is it not obvious that the british government has been importing opium into the uk since the 1800s? the largest corporations in the uk today, including lloyds, are rich because of the stuff. it funds their secret military operations.

Just before the Afghan invasion I was at a peace event in Edinburgh and was trying to attract passers-by to attend. I engaged a rather sickly looking young man in conversation, and I blamed the pipeline that was planned across Afghanistan asthe real reason for the invasion. He told me he agreed the invasion was a pretext, but that it was solely to free up the heroin supply from the Talibans control.

This didn't make much sense to me - why would the UK government want a free supply of heroin in their own society ? About a year later I finally understood. The heroin route to Europe passes through Iran. The criminal gangs destablise the country and Iran suffers more than any other country from heroin addiction. It hardly matters if a few working-class miscreants in Edinburgh ruin their lives if thousand s more in Iran suffer worse.

I have heard from a cop that the current heroin on the streets is so addictive, so pure, that if you try it even once you will be addicted. It is bound to be a rush, which is why people do it. Throwing yourself off a tall building must also be a rush, and is less painful in the long-term.