Cruel Harvest US Intervention in the Afghan Drug Trade
, by Mercille, JulienNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780745332321 | 0745332323
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/24/2012
Mainstream commentators claim that the Taliban are the main culprits behind Afghanistan's skyrocketing drug trade and that the US military is waging a war on drugs in Afghanistan to weaken the insurgency and keep our streets free of heroin. *BR**BR*Cruel Harvest lifts the lid on the reality behind the mainstream narrative, showing that the United States in fact shares a large part of the responsibility by supporting drug lords, refusing to adopt effective drug control policies and failing to crack down on drug money laundered through Western banks. *BR**BR*Julien Mercille argues that the United States is not concerned about waging a real war on drugs, and that alleged concerns about narco-terrorism mostly act as pretexts to justify occupation. In a powerful conclusion Mercille contends that US intervention in Afghanistan is motivated by power imperatives, not benign intentions. *BR*