News Alert: Brother of Afghan President Is on C.I.A. Payroll, Officials Say

[rich]

in Hearts and Minds, Martha Raye, the comedian, gives usa pathetic
monologue about supporting the troops.  in a green beret dress
uniform, no less



On 10/29/09, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
> There's a kind of almost sweet naivety in the idea that we can send Our
> Troops Whom We Bless (including, unfortunately, my husband's nephew, who's a
> very nice guy)into the largest heroin-producing region in the world without
> large-scale addiction being the result.  That's at the bottom levels.  On
> the top: For the CIA, Haliburton, Golden Fang, etc., a lucrative drug trade
> beckons.
>
> Laura
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Robin Landseadel <robinlandseadel at comcast.net>
>>Sent: Oct 29, 2009 10:17 AM
>>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>>Subject: Re: News Alert: Brother of Afghan President Is on C.I.A. Payroll,
>> Officials Say
>>
>>"Shall I project a world?"
>>
>>It's valid to point out how much we project into Pynchon's worlds.
>>This particular case, however, is in fact relevant to the book that we
>>are now re-digesting. Pynchon's Golden Fang of capitalism's darker
>>reaches specifically involves CIA involvement in the drug trade.
>>What's going on in Afghanistan right now goes to the heart of that
>>involvement. It would be the easiest thing in the world to simply stop
>>the double-edged sword of the Prison Industry/Drug War cycle by
>>legalizing and regulating the drugs that are now illegal. But there's
>>too much money involved, so most likely it will never happen. When
>>that fog lifts we will still be seeing the same landscape as before.
>>Those willing to radically change the scene will doubtless be punished
>>for their efforts.
>>On Oct 29, 2009, at 6:50 AM, Ray Easton wrote:
>>
>>> Michael Bailey wrote:
>>>>> as Penny the DA said, are we being paranoid enough?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I was really just trying to add a little light commentary, but
>>>> I suppose with a little effort (all I'm prepared for
>>>> after a night shift) one can haul this around to being Pynchon
>>>> related.//
>>>>
>>> With very little effort, we list-members seem to be able to haul
>>> most anything around to being Pynchon related.   How much that says
>>> about Pynchon, rather than just about us, is an interesting question.
>>>
>>> Ray
>>> //
>>
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