Cruel Harvest - US Intervention in the Afghan Drug Trade (Hardcover)

Mainstream commentators claim that the Taliban are the main culprits behind Afghanistan's skyrocketing drug trade and that the US military is waging a war on drugs in Afghanistan to weaken the insurgency and keep our streets free of heroin. Cruel Harvest lifts the lid on the reality behind the mainstream narrative, showing that the United States in fact shares a large part of the responsibility by supporting drug lords, refusing to adopt effective drug control policies and failing to crack down on drug money laundered through Western banks. Julien Mercille argues that the United States is not concerned about waging a real war on drugs, and that alleged concerns about narco-terrorism mostly act as pretexts to justify occupation. In a powerful conclusion Mercille contends that US intervention in Afghanistan is motivated by power imperatives, not benign intentions.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	December 2012
Authors:	Julien Mercille
Dimensions:	215 x 135 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Library binding
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-3233-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Drugs trade / drug trafficking Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions
LSN:	0-7453-3233-1
Barcode:	9780745332338

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