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   From: blackhole@verizon.net   
      
   "Brother Nate"  wrote in message   
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   > What's the next thing they're [a post-legalization bad guy] likely to   
   > turn to in order to carry on their paramilitary struggles?   
      
   An excellent question.  Murder for hire?  Kidnapping? Child slave labor?   
   High seas piracy?  Small arms dealing?  Kiddie porn?  Congressman?   
      
   All the above "occupations" except one have something in common:   
   they all have an identifiable victim, the exception of course being our   
   small arms dealer.   
      
   What did "evil" paramilitaries do before drugwar profits?  My guess is   
   that only those who have a loyal, supportive fan-base would ever rise   
   to such a level of power.  There may be a few stragglers who don't want   
   to let go of their little empires, but I believe it was the U.S. government   
   who wrote a $50 million check to the Taliban right before 911. Before   
   that, oil profits kept them living pretty large.  I think there's some oil   
   buried down in South America too.  Perhaps the smart cartels will sink   
   their pre-legalization profits into some drills and pumps?  Those who   
   don't could very well be risking their organization's very existence.   
      
   Did evil men create drug profits?   
   Or did drug profits create evil men?   
      
   DragonAss   
      
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