A narcokleptocracy is a society ruled by "thieves" involved in the trade of narcotics. The term was used specifically to describe the regime of Manuel Noriega in Panama. The term narcostate has the same meaning.
> The CIA runs [narcokleptocracy] foreign states like Afghanistan (opium) and Colombia (cocaine).

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Crufts winner 2006. Picture courtesy of the Kennel Club of Great Britain Fireworks, music and theatre have been some of the ways in which the Chinese community in Britain has been celebrating the start of the Year of the Dog it has been quite a part

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A young man goes into a drug store to buy condoms. The pharmacist says the condoms come in packs of 3, 9 or 12 and asks the young man wants. Well, he said, I've been seeing this girl for a while and she's really hot. I want condoms because I think to

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Darwin in Battle of Wits against Unarmed Man Antievolutionist Ray Comfort will be distributing copies of the Origin of Species with a new introduction that misrepresents, misunderstands and distorts Darwin's ideas and legacy. Steve Mirsky comments No

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By Scott Stearns White House 14 June 2006 President Bush and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe say they will continue working together to defeat the illegal drug trade. The leaders also discussed a pending free trade agreement. ----------------------

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32 . Journey To The Bottoms Of The Pacific Ocean The journey two naval officers made some time ago to the very deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be explored. The two men went down seven miles to the

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By Carolyn Presutti Washington 09 November 2007 Lebanon has postponed presidential elections twice in the past two months.A group of Christian bishops in Lebanon worries that the election deadlock is affecting national unity. As VOA's Carolyn Presutt

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By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 13 June 2007 Several recent studies show that the government assisted medical care that African Americans receive is not as good as the same type of care that white Americans receive. While researchers try to account

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Its hard to find something not impacted by our current financial crisis. Here are 12 examples of what the recession means for specific things, from Spam to sex addiction. 1. Spam It looks like meat, it tastes like meat, but its a far cheaper substitu

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艺术史绝非一成不变。工程师Engineer Maurizio Seracini耗费30年的精力探寻达芬奇失传壁画安吉亚里战役。在探索过程中,尘封在历史中的大量作品昭然于世。这些画中秘密的探寻是否也可以成为一

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By Al Pessin Lima 06 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates discussed the fight against drug trafficking and other international crime during a visit to Peru Friday. VOA's Al Pessin reports from Lima. A Peruvian defense ministry official sa

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Sichuan Airline announced on its official website on Tuesday that it is closing its flagship store on Qunar, becoming the ninth domestic airline to do so. Yang Yang, a staffer from China's Spring Airlines, says cooperation with travel agencies is a t

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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: Night after night, Dusty the klepto cat slips into the darkness looking to raid the possessions of his unsuspecting neighbors. 每天晚上,这只叫 Dusty 的窃盗猫都会溜进黑暗中,趁

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The decadeslong drug war in Colombia has fueled a whole genre of movies and TV shows. Think men with guns wearing crisp suits in the tropical heat, like in the Netflix series Narcos. A new film from Colombia shows another ver

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