nemo wrote: > "Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message > news:4508EC6B.6AE00B6B@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us... > > Afghanistan produces 92% of the world's opium, the sale of which > > provides $1 billion to the Taliban! The Afghan government is too weak > > to conduct an effective eradication program. What we need is a fast way > > to kill the opium poppy crop. I propose that the U.S. government > > commission Monsanto to produce a genetically engineered virus designed > > to kill opiumpoppies and nothing else, then spray that virus on all the > > poppy fields, thus wiping out the opium poppy crop in one fell > > swoop!!!!! > > > > No need. At last, I think there is now a justification for using Agent > Orange. I was figuring that it might be possible to create a virus that kills ONLY opium poppies!
"Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message news:48FFF6D5.86BDB1DC@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us... > > > nemo wrote: > > > "Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message > > news:4508EC6B.6AE00B6B@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us... > > > Afghanistan produces 92% of the world's opium, the sale of which > > > provides $1 billion to the Taliban! The Afghan government is too weak > > > to conduct an effective eradication program. What we need is a fast way > > > to kill the opium poppy crop. I propose that the U.S. government > > > commission Monsanto to produce a genetically engineered virus designed > > > to kill opiumpoppies and nothing else, then spray that virus on all the > > > poppy fields, thus wiping out the opium poppy crop in one fell > > > swoop!!!!! > > > > > > > No need. At last, I think there is now a justification for using Agent > > Orange. > > I was figuring that it might be possible to create a virus that kills > ONLY > opium poppies! Difficult. Poppies grown in people's gardens are opium poppies. It's only the climate that stops em producing the opium, that way they're legal - so any virus will wipe out the poppies people grow for decoration as well.
