Production of opium and war on terror: One man's misfortune is another man's gain

Abstract

Sudden increase in production of opium in Afghanistan which occurred after the arrival of coalition forces fighting against terrorism and maintaining the production on a very high level until today does not allow Washington to claim that its war against terror has been successful. If it is true that substantial financial support is one of the pillars of terrorist organizations and that the money from drugs, according to the estimates of Bin Laden's pursuers in Afghanistan, is a significant financial resource for his terrorist activities, the fact that this kind of trade is still flourishing necessarily leads to the conclusion that countries which take part in the mission led by the US are not capable of stopping it, or that it is against the interests of some people whose influence on the mission is very strong.

Nagli skok proizvodnje opijuma u Avganistanu koji je nastupio s dolaskom koalicionih snaga u misiji rata protiv terorizma, i održavanje te proizvodnje na izuzetno visokom nivou sve do današnjih dana, ne daje za pravo Vašingtonu da svoje ratovanje protiv terorizma proglasi uspešnim. Ako je tačno, što uglavnom niko ne spori, da je solidna finansijska podrška jedan od stubova vitalnosti terorističkih organizacija, te da je novac od ilegalne trgovine narkoticima, po procenama samih Bin Ladenovih progonilaca na avganistanskom ratištu, značajan izvor finansiranja njegovih terorističkih poduhvata, činjenica da ta trgovina i dalje cveta neizostavno navodi na razmišljanje: ili 'misionari' sa Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama na čelu nisu u stanju da je obuzdaju, ili nekima koji imaju snažan uticaj na delovanje misije to nije u interesu.