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The Lebanese Connection - Corruption, Civil War, and the International Drug Traffic (Hardcover)
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The Lebanese Connection - Corruption, Civil War, and the International Drug Traffic (Hardcover)
Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures
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Long before Mexico, Colombia, and Afghanistan became notorious for
their contributions to the global drug traffic, Lebanon was a
special target of U.S. drug agents for harboring the world's
greatest single transit port in the international traffic in
narcotics. In the words of one American official, "certain of the
largest traffickers are so influential politically, and certain
highly placed officials so deeply involved in the narcotic traffic,
that one might well state that the Lebanese Government is in the
narcotics business."
Using previously secret government records, "The Lebanese
Connection" uncovers for the first time the story of how Lebanon's
economy and political system were corrupted by drug profits--and
how, by financing its many ruthless militia, Lebanon's drug trade
contributed to the country's greatest catastrophe, its fifteen-year
civil war from 1975 to 1990. In so doing, this book sheds new light
on the dangerous role of vast criminal enterprises in the collapse
of states and the creation of war economies that thrive in the
midst of civil conflicts.
Taking a regional approach to the drug issue, Jonathan Marshall
assesses the culpability of Syria, Israel, and of Palestinian
factions and other groups that used Lebanon as their battleground.
On the international level, he documents Lebanon's contribution to
the hard drug problem of major consuming countries, from the days
of the "French Connection" through the "Pizza Connection," as well
as Lebanon's unrivaled place in the global hashish market.
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