Anslinger and the China Lobby
Anslinger and the China Lobby
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The New York Times reported in 1953 that a U.S. company with offices in Bangkok and Manila, the Southeast Asia [Supplies] Company, was accused by Burma's intelligence service of air-dropping arms and uniforms to the KMT guerrillas in exchange for gold …
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PH tagged as strategic transit point for drugs
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The United States is stepping up cooperation with the Philippines, which is both a market and transit point for drugs and sits “at the opening to East Asia for a trafficking organization in Latin America,” a top US anti-narcotics official said …
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Jennifer Mee, Famous Hiccuping Girl, Faces Murder Charges
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Mee has experienced periodic bouts of hiccups while in jail, said Trevena, and she is being treated with a drug called thorazine, which treats psychotic disorders. "It controls the hiccups," he said. Mee wore a teal dress and her long, dark hair loose …
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'I'm no cheat': boxer
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“That's the culture, and it's a common problem in the Philippines” Quill said, who highlighted the many dangers associated with using such a drug. Syphers said the event's match-maker made his boxer out to be a “drug addict”, something which both he …
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