Jihad financing

Submitted by Tracy W (Canada), Dec 30, 2006 at 14:56

I agree with you a hundred percent and I say not a moment too soon. We must free ourselves of our addiction to oil and of our self-destructive dependence on the Islamic world. Plus, it would be good for the environment.

There is only one item I'd like to add. These people have ways of financing themselves. Blackmail of their own communities abroad is one. It's called giving to charities. Another one is drugs. As you know, Afghanistan grows opium poppies. Also, drug labs are growing exponentially these days and they require a minimum of equipment and investment. And I don't see the West freeing itself of this kind of addiction. Solution? Making all drugs legal, perhaps. Control of all imports. Problem: The rest of the world would have to follow suit.

However, the use of alternative energies is a must. Absolutely.

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