SCN: Correlation between drug use and terrorism

[Jim Loring]

Well, I suppose one could find a correlation between everything and
everything else, but that won't get us too far....

With that in mind, David makes an interesting point about buying gasoline
and supporting terrorism.

A great deal of wealth has flowed into many of the Gulf States from the
West's addiction to petroleum-based products. If one accepts that much of
that wealth hasn't really been distributed equitably in many of the Gulf's
economies, what sets of reforms can (or should) the oil importing countries
make.

Jim



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-scn at scn.org [mailto:owner-scn at scn.org]On Behalf Of David
Barts
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 8:16 PM
To: scn at scn.org
Subject: Re: SCN: Correlation between drug use and terrorism


I think the whole thing is one of the more blatant pieces of bullshit
I've seen in some time.

What "drugs"?  E produced in a local lab?  Local, organically-grown
pot?  Beer?  Wine?  A double-tall latte? Cigarettes?

Sure, heroin and cocaine, while being more socially responsible and
less addictive choices than cigarettes at home[1], probably _do_ support
terrorism abroad.  But "drugs" in general: no.

And forget Afghanistan's main export.  Most of the Sept. 11th
terrorists didn't come from there.  They came from Saudi Arabia.  And
we all know what their main export is.

If anything, it's buying gasoline that supports terrorism!

[1] More socially responsible?  Most definitely!  How many smack
addicts do you know who go around with full syringes, jabbing everyone
in their vicinity as well as themselves, every time they shoot up?
Cigarette addicts do the equivalent all the time with their second-hand
smoke.

--
         David W. Barts (davidb at scn.org) / http://www.scn.org/~davidb
      "Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and
     demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of
                     justice and mercy." -- Wendell Berry
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