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HiPointDem

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11. yes. drugs & wars have gone together as long as i've been conscious & apparently even before (i've

Reply to be still and know (Reply #10)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 12:21 AM

Sep 2012

read that the civil war produced the first wave of modern 'drug addiction' -- morphine addicts).

i'm one who believes that illegal drug sales are used to fund covert ops. call me a conspiracy theorist, i don't care.

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No seriously! blue moon 2012 Aug 2012 #1

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OP is a returning disruptor (thanks, MIRT) pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #3

He may be, however, his post is true. SomethingFishy Aug 2012 #7

It's disgusting. Webster Green Aug 2012 #4

Poster PPR'd. n/t cynatnite Aug 2012 #5

There was a section in the NDAA SomethingFishy Aug 2012 #6

i think the reason they're 'losing' is because the war on drugs is really the war against poor HiPointDem Aug 2012 #9

Ever notice how the heroin addictions seem to go up during certain miltary adventures? be still and know Sep 2012 #10

yes. drugs & wars have gone together as long as i've been conscious & apparently even before (i've HiPointDem Sep 2012 #11

not well. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #8