Hmm. It seems the Bush administration–that is, W’s administration, the one shrieking at Afghanistan as we speak–recently gave the Taliban $43 million. Apparently, W was trying to keep alive Ron and Nancy’s ill-conceived “war on drugs,” and forked over the cash in exchange for the Taliban’s declaration that opium growing is “against the will of God.” Bush et al. somehow felt such a statement would immediately stem the tide of smack flowing from the Hindu Kush into the veins of America’s rosy-cheeked rock stars. Ironically, that gift made the US one of the Taliban’s biggest financial backers.
The really funny part? The thought of W and his staffers flipping furiously through bank statements to see if the check’s been cashed…
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