And, yes, I DO take it personally: Afghanistan's opium crop will exceed world demand by 30%

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Sunday, September 03, 2006

Afghanistan's opium crop will exceed world demand by 30%

(from the nyt...)

- QUOTATION OF THE DAY -

"This year's harvest will be around 6,100 metric tons of opium — a staggering 92 percent of total world supply. It exceeds global consumption by 30 percent."
- ANTONIO MARIA COSTA , head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, on Afghanistan's record opium crop.