Comments on: Asian Godfathers and America’s war on drugs http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/ drink and blog Fri, 18 May 2012 07:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: smitty http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-46331 smitty Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:55:52 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/main/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-46331 e - how are the lampang hottiess? I think his son has pretty much blew it all the way around so far. will check out the book - thanks for the heads up e – how are the lampang hottiess?

I think his son has pretty much blew it all the way around so far.

will check out the book – thanks for the heads up

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]]> By: escapeseeker http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-46248 escapeseeker Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:09:45 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/main/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-46248 How interesting, there is a tremendous book on the subject by Alfred McCoy, "The politics of heroin in southeast asia". Though written over two decades ago, it's content remains horribly relevant. It talks of the CIA's involvement in manipulating the opium/heroin trade in order to gain political influence in the South-east asin theatre. Unfortunately, as with all "grand plans" dreamt up by imperialist warmongers, it went pop. The agency lost control, and achieved the oposite of its aim. The CIA's head at the time, an ambitous young man by the name of George Bush, fancy that. Lets hope his son didn't make the same mistakes in South America,..oh shit. Sitting in my grand palace in Lampang, surrounded by virgins, thinking of y'all down there in the big smoke. E How interesting, there is a tremendous book on the subject by Alfred McCoy, “The politics of heroin in southeast asia”. Though written over two decades ago, it’s content remains horribly relevant.

It talks of the CIA’s involvement in manipulating the opium/heroin trade in order to gain political influence in the South-east asin theatre. Unfortunately, as with all “grand plans” dreamt up by imperialist warmongers, it went pop. The agency lost control, and achieved the oposite of its aim. The CIA’s head at the time, an ambitous young man by the name of George Bush, fancy that.

Lets hope his son didn’t make the same mistakes in South America,..oh shit.

Sitting in my grand palace in Lampang, surrounded by virgins, thinking of y’all down there in the big smoke.

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]]> By: Combover http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-44193 Combover Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:06:10 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/main/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-44193 For early 'War on Drugs' stuff, try watching teh documentary 'Cocaine Cowboys', which tells the story of characters involved REAL Miami vice in the seventies and eighties. Fascinating watching, but what I really took from it was not anything about the evil of drugs, but on the absolutely all pervasive and corrupting influence of huge amounts of money, made possible but the illegality of the product. For early ‘War on Drugs’ stuff, try watching teh documentary ‘Cocaine Cowboys’, which tells the story of characters involved REAL Miami vice in the seventies and eighties.

Fascinating watching, but what I really took from it was not anything about the evil of drugs, but on the absolutely all pervasive and corrupting influence of huge amounts of money, made possible but the illegality of the product.

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]]> By: Crazy Jack http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-43495 Crazy Jack Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:06:49 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/main/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-43495 I felt that "American Gangster" was a tad bit too long for my attention span. I was able to stand about an hour into the movie. Interesting mention of Bangkok and I have to agree that the girls don't look Thai. While on the subject of movies, I recently sat through a marathon of Rambo I,II, & III. Its funny how he always ended up in Thailand(more significantly in part III). Even funnier is the upcoming sequel, "John Rambo"(aka Rambo 4) is also showing he's living his dreams in Thailand. I felt that “American Gangster” was a tad bit too long for my attention span. I was able to stand about an hour into the movie. Interesting mention of Bangkok and I have to agree that the girls don’t look Thai. While on the subject of movies, I recently sat through a marathon of Rambo I,II, & III. Its funny how he always ended up in Thailand(more significantly in part III). Even funnier is the upcoming sequel, “John Rambo”(aka Rambo 4) is also showing he’s living his dreams in Thailand.

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]]> By: Combover http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-43445 Combover Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:28:53 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/main/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-43445 MILF = Moro Islamic Liberation Front MILF = Moro Islamic Liberation Front

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]]> By: smitty http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-43434 smitty Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:01:40 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/main/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-43434 OAH - I have always known it as a mom I would like to fuck. my friend in school had some milf's. either way america is uptight OAH – I have always known it as a mom I would like to fuck.

my friend in school had some milf’s.

either way america is uptight

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]]> By: Old Asia Hand http://www.bigmangobar.com/blog/reader-submissions/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-43430 Old Asia Hand Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:31:12 +0000 http://www.bigmangobar.com/main/2007/12/02/asian-godfathers-and-americas-war-on-drugs/#comment-43430 SMITTY -- "Saw this on CNN today: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14748793/detail.html pretty sad how uptight America is getting. [excerpt from story] "You can't tell me that a bunch of marketing guys sat around talking about this promotion and no one knew of the more adult meaning," one blogger posted........ Sure I can. I have absolutely no frigging clue what MILF is supposed to mean. It sounds like some kind of missile the Syrians have pointed at the Jordanians. Never heard the acronym used in a sexual context. Gee, I guess the folks there in Atlanta must just be ever so much more erotically hip than I am. Right. Anybody help me out here? SMITTY —

“Saw this on CNN today: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14748793/detail.html

pretty sad how uptight America is getting.

[excerpt from story] “You can’t tell me that a bunch of marketing guys sat around talking about this promotion and no one knew of the more adult meaning,” one blogger posted……..

Sure I can. I have absolutely no frigging clue what MILF is supposed to mean. It sounds like some kind of missile the Syrians have pointed at the Jordanians. Never heard the acronym used in a sexual context. Gee, I guess the folks there in Atlanta must just be ever so much more erotically hip than I am. Right.

Anybody help me out here?

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