A Failure Cake with Poison Icing

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From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- With profits from this spring's record opium crop fueling a broad Taliban offensive, Afghan authorities say they are considering a once unthinkable way to deal with the scourge: spraying poppy fields with herbicide.
Environmental Harm
Futile Pursuits
Opium Production
Eradication
Environment
Barry McCaffrey
Executive Branch

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