Comments on: Photos from the Afghanistan Drug War http://boingboing.net/2008/10/28/photos-from-the-afgh.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: CopsSayLegalizeDrugs http://boingboing.net/2008/10/28/photos-from-the-afgh.html#comment-317969 CopsSayLegalizeDrugs Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-317969 Unless and until we legalize and regulate drugs, all the profits will continue to fund cartels and terrorists while we spend countless public resources on futile enforcement and incarceration. That's why more and more cops who fought on the front lines of the "drug war" are starting to speak out on the need to stop the madness. Check it out at http://www.CopsSayLegalizeDrugs.com Unless and until we legalize and regulate drugs, all the profits will continue to fund cartels and terrorists while we spend countless public resources on futile enforcement and incarceration.

That’s why more and more cops who fought on the front lines of the “drug war” are starting to speak out on the need to stop the madness. Check it out at http://www.CopsSayLegalizeDrugs.com

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/10/28/photos-from-the-afgh.html#comment-318020 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-318020 Could someone please explain why we don't set up some sort program whereby we purchase all of their opium for medicinal purposes, offering them a good deal more than they would get by processing it themselves into dicetyl morphine? I agree that drugs should be legalized, but for now... I'd guess that that would be much cheaper than fighting the losing battle of trying to eradicate fields etc... Could someone please explain why we don’t set up some sort program whereby we purchase all of their opium for medicinal purposes, offering them a good deal more than they would get by processing it themselves into dicetyl morphine?
I agree that drugs should be legalized, but for now…
I’d guess that that would be much cheaper than fighting the losing battle of trying to eradicate fields etc…

]]> By: snow white http://boingboing.net/2008/10/28/photos-from-the-afgh.html#comment-318111 snow white Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-318111 I wanted to share the link to this excellent site on Facebook but was told: "WARNING: This Message Contains Blocked Content Some content in this message has been reported as abusive by Facebook users." So I tried just 'aaronhuey.com' but that wasn't allowed either. Managed it by spelling it 'aaronhuey[dot]com' and putting it in my 'status' box. Perhaps Facebook is not the right place for me?! I wanted to share the link to this excellent site on Facebook but was told:
“WARNING: This Message Contains Blocked Content
Some content in this message has been reported as abusive by Facebook users.”
So I tried just ‘aaronhuey.com’ but that wasn’t allowed either. Managed it by spelling it ‘aaronhuey[dot]com’ and putting it in my ‘status’ box. Perhaps Facebook is not the right place for me?!

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/10/28/photos-from-the-afgh.html#comment-318127 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-318127 now they claim they will stop killing and starving impoverished farmers (who were forced into poppy growing by foreign Taleban and foreign oil pipeline interests) and concentrate on blowing up drug labs instead. This is a lie , of course. now they claim they will stop killing and starving impoverished farmers (who were forced into poppy growing by foreign Taleban and foreign oil pipeline interests) and concentrate on blowing up drug labs instead. This is a lie , of course.

]]> By: David http://boingboing.net/2008/10/28/photos-from-the-afgh.html#comment-317883 David Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-317883 Man, what a beautiful collection of photos! I spent the last hour browsing through his galleries. Now I'm late for class. Man, what a beautiful collection of photos!

I spent the last hour browsing through his galleries. Now I’m late for class.

]]> By: wolfiesma http://boingboing.net/2008/10/28/photos-from-the-afgh.html#comment-317889 wolfiesma Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-317889 I dare you to dress up like that for Halloween. I dare you to dress up like that for Halloween.

]]> By: wolfiesma http://boingboing.net/2008/10/28/photos-from-the-afgh.html#comment-318152 wolfiesma Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-318152 Cops say legalize drugs @6, That is a fascinating and important website. I hope the political climate will finally be conducive to revamping this destructive "War on Drugs." Cops say legalize drugs @6,
That is a fascinating and important website. I hope the political climate will finally be conducive to revamping this destructive “War on Drugs.”

]]> By: JoeS http://boingboing.net/2008/10/28/photos-from-the-afgh.html#comment-317911 JoeS Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-317911 Afghanistan was described in Kipling's time as a country full of wild dogs and wilder tribesmen. It is an insurgent's paradise, full of warring factions and little or no rule of law. The rural populace is disperced and the terrain is rugged, making maneuvers difficult for armies dependent on supply lines. Maybe the ideal place to test neutron bombs' effectiveness in wiping out vermin hiding in caves. If you want to bring them to terms, from a strategic perspective, you'd probably do best by wiping out a hundred square miles to show you mean business, and then start negotiations. Nasty business, this war stuff! Afghanistan was described in Kipling’s time as a country full of wild dogs and wilder tribesmen. It is an insurgent’s paradise, full of warring factions and little or no rule of law. The rural populace is disperced and the terrain is rugged, making maneuvers difficult for armies dependent on supply lines. Maybe the ideal place to test neutron bombs’ effectiveness in wiping out vermin hiding in caves. If you want to bring them to terms, from a strategic perspective, you’d probably do best by wiping out a hundred square miles to show you mean business, and then start negotiations. Nasty business, this war stuff!

]]> By: Brother Provisional http://boingboing.net/2008/10/28/photos-from-the-afgh.html#comment-317917 Brother Provisional Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-317917 This would make an awesome Muslimgauze album cover. I'm sure that Soleilmoon records still have unreleased material that they could put this on. Maybe they could do a remix album based on the track "Help Afghanistan to Grow More Poppies" off the forth disk of the Box of Silk and Dogs. This would make an awesome Muslimgauze album cover. I’m sure that Soleilmoon records still have unreleased material that they could put this on. Maybe they could do a remix album based on the track “Help Afghanistan to Grow More Poppies” off the forth disk of the Box of Silk and Dogs.

]]> By: Dan http://boingboing.net/2008/10/28/photos-from-the-afgh.html#comment-317947 Dan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-317947 Another example of awesome content marred by clunky, overwrought Flash. I wish artistic people the world over got over the whole designing their pages entirely in Flash. Another example of awesome content marred by clunky, overwrought Flash.

I wish artistic people the world over got over the whole designing their pages entirely in Flash.

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