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I ran into a claim some time ago that the war on drugs exist in part to prop up the USD after all the printing and spending during the Vietnam War.
by digi_owl 10y ago
I ran into a claim some time ago that the war on drugs exist in part to prop up the USD after all the printing and spending during the Vietnam War.
- Synaesthesia 10y agoA more plausible explanation is that the CIA needs "dark" money (untraceable) in order to operate their shady activities, and that the drug trade is an ideal means for obtaining this money. This is no conspiracy theory but backed up by solid journalism and research - many books by respectable authors have been written on the subject. The CIA has been involved in drug trafficking for decades.
- TheAceOfHearts 10y agoCan you point to any specific book that's approachable to someone that's completely unfamiliar with the topic? This seems fascinating.
- tjalfi 10y agoYou could try The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia.