Not true, the Taleban destroyed the Opium crop last year at the behest of
the West
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_344000/344932.stm
and were pretty pissed off that they received no credit for it. European
police forces are alreday bracing themselves for crime rises as a result of
price increases in Heroin. Bin laden was a wealthy man long before he fled
to Afghanistan - it's Oil money just like George Bush.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-extropians@extropy.org
> [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org]On Behalf Of Robert Coyote
> Sent: 17 September 2001 19:07
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Subject: Re: WTC Insurance
>
>
> $$$What part of heroin dont you understand$$$
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Zero Powers" <zero_powers@hotmail.com>
> To: <extropians@extropy.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 10:02 PM
> Subject: RE: WTC Insurance
>
>
> > >From: "Sean Kenny" <seankenny@blueyonder.co.uk>
> >
> > >Funnily enough, the BBC just reported (not online yet) that there were
> > >massive share movements in Insurance companies just before the attacks.
> Bin
> > >Laden may be be an insane terrorist but he's also a Billionaire I
> > >understand, anyone know if that's inherited wealth or if he's just good
> at
> > >capitalistm?
> >
> > I heard he's more like a $300 millionaire. I do not believe he's a self
> > made man. Probably inherited from a rich daddy. Not sure though.
> >
> > -Zero
> >
> > "I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't
> help thinking
> > that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better
> than man.
> > Has to be." -- George Taylor _Planet of the Apes_ (1968)
> >
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