1.) If you read the history of the Opium war you see it wasn't the drug that caused it, but silver flow that precipitated it. 2.) Opium was a legal product in GB at the time. 3.) The odds of keeping a secret of this magnitude, (a law enforcement arm of the US breaking the law it's supposed to enforce), is beyond ludicrous, (the old Pirate adage, three can keep a secret if two are dead), hell more than half of congress would love to announce this to the world to embarrass the other half and the administration, the fact that they haven't tells me about it's credibility. 4.) It's the bottom nation selling the drugs.
(Gee, how many other differences can I find). Bob W wrote: > It wouldn't be the first time the Top Nation has turned to pushing > drugs to make a living. Just think of the Opium Wars. > > -- > Bob > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of William Robb >> Sent: 09 May 2007 22:23 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: OT: rootbeer? >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "P. J. Alling" >> Subject: Re: OT: rootbeer? >> >> >> >>> Interesting, but I wouldn't believe a word that comes out >>> >> of Caracas, >> >>> any more than I'd believe a word published in Pravda, >>> >> (obviously the >> >>> Russians didn't since with the end of the Soviet Union it too >>> disappeared). The DEA is many things, some very bad in my >>> >> opinion, but >> >>> drug traffickers? That simply strains credibility past the >>> >> limit. The >> >>> current Venezuelan government giving covert support to drug >>> >> cartels, >> >>> that's believable since it's in it's interest to make the >>> >> US look bad >> >>> and cause the US as much trouble as possible.. >>> >> Another conspiracy theory Peter? >> The DEA has better access to drugs than anyone else. >> At the moment, the US doesn't need anyone's help regarding >> how they look. >> You'll get over it though, I have every coinfidence. >> >> William Robb >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> > > > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
