A man was arrested after deputies found nearly an acre of opium poppy in a Catawba County field Tuesday morning. The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office says the plants were discovered off Poultry Lane near Claremont. Deputies got a tip last week and were able to obtain a search warrant. Tuesday, Cody Xiong was arrested […]
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North Korea Is A Major Opium Producer, Making It A Prime Target For The CIA
Over a decade later, the amount of opium harvested annually continues to rise. Afghanistan’s opium is now used to produce 90 percent of the world’s heroin. This increase has been directly overseen by U.S. forces, who openly guard Afghanistan’s poppy fields. Indeed, during that same time, the U.S. government claims to have spent $8.4 billion […]
Bernie Sanders blocked Obama’s nominee to head FDA over ties to big pharma
‘We need someone who will work to substantially lower drug prices, implement rules to safely import brand-name drugs from Canada and hold companies accountable who defraud our government.’ Senator Bernie Sanders put a hold on President Barack Obama’s nominee to take over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, joining with two other […]
17 children among 42 drowned after refugee boats sink off Greek coast
The first incident involved a wooden boat carrying 49 people, which sank off the small Greek island of Farmakonisi. The bodies of eight refugees – six children and two women – were recovered from the sea. Forty people managed to make it safely to shore, and authorities rescued one girl, AP reported. ‘Champions League criminals’: […]
Palestinians Resist Zionist Terror, Plus U.S., European, Arab Royal, Turkish and Nigerian Terror
The West has forced millions to become wandering, destitute refugees, as it destroys nations and peoples that get in the way of Empire. Palestinians have lived this reality for 67 years. Beirut sits at the lip of the volcano. They cluster on the prosperous, Christmas-themed streets of Beirut: Syrian mothers and their children begging from […]
Balls of steel: Driver calmly dodges TOW missile headed straight for his pick-up
It is hard not to panic when death is staring you in the face. Capable of destroying a tank, TOW missiles can cause some serious damage. It is believed the person in the white pickup truck is a Hezbollah fighter, due to a yellow flag seen near the car, while it is also alleged the […]
UN: Afghan opium production up by 61% under NATO’s watch
Press TV October 12, 2011 The UN said in its report on Tuesday that cultivation of the poppy crop reached 131,000 hectares in 2011, seven percent higher than in 2010 “due to insecurity and high prices”, AFP reported. The report added that overall opium production in Afghanistan would potentially rise by 61 percent in […]
Afghanistan opium production set to rise 61%: UN
Comment: This has nothing to do with the Taliban, who actually tried to eradicate opium sales before 9/11. This is about U.S. troops being used to safeguard a multi-billion dollar drugs industry under the auspices of the “war on terror”. FLASHBACK: U.S. Military “Tolerating” Opium Growth. AFP October 11, 2011 Opium production in Afghanistan is […]