From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"George Sherwood"  wrote in message
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> On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:00:56 +0100, Phil Payne wrote:
>
>> "George Sherwood"  wrote in message
>> news:jgaps3xfgi.ln2{at}athlon.p3pilot.gotdns.org...
>>> On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 19:27:11 +0100, Phil Payne wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/03/world/asia/03afghan.html?hp&ex=1157256000&
en=e4c4803388ba1e0d&ei=5094&partner=homepage
>>> >
>>> > "'This year's harvest will be around 6,100 metric
tons of opium - a
>>> > staggering 92 percent of total world supply. It exceeds global
>> consumption
>>> > by 30 percent,' Mr. Costa said at a news briefing."
>>> >
>>> > What an incredible success in Afganistan.  Anytime soon on a street
>>> > near
>>> > you.
>>> >
>>>
>>> Yes, clear that Phil liked better executions for educating girls.
>>
>> WTF are you on?
>
> How many times a day I ask myself that question about you, but it is not
> that complicated. You clearly favor what was going on in Afghanistan under
> the Taliban more then now under the government of President Karzai.  Just
> as you prefer the Government under Saddam to the current government in
> Iraq.  I can only assume that this includes the policies of those
> governments. As far as Afghanistan, I do find it interesting that most of
> this increase has happened since NATO has taken over those sectors.
>
> George

Southern Afghanistan in early stages of collapse?

http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/World/2006/09/03/1798198-sun.html

Costa warned the south was "displaying the ominous hallmarks of
incipient collapse, with large-scale drug cultivation and trafficking,
insurgency and terrorism, crime and corruption."

The bulk of the increase was recorded in Helmand province. The province is
facing an upsurge in attacks by Taliban-led militants fighting NATO forces.

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