Drug policy causes a stir within NATO

[unhappycamper]

Drug policy causes a stir within NATO
Stars and Stripes
European edition, Sunday, February 1, 2009

The head of U.S. European Command has reportedly caused an uproar within NATO by allegedly telling a German general that NATO troops do not need proof before attacking narco-traffickers in Afghanistan, according to the International Herald Tribune.

The German magazine Der Spiegel reported on its Web site Wednesday that Gen. John Craddock had sent a Jan. 5 letter to a German general writing that it is "no longer necessary to produce intelligence or other evidence that each particular drug trafficker or narcotics facility in Afghanistan meets the criteria of being a military objective."

Both the German general and Gen. David McKiernan, commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, have objected to Craddock’s proposal, the International Herald Tribune reported on Saturday.

Craddock would not comment on the memo, his spokesman said Saturday.

A statement on NATO’s Web site said Craddock has issued guidance on how to go after drug lords, adding, "He has not, and never has, issued illegal orders."


Rest of article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=60394

[bos1]

1. Kill all poppy farmers whether proof of insurgency or not

was the message. I think it's time for Craddock to quietly resign. Especially if, as I hope, this was definitely not cleared by his Commander in Chief, President Obama.