-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 11:03 AM Subject: Oil, Drugs And > > > [Coming immediately on the heels of a report on the > Balkans heroin trade by Brian Whitmore (Boston Globe, > June 3, 2001) which details the role of ethnic > Albanian clans affiliated with the Kosovo Liberation > Army in refining opium from Afghanistan and Pakistan, > and in dominating the European heroin industry; and > even more immediately on a report in the Sydney > Morning Herald (June 4, 2001) on the comparable role > played by the same forces in all but monopolizing > Europe's sex slave trade - with proceeds going to > "former Kosovo Liberation Army strongmen currently > fighting in the Presevo Valley of Serbia and attacking > their Slav neighbours in Mecedonia" - it's curious to > say the least to hear NATO General Secretary George > Robertson intone: > "For NATO and those who want to see an end to the > illegal trade in drugs, humanity, guns and sex slaves > must invest in these [Central Asian] countries and > help them restructure their armies...." > Curious, that is, until we're reminded by Robertson > that "countries like Kazakstan, which has more oil > than all of the Gulf states put together, must be > helped." > Much as in Colombia, where massive petroleum reserves > have been discovered in the southern, that is > rebel-controlled, areas of the country, NATO nations > are striving to gain a military foothold in Central > Asia, through "restruct[ing] their armies," ostensibly > to combat the drug trade but in fact to secure access > to unparalleled oil supplies.] > > > The Herald (Glasgow) > June 5, 2001 > > Nato chief warns Taliban drug lords > JIM CASSIDY > THE greatest threat to European stability comes from > the extreme fundamentalists who are exporting death > through drugs to the streets of Edinburgh and Glasgow, > according to Lord Robertson, Nato general secretary. > > In an exclusive interview before President Bush's > first Nato summit with Tony Blair and the other heads > of state on June 13, Lord Robertson has outlined his > crusade to stop the flow of heroin reaching his > homeland. > > He has told the leaders of emerging countries > bordering Afghanistan like Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, > and Tajikistan, it is their responsibility to stop the > tide of drugs that are polluting the streets and > causing untold misery in Scotland. "I have seen what > is happening and it frightens me. Eighty per cent of > the heroin that reaches Scotland's streets comes from > Afghanistan and the influence of the Taliban and their > criminality spreads across borders, their tentacles > spreading everywhere. > > "Nato and those who want to see an end to the illegal > trade in drugs, humanity, guns, and sex slaves must > invest in these countries and help them restructure > their armies to cope with the civilian tasks of > stopping this tide of misery. If we don't we will > leave Europe with a frightening legacy of unrest and > lawlessness." > > He warned that, unlike the time of the Stalin's Soviet > Union, "few recognise or can identify this new and > very real danger." > > He said countries like Kazakstan, which has more oil > than all the Gulf states put together, must be helped. > "We must give these countries the resources and the > courage to face down the criminals and drug dealers." > > > > > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
