To give credit to the Taleban was a ploy led by the American Oil firms. From 1999 they wanted to pipe Turkmenistan gas through Westerrn (Herat & Nimroz)) Afghanistan . To do that they wanted to show the people of the US that the Taleban had at least stopped growing opium (ignore the brutalities that they were continuing to infliict on their women). Hoping thereby to win US public’s support to do business with this detestable entity.

The UN helped in this charade. A team of delegates from 8 countries were taken by the Taleban and Pakistan’s ISI to a part of Achin in Jalalabad province where the drought had ruined other crops too. But, no mention was made of other crops by this docile delegation, which just said that there was no opium cultivation to be seen. Had they gopne to the east of Achin they would have seen some opium cultivation that had survived.

Beautifully said. Appreciate your thoughtful comment.

You are so “right-on”. Not long ago, I saw, on television, an author talking about people being complacent. She goes on to explain, during the “Great Depression” in the 1920′s, there was 4,700 or some-odd demonstrations/riots, yet in 2008 there was only around 20 demonstrations. People are afraid to lose their SUV’s, their iPods or do anything which may make them appear vulnerable, as we all truly are.

When are the politicians going to “get” that not everyone wants the US to storm into their country and wage war in the name of “peace”, “capitalism”, or whatever it is. What would be the reaction if Pakistani troops stormed into the US, attempting to fix broken levees in Louisiana? They feel as though they’re doing the right thing and our country isn’t competent enough to do the job, apparently. Although I don’t think we storm into other countries just because we think we’re doing the right thing, there are certainly ulterior motives, which are the real reasons. Why did we invade Iraq? Why are we still there? I’m almost thinking we’re in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya now because all the talk of armageddon. If it happens, we’ve got many troops in the region, we’ll be in a good spot to fight for the oil. And Libya has some nuclear communities around 13,000 feet with excellent climate. I wouldn’t be surprised if the elite are building bunkers in the area in case something really goes down.

One thing due for change, but not sure will happen, the margin between the wealthy and the rest of us has been shrinking. In 1998, the top 5 percent of the US population had more wealth than the remaining 95 percent of the population, collectively. Obama and his bail-outs, the amount of money they spent, giving to the already-rich a holes in this country, should have been giving to every US citizen but those with money. Of course all of the money would have poured back into the economy, as opposed to sitting in some wealthy a hole’s bank account.

Calgon… take me away!!

Great input and lots of true words. I wish more people would share your view point. But unfortunately people are content with their lives, which will, with no doubt, get worst and worse exactly because they do not care about what their government is doing around the world and in their own country.

The powerful governments are fighting two massive wars in the world. One is with tanks, guns and fighter planes against the “terrorist,” and they other is the public relations war against their own people to control their minds and “brain stain” their way of thinking; justifying their every clandestine and illegal action.

With ignorance and pride we are letting them steal the life from us, from our children and from human kind.

The hypnotized world has to wake up!

The older I get, the more I learn, the more I realize ignorance is bliss. I’m glad I don’t have children, to a certain degree, as much as the thought is grand, I’m not sure I want to bring children into this world. Corruption at every level, people rarely help their neighbors, and people are so complacent it is amazing. All in the name of insecurity / money. Will we ever get over ourselves?