heaven, but it'll work. Install a self-destruct mechanism in the cluster munitions to explode after six months, so you don't have the same problem you have with mines in Afghanistan. Tell the poppy growers you'll rinse and repeat until they plant something else instead of poppies. Tell Karzai he'll take half a 'copter ride if he raises a stink. It's either that or pull out and nuke the whole damned country, plus a large portion of Pakistan.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-07-09 13:15|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-07-09 13:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Pappy; I'll bet that half a copter is a bitch to fly......seriously, good idea!

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-07-09 14:57|| 2007-07-09 14:57|| Front Page Top

23:57 Swamp Blondie
23:56 Super Hose
23:55 Swamp Blondie
23:50 Pappy
23:48 JosephMendiola
23:48 Swamp Blondie
23:39 buwaya
23:37 PlanetDan
23:36 buwaya
23:33 PlanetDan
23:33 3dc
23:28 JosephMendiola
23:17 mcsegeek1
23:13 ed
23:12 mcsegeek1
23:07 mcsegeek1
23:03 Mike N.
22:53 Super Hose
22:50 Super Hose
22:50 Helmuth, Speaking for Chusoling1715
22:36 OldSpook
22:32 OldSpook
22:26 3dc
22:24 Eric Jablow