U.S. and British governments plan to spend millions of dollars over the next two months to try to persuade Afghan farmers not to plant opium poppy, by far the country's most profitable cash crop and a major source of Talibanfunding and official corruption.
By selling wheat seeds and fruit saplings to farmers at token prices, offering cheap credit, and paying poppy-farm laborers to work on roads and irrigation ditches, U.S. and British officials hope to provide alternatives before the planting season begins in early October.
U.S. to pay millions to Afghan poppy farmers - Washington Post- msnbc.com
Wonder if they will bank roll the miners if we are cut back by clean air laws? Wait- I've always been on the "take from" list, never the "give to". Stupid question. This reminds me of Bush.
Originally Posted by Biggin
He said change was coming. Have you seen the Obama "Joker" posters on the net?
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