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

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[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

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

[–] ProxyTheAwesome@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years 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.