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 Taliban Stockpiles
 Surplus Opium 

This year's crop was double global demand

New York Times New York Times Nov 28, 08 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The Taliban is stockpiling opium in Afghanistan, where high yields in recent years have led to a surplus, the UN drug office says. Poppy cultivation is less widespread than it once was, but the high yield offsets the contraction—and allowed the Taliban to make $300 million off opium last year, the New York Times reports. "With two to three hundred million dollars, a lot of war effort can be funded," said the UN official. More »

More about:  Afghanistan • Taliban • opium • poppies • drug trade • supply and demand • surplus

Pentagon Destroys
Surplus Goods

Surplus dealers angry at scope of gear purge

Time Time Jul 23, 07 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Pentagon is scrapping millions of dollars of gear it has traditionally resold to surplus dealers, Time reports. The army claims that sorting passels of helmets, boots, and sleeping bags is too onerous, while suppliers are concerned the move is the vestige of an effort to keep old jet parts out of Iranian hands. More »

More about:  Iraq • Pentagon • US Army • fighter jet • bureaucracy • helmets • surplus • army supplies

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