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We did a pretty good job of it when we put the Shah in power.

alcaray — 9/2/2006 7:19:52 PM (archived)

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Afghan opium crops total 92 percent of worldâ€™s supply, more than consumption - Bowser - 9/2/2006 5:42:38 PM
- Well, most heroin users are Liberals - Lee - 9/3/2006 6:54:53 PM
  - re: Well, most heroin users are Liberals - Lindy - 9/3/2006 11:28:30 PM
    - How many conservatives do you see here? - Lee - 9/4/2006 3:04:04 AM
  - Lessee. Limbaugh's a junkie. Just has money. Please document the rest. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/3/2006 10:16:06 PM
- Wonderful news. It will bring in needed funds - David F Mayer - 9/3/2006 3:00:28 AM
  - Kindly remove your head from those dark recesses.... - Publius - 9/4/2006 12:19:58 AM
- "You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box." (Capitalism, either, apparently.) (n/t) - George W. Bush - 9/2/2006 5:44:42 PM
  - We did a pretty good job of it when we put the Shah in power. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/2/2006 7:19:52 PM
    - "The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom." (n/t) - George W. Bush - 9/2/2006 9:49:59 PM

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