A+E Networks. In a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress, President Harry S. Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations.Historians have often cited Trumanâs address, which came to be known as the Truman Doctrine, as the official declaration of the Cold War.+E Networks. In a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress, President Harry S. Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations.
Kratom, legal in Texas, seized by feds in Illinois. AUSTIN (KXAN) â U.S. Marshals have seized thousands of bottles of dietary supplements containing kratom, a plant with opioid-like effects currently legal and available in the Austin area, according to a FDA news release Wednesday.
What is Kratom. Kratom (aka Mitragyna Speciosa) grows natively in Southeast Asia like Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It's leaves are harvested from tall trees and either chewed on fresh or dried out for exporting or grinding to powder.Kratom is part of the Rubiaceae family also know as the coffee family.ratom is a medicinal leave traditionally has been used for it's psychoactive properties in it's native counties Malaysia and Thailand. Workers and laborers would chew the fresh leaves for a stimulating and pain numbing feeling to help get through the work day.