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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Win Smith who wrote (152661)9/30/2002 10:49:56 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (3) of 1586528
 
Ted, this is my favorite ref on recent Afghan history. From '96, it's a lot scarier in retrospect. Bin Laden was well enough known even then, it turns out. From

theatlantic.com;

Thanks, Win.

What's interesting about that period of time is why we felt the need to arm the Afghans. I understand the Russians were trying to take over the country but what exactly was the special interest we were trying to protect.......downtown Kabul, opium, the sand, what? All the money that was blown. Its amazing.

And of course, when questioned as to why we are spending this money........."you can't let those commies take over the world" would have been the answer. "They're evil and powerful and they will nuke us one of these days." The subject changes but the rhetoric remains the same. ;~((

ted
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