An Example of the War on Drugs Counterproductively Hindering the War on Terror
An article written by the Jewish Institute of National Security Affairs (referenced and summarized here, at The Volokh Conspiracy.com ) traces Hezbollah’s possession of night vision equipment back to Iran’s efforts to support the UN Drug Control Program. Apparently, Iran bought the equipment from the United Kingdom in order to combat heroin smuggling around its Afghan border, and then gave them to Hezbollah, in support of its terrorist agenda.