Afghanistan’s Opium Harvest at Record Levels, Imperato Proves Right Again

West Palm Beach, FL – September 12, 2006 – According to a September 3, 2006 New York Times article, Afghanistan’s opium harvest has reached record levels. In January 2006, Independent Presidential Candidate Daniel Imperato predicted this growing crisis.

In Imperato’s January release, he pointed to Bin Laden for the reemergence of poppy and commented, “Once again that the greatest threat is for al-Qaeda to regain its financial strength which is directly related to Uncle Poppy. I have addressed this situation in the past and I call on the United States and its people to demand immediate action pertaining to the war chest of Osama Bin Laden’s poppy fields.”

In addition, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime Chief Antonio Maria Costa reported that the fifty percent increase was due to increased cultivation by Taliban loyalist rebels in the south.

“The Taliban is the same government that supported Osama Bin Laden for many years. Now they are helping him rebuild back his strength by rebuilding the poppy plant that the Coalition forces destroyed. America should have stayed in Afghanistan long enough to rid Afghanistan of the Taliban and Bin Laden followers. But instead we went off to Iraq, because we knew we could not find Bin Laden, and we needed a decoy, a $400 billion decoy,” stated Imperato.

President Hamid Karzai in a recent statement expressed disappointment at the results of the U.N. report and urged the international community to expand its commitment to strengthen Afghan police and law enforcement agencies.

Recently, the Bush administration had stated that Afghanistan was in danger of becoming a full-fledged “narcotics-state” where drug lords call the shots in governing the country.

“Afghanistan was supposed to be our example. It was supposed to prove to the world that democracy can prevail over an authoritarian regime like the Taliban. Now we have created a state that produces 92% of the world’s opium supply because we didn’t finish the job. We have spent billions of dollars in Afghanistan, along with the millions poured in by other nations and private donors. Where’s the accountability? Did we properly train the Afghan law enforcement agencies? Did we identify the major growing regions and plan covert operations to destroy their crop? The answer to these questions is no, and now we have an Afghanistan that is ill prepared to deal with the power of 35% of its GDP, the poppy.”

Excerpts of this release were taken from the New York Times Article “Afghanistan’s opium harvest at record levels” by Carlotta Gall, September 3, 2006.

About Daniel Imperato, Presidential Candidate,
(www.imperatobrooks.com)
Daniel was born in Boston, Mass (1958), and began his business career in 1977 transforming the manufacturing facilities in Israel through adapting them to the global marketplace along with bringing financing to the factories for global expansion. He also operated a trading company in Singapore and owned a manufacturing company in Belgium. Daniel brings over thirty years of experience in global business planning and development and has personal relationships at high levels around the world. Daniel has consulted for Fortune 500 corporations, with a mix of product lines, consisting of telecommunications products and services, telecommunications equipment including v-sat terminals and handheld mobile satellite telephones, along with passport and identification cards services and secure documents for foreign governments around the world. He is currently a Papal Knight with honors from the Vatican, and a board member for the African Center Foundation, a United Nations NGO, and the founder of Imperiali Organization (www.imperiali.org). Presently, he has organized a Presidential Committee in order to organize support for a run at the White House in 2008.

About Webster Brooks, Vice Presidential Candidate
Webster Brooks was born in Colorado (1956) to an Army family and was raised in Detroit. In Detroit, Brooks saw the pride and spirit of Middle America growing up in a town that was heavily influenced by the auto industry and Motown music. Twenty Four years later, he ran for Mayor of Washington DC in 1990 as independent, and then worked with many democrats, republicans and independent in politics. In 2002, Brooks' organization, The National Black Republican Network, became the most popular public forum for Black conservatives and Republicans, but included independents as well. Brooks was named as one of 'The 20 Most Influential Black Conservatives' by Headway Magazine and an 'Intellectual Tour de Force' by the Detroit News. During this time, Brooks chaired the National Congress of Black Conservatives and the National Black Coalition for School Choice. He currently resides in Hartford, CT with his loving family.

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For Press Inquires Contact:
Imperato Brooks 2008
561-833-4420
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About Daniel Imperato, Presidential Candidate, ( www.imperatobrooks.com)
Daniel was born in Boston, Mass (1958), and began his business career in 1977 transforming the manufacturing facilities in Israel through adapting them to the global marketplace along with bringing financing to the factories for global expansion. He also operated a trading company in Singapore and owned a manufacturing company in Belgium. Daniel brings over thirty years of experience in global business planning and development and has personal relationships at high levels around the world. Daniel has consulted for Fortune 500 corporations, with a mix of product lines, consisting of telecommunications products and services, telecommunications equipment including v-sat terminals and handheld mobile satellite telephones, along with passport and identification cards services and secure documents for foreign governments around the world. He is currently a Papal Knight with honors from the Vatican, and a board member for the African Center Foundation, a United Nations NGO, and the founder of Imperiali Organization ( www.imperiali.org). Presently, he has organized a Presidential Committee in order to organize support for a run at the White House in 2008.

About Webster Brooks, Vice Presidential Candidate
Webster Brooks was born in Colorado (1956) to an Army family and was raised in Detroit. In Detroit, Brooks saw the pride and spirit of Middle America growing up in a town that was heavily influenced by the auto industry and Motown music. Twenty Four years later, he ran for Mayor of Washington DC in 1990 as independent, and then worked with many democrats, republicans and independent in politics. In 2002, Brooks' organization, The National Black Republican Network, became the most popular public forum for Black conservatives and Republicans, but included independents as well. Brooks was named as one of 'The 20 Most Influential Black Conservatives' by Headway Magazine and an 'Intellectual Tour de Force' by the Detroit News. During this time, Brooks chaired the National Congress of Black Conservatives and the National Black Coalition for School Choice. He currently resides in Hartford, CT with his loving family.

***The Official Communications Provider for Imperato-Brooks 2008 is Imperiali Organization, www.imperiali.org ***

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