3 chapters across the catalog
Afghanistan Opium, US Troops and Poppy Field Protection
Photographic evidence from Marjah, Afghanistan, shows U.S. and NATO troops operating in poppy fields while being instructed to leave the farmers' crops intact. The hosts highlight the contradiction of the military protecting the source of the global heroin trade while officially fighting a war on drugs.
General Lawrence Nicholson, Taliban Governance in Marjah
Brigadier General Lawrence Nicholson provides a candid assessment of the situation in Marjah, Afghanistan, noting that locals previously chose the Taliban over a corrupt and failed government. Nicholson admits that there have been no police in the region for years because the population drove them out. This narrative contradicts standard Pentagon talking points by acknowledging the Taliban's role in providing a form of governance preferred by some locals.
Operation Moshtarak, Marjah Poppy Fields and CIA Funding
The U.S. military offensive in Marjah, Afghanistan, known as Operation Moshtarak, is characterized as a strategic move to secure poppy fields. The hosts argue that the advance notice given to the Taliban was intended to protect the opium crop rather than civilians. They claim the Afghan drug trade serves as a funding mechanism for intelligence agencies and global financial markets.
