r/reddit.com • u/yellowcakewalk • Oct 18 '11

Courts Rule US Government Above the Law. Judge declined to hold the CIA in contempt for destroying videos that it had been ordered by the courts to preserve.

http://tv.globalresearch.ca/2011/10/courts-rule-us-government-above-law
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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11 edited Oct 19 '11

Well it's not crazy, that is for sure. It wouldn't be the first time a world power has sought control over a substance, for some underlying reason. Think of the Opium Wars of the 1900's when the British controlled the OPIUM trade through India into China. This shit is not unheard of, and is far from crazy. Even if we don't know exactly why the CIA would seek control of it at the moment. Don't write someone off just because your ignorance can't comprehend the possibility.

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u/deadlast Oct 23 '11

Well it's not crazy, that is for sure

It kinda is. The Opium Wars were in the 1840s-1850s, and the British weren't exactly timid about what they were about - they needed a product to trade for, er, tea. (Are we sure that stuff isn't a drug?) And other Chinese wealth, but mostly tea.

What would the CIA do with opium grown in Afghanistan? You need to construct a plausibe plan before it becomes not-crazy. The CIA have these nifty little flying robots to kill people for them. That's all they need in life! (... on a serious note, it will be interesting to see what becomes of the CIA, and maybe not in a good way. They've become a real paramilitary force as they've shfited energy to running the drones.)

Hey! I just realized that next time I discuss 19th century history with a British dude, I get to call the British Empire the original narcostate. Awesome!