UID:
edocfu_9959227964702883
Format:
1 online resource (274 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8047-8256-3
Series Statement:
Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures
Content:
Long before Mexico, Colombia, and Afghanistan became notorious for their contributions to the global drug traffic, Lebanon was a special target of U.S. drug agents for harboring the world's greatest single transit port in the international traffic in narcotics. In the words of one American official, ""certain of the largest traffickers are so influential politically, and certain highly placed officials so deeply involved in the narcotic traffic, that one might well state that the Lebanese Government is in the narcotics business.""Using previously secret government records, The
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Introduction; 1. Hashish, the Petroleum of Lebanon; 2. The French Connection; 3. The Intra Bank Connection; 4. The Path to Civil War; 5. The Civil War Drug Boom; 6. The Syrian Connection; 7. The Drug Melting Pot; 8. From Narco-State to Failed State; Acknowledgments; Appendix: Drug Production Statistics; Notes; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8047-8131-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9780804782562
