drug quick historical context v1

8/9/2019 Drug Quick Historical Context v1

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Executive Summary

What are drugs?

Cocaine?Marijuana? How about K2?

Alchohol?Opiates? (Legal .vs. Illegal)Tabacco?How about anything that impairs your senses from normal?

- Would that include GMO, Fluoride, and processed foods?- Others? Legalize or Decriminalize? Constitutional Issues?

The people/families/topics that keep coming upall the time (United States connections)

Anslinger

Rockefeller Family, including John D., and David

Astor Fortune

Rothchild Banking family

Ford (eugenics)

Federal Reserve (banking cartel ties)

J.P. Morgan

Warburg

Jacob Schiff

Dupont

Hearst Family fortunes, including logging, paper mills and newspapers.

I.G. Farbin, including Bayer, Agfa, BASF and Novartis

Nazi Connections

Banking Connections

Bush Family, Clinton Family

CIA connections and drug/gun running for money

Cheney and Halliburton/KBR

Nixon Commission on Executive Power, including Rumsfeld and Cheney- How to take over the executive branch

Colonel North and his FEMA/COG connections

CFR


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History of Alcohol Prohibition

http://www.druglibrary.org/prohibitionresults1.htm

Did Alcohol Use Decrease During Alcohol Prohibition?

The assertion:First, use of alcohol decreased significantly during Prohibition. This decrease in turn lead to amarked decrease in the incidence of cirrhosis of the liver. Finally, the suicide rate also decreasedby 50%. FromChapter 6 - Role of Tobacco and Alcohol in the Drug Legalization Debate from"DrugLegalization: Myths and Misconceptions"by the U.S. Department of Justice Drug EnforcementAdministration.

The Short Answer:

Alcohol consumption rose to record levels during alcohol prohibition.National alcohol prohibition began in 1920. Apparent alcohol use fell from 1914 to1922. It rose thereafter. By 1925, arrests for public drunkenness and similar alcohol-related offenses were already above the pre-prohibition records. Consumption bywomen and children increased dramatically.

The Longer Answer:

In truth, nobody really knows exactly how much alcohol consumption increased or

decreased during Prohibition. The reason was simple enough -- people like Al Caponedidn't pay taxes on their product and thereby report their production to the government.Licensed saloons became illegal speakeasies, and many common citizens tookadvantage of the high sales price of illegal booze by secretly manufacturing booze intheir own bathtubs. That's one of the major problems with all drug prohibitions -- theygreatly reduce the ability to make accurate judgments about the problem. There is nogood way to count the number of illegal dealers, or the people who are secretly makinggin in their own bathroom. Therefore, to make such a judgment, we have to rely on anumber of indirect indicators.

By the greatest majority of indicators, the biggest drops in alcohol consumption andalcohol problems actually came before national prohibition went into effect. Thosedrops continued for about the first two years of Prohibition and then alcoholconsumption began to rise. By 1926, most of the problems were worse than they hadbeen before Prohibition went into effect and there were a number of new problems --such as a drinking epidemic among children -- that had not been there before.

Did Alcohol Prohibition increase crime?
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The assertion:A second reason why Prohibition was a successful program is due to the fact that it did not --contrary to popular myth--cause an increase in the crime rate. It is true that there was anincrease in the homicide rate during Prohibition, but this is not the same as an increase in theoverall crime rate. Furthermore, the increase in homicide occurred predominantly in the African-American community, and African-Americans at that time were not the people responsible foralcohol trafficking.108 The drama of Elliot Ness and Al Capone largely was just that, dramasensationalized by the media of the time." FromChapter 6 - Role of Tobacco and Alcohol in the

Drug Legalization Debate from"Drug Legalization: Myths and Misconceptions"by the U.S. Departmentof Justice Drug Enforcement Administration.

The Short Answer:

none.

The Longer Answer:

The references above have already shown that common people who had never beeninvolved in crime before engaged in criminal activity after alcohol prohibition started.But there is far more evidence of a Prohibition crime wave than just those references.

This chart shows that there were steep increases in both homicides and prisoners incustody during Prohibition.
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Thursday, January 10, 2008

John D. Rockefeller & Alcohol Prohibition

I like to learn a thing or two every day, and today I learned a very interesting thing indeed.

Many people know thatalcohol can be used as fuelfor cars and farm equipment. It's popular today in the guiseof ethanol, but ethanol is largely a red herring. Ethanol is a ghost of what could have beenhad the Prohibition

movement not killed alcohol fuelin its infancy.

Most people are not aware that Henry Ford's Model Tcame in a variation that allowed the driver to switch the

carburetor to run the engine on farm-made ethyl acohol [sic]. This allowed the operator to stop at local farms

(equipped with stills) to refuel his/her car during long trips through the backcountry. After all- the gas station

wasn't exactly as ubiquitous in those days, as it is now. The Standard Oil Company and its industrialist-founder

John D. Rockefeller wasn't too happy with this arrangement. After all, Rockefeller's company had a virtual

monoploly on gasoline at this time in our nation's development.

It kind of makes me wonder why we're fighting an illegal war over oil in the desert, thousands of miles away,

when we could probably retrofit our cars to run on domestically produced alcohol fuels (which does not have to

be corn-based like ethanol).

LikeWilliam Randolph Hearst'scampaign againstcannabis(marijuana), Rockefeller's campaign against alcohol

was ultimately successful...for him. Hearst and Rockefeller's respective campaigns were horrible crimes

perpetrated against America, the environment and truth, but both men were personally enriched through their

scheming.

Since the late 1800's there had been a growing Alcohol Temperance Movement developing among reformers.

Rockefeller saw an opportunity in this. It iswell-documented that local efforts to curb alcohol consumption were

expanded to the national level when high-profile figures like Rockefeller joined in the anti-alcohol efforts. Was he

so concerned with the social problems that abuse of alcohol was said to cause?

No... John D. Rockefeller was notconcerned with family dynamics in the working classes. But he was influential in

changing the goals of the movement from temperance to prohibition. As we know, his contribution to the

outlawing of the production and sale of alcohol was successful. Of course, Rockefeller and the oil companies

reaped tremendous profits as a result. Remember that the period covered by the 18th Amendment (1919-1933)

coincided with the huge rise in the sale and operation of automobiles. America was on the move, and all of these

cars were now operated solely on gasoline. By the time that the 21st Amendment was passed, ending the

prohibition of alcohol, the standard was already set and worked completely in the favor of the Rockefeller family.

While this is an excellent example of a conspiracy against the American people that is both provable and

successful, there is one problem with calling it a conspiracy: Conspiracies require illegal acts, and lying to theAmerican people is not necessarily illegal. Unethical, yes, but unless you were personally slandered there's no

chance of legal recourse against such conspiratorial campaigns.

In the end, this is an example of how rich men can ride roughshod over the Constitution and the democratic

process and there's not a damn thing anybody can do about it.
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http://dgrim.blogspot.com/2007/06/great-scheme-alcohol-based-fuels-ford.html

The Great Scheme: Alcohol-based fuels, Ford, Rockefeller, and Prohibition.

One of the many bits of information I gleaned from my discussions with Tapahpunja yesterday has to

do with the prohibition of alcohol. This is a multifaceted issue that concerns spirituality, social control,

energy production, and US History. From the standpoint of a Hindu, alcohol consumption is forbidden.

This makes sense in the context of social interaction. There is no debate that alcohol abuse contributes

to many of our social problems today. Having had ample experience with alcoholics, I know firsthand

what addiction can do to relationships. Many domestic incidents and other types of criminal activity

involve the use of alcohol. Meanwhile, there is much evidence that alcohol negatively affects more

organs of the human body than any other legal or illegal drug. Despite all these possible consequences,

I have no plans to stop consuming alcohol. I believe there are some positive social effects that occur

with its moderate use, and there is some scientific data that demonstrates that it can be consumed

healthily.

But there is an entirely different dimension to alcohol that I wasn't even aware of. Alcohol may be anoption in dealing with the impending energy and environmental crises of the Twenty-first Century. It is

a little known fact that Brazil is the world leader in the production of bioalcohol fuel. Because of recent

concerns of rising gasoline prices, President Bush visited Sao Paulo (on March 7, 2007) to sign

agreements on importing alcohol fuel and its technology. Vehicles using this fuel were actually

widespread in the late 1970's in Brazil, but gasoline reclaimed its market share in the 1980's. With

anxieties about the world oil supply once again in the forefront of many minds, this option has become

increasingly attractive.

The advantages of alcohol-based fuels are multi-faceted. They burn completely and efficiently and

produce 100% less carbon monoxide emissions because the byproducts of their consumption includeonly carbon dioxide, water and heat. Interestingly, although alcohol-based fuel produces as much CO2

emission as gasoline, its effect is counterbalanced by the fact that CO2 is actually drawn from the

environment in the process of its production. Therefore there is no modern net release. While much of

the efforts concerning the manufacture of these types of fuel involve corn... there are much more

efficient raw crop materials available. Sugar beets (for example) contain less cellulose, and their waste

fibers raise the alcohol yield. So why do so many Americans sing the praises of corn-based biofuel? For

that answer you have to research the political and economic ramifications of our corporate farming

monoculture. That lies beyond the scope of this post.

But the most fascinating aspect of the connection between alcohol and fuel use concerns a little known(or discussed) aspect of American history. To understand this relationship, one must examine some

contextual information of the early Twentieth Century. Most people are not aware that Henry Ford's

Model Tcame in a variation that allowed the driver to switch the carburetor to run the engine on farm-

made ethyl acohol. This allowed the operator to stop at local farms (equipped with stills) to refuel

his/her car during long trips through the backcountry. After all- the gas station wasn't exactly as

ubiquitous in those days, as it is now. The Standard Oil Company and its industrialist-founder John D.

Rockefeller wasn't too happy with this arrangement. After all, Rockefeller's company had a virtual

monoploly on gasoline at this time in our nation's development.
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It should be evident to any serious student of history that John D. Rockefeller was no political

progressive. His fights with muckraker Ida Tarbell are legendary. She was ultimately responsible for the

dissolution of the Standard Oil Trust in 1911. Not that this actually hurt Rockefeller- his wealth actually

increased after Standard Oil broke up. Rockefeller held significant interests in the resulting companies,

which included the precursors of today's Seven Sisters oil companies. The break-up of Standard Oil

actually made him the wealthiest man in the world, as the share values of most of these companiesdoubled. Yet Rockefeller would find benefit once again within the reform movement that he

considered his enemy. Since the late 1800's there had been a growing Alcohol Temperance Movement

developing among reformers. Rockefeller saw an opportunity in this. It iswell-documented that local

efforts to curb alcohol consumption were expanded to the national level when high-profile figures like

Rockefeller joined in the anti-alcohol efforts. Was he so concerned with the social problems that abuse

of alcohol was said to cause?

No... John D. Rockefeller was notconcerned with family dynamics in the working classes. But he was

influential in changing the goals of the movement from temperance to prohibition. As we know, his

contribution to the outlawing of the production and sale of alcohol was successful. Of course,Rockefeller and the oil companies reaped tremendous profits as a result. Remember that the period

covered by the 18th Amendment (1919-1933) coincided with the huge rise in the sale and operation of

automobiles. America was on the move, and all of these cars were now operated solely on gasoline. By

the time that the 21st Amendment was passed, ending the prohibition of alcohol, the standard was

already set and worked completely in the favor of the Rockefeller family.

These events have had a tremendous development on the American economy, foreign policy direction,

and the environment. In fact the consequences are worldwide. It is easy to lose sight of the big picture,

and concentrate on the many subplots involving Detroit's supression of alternative fuel technologies.

The chapters being written in today's tumultuous climate are indeed the continuation of a storystarted long ago. We venerate the capitalist captains of industry (like Rockefeller) without any

examination of what they have cost the nation and the world. If we don't re-evaluate our

contemporary thinking in light of the events of the past, we are headed for times in which alcohol may

be our only escape from a harsh reality. Maybe we have been pouring it in the wrong place all along.
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History of Hemp

http://www.hemphousemaui.com/resources/history.php

Hemp is the ancient, eco-friendly fiber of the future. For over 5,000 years, hemp has been used fortextiles, paper, building materials, fuel, food and personal care products. Hemp can be grown withlittle or no toxic chemical fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides. Today hemp is grown all over theworld. The crop is used to make over 25,000 consumer products. From hemp apparel andaccessories to housewares and hempseed oil cosmetics, hemp is an eco-shopper's dream.

1791President Washington sets duties on hemp to encourage domestic industry;Jefferson calls hemp "a necessity", and urges farmers to grow hemp instead oftobacco.

1850'sPetrochemical age begins. Toxic sulfite and chlorine processes make paperfrom trees, steamships replace sails, tropical fibres introduced.

1930'sNew machines invented to break hemp, process the fibre, and convert pulp or

hurds into paper, plastics, etc. - Racist fears of Mexicans, Asians, and AfricanAmericans leads to outcry for cannabis to be outlawed.

1935Compressed agricultural fibreboard invented in Sweden.

1937Marijuana Tax Act forbids hemp farming in the US. - Dupont files patent fornylon.

1998The Canadian government legalizes the commercial growth of industrial hemp.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPont#Hemp

Hemp

Hemp paper threatened DuPont's monopoly on the necessary chemicals formanufacturing paper from trees and hemp fiber cloth would compete with Nylon, asynthetic fibre, that was patented in 1938, the year hemp was made illegal.[21][22]It isoften asserted in pro-cannabis publications that DuPont actively supported thecriminalization of the production of hempin the US in 1937 through private andgovernment intermediates, and alleged that this was done to eliminate hemp as asource offiberone of DuPont's biggest markets at the time. DuPont denies

allegations that it influenced hemp regulation.

[citation needed]

Behind the Nylon Curtain

In 1974,Gerard ColbyZilg, wrote Du Pont: Behind the Nylon Curtain, a critical accountof the role of the DuPont family in American social, political and economic history. Thebook was nominated for aNational Book Awardin 1974.

In 1984Lyle Stuartre-released an extended version, Du Pont Dynasty: Behind the NylonCurtain.[23]
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Chlorofluorocarbons

Along withGeneral Motors, DuPont was the inventor of CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons),and the largest producer of theseozone-depleting chemicals (used primarily inaerosolspraysandrefrigerants) in the world, with a 25% market share in the late 1980s.

Lewis du Pont Smith, in an April 27, 1994, open letter to shareholders on DuPonts

CFC Policy, warns that DuPont Corporation will be destroyed when a consumerbacklash demands a Congressional investigation regarding the science behind theozone depletion fraud and the economic forces that pushed for the CFC ban, whichhe called the most massive consumer fraud of thiscentury, warning that The cost toconsumers of the ban on CFCs will exceed $5 trillion: the consequences on humanhealth will be devastating. Eight years before, Lewis du Pont Smith had been declaredmentally incompetent to handle his affairs after he gave hundreds of thousands ofdollars toLyndon LaRouche.[27][28]
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History of Marijuana

http://www.illuminati-news.com/marijuana-conspiracy.htm

ARIJUANA is DANGEROUS. Pot is NOT harmful to the human body or mind.Marijuana does NOT pose a threat to the general public. Marijuana is very mucha danger to the oil companies, alcohol, tobacco industries and a large number ofchemical corporations. Various big businesses, with plenty of dollars andinfluence, have suppressed the truth from the people.

The truth is if marijuana was utilized for its vast array of commercial products, it would createan industrial atomic bomb! Entrepreneurs have not been educated on the product potential ofpot. The super rich have conspired to spread misinformation about an extremely versatile plantthat, if used properly, would ruin their companies.

Where did the word 'marijuana' come from? In the mid 1930s, the M-word was created to

tarnish the good image and phenomenal history of the hemp plant...as you will read. The factscited here, with references, are generally verifiable in the Encyclopedia Britannica which wasprinted on hemp paper for 150 years:

* All schoolbooks were made from hemp or flax paper until the 1880s; Hemp PaperReconsidered, Jack Frazier, 1974.

* It was LEGAL TO PAY TAXES WITH HEMP in America from 1631 until the early 1800s; LATimes, Aug. 12, 1981.

* REFUSING TO GROW HEMP in America during the 17th and 18th Centuries WASAGAINST THE LAW! You could be jailed in Virginia for refusing to grow hemp from 1763 to

1769; Hemp in Colonial Virginia, G. M. Herdon.

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Why is Marijuana Illegal?

Many people assume that marijuana was made illegal through some kind of processinvolving scientific, medical, and government hearings; that it was to protect thecitizens from what was determined to be a dangerous drug.

The actual story shows a much different picture. Those who voted on the legal fate ofthis plant never had the facts, but were dependent on information supplied by thosewho had a specific agenda to deceive lawmakers. Youll see below that the very firstfederal vote to prohibit marijuana was based entirely on a documented lie on the floorof the Senate.

Youll also see that the history of marijuanas criminalization is filled with:

RacismFearProtection of Corporate Profits

Yellow JournalismIgnorant, Incompetent, and/or Corrupt LegislatorsPersonal Career Advancement and Greed

These are the actual reasons marijuana is illegal.


11/23

Toxicologist Warning to Parents: Look for Signs of K2 -- 'Fake Marijuana'

ScienceDaily (Mar. 3, 2010) In the last month, Anthony Scalzo, M.D., professor oftoxicology at Saint Louis University, has seen nearly 30 cases involving teenagers who wereexperiencing hallucinations, severe agitation, elevated heart rate and blood pressure, vomitingand, in some cases, tremors and seizures. All of these teens had smoked a dangerous, yet legal

substance known as K2 or "fake weed."

According to Scalzo, K2, an unregulated mixture of dried herbs, is growing in popularitybecause it is legal, purported to give a high similar to marijuana and believed to be natural andtherefore safe.

"K2 may be a mixture of herbal and spice plant products, but it is sprayed with a potentpsychotropic drug and likely contaminated with an unknown toxic substance that is causingmany adverse effects. These toxic chemicals are neither natural nor safe," said Scalzo, who also

directs the Missouri Regional Poison Control Center at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children'sMedical Center.

What makes K2 so dangerous? Further testing is needed, but Scalzo says the symptoms, such asfast heart beat, dangerously elevated blood pressure, pale skin and vomiting suggest that K2 isaffecting the cardiovascular system of users. It also is believed to affect the central nervoussystem, causing severe, potentially life-threatening hallucinations and, in some cases, seizures.

While JWH 018, a synthetic man-made drug, similar to cannabis, may be responsible for thehallucinations, Scalzo suspects that there is another unknown toxic chemical being sprayed onK2.

K2, also known as "spice," has been sold since 2006 as incense or potpourri. It sells forapproximately $30 to $40 per three gram bag, which is comparable in cost to marijuana, and isavailable over the Internet.

"K2 use is not limited to the Midwest; reports of its use are cropping up all over the country. Ithink K2 is likely a bigger problem than we're aware of at this time," Scalzo said.

Legislators in Missouri currently are considering a proposed ban of K2, which Scalzo supports.In the meantime, he says that parents should be on the lookout for warning signs such asagitation, pale appearance, anxiety or confusion due to hallucinations.

"Look for dried herb residues lying around your kids' room. Chances are they are not usingpotpourri to make their rooms smell better or oregano to put on their pizza," Scalzo said.


12/23

History of Opium, Cocaine and Heroin

Who benefits from the Afghan Opium Trade?http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=3294

http://www.opioids.com/timeline/

A BRIEF HISTORY OF OPIUM

"Opium teaches only one thing, which is that asidefrom physical suffering, there is nothing real."Andr MalrauxMAN'S FATE

1767

The British East India Company's import of opium to China reaches a staggering two thousand chests of

opium per year.

1773

East India Company assumes monopoly over all the opium produced in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

Warren Hastingsintroduces system of contracts. Contracts for dealing in opium were awarded through

auction.

1793

The British East India Company establishes a monopoly on the opium trade. All poppy growers in India

were forbidden to sell opium to competitor trading companies.

1796

The import of opium into China becomes a contraband trade. Silver was smuggled out to pay forsmuggling opium in.

1797

East India Company introduced Bengal Regulation IV to enable appointment of Opium Agents for

purchase of opium from cultivators and its processing at factories owned by the company at Patna and

Ghazipur

1799

China's emperor, Kia King, bansopiumcompletely, making trade and poppy cultivation illegal.

1800The British Levant Company purchases nearly half of all of the opium coming out of Smyrna,Turkeystrictly for importation to Europe and the United States.

1816

John Jacob Astor of New York City joins the opium smuggling trade. His American Fur Company

purchases ten tons of Turkish opium then ships the contraband item to Canton on the Macedonian.

Astor would later leave the China opium trade and sell solely to England.

1819WriterJohn Keatsand other English literary personalities experiment with opium intended for strictrecreational use - simply for the high and taken at extended, non-addictive intervals
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1827E. Merck & Company of Darmstadt, Germany, begins commercial manufacturing of morphine.

1830The British dependence on opium for medicinal and recreational use reaches an all time high as 22,000pounds of opium is imported from Turkey and India.

Jardine-Matheson & Company of London inherit India and its opium from the British East India

Company once the mandate to rule and dictate the trade policies of British India are no longer in effect.

1890U.S. Congress, in its earliest law-enforcement legislation on narcotics, imposes a tax on opium andmorphine.

Tabloids owned by William Randolph Hearst publish stories of white women being seduced by Chinesemen and their opium to invoke fear of the 'Yellow Peril', disguised as an "anti-drug" campaign.

895Heinrich Dreserworking forThe Bayer Companyof Elberfeld, Germany, finds that diluting morphine withacetyls produces a drug without the common morphine side effects. Bayer begins production ofdiacetylmorphine and coins the name "heroin." Heroin would not be introduced commercially for another

three years.

1902In various medical journals, physicians discuss the side effects of using heroin as a morphine step-downcure. Several physicians would argue that their patients suffered from heroin withdrawal symptomsequal to morphine addiction.

1903Heroin addiction rises to alarming rates.

1905U.S. Congress bans opium.

1909The first federal drug prohibition passes in the U.S. outlawing the importation of opium. It was passed in

preparation for the Shanghai Conference, at which the US presses for legislation aimed at suppressingthe sale of opium to China.

Dec. 17, 1914

The passage of Harrison Narcotics Act which aims to curb drug (especially cocaine but also heroin)

abuse and addiction. It requires doctors, pharmacists and others who prescribed narcotics to register

and pay a tax.

1923

The U.S. Treasury Department's Narcotics Division (the first federal drug agency) bans all legal

narcotics sales. With the prohibition of legal venues to purchase heroin, addicts are forced to buy from

illegal street dealers.

1925

In the wake of the first federal ban on opium, a thriving black market opens up in New York'sChinatown.

1930sThe majority of illegal heroin smuggled into the U.S. comes from China and is refined in Shanghai andTietsin.

July 1, 1973President Nixon creates theDEA(Drug Enforcement Administration) under the Justice Dept. toconsolidate virtually all federal powers of drug enforcement in a single agency.
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1978The U.S. and Mexican governments find a means to eliminate the source of raw opium - by sprayingpoppyfields with Agent Orange. The eradication plan is termed a success as the amount of "MexicanMud" in the U.S. drug market declines. In response to the decrease in availability of "Mexican Mud",another source of heroin is found in the Golden Crescent area -Iran,AfghanistanandPakistan, creatinga dramatic upsurge in the production and trade of illegal heroin.

1999

Bumper opium crop of 4,600 tons inAfghanistan. UN Drug Control Program estimates around 75% ofworld's heroin production is of Afghan origin.

2000Taliban leader Mullah Omarbanspoppy cultivation inAfghanistan; United Nations Drug ControlProgram confirms opium production eradicated.

Autumn 2001

War in Afghanistan; heroin floods thePakistanmarket. Taleban regime overthrown.

October 2002U.N. Drug Control and Crime Prevention Agency announcesAfghanistanhas regained its position asthe world's largest opium producer.

August 2007Afghanistan's poppy production rises an estimated15 percentover 2006. Afghanistan now accounts for95 percent of the world's opium poppy crop, a 3 percentage point increase over last year. The US StateDepartment's top counternarcotics official Tom Schweich claims that Afghanistan is now "providing closeto 95 percent of the world's heroin".

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Chapter 2 - Nelson Rockefeller

The hysterical image of the vampire-addict that Captain Hobson propagated in the

1930s was brilliantly refined into a national political issue in the 1960s by Nelson

Rockefeller, who, in projecting this nationwide "reign of terror," had at his

disposal an unprecedented family fortune. The Rockefeller fortune was begun by

Nelson's great grandfather William Avery Rockefeller, a nineteenth-century dealer

in drugs who, like modern narcotics dealers, dressed in extravagant ilk costumes,

used aliases, and never carried less than a thousand dollars in cash on his person.

"Big Bill," as he was commonly called, hawked "herbal remedies" and other

bottled medicines which, if they were like other patent medicines being sold in

those days, contained opium as an active ingredient. Long before opium-the juice

from the poppy-became the base of patent medicine in America, it was used in Asia

as a remedy for dysentery and as a general pain-killer. Because it was a powerful

analgesic, hucksters on the American frontier made quick fortunes selling their

various "miracle" preparations.
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New History of Cocaine

The active ingredient (an alkaloid) from the coca plant (erythroxylum) was first isolated by achemist named Albert Niemann. In 1860 he gave the compound the name cocaine.

The drug induces a sense of exhilaration in the user primarily by blocking the reuptake of theneurotransmitter dopamine in the midbrain.

Soon after it was first synthesized, cocaine was available almost everywhere. Sometimesavailable in powder form, it was also mixed with various other products like wine andcigarettes. Doctors dispensed cocaine as an antidote to morphine addiction. Unfortunately,some patients made a habit of combining them.

Coca has been grown commercially in Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Malaysia andJapan. The first cocaine cartel was formed, not in Columbia, but in Amsterdam.

Founded in 1910, the Cocaine Manufacturers Syndicate included pharmaceutical giants Merck,Sandoz and Hoffman-LaRoche. At present, however, most production occurs in clandestinelaboratories in South America.

The CIA And Cocaine

The cocaine trade continues to spawn eyebrow-raising alliances. Declassified documents nowavailable at the CIA web site disclose that in the 1980s CIA operatives teamed up with cocainedealers in the fight against Communism.

In 1979, the people of the small Central American country of Nicaragua overthrew the US-backed Samoza dictatorship. To the horror of US policy-makers, the Nicaraguans then elected a

left-wing government.

Investigative journalist Richard Webb, in his bookDark Alliancefirst revealed how profitsfrom cocaine sold in Los Angeles and Miami were used by the CIA to fund, and buy guns forthe anti communist contra rebels.
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History of the Bush Cartel, including drug smuggling

But it seems that great-granpa George Walker was also in on the business of making money outof death (like great-granpa like great grand-son),

"George Walker, GW's great-grandfather, also set up the takeover of the Hamburg-AmericaLine, a cover for I.G. Farben's Nazi espionage unit in the United States. In Germany, I.G.Farben was most famous for putting the gas in gas chambers; it was the producer of Zyklon Band other gasses used on victims of the Holocaust. The Bush family was not unaware of thenature of their investment partners. They hired Allen Dulles, the future head of the CIA, to hidethe funds they were making from Nazi investments and the funds they were sending to NaziGermany, rather than divest."

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Banking on Fascism

It just doesnt stop does it, as Prescott Bush, son of George continued in the grand tradition of

skullduggery by also doing deals with the Nazis,

"On October 20, 1942, the US Alien Property Custodian, under the "Trading With the EnemyAct," seized the shares of the Union Banking Corporation (UBC), of which Prescott Bush was adirector and shareholder. The largest shareholder was E. Roland Harriman. (Bush was also themanaging partner of Brown Brothers Harriman, a leading Wall Street investment firm.)

"The UBC was established to send American capital to Germany to finance the reorganization

of its industry under the Nazis. Their leading German partner was the notorious Naziindustrialist Fritz Thyssen, who wrote a book admitting much of this called "I Paid Hitler."

"Among the companies financed was the Silesian-American Corporation, which was alsomanaged by Prescott Bush, and by his father-in-law George Herbert Walker, who suppliedDub-a-Ya with his name. The company was vital in supplying coal to the Nazi war industry. Ittoo was seized as a Nazi-front on November 17, 1942. The largest company Bush's UBC helpedfinance was the German Steel Trust, responsible for between one-third and one-half of Naziiron and explosives.

"Prescott Bush was also a director of the Harriman Fifteen Corporation, (this one owned largely

by Roland's brother, Averell Harriman), which owned about a third of the Consolidated SilesianSteel Corporation, the rest owned by Friedrich Flick, (a member of Himmler's "Circle ofFriends" who donated to the S.S.)."

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What is interesting about the history of the Bush family are the connections; Avril Harriman,Allen Dulles, the Rockefellers (the start of the oil connection), James Baker III, Gulf Oil,Pennzoil, Osama bin Ladenon and on it goes. It looks like thisll have to be part one ofan on-going series on the Bush dynasty and their dirty dealings.
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05/11/03: (Information Clearing House)

"BCCI defrauded depositors of $10 billion in the '80s in what has been called the"largest bank fraud in world financial history" by former Manhattan DistrictAttorney Robert Morgenthau."

Wayne Madsen

The BCCI-Bush connection is, it could be argued an accidental one, but its highly unlikelyeven if it is difficult to track, But the seeds are all there, including GW Snrs CIA connection(as head of it) in the 1970s and the links to BCCI (see below) as well as his long timeassociation with James R. Bath an investor in Arbusto. Bath, was a Houston businessman andold friend was also an investor in BCCI. Essentially, BCCI was a convenient channel formoving money through to fund the various illegal enterprises being undertaken at the timeincluding, Iran-Contra, the Iranian arms sales, CIA money laundering operations, connectionsto powerful Middle Eastern businessmen, the Vatican and its right-wing connections throughBNL.

Perhaps this extract from "Texas Connections"(http://www.thedubyareport.com/txconnect.html)gives you an idea of the reach:

" Sheikh Abdullah Bahksh of Saudi Arabia, a 16% shareholder in HarkenEnergy at the time, was represented by a Palestinian-born Chicago investornamed Talat Othman, who served with George W. Bush on the board of HarkenEnergy. Othman made at least three separate visits to the White House to discussMiddle East affairs with then President George Bush. At about the same time,and just prior to the Gulf War, Harken Energy, with no previous international oroffshore drilling experience, was awarded a 35-year petroleum exploration

contract with the emirate of Bahrain.

Sheikh Bahksh emerged as a co-investor in the Bank of Commerce and CreditInternational (BCCI), a criminal enterprise since dissolved, that existed primarilyas a mechanism for obtaining political influence using Middle Eastern oilmoney. Bahrain's prime minister, Sheik Khalifah bin-Sulman al-Khalifah, was amajor investor in BCCI's parent company, BCCI Holdings, of Luxembourg.Through its commodities affiliate, Capcom, BCCI was used as a moneylaundering service by drug traffickers, arms dealers, etc. BCCI's front man in theU.S., and the person chiefly responsible for its takeover of First American Bankin the U.S., was Kamal Adham. Adham is referred to in the Kerry Committee

report on BCCI as having been "the CIA's principal liaison for the entire MiddleEast from the mid-1960's through 1979." He was also the head of intelligence forSaudi Arabia during the time George Bush Sr. was Director of the CIA."
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History of the "War on Drugs"

1914: The Opening Salvo

Public domain. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.

The Supreme Court ruled in 1886 that state governments could not regulate interstate

commerce--and the federal government, whose skimpy law enforcement focused mainly on

counterfeiting and other crimes against the state, initially did very little to pick up the slack. This

changed during the early years of the 20th century, as the invention of automobiles made

interstate crime--and investigation of interstate crime--more practicable.

The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 targeted toxic drugs, and was expanded to address

misleading drug labels in 1912. But the piece of legislation most relevant to the War on Drugs

was the Harrison Tax Act of 1914, which restricted the sale of heroin and was quickly used to

restrict the sale of cocaine as well.

1937: Reefer Madness

Public domain. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.

By 1937, the FBI had cut its teeth on Depression-era gangsters and achieved some level of

national prestige. Prohibition had ended, and meaningful federal health regulation was about to

come about under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act of 1938. The Federal Bureau of

Narcotics, operating under the U.S. Treasury Department, had come into existence in 1930

under the leadership of Harry Anslinger (shown left).

And into this new national enforcement framework came the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, which

attempted to tax marijuana into oblivion Marijuana had not been shown to be dangerous, but

the perception that it might be a "gateway drug" for heroin users--and its alleged popularity

among Mexican-American immigrants--made it an easy target.
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1971: "Public Enemy Number One"

Public domain. Image courtesy of the White House via Wikimedia Commons.With passage of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970,the federal government took a more active role in drug enforcement and drug abuseprevention. Nixon, who called drug abuse "public enemy number one" in a 1971speech, emphasized treatment at first and used his administration's clout to push forthe treatment of drug addicts, particularly heroin addicts.

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Recovery ClubRelapse Prevention Program with Proven Results.

The War on Drugs isn't working. That's a heck of a thing for a drug and alcohol rehabwebsite to say! Many view the War on Drugs as propaganda and rhetoric with no realteeth. Money spent on the War on Drug in 2005 is expected to top $50 billion dollars inthe U. S. with $20 billion coming from the federal government and $30 billion comingfrom state governments.

The War on Drugs in the U. S. has its roots deeply embedded in racism. In 1875, the first anti-drugordinance was passed in San Francisco, because authorities at the time were afraid of Chinesemen luring "white women" into promiscuous activities using opium.

In the early 1900's, the idea of the "Negro Cocaine Fiend" was highly publicized as someone whowas prone to violent sexual rampages against white women. Outlawing marijuana in 1937 was arepressive measure against Mexican migrant workers who were crossing the borders and taking

jobs during the Great Depression. Marijuana was supposed to promote violence within the"degenerate races." No evidence to any of this has ever been verified.
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How to Understand the History of the War on Drugs

Member

ByNatasha Jackson-Arnautu, eHow Member

During the 1970s, President Richard Nixon officially began the War on Drugs. Nixon'sassertion that the abuse of illicit drugs is "pubic enemy number one" was not widely accepted atthe time, and members of the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuserecommended that marijuana be legalized. Although technically beginning as early as the late1800's, the United States' War on Drugs began in response to the increase in cocaine traffickingin the late 1980s and was introduced by former President Ronald Reagan.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

1. Step 1

Understand Prohibition. During the prohibition era, the U.S. government passed aConstitutional amendment banning the sale, manufacture and transport of alcohol.What's equally interesting about the Prohibition era (1920-1933) is that it was the firstamendment that effectively took freedoms from the American people rather thanguaranteeing them.

2. Step 2

Read the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act. Passed by Congress, the bill essentially put a $1 taxon the sale of cannabis and required that all sellers submit records of their transactionswhich included the names of their customers. Another provision of the Act required thatall sellers present their products, which amounted to a confession and subjected them tothe codified penalties; $2000 and up to 5 years in prison. Although this law violated theFifth Amendment, it was kept on the books until 1970.

3. Step 3

Research the theory of gateway drugs. During the first half of the 20th Century manypeople, especially government officials believed that the use of one drug (marijuana)would lead individuals on a path to "harder" drugs like heroin. Many drug laws werebased on this theory and today remain the major basis for criminalizing marijuana in theUnited States.

4. Step 4

Familiarize yourself with the history of the DEA. Originally named the Bureau ofNarcotics and Dangerous Drugs, the agency name was changed to the current Drug
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Enforcement Agency in 1973. Initially part of the Department of justice, the BNDD wasformed to enforce a newly passed bill by President Nixon, the Controlled Substance Actof 1970.

5. Step 5

Read the 2 volume Report of Investigation written by CIA Inspector General. This

report confirms many media stories alleging that the United States government wasinvolved in cocaine trafficking into the country, as well as a cover up. Although widelydenied initially, this report was confirmed by the Justice Department that reachedsimilar conclusions in their respective investigation.

6. Step 6

Determine the legality of the War on Drugs. Understanding the history of the War onDrugs will lead you to form your own opinions regarding the federal government'sability to dictate issues that should be regulated by the state. Furthermore anunderstanding of the history will help you draw your own conclusions regarding the

effectiveness of the War on Drugs.

Tips & Warnings

Half of all incarcerated individuals in the United States is due to laws passed to win the "war"

on drugs.


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TOPICS TO CONSIDER FOR FUTURE INCLUSION

History of the "War on Terror"

History of Dow Chemical

History of Hearst Newspapers, newsprint, paper mills, and logging companies

History of Dupont Chemicals and Plastics

History of Novartis, Bayer, Agfa, BASF and IG Farbin

History of gun control, including Brady campaign

History of MADD

History of Marriage Licenses

History of Car Registration, licenses and fees

History of GMO

History of Cross-Breeding Plants and Food

History of Money

History of Rothschilds

History of English War, manipulated by the bankers

History of the London Stock Market and the Bank of London

History of the Federal Reserve

History of WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, South America Actions, Darfur, Middle East Campaigns

History of Israel including old country, what happened before integration, and in 1945

History of Palestine

History of Iraq

History of Iran

History of Oil interests in Middle East

History of Saudi Arabia, and how England turned a bunch of Nomads into the mega rich Princes oftoday

History of the Income Tax

History of Constitutional Taxes

How did America survive before the income tax?


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History of our modern day payroll system, and how the IRS subverted our wages

History of Social Security and mandatory "papers"

History of fingerprinting for a drivers license

The possible future for RFID chips for identification

History of automated check-out lines in POS

History of Airport and Airline security

Why so much emphasis on terrorism now? Did we have terrorism before? How bad was it?

History of Terrorism

History of the CIA conflicts in Afghanistan, Mujahidin, and Russia

History of Radical Muslim Terrorists, and who trained them, did they always do this?

History of the conflicts between Muslim, Christians and Jews.

History of Global Climate Change

History of BCCI

History of the Church Commission

History of the Committee investigating Non-profit Tax-Exempt Organizations

History of Dutch Royal Shell Oil

History of Standard Oil

History of Railroads

History of the government getting involved in building roads, and constitutional problems

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