Monday, October 18, 2004
Junkies with Bombs?
I haven't seen any corroborration on this story as yet—but if it's true, this is a terrifying development that is totally beyond the ability of George W. Bush or his administration to handle.0 comments
Plus, he may actually be directly responsible for this horrifying bit of evolution.
Beslan Terrorists High on Heroin, Morphine—Blood Tests
If it turns out that there are ANY connections among our meager commitment to stabilizing Afghanistan while we followed Neo-Con folly into Iraq; the slow resurgence of opium poppies as that impoverished country's main cash crop, overseen by the warlords who emerged after we turned our back on that troubled land; and, later, the murder of hundreds of children in Beslan, then Bush will never be able to rub the blood from his hands.
Again, if true, this would account for some of the erratic behavior attributed to some terrorists over the course of the siege period.
Heroin and morphine have been used for decades as a military weapon to create dependency and loyalty, coerce behavior and to reduce the instinct for self-preservation.
And with Bush's Afghanistan now fully choked with poppy plants suppying both high-grade heroin to most of Europe and much-needed funds to al Qaeda, it's no great reach to assume that some of their supply could be siphoned off from street sales for more immediate tactical use.
Very, very scary.
posted by Gotham 1:45 PM
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