1. US/Israel vs Iran Nuclear Chess Game
(Newsletter)

...ank robbery in the capital during which eight police guards were killed. CONTINUE... UN says Afghan opium harvest down Top_news By Agencies    Wednesday, 02 September 2009 Opium far...

2. Normal Times That Never Were
(Newsletter)

...d war crimes by Israel and Hamas during the Gaza war is under way. CONTINUE... US to reverse Afghan opium strategy Top_news By Agencies    Sunday, 28 June 2009 The United States is ...

3. Fannie Mae Fiasco
(Newsletter)

...militaristic, until he gets to the highly encouraging last few lines. CONTINUE... On drug wars and opium fueled insurgencies Op_ed By MWC NEWS    Monday, 14 July 2008 ISLAMABAD JUL...

4. Sharif\'s Lawless Deportation
(Newsletter)

... 2007 The Nato military force in Afghanistan has said that it would not take part in the eradication of opium poppy fields. CONTINUE... Putin nominates new Russian PM Top_news By Agencies &nbsp...

5. For Kenneth Foster
(Newsletter)

...thout giving clear reasons, the agency's official in Nairobi confirmed on Monday. CONTINUE... Afghan opium crop 'at record high' Top_news By Agencies    Monday, 27 August 2007 Afghan...

6. We are all prophets now
(Newsletter)

...ican counterpart on the continuing unrest in Afghanistan, civilian killings by US-led troops and surging opium production. CONTINUE... Opposition wins key Lebanon vote Top_news By Agencies &nbsp...

7. Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris
(Newsletter)

...it with his US counterpart, George Bush, to discuss issues from the "war on terror" to booming opium production. CONTINUE... China tones down one-child slogans CULTURE By Agencies &nbs...

8. Afghanistan corruption 'worsening'
(News/Global)

...r sale and justice for a price to daily bribing for basic services. "This, along with the exploding opium trade - which is also linked to corruption - contributes to the downward trend in the cou...

9. Karzai brother 'on CIA payroll'
(News/Global)

...ials, said on Wednesday that Ahmed Wali Karzai, a suspected participant in Afghanistan's booming illegal opium trade, has taken payments for much of the past eight years that the US has been in the co...

10. Afghanistan—Winning Lessons from Vietnam
(Opinions/op-ed)

...the clique in Kabul. Popular allegiance to a central government is feeble or absent. And in Afghanistan, opium money lubricates all of this.  These conditions all but invite the Taliban to retur...