Posted on 10/13/2006 7:03:09 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of 10-feet-high marijuana plants.
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"The challenge is that marijuana plants absorb energy, heat very readily. It's very difficult to penetrate with thermal devices ... and as a result you really have to be careful that the Taliban don't dodge in and out of those marijuana forests," he said in a speech in Ottawa.
"We tried burning them with white phosphorous -- it didn't work. We tried burning them with diesel -- it didn't work. The plants are so full of water right now ... that we simply couldn't burn them," he said.
Even successful incineration had its drawbacks.
"A couple of brown plants on the edges of some of those (forests) did catch on fire. But a section of soldiers that was downwind from that had some ill effects and decided that was probably not the right course of action," Hillier said dryly.
One soldier told him later: "Sir, three years ago before I joined the army, I never thought I'd say 'That damn marijuana'."
Quoting Brando in AN "The horror, the horror".
Hemp...the Hemp plant. Vital to the peoples of the region for shoes, shirts, trousers, rope, paper....
One the most durable and strongest fibers known.
Brilliant!
Why fight it, just light up and enjoy … best way to get rid of these pesky plants.
Turn Cheech and Chong loose in there with some Zig Zags and they'll dispose of that smarmy forest over the weekend ... and free of charge too boot!
I just got a great idea!!! We need to ship some Dopers over there to flush them out! Just point them in the right direction and wait.....
Exactly, but why are the female plants being grown? Isn't the male hemp plant the one that had no "side benefits"?
Send in Lt. Willie Nelson, he will take care of the situation!
RYMB!
Beat me buy 4 seconds! (I had more to type)
Lief says this is abuse.
http://www.myspace.com/hippy100
If they will pay air fare over, I have a bunch of nephews who will gladly take care of the problem. They say they could even fly back on their own.....
Haven't they ever heard of defoliant chemicals.
didn't the Govt. just lift the ban on DDT?
It's easier to bump the earlier thread after doing a search than to post a duplicate, I'd think.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1718301/posts
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