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Afghani
Opium
Crop
Grows
Despite
Taliban's
Promises
of
Eradication
9/04/98
According to The Independent, one of the United Kingdom's largest daily newspapers, a forthcoming United Nations report shows that new areas of Afghanistan are being used for the cultivation of opium poppies, and that despite poor weather conditions, next year's crop will be one of the largest ever. The Taliban, who have gained control of over 90% of the country, had previously promised to eradicate poppies in exchange for promises of economic aid from UN "Drug Czar" Pino Arlacchi. (See our prior coverage at http://www.drcnet.org/wol/021.html#taliban, http://www.drcnet.org/wol/053.html#taliban, and http://www.drcnet.org/wol/038.html#richardson, and http://www.drcnet.org/wol/021.html#editorial.
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Issue #57, 9/04/98
Gray vs. Satel in Slate Online Magazine | Federal Judge Rejects Oakland Buyers' Club Status, Rejects Government's Call for Immediate Shut-Down | Police Seize Methadone Treatment Clinic Files | In Response to Slaying, "Chad's Law" Will Place Stricter Limits on Use of Children as Informants in California | Judge Finds City-Imposed Restrictions on Scheduled Marijuana Rally Unconstitutional | Survey Finds American Teens Woefully Uninformed about Government | California State Senate Adjourns without Taking Action on Medical Marijuana Research Bill | Afghani Opium Crop Grows Despite Taliban's Promises of Eradication | Editorial: From Ignorance to Tyranny
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