Ópíum

Afar athyglisverð grein í­ Guardian í­ dag um hið nýja ópí­um-strí­ð Breta í­ Afganistan. Sérstaklega er þessi klausa meinfýsin:

Eradicating Afghanistan’s poppy crop was assigned to Britain after the 2001 war. Before Clare Short arrived to oversee this task, poppies were grown in just six of the 32 provinces. By the time she finished, the UN recorded production in 28 provinces and a record export value of £2.3bn dollars. It was probably Britain’s most successful agricultural policy of all time.

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Styttist í­ Liverpool-leikinn og frægan sigur minna manna. Það verður ljómandi gaman.