"The Afghan minister of counter narcotics says foreign troops are earning money from drug production in Afghanistan.
General Khodaidad Khodaidad said the majority of drugs are stockpiled in two provinces controlled by troops from the US, the UK, and Canada, IRNA reported on Saturday.
He went on to say that NATO forces are taxing the production of opium in the regions under their control.
Afghanistan is the world’s biggest supplier of opium.
Drug production in the Central Asian country has increased dramatically since the US-led invasion eight years ago.
A recent report by the United Nations states that Afghan opium is having a devastating impact on the world, killing thousands in consumer countries.
Meanwhile, The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Ahmad Wali Karzai, a brother of the Afghan president, is involved in the opium trade, meets with Taliban leaders, and is also a CIA operative."
See, now THIS is intelligent. The market for narcotics is always going to be there, so control it and rake in the profits.
We should also conquer oil producing nations and control that too! Venezuela would be a good target – close to home and most Americans wouldn’t care. We can’t conquer Canada because they’re pretty nice people and too many here would object.
What other countries can we occupy, to make $$$ and/or control profitable markets?
Someday people will wake up and realize that the same powers that had Opium grown and shipped to China are the Same Powers that play the chess game to keep the Opium production rolling today. Those same people had a deal with the Taliban until it went sour and the Taliban burned ALL the opium crops for a while, lol. Now production is back and rolling high. Our troops are there to make sure the Opium supply is secured for the whippers of GOD.
G - Gold
O - oil
D - DRUGS
The biggest $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ makers in the world.
[quote]Gkhan wrote:
I suppose you could say we are in Columbia for the same reason? [/quote]
Is the drug ‘problem’ gone? Nope.
I think that all drugs should be legalized btw. The government keeps the price jacked up though, to make more $$$ for the elites (think — Clinton’s little airport way in the backwoods of Ar-keen-sawr). Kennedy made millions off of booze in the 20s, so they must make a bundle, just like dear old grandpap!!
This world really is a bad place, run by quite evil people.
[quote]Gregus wrote:
Someday people will wake up and realize that the same powers that had Opium grown and shipped to China are the Same Powers that play the chess game to keep the Opium production rolling today. Those same people had a deal with the Taliban until it went sour and the Taliban burned ALL the opium crops for a while, lol. Now production is back and rolling high. Our troops are there to make sure the Opium supply is secured for the whippers of GOD.
G - Gold
O - oil
D - DRUGS
The biggest $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ makers in the world. [/quote]
Arms production should be in there somewhere. That is a very clever acronym btw, I approve.
[quote]bond james bond wrote:
Gregus wrote:
Someday people will wake up and realize that the same powers that had Opium grown and shipped to China are the Same Powers that play the chess game to keep the Opium production rolling today. Those same people had a deal with the Taliban until it went sour and the Taliban burned ALL the opium crops for a while, lol. Now production is back and rolling high. Our troops are there to make sure the Opium supply is secured for the whippers of GOD.
G - Gold
O - oil
D - DRUGS
The biggest $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ makers in the world.
Arms production should be in there somewhere. That is a very clever acronym btw, I approve.
[/quote]
I suggest
G- uns
O- il
D- rugs
That way arms are included and gold is not that inportant any more.
[quote]orion wrote:
bond james bond wrote:
Gregus wrote:
Someday people will wake up and realize that the same powers that had Opium grown and shipped to China are the Same Powers that play the chess game to keep the Opium production rolling today. Those same people had a deal with the Taliban until it went sour and the Taliban burned ALL the opium crops for a while, lol. Now production is back and rolling high. Our troops are there to make sure the Opium supply is secured for the whippers of GOD.
G - Gold
O - oil
D - DRUGS
The biggest $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ makers in the world.
Arms production should be in there somewhere. That is a very clever acronym btw, I approve.
I suggest
G- uns
O- il
D- rugs
That way arms are included and gold is not that inportant any more.[/quote]
well that is what we are made to believe now a days. however, there was a time when the dollar was actually backed by gold(one hell of a crazy idea!). this was the original concept of paper money. now, however, we have adopted a fiat currency(along with the rest of the world) where the true wealth and power lies in the central banks, who completely separate from the powers of the world governments LEND money to the nations of the world, with interest. still true wealth is still and probably forever will be measured in gold.
still i totally see what you were aiming at with guns. it is an industry that makes much money. but it is just that, an industry. gold, oil, and drugs are the resources that keep the world spinning.
What is with this ‘gold’ fantasy on these boards?Seriously,it just baffles the hell out of me.I would definitely go with Orion’s guns over gold acronym as being more representative of true moneymakers/control systems.The other two ,oil and drugs , I’m on board with.
[quote]Neuromancer wrote:
What is with this ‘gold’ fantasy on these boards?Seriously,it just baffles the hell out of me.I would definitely go with Orion’s guns over gold acronym as being more representative of true moneymakers/control systems.The other two ,oil and drugs , I’m on board with.[/quote]
uggh. your missing the point. gold, oil, and drugs are the RESOURCES of the earth. that is what wealth is based on. guns are not a resource. further more all the money is the world is supposed to be backed in GOLD. that was the original idea behind the paper money. it was a paper representation of the gold you had(under the governments custody) its what gave paper money its value. in its early days you could go into a bank, give them a dollor, and get its equivalent in gold as return.
the reason that you do not know the role gold plays in this world is because people like you(and me) will probably never have real wealth. sorry to say.
[quote]Neuromancer wrote:
What is with this ‘gold’ fantasy on these boards?Seriously,it just baffles the hell out of me.I would definitely go with Orion’s guns over gold acronym as being more representative of true moneymakers/control systems.The other two ,oil and drugs , I’m on board with.[/quote]
A country that has a huge gold reserve is usually more in charge of its own fate. Others will accept the currency more readily, even though explicit gold backing is an historical anacronym.
Betting on gold is a way of withdrawing from the current political system by the individual. Your wealth can’t be inflated away from you. But that’s another thread.
[quote]Deorum wrote:
still i totally see what you were aiming at with guns. it is an industry that makes much money. but it is just that, an industry. [/quote]
80% of the world’s exports of conventional weapons is by the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council.
[quote]Deorum wrote:
Neuromancer wrote:
What is with this ‘gold’ fantasy on these boards?Seriously,it just baffles the hell out of me.I would definitely go with Orion’s guns over gold acronym as being more representative of true moneymakers/control systems.The other two ,oil and drugs , I’m on board with.
uggh. your missing the point. gold, oil, and drugs are the RESOURCES of the earth. that is what wealth is based on. guns are not a resource. further more all the money is the world is supposed to be backed in GOLD. that was the original idea behind the paper money. it was a paper representation of the gold you had(under the governments custody) its what gave paper money its value. in its early days you could go into a bank, give them a dollor, and get its equivalent in gold as return.
the reason that you do not know the role gold plays in this world is because people like you(and me) will probably never have real wealth. sorry to say.[/quote]
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
Gkhan wrote:
I suppose you could say we are in Columbia for the same reason?
Is the drug ‘problem’ gone? Nope.
I think that all drugs should be legalized btw. The government keeps the price jacked up though, to make more $$$ for the elites (think — Clinton’s little airport way in the backwoods of Ar-keen-sawr). Kennedy made millions off of booze in the 20s, so they must make a bundle, just like dear old grandpap!!
This world really is a bad place, run by quite evil people.
[/quote]
Not to mention the CIA operatives who came forward after resigning when they saw what their efforts were really about. Namely they witnessed LOADED C130 transport planes full of Coke headed for the USA. Entire aerial convoys.
I agree that the world is a bad place run by Evil people. But it was Made Evil and hopefully soon, things will turn around. Hopefully Humanity will raise above blatant materialism and we can start to treat the emotion of greed like we do Racism today. Pointless relic of an unevolved past.
[quote]Deorum wrote:
Neuromancer wrote:
What is with this ‘gold’ fantasy on these boards?Seriously,it just baffles the hell out of me.I would definitely go with Orion’s guns over gold acronym as being more representative of true moneymakers/control systems.The other two ,oil and drugs , I’m on board with.
uggh. your missing the point. gold, oil, and drugs are the RESOURCES of the earth. that is what wealth is based on. guns are not a resource. further more all the money is the world is supposed to be backed in GOLD. that was the original idea behind the paper money. it was a paper representation of the gold you had(under the governments custody) its what gave paper money its value. in its early days you could go into a bank, give them a dollor, and get its equivalent in gold as return.
the reason that you do not know the role gold plays in this world is because people like you(and me) will probably never have real wealth. sorry to say.[/quote]
Riiight…so are diamonds,platinum,and any number of other substances.While I agree gold WAS the backing material for currency,that day has long passed.And the reason you and most of the other nod alongs think you know the role gold plays,is because I seriously doubt you have ever traded or bought and sold gold in any form other than buying jewelery,and maybe the odd Krugerand,if that.I have,and enough to know it’s rather a treacherous area,a bit like diamonds.Ever traded those?
If I have misjudged you,please correct me.But I guarantee you 99% of the people on this board could not judge what they were looking at in terms of karat,purity and chemical mix of whatever they were holding,and sell it in any other way than by going down to their local pawn broker or manufacturing jeweler.The fantasy of holding gold is just that,a fantasy.When the shit hits the financial fan in the way the gold nuts envisage,what are you going to do…go around like in the days of the pirates shaving off small amounts to barter for bread?I can go for the angle where gold may constitute a part of a balanced investment portfolio,if that’s your thing.But if you think in this day and age it’s adequate measure of wealth,I think you are sorely mistaken.
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
Neuromancer wrote:
What is with this ‘gold’ fantasy on these boards?Seriously,it just baffles the hell out of me.I would definitely go with Orion’s guns over gold acronym as being more representative of true moneymakers/control systems.The other two ,oil and drugs , I’m on board with.
A country that has a huge gold reserve is usually more in charge of its own fate. Others will accept the currency more readily, even though explicit gold backing is an historical anacronym.
Betting on gold is a way of withdrawing from the current political system by the individual. Your wealth can’t be inflated away from you. But that’s another thread.
[/quote]
I agree with you in part.You feel gold is a valuable part of your investment strategy?I won’t argue with that for a second.And as you correctly say,you are BETTING on gold.That implies a rather large element of risk.That’s not the same as the other poster I replied to who insists gold is a primary measure of wealth in today’s world.
As for the gold reserves making a country more in control of it’s own fate,I don’t agree.But as you correctly say,that’s for another thread.
