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2. 3. Afghanistan.VS. The Golden Triangle
Opium Production Skyrockets in Afghanistan, yet declines 87% in
South East Asia
4.What makes Afghanistan unique?
Isolated Landscape
Lacks Infrastructure
No Stable Government
Raped & Plagued by War, Famine, Chaos, and Poverty
Therefore, it becomes attractive for the bad guys
5.The Employees
264,000 families aredirectly involved in opium cultivation
Translates into approx. 1.7million Afghans
Due to extended family and clanship, 20%-30% of the nation is
involved in cultivation
Farmers receive less than 20% of generated revenue
The remainder (80%), enriches the bad guys (land owners, war-lords,
and terrorists)
6.Structure & Shareholders
International Organized Crime Syndicates
Terrorist Groups and Organizations
War-Lords
Landowners
The Peasant Farmer
7. Safeguarding The Means of Production
8. Equilibrium Within The Nexus
Vertical Integration
11.Corruption
Opium Production 2006: 6100 Metric Tons
Opium Production 2007: 8100 Metric Tons
Pictured Above: The Devil
12. The New Economy Of Terror
Terrorism Is Cheap
19. Evolution
Al QaedaAl Qaedaism
Opium Proceeds, the Black Market, and WMDs
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