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Photo composition blending two drawings on the imperialist destruction of China. (Left) "China -- the cake of kings and... of emperors" (a French pun on king cake and kings and emperors wishing to "consume" China). French political cartoon from 1898.(Right)The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot at the storming of the forts of Amoy, 26 August 1841, by Michael Angelo Hayes. Photo: The Collector.
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Britain’s Century Long Opium Trafficking and China’s Century of Humiliation (1839-1949)

Stansfield Smith June 3, 2024
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Taliban’s Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What US Was Doing All Along

orinocotribune August 13, 2023
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USA’s Hypocritical Dealings with Taliban

Yanis Iqbal August 19, 2021
Lessons from Afghanistan: War is Only Good for Those who Profit from it
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Lessons from Afghanistan: War is Only Good for Those who Profit from it

Yves Engler August 18, 2021
Geopolitics, Profit, and Poppies: How the CIA Turned Afghanistan into a Failed Narco-State
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Geopolitics, Profit, and Poppies: How the CIA Turned Afghanistan into a Failed Narco-State

Alan MacLeod July 7, 2021

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