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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (117718)	10/26/2003 12:22:12 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Al-Qaeda were not terrorists until 9-11. The sailors onboard the USS Cole, as well as the occupants and those passing by the two US embassies which were bombed in Africa would heartily disagree with you.. But of course, you probably believe the US government was responsible for attacking itself then as well.. But wait... didn't that happen under the Clinton Administration? But you're right... I believe you are deserving of simply being ignored. Hawk

To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (117718)	10/26/2003 9:24:18 AM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

they were a CIA sponsored group the helped free Afghanistan from the Russians For some reason, one hears very often this zero-sum (flat earth?) stationary world argument. Back then, when the Russians invaded Afghanistan they were not "Russians", they were Soviets, a superpower with thousands of nuclear warheads aimed at American cities. Helping people who gave their lives fighting against the aggressive Soviet imperialism was the right thing to do, both ethically and politically.