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Jimmy Carter: The U.S. Is an “Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery” (theintercept.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and became the world's #1 heroin exporters.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Wonder whatever happened to this guy that the USA helped arm? Did he do anything significant since then?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

It's the Northern Alliance that were the big opium producers, under US occupation. The Taliban actually banned and restricted it both before the invasion and after re-taking power.