Winning Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan...With Boner Pills...Wha?

...Wanna buy some Wood?

Little Blue Pills Among the Ways CIA Wins Friends in Afghanistan

The Afghan chieftain looked older than his 60-odd years, and his bearded face bore the creases of a man burdened with duties as tribal patriarch and husband to four younger women. His visitor, a CIA officer, saw an opportunity, and reached into his bag for a small gift.

Four blue pills. Viagra.

"Take one of these. You'll love it," the officer said. Compliments of Uncle Sam.

The enticement worked. The officer, who described the encounter, returned four days later to an enthusiastic reception. The grinning chief offered up a bonanza of information about Taliban movements and supply routes -- followed by a request for more pills.

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Side Effects of Viagra

Very few drugs work perfectly, and Viagra® is no exception.

Occasional patients who take Viagra® get painful, long-lasting erections and have to see a doctor to solve the problem.

Finally, there is some concern that some men, especially younger men who take Viagra® recreationally and who don't really need it for physical reasons, may end up with a dependency on the drug. That is, they may become unable to maintain an erection without taking Viagra®.

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Sounds Like Life is going to be fun, fun, fun for the girls and boys in Afghanistan!...some "special" Viagra side effects to look forward to:

Three men rape 13-year-old girl - Girl stoned to death for adultery

The Afghan women jailed for being victims of rape

Bush, Burqas and the Oppression of Afghan Women

Afghan Woman, raped, forced to watch her child killed, and then jailed for "escaping her house" by Anti-Taliban Govt.

School Girls Acid attacks and rape: growing threat to women who oppose traditional order - Female MPs speak out as conditions worsen and Islamists gain respectability

Abused Afghan women often end up in jail
A woman fleeing domestic violence or rape often ends up guilty

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I caught this prescient quote from Mahablog:

I’m beginning to think that movement conservatism is, at base, a kind of psychological-sexual dysfunction. You know these guys are terrified of women’s sexuality. They’d have us women in burqas and condone stoning of rape victims if they could get away with it. They’d deny that, but in fact, what is the difference between denying a rape victim reproductive rights and stoning her for unchastity? It’s a difference purely in degree, not in kind, rooted in the same twisted views of women and sexuality.

Go Team USA!



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Let's not forget about The Strange Death of the Woman Who Filed a Rape Lawsuit Against Bush


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