1. THE WIRE

2. 3. Afghanistan.VS. The Golden Triangle
Opium Production Skyrockets in Afghanistan, yet declines 87% in South East Asia
4.What makes Afghanistan unique?
Isolated Landscape
Lacks Infrastructure
No Stable Government
Raped & Plagued by War, Famine, Chaos, and Poverty
Therefore, it becomes attractive for the bad guys
5.The Employees
264,000 families aredirectly involved in opium cultivation
Translates into approx. 1.7million Afghans
Due to extended family and clanship, 20%-30% of the nation is involved in cultivation
Farmers receive less than 20% of generated revenue
The remainder (80%), enriches the bad guys (land owners, war-lords, and terrorists)
6.Structure & Shareholders
International Organized Crime Syndicates
Terrorist Groups and Organizations
War-Lords
Landowners
The Peasant Farmer
7. Safeguarding The Means of Production
8. Equilibrium Within The Nexus

Survival/Symbiosis 9.Corporate Expansion 10. And much more

Vertical Integration
11.Corruption
Opium Production 2006: 6100 Metric Tons
Opium Production 2007: 8100 Metric Tons
Pictured Above: The Devil
12. The New Economy Of Terror

GDP Of the New Economy Of Terror: $500 BILLION USD 13.Funding Source: The Narcotics Trade 14.NOTHING can compete with illicit drugs ! 15.The Exchange Value of Opium is Beautiful 16.Provides the Perfect Cost-Benefit-Relationship 17.1 kilogram of Heroin is worth $200,000($200/gram) 18.Production cost is next to nothing

Terrorism Is Cheap
19. Evolution
Al QaedaAl Qaedaism

Centralized Decentralized 20.Organization Globally Exported Ideology 21.Defined CapabilitiesInspires wannabes & copy cats

Opium Proceeds, the Black Market, and WMDs