NATO Acting as Drug Cartel

Photo shows a French soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) walking during a patrol in the Shamali Plains, some 30 kilometers north of Kabul.

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday unveiled the role of airports controlled by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in trafficking narcotics produced in Afghanistan to Europe.
In talks with the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Anders Johnson in Geneva, he also referred to the destablizing US moves in the region.

“The (negative) developments in the region are due to the wrong strategies of the US, especially regarding illicit drugs, which is a major problem for western countries and Iran. Despite all preventive measures adopted by NATO, in eight years production of narcotics has increased by 4,000 percent. The bulk of these illegal drugs goes to western countries through three airports controlled by NATO. If the trend continues, next year production of drugs will climb to 15,000 tons,“ he noted.

The senior lawmaker recalled that currently there are 330 laboratories producing drugs in Afghanistan the sophisticated equipment for which has been procured from the western world.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Larijani stressed that the crisis in Iraq cannot be resolved in its present form.

“In Iraq some inhumane moves are underway by the US security and intelligence agencies. They do not respect any rule and continue to undermine the rights of the Iraqi nation,“ he said.
He also referred to the US proposed security pact with Iraq and said, “In the deal there is a clause on the basis of which if American forces commit a crime or kill someone, the Iraqi judicial system will not have the right to interfere or try the criminals. This is a human rights issue that that the IPU could examine.“

Johnson, for his part, lauded the active presence of the Iranian delegations at the IPU meetings and said Iran has cooperated satisfactorily with the body regarding human rights issues.